Trayvon Martin? Not On My Watch
SANFORD, Fla. — Saturday July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was found not guilty of second-degree murder and was acquitted of a lesser charge of manslaughter. You will hear details of the news story from sources everywhere in the coming weeks – or so I hope. What I want to focus on now is the conversation this has started and what we can do so it never, ever happens again. I saw news of the verdict for the first time through…
Turkish Government Violently Attacks Peaceful Protestors
For Turkey, May 31st, 2013 will be known as “Bloody Friday”. Peaceful Turkish citizens held a four-day sit-in at Gezi Park in Istanbul to protest the destruction of a part of iconic Taksim Square to build a shopping center. What began with around 100 protestors spread into tens of thousands of demonstrators, who sat in the park, reading, singing and dancing in an attempt to hold off the bulldozers. In response to the protest, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a public announcement stating that nothing would stop plans…
The Child Abuse Ad Only Children Can See
“Sólo para niños” (“Only for children”) is a unique new advertisement campaign from The ANAR Foundation. The ANAR Foundation is a Spain based organization aimed at providing help for children and adolescents at risk of abuse. The foundation manages an anonymous hotline (contact number 116 111) for minors in need. The foundation worked to find a way to best relay their print ad so that child victims of abuse will see the number and call them, even when accompanied by their abuser, who may attempt to shield them from help….
“Some things can’t be covered” – Saudi Arabia’s “No More Abuse” Campaign
Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia released the above image from their first ever anti-domestic violence campaign. The caption reads “Some things can’t be covered. Fighting women’s abuse together.” This image is a part of Saudi’s “No More Abuse” campaign, released by the King Khalid Foundation, with an outlined objective to “achieve justice for all women and children exposed to abuse.” The campaign has received mixed reactions around the world. Many are praising the monumental step it symbolizes for the advancement of women’s rights in a country where all women, regardless of…
