Sangeeta Ramu Manoji is a young womanwho works as an outreach worker for VAMP (Veshya Anyay Mukti Parishad) in India. VAMP is a collective of sex workers and a community based organization that works on …

December 1st, 2012 commemorates World AIDS Day. The day was established in 1988 and marked the first global health day aimed at raising awareness about the pandemic, encourage prevention, demonstrate solidarity for people living with …

Source: Defending Women Defending Rights
“Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and …

Dear Young Feminist Wire Community,
It is an exciting day for AWID as the Forum Team launches it’s new website in an effort to create a learning and resource space for women’s rights activists around the …

Source: http://www.transgenderdor.org
“The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November …

Source: World Pulse
World Pulse invites you to speak out against violence ro  showcase the voices and solutions of grassroots women around the world.
“We believe that your stories, recommendations, and collective rising leadership can—and …

This is a petition to reform the legislation that led to the death of Savita Halappanavar in Ireland. Halappanavar made repeated requests for an abortion at the University Hospital Galway on 21 October. …

FRIDA is collecting phrases, short quotes or words in any language that have to do with the fight for social justice or women’s rights. We are thinking of things like the Mozambiquen independence struggles’ “a …

AWID strongly condemns the attempted assassination of 14-year-old Pakistani school girl and activist, Malala Yousufzai by Taliban militants.
AWID strongly condemns the attempted assassination of 14-year-old Pakistani school girl and activist, Malala Yousufzai by Taliban militants. …

Source: MY BODY IS MINE CAMPAIGN
Follow them on Twitter @mybodycampaign
The note below has been sent to us by one of our members, Charlotte Soulary calling on young feminists globally to act to protect their right …

Did the Forum spark a new idea to contribute to the transformation of economic power in your work? Are you planning to share new concepts and connections from the Forum with others to help engage …

Why MES with Human Rights?: Rethinking Macroeconomic Strategies from a Human Rights Perspective
A two part series webinar on macroeconomics and its impact on human rights
Last week, we held the first session on Fiscal Policy and …