Photos and Videos from Feminist Organizers in Haiti
Earlier today, we received a communication from Maria Suarez, a journalist and activist. Maria has been involved in the MADRE-supported Feminist International Solidarity Camp that was created after...
View ArticleRound-Up of the “Colombian Children of War” Video Series
Our online video series on "Colombian Children of War" has come to an end! We hope that you found the videos we've been posting over the past two weeks worthwhile and that you had the chance to learn...
View ArticleMADRE Partner Tarcila Rivera Zea Speaks at CSW Session
Tarcila Rivera Zea, president of MADRE's partner organization in Peru, CHIRAPAQ, spoke during the morning session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 3. Tarcila, a Quechua activist,...
View ArticleOn Daily Life in Haiti
This week, Marie St. Cyr and Laura Flanders–both MADRE board members–sat down on Laura's show GRITtv to talk about Marie's recent return from Haiti. The video is below.
View ArticleVideo: Organizing for Haitian Women’s Rights
If you didn't get a chance to attend the event last week on Haitian women's role in reconstruction or to check out the live Twitter feed, below is a short video with some highlights.
View ArticleVideo of the Testimony by Malya Villard-Appolon, Haitian Women’s Rights...
Earlier today, MADRE partner and women's rights activist Malya Villard-Appolon testified before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. She spoke about her experience as a woman living in a camp for...
View ArticlePress Conference on the New UN Women’s Entity
Today, the UN held a press conference to announce the launch of the new UN women's entity to be called UN Women. The full video of the press conference is below (or you can click here to watch)....
View ArticleA Brief Video Glimpse of a KOFAVIV Gathering of Haitian Women Organizers
Since returning from Haiti a couple of weeks ago, I have been eager to share some of the video that we captured while we were there. So as not to keep our blog readers waiting, I have pulled together...
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