Tag Archives: domestic violence
In Timor-Leste, communities mobilize to confront domestic violence
TweetCross-posted at the Community Blog, from UN Women. “If the dispute is not that serious, if it is just slapping and there is no blood, we just let the family work it out,” says an elderly customary leader, Norberto Tomas, addressing a group of 50 community members gathered for the inauguration of a community space [...]
Also tagged community, conflict, Gender-Based Violence, Law, liberation, sexual violence, Timor, Timor-Leste, UN, Un Women Comments closed
“Beer should be like violence: domestic”
Tweet The bad news: Apparently, nobody at the Roots Bistro in Houston, Texas thought there was anything wrong with posting this sign over the weekend. The good news: The internet instantly taught them otherwise and the sign was taken down within 10 minutes. Even more good news: The restaurant’s manager seemed sincerely apologetic: ”Everyone makes mistakes. We completely [...]
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What happens when women are “illegal”?
TweetEd. note: This is a guest post by Juliana Britto Schwartz. By day, Juliana is a student at University of California, Santa Cruz. By night, she is a Latina feminist blogger at Julianabritto.com, where she writes about reproductive health justice, immigration, and feminist movements in Latin America. Earlier this week, the Associated Press made the decision to drop the [...]
Also tagged Class, domestic workers, Immigration, Immigration reform, Parenting, Race, undocumented women Comments closed
NYPD orders cops to run criminal checks on domestic violence victims
TweetWhat the actual fuck? The NY Post reports: Women who report domestic violence are exposing themselves to arrest under a new NYPD directive that orders cops to run criminal checks on the accused and the accuser, The Post has learned. The memo by Chief of Detectives Phil Pulaski requires detectives to look at open warrants, complaint histories [...]
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