We just uploaded the story of Marsha P. Johnson from America. Marsha P. Johnson, a transwoman, was an important figure to LGBT community in New York. She co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries with transgender activist Sylvia Rivera, helping other transgender people survive in the society in which they were not accepted. Please read her story here.
We have just uploaded 4 stories of new peace women, including Sasha Kramer, Hilal Elver, Lynx Vilden and Linda Biehl from America. Sasha Kramer from New York got her doctoral degree in Ecology from Stanford University and co-founded a non-profit organisation SOIL(Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods)in Haiti, promoting “dignity, health, and […]
We just uploaded stories of two peace women from Africa. Many Kenyan children have limited chances to have education at high school. In comparison with the boys, the girls are more likely to have less opportunities to get educated at high school. Jane Wanjiru Muigai Kamphuis from Kenya used to face […]
We uploaded stories of Melanie Kirby from America and Leslie Spillett from Canada. The rapid decline in bee populations around the world becomes a threat to the ecosystem of the entire world. Melanie Kirby, a queen breeder, starts her queen bee breeding and production business with her husband in New Mexico, USA to […]
We uploaded stories of 7 new Million Peace Women from India, including Flavia Agnes, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, Mangai, D. Sharifa, Ima Thokchom Ramani Devi and Jarjum Ete. These 7 Indian women are active in fighting for the rights of women and also of the minorities in India and please read […]
We published 12 stories of Bangladeshi women who resist different kinds of violence imposed on them. These peace women are Tasnuva Kalam, Priyanka Chakma, Sayma Jamal Meem, Tribeni Chakma, Shagufe Hossai, Rubab Nayeem Khan, Priyanka Tanchangya, and Tori Chakma. There are also peace women who prefer to remain anonymous: Anonymous SPaRCWomen001, Anonymous SPaRCWomen002, Anonymous SPaRCWomen003, Anonymous SPaRCWomen004 and Anonymous SPaRCWomen005.
Today, we uploaded a story of Ojha Sanahanbi, a mother, social worker and social activist from India. Please read her story about how she puts love and peace into practice in different areas of her life here.
Today, we published a story of a Black feminist Florynce Kennedy from America about her political contribution to radicalism in 1960s and the connection between mainstream feminist movement and the Black Power during the period of the late 1960s and 1970s. Please read her story here.
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Today, we uploaded seven PeaceWomen’s stories from Bangladesh to our website. These stories are part of the series of Stories of Resistance produced by SPaRC. These seven Peace Women are Rayhan Sultana Toma, Arpeeta Shams Mizan, Aloka Talukder, Udisa Emon, Tina Chakma, Nissat Hossain Aarshi, and Fatema Mishimou.