It's hard to believe that 50 years on, we are still fighting the same old battles.
The public service announcement below, a remix of a 1964 tune by Lesley Gore, creatively and clearly makes the point that women must not become complacent.
Tags activism community connection entertainment feminism goals government music politics success
2012-10-28
Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog
Guest blog post: Soraya Chemaly is a feminist satarist and media critic. She is also an insightful and thought-provoking blogger whom I greatly respect and admire. I highly recommend following her on Twitter.
This excellent piece was originally published in far greater length and considerably more detail on The Huffington Post.
Tags activism community connection family feminism goals success
2012-10-26
Posted in AWR Guest Blogs
August 2010: Staging a one-woman "demonstration" in London’s Trafalgar Square is not without hazards.
Just as my short “protest” came to a close, three of the Heritage Wardens who police the place pitched up to ask if I had a permit.
Tags activism conflict courage determination goals inspiration Iran success violence
2012-10-21
Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was a superhero long before she came to the attention of the world for being the target of a Taliban assissination attempt in October 2012.
July 12, 1997
Tags action activism activist community conflict education feminism girls goals health Islam Pakistan success war
2012-10-13
Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog
Fannie Lou Hamer (born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader.
A former sharecropper, Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires. Watch her powerful testimony:
October 6, 1917
Tags activism activist community government human rights inspiration politics
2012-10-06
Posted in Profiles & Bios