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          • The tide is turning
            The tide is turning
          • Rape victims lost in bureaucratic maze
            Rape victims lost in bureaucratic maze
          • Stunted womanhood
            Stunted womanhood
          • The personal is political
            The personal is political
          • Why Malawi needs a stronger feminist movement
            Why Malawi needs a stronger feminist movement
          • Caribbean women: our health is our freedom
            Caribbean women: our health is our freedom
        • Environment
          • The tide is turning
            The tide is turning
          • Renewables: friend or foe?
            Renewables: friend or foe?
          • Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target
            Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target
          • A ticking carbon bomb in the Congo Basin
            A ticking carbon bomb in the Congo Basin
          • Rwanda: the return of the king
            Rwanda: the return of the king
          • At What Cost?
            At What Cost?
        • Human Rights
          • Could living museums keep indigenous culture alive?
            Could living museums keep indigenous culture alive?
          • Stunted womanhood
            Stunted womanhood
          • The personal is political
            The personal is political
          • “Our New Ellis Island Is a Detention Center”
            “Our New Ellis Island Is a Detention Center”
          • Rwanda: a new generation
            Rwanda: a new generation
          • In Nicaragua, you protest with defiant red lips
            In Nicaragua, you protest with defiant red lips
        • Series
          • Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target
            Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target
          • The future of women in Brazil
            The future of women in Brazil
          • LGBT+ resistance under Bolsonaro
            LGBT+ resistance under Bolsonaro
          • No one is immune
            No one is immune
          • A threatening present, an uncertain future
            A threatening present, an uncertain future
          • Impact
            • The future of women in Brazil
              The future of women in Brazil
            • LGBT+ resistance under Bolsonaro
              LGBT+ resistance under Bolsonaro
            • No one is immune
              No one is immune
            • A threatening present, an uncertain future
              A threatening present, an uncertain future
          • Music
            • Antibalas: Who is this America Dem Speak Of Today?
              Antibalas: Who is this America Dem Speak Of Today?
            • Italian police brutality: a song to remember Michele Ferrulli
              Italian police brutality: a song to remember Michele Ferrulli
            • The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Bob Dylan
              The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Bob Dylan
            • New Year’s Day – U2
              New Year’s Day – U2
            • Music in Exile
              Music in Exile
          • Caribbean Connections
            • Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target
              Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target
            • More Caribbean-focused breast cancer research is needed in the region
              More Caribbean-focused breast cancer research is needed in the region
            • Creative destruction: the future of a nation’s development
              Creative destruction: the future of a nation’s development
            • When the winds blow away, where does the mind go?
              When the winds blow away, where does the mind go?
            • Locals’ happiness: the missing measurement in Caribbean tourism development
              Locals’ happiness: the missing measurement in Caribbean tourism development
        • Write For Us
        • 28/11/2019

          Could living museums keep indigenous culture alive?

          In Namibia San people are finding ways to adapt to modern life whilst keeping their culture and connection to ancestors alive.
        • 06/09/2019

          The tide is turning

          Women around the world are surfing a wave of change for equality.
        • 06/08/2019

          Rape victims lost in bureaucratic maze

          In the USA, rape kit backlogs prevent justice for victims of assault.
        • 10/07/2019

          Stunted womanhood

          From Cameroon to the UK, girls’ breast are ‘ironed’ in yet another form of mutilation.
        • 07/06/2019

          The personal is political

          Why recognizing non-state torture is a women’s rights issue.
        • The tide is turning
          by Easkey Britton
        • Rape victims lost in bureaucratic maze
          by Indiana Lee
        • Stunted womanhood
          by Ludovica Iaccino
        SERIES
        • Caribbean Connections

          Caribbean community supports 1.5 degree climate target

          Dizzanne Billy
          31/12/2018
        • Caribbean Connections

          More Caribbean-focused breast cancer research is needed in the region

          Brenda Roach
          29/10/2018
        • Caribbean Connections

          Creative destruction: the future of a nation’s development

          Vasu Beepath
          24/09/2018
        • Caribbean Connections

          When the winds blow away, where does the mind go?

          Chikere Thomas
          27/08/2018
        SOUNDS FROM THE BUCKET
        • Sounds from the Bucket

          Antibalas: Who is this America Dem Speak Of Today?

          Virginia Vigliar
          31/08/2018
          It is early in the morning in Centre County, Pennsylvania,...
        • Sounds from the Bucket

          Italian police brutality: a song to remember Michele Ferrulli

          Isaac K. Wilde
          10/08/2018
          “Personal liberty is inviolable. No one may be detained, inspected,...
        • Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' LP /Photo by: mtarvainen / CC BY-ND 2.0 / Source: Flickr
          Sounds from the Bucket

          The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Bob Dylan

          Marco Principia
          26/01/2018
          The Times They Are a-Changin’ is a song written by...
        • U2
          Sounds from the Bucket

          New Year’s Day – U2

          Marco Principia
          29/12/2017
          New Year’s Day is a song by Irish rock band U2....
        FILMS
        • Giulio Regeni Documentary
          Films from the Bucket

          Nine days in Cairo: torture and murder of Giulio Regeni

          Vanessa Manente
          14/03/2018
          In 2016, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of...
        • Films from the Bucket

          Human – Yann Arthus-Bertrand

          Vanessa Manente
          17/01/2018
          “I am one man among seven billion others. For the...
        • Films from the Bucket

          Sikitiko (The King’s hand)

          Isaac K. Wilde
          25/10/2017
          If you happened to be strolling through the coastal city...
        • Films from the Bucket

          No Man’s Land – Danis Tanović

          Isaac K. Wilde
          27/09/2017
          “No Man’s Land” (in Bosnian: Ničija zemlja ) is filmmaker...
        TOPICS
        • Human Rights

          Could living museums keep indigenous culture alive?

          The scorching sun illuminates the golden rocks scattered across the Erongo region, in central-western Namibia. Yellow mountains, typical of this area, envelope a small, fictional village...
        • Environment

          The tide is turning

          For the first time, this year’s World Oceans Day gave an opportunity to explore the gender dimension of humankind’s relationship with the ocean. A concerted action...
        • Gender

          Rape victims lost in bureaucratic maze

          The 2017 resurgence of the #MeToo movement has once again sparked a global dialogue about how rape culture affects victims all over the world. It’s not...
        • Gender

          Stunted womanhood

          Previously confined to some African countries, a harmful practice that aims to delays girls’ breast formation is now spreading to the UK.  Breast ironing, or breast...
        • Gender

          The personal is political

          Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse and torture. Relevant sections are marked and can be skipped by sensitive readers. “I was 24 years...
        • Human Rights

          “Our New Ellis Island Is a Detention Center”

          Today, headlines about the United States’ southern border are pervasive in the American news cycle, from criticisms of policies being put forth by the Trump Administration...
        • Gender

          Why Malawi needs a stronger feminist movement

          I am joining this conversation not just as an African woman but also as a professional in the women’s rights space. I join those that argue...
        • Gender

          Caribbean women: our health is our freedom

          “Endo what?”, she said. This is a common response of those who have never encountered this disease.  Pronounced en-do-me-tri-osis, it is one of the most complex...
        • Human Rights

          Rwanda: a new generation

          Inside the Mashirika Performing Arts and Media Company office in Kimironko, a suburb of Rwanda’s capital Kigali, loud voices welcome you as you step in. These...
        • Environment

          Renewables: friend or foe?

          As worries about climate change increase, so do the critiques on the way energy is produced. Renewables seem to be promoted as never before, forming part...
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