Embracing the World: How It Began
As a little girl, Amma witnessed firsthand the stark inequality in the world and wondered about the meaning of suffering. Her search culminated in a decision to dedicate her life to giving love to as many people as she could. When she was just nine years old, people...MNA SASA- Women Now!
Banúlacht is an Irish feminist organisation and part of a global women’s movement and, as such, is committed to political action. One of the major achievements of 2010 was the development of the Mná Sasa Manifesto, a unique document created by Irish women who have...Women of the World
It’s International Women’s Day and to celebrate we’ve recorded a version of the Ivor Cutler song Women Of The World. Originally released by Ivor Cutler and Linda Hirst on Rough Trade in the early eighties, the song is a feminist plea for women to...First Women
Richard Lawrence meets Somerset-based photographer Anita Corbin to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th 2013. Anita’s compiling a unique photographic archive of women who achieved ‘firsts’ in their...Storycorps: A More Perfect Union
When Theresa Burroughs came of voting age, she was ready to cast her ballot—but she had a long fight ahead of her. During the Jim Crow era, the board of registrars at Alabama’s Hale County Courthouse prevented African Americans from registering to vote....Read more“If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end”
– Bayard Rustin
