Tag Archive for: war

CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week
Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

Perspective From Bosnia (+ speech: How to Elect Women in a Patriarchy)
"Several women in politics that Amra and I have interviewed indicate their greatest strength is in listening. They learn what the issues are, talk to people about what might resolve those issues, and figure out how to make it work."

My Path to the Polish-Ukrainian Border
Our gratitude to Bernadine Joselyn for sharing her 6,800-word essay with us about her recent experiences in Poland with Ukrainian refugees. This is an excerpt.

Commentary: Regarding Ukraine
Reprinted with permission from Minnesota Prairie Roots
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Educating Afghan Girls
With a teacher, a net connection, and information-filled digital devices tucked safely in the palms of their sweet little hands, who could stop these girls from learning?

VIEW: Hypocrisy
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I believe that if you agree with a value, it should apply whatever "side" you are on.

I am 85 and contemplating arrest again
When I look at my five grandchildren, ages 10 to 26, I am determined to continue to do everything in my power to create a world that is free of these horrendous weapons.

Voices on War & Peace
Commentary of everyday women engaged with our topic of the month:…

Fragments of Military Service
Chante Wolf (courtesy photo)
I served 12 years active duty…

Accidental American
"I didn't know what asylum meant, but I felt it had to be better than war."

Healing the prisoners
Deanna Germain wrote about her experiences as a nurse at Abu Ghraib in Iraq