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Women Redefining Democracy

Alda Facio, a member of the MADRE Network of Experts, has written this article for openDemocracy about the role of women in defining democracy.  I've included an excerpt below, but you can read the...

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International Indigenous Women’s Forum: “A Forum for the Voices of All”

This is a guest blog entry by Mónica Alemán, who was MADRE's Program Director for many years.  She is now the Executive Director of the MADRE sister organization, the International Indigenous Women's...

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Indigenous Protesters Confronted with Violence in Peru

The images that have emerged out of the Amazon region of Bagua in Peru over the past few days have been deeply disturbing.  For months, Indigenous Peoples have spoken out against increasing incursions...

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Indigenous Women Speak Out Against Violence in Peru

Yesterday, we blogged about the violence that broke out early Friday, as the Peruvian government confronted groups of Indigenous Peoples organizing to defend their right to land.  While this violence...

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Building an Underground Railroad for Iraqi Women (Video Interview)

In the years since the invasion of Iraq, and as the US lent support to fundamentalist political forces keen on undoing women’s rights, women have been increasingly targeted with violence and death...

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Combating Racism in Peru

Last November, the Peruvian government issued an apology to Afro-Peruvians for a history of “abuse, exclusion and discrimination” spanning centuries.  This announcement marked an important...

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MADRE Partner Tarcila Rivera Zea Speaks at CSW Session

Tarcila Rivera Zea, president of MADRE's partner organization in Peru, CHIRAPAQ, spoke during the morning session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 3. Tarcila, a Quechua activist,...

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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

MADRE just received this message from Sunila Abeysekera, a longtime friend of MADRE. She wrote about commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire last Friday, March 25....

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