Concentration Camp called Kashmir Sumera B. Reshi A few months ago, I read about the atrocities of the Nazi regime that during the first six years of their tenure how Hitler and his cohorts detained thousands of Germans and…
This pain sucked all my blood. This pain parched all my tears. Deep, profound and cavernous pain. Strange, weird and unexpected pain. Baffling, mysterious and unresolved pain. Never did I witness such a pain. It is something…
I Appeal to the Civilized World to Save Kashmir from Forced Occupation of Kashmir. Since the last 12 days, Kashmir is in the siege. There is a complete communication blackout from India. O' civilized world have mercy on my…
Beyond gender, beyond humanity. What’s more human? She carries the shame of a mauled vagina. He, blood between his legs, the loss of masculinity in his head. Invasion. Torture. Rape. Has no gender. Often, the most important…
I am Kashmir, secluded and chained. I was a paradise now I am surrounded in uncertainty. My inhabitants are pushed to a dark bend of no return. The murky nights persist casting its vicious spell on its people. And morning…
I Reject Forced Occupation of Kashmir. I am in chains, I have been locked. I am Gaza, I am Kashmir. My days are dark, my nights horrific. My sunshine is dim, my rain poisonous. My happiness has been grilled, my people…
I WISH, I CAN... My nights are lonely, bizarre and horrible. I don’t know what shall be next. Never have I been so desperate as I am now. My people are locked like a dump flock of sheep. As if even the wind stopped to travel…
Criminal Silence Sumera B. Reshi I called my father and I asked about his well-being. Recently, my father was diagnosed with some ailments and the doctor was monitoring his heart rhythms so that he can find out the actual…
How can the World Pulse Global Community re-start the difficult conversations on the issues of #safespaces and #EndingRape Culture? On the homefront in the Philippines, in the wake of the baring of a young woman's story of…
In the wake of the stories of sexual assault of a young Filipina writer at a national writers workshop, social media was abuzz. Three writers who are colleagues of the alleged perpetrator wrote notes on their Facebook…
This is an update on the incident of sexual assault at a national writers workshop in the Philippines. About 800 writers and cultural workers have signed an Open Letter to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (…
Earlier this week, a young writer in the Philippines, bared her soul in a social media post, about an act of violence against her at a national writers workshop. https://web.facebook.com/notes/tiny-diapana/breaking-the-quiet…
Earlier this week, a young writer in the Philippines, bared her soul in a social media post, about an act of violence against her at a national writers workshop. https://web.facebook.com/notes/tiny-diapana/breaking-the-quiet…
Chandrapur is a rural district in Maharashtra state. On 30th August we organized an event there. In this event, single women and local stakeholders of local villages came to participate. Who are these single women? They are…
On 17th April, Safecity conducted a tweetchat with @TheGenderLab about their fellowship program and youth for change. The chat began by noting the biggest challenges for young girls in India and what can be done to bridge…
I’m in conversation with Adivasu Levu, the Executive Director of Transcend Oceania. An eminent rural woman here in Fiji. She and I have been part of a collective learning of bridging the numerous divides women in our country…
An inspiring true story of one of our beneficiaries: At the age of 14, Kadzo got married to her husband Kazungu, a 25-year-old herdsman. The couple had a daughter and lived in a small hut in Adu, Magarini sub-county, Kilifi…
औरंगाबाद जिल्हे मे ब्लॉक सोयगाव (बहुलखेडा)गाँव मे एक महिला लाकी दू:ख भरी कहाणी है ।यह महिला दलित है।और परित्यक्ता है।यह महिला हमारे सस्थां में अपना दु:ख बताने आयी ।तो मैने उसे ।कोई भी जिने का साहरा नही है तो एक पं. स.…
Conducted two days residential traning with disabilities activist at rajsthan jaipur india , topic covered #gender #patriarchy #leadership #laws ..Sightsavers is an international organization that is implementing The Social…
Dear me, This is you. This is me. This is time separating the two of us talking, but what I have to tell you is timeless. Hindsight is always six-by-six, but I’ll still ask you to take what I say without a pinch of salt.…
Does workplace sexism exist? Yes, it definitely does. The Heads of HR, Occupational Engagement, CSR and a member of an Internal Committee showed us real life examples of workplace harassment. We conducted a workshop creating…
औरंगाबाद जिल्हा सोयगाव ब्लॉक मे मैने दस गाँव मे अकेली रहने वाली महिलाओं को शासकीय स्कीम की आधिकतम जानकारी देके. और उनकी अपुरी डाक्युमेन्ट को पुरे करके ,हर जगह उनको मदद् करके 170 महिलाओ लाभ दिया उसमे से आज 80प्रतिशत महिला…
As part of the # AntiStreetHarassmentWeek we had # Politalks – a discussion on street harassment and the role of urban planning in making public spaces more inclusive. The session was co-facilitated by Vihang Jumle and Priya…
How can I start with my definition of a person? How they think. How they perceive things. Or to explain the true meaning of their actions. It's difficult to elaborate that. We have our own meaning and understanding. Learning…
