MADRE News
June 2011
Meet MADRE: Women as First Responders to Conflict and Disaster
Posted on: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Keywords: Sudan, Iraq, Nicaragua, Emergency Relief, Women Human Rights Defenders
Recently, MADRE launched the new
Alice Walker: Why I'm joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza
Posted on: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Keywords: Gaza, Israel, Middle East, US Foreign Policy, Peace Building
Author and long time MADRE supporter, Alice Walker tells us why she is sailing on the U.S boat to Gaza.
State Department Officials Have an Obligation to Speak Out Against Israeli Threats to Attack U.S. Boat to Gaza
Posted on: Friday, June 24, 2011
Keywords: Gaza, Israel, Middle East, US Foreign Policy
U.S peace activists express outrage over the lack of protection from the U.S Government.
It's Hurricane Season Again, But This Time It Can Be Different
Posted on: Friday, June 24, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
Hurricane season begins this month, and in Haiti's displacement camps, people have begun to look fearfully toward the skies.
Women Farmers Union in Sudan Purchases a Tractor!
Posted on: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Environmental Justice, Climate Change
Work that took days by hand will now take only hours with the help of the tractor.
Video: A Message to MADRE Supporters from Yanar Mohammed
Posted on: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building
Yanar speaks about MADRE's support of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq.
Community Organizer and Activist is Assassinated in Colombia
Posted on: Friday, June 17, 2011
Keywords: Colombia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Indigenous Rights, Women Human Rights Defenders, Peace Building
Ana Fabricia Cordoba, a community organizer and member of the Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres was assasinated in Medellin, Colombia on June 8, 2011.
Ending War Means Ending Violence against Women
Posted on: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Iraq, Middle East, Combatting Violence against Women
Rosemary Gonzalez was murdered in 2009, the victim of a war that ended in 1996...
Updates on the Use of Repressive Tactics against Peaceful Protesters in Iraq
Posted on: Monday, June 13, 2011
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building
Violence and intimidation against women's rights activists continues in Baghdad.
Women from Around the World Condemn Attack on Peaceful Protesters in Iraq
Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2011
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building
MADRE joins women from around the word in calling for an end to sexual assault of women protesters.
Iraqi Human Rights Activists Are Sexually Assaulted and Beaten
Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2011
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building
Today, MADRE learned that pro-democracy activists who gathered in Baghdad's Tahrir Square were brutally attacked by un-uniformed forces.
Women Farmers Unite in Sudan
Posted on: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Environmental Justice
We just received a quick update from Fatima Ahmed, the President of our sister organization in Sudan.
Award Presented for International Ruling on Sexual Violence in Haiti
Posted on: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Human Rights Advocacy, Combating Violence Against Women
MADRE's work combating violence against women in Haiti was among the winners of the annual Gender Justice Uncovered Awards.
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An Open Letter to the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (Common Dreams, May 15, 2013)
Mothers Fight Back (RH Reality Check, May 9, 2013)
How Not to End the War in Syria (Common Dreams, May 9, 2013)
Conditions in Jordan Syrian refugee camp are worse for women (Women's News Network, April 19, 2013)
US Army Vet and Iraqi Activist Find Common Ground (France24 International News, March 28, 2013)
