Opinion: Asheville Jewish congregations affirm women’s rights in NC, denounce abortion ban

Local Jewish clergy affirms support for Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 20, a bill that imposes a 12-week limit to abortion access. While abortion remains legal in North Carolina, the bill and its multiple restrictions conflict with Jewish values. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, two synagogues in Asheville, Congregation Beth HaTephila and…

Women who bake delicious homemade bread in Iran | homemade bread video

Women Bakers in Iran

Watch the channel that just might bring peace to the world. In this bakery, all stages of baking homemade bread are done by hand and in a traditional way by women artisan bakers. You can see the homemade bread recipe with yeast in this video. Easy homemade bread with excellent taste is the product of…

Students Demand Action

Students Demand Action

We’re fed up with lawmakers offering only thoughts and prayers. Fed up with them ignoring the voice of the “mass shooting generation” and refusing to reinstate the bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban to save lives. Join us for our Day of Action on May 13th. Source: Home | Students Demand Action

New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Center Turns 40 – WWD

New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center Celebrates 40 Years

On Thursday evening, New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, known as The Center, celebrated 40 years with its annual Center Dinner. Held at Cipriani Wall Street, 2023’s dinner raised more than $1.7 million in support of The Center’s programs and services, which benefit New York’s LGBTQ communities. Source: New York’s Lesbian, Gay,…

RFA-OD-23-004: Advancing Gender Inclusive Excellence (AGIE) Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), in collaboration with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), intends to promote a new initiative by reissuing RFA-OD-21-010, “Advancing Gender Inclusive Excellence (AGIE) – Coordinating Center (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)” to invite applications for an Advancing…

The US is leaving millions behind: American exceptionalism needs to change by 2030

American exceptionalism needs to change - Image shows a feminine person holding a sign that reads leave no one behind, and someone nearby looking at her

The concept of “American exceptionalism” has a long history. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines American exceptionalism as the “idea that the United States of America is a unique and even morally superior country for historical, ideological, or religious reasons.” What if American exceptionalism has a different meaning when compared with other industrialized countries? What if, beyond…

In Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture

Israel Handmaid's Tale protests

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It’s become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and the eponymous TV series.The women, growing in numbers…

M2KaNE – MaDlamini (Official Music Video)

M2KaNE - MaDlamini (Official Music Video)
M2KaNE – MaDlamini (Official Music Video) from YouTube

This song is proudly dedicated to Phindiwe Edna Mbatyoti, my mother. Ndyabulela MaDlamini, you have raised a good man.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfTrsAn63M8&ab_channel=M2KaNE[/embed] I’m here to pander to a heart that has been vilified That’s always pampered me and harvested my inner fire I wanna see you smileDon’t wanna see you cry I wanna be the one who always let’s your demons down Relentless in your quest to make your baby fly I’ll always grind until I…

International Women’s Month | Turning the GBV tide through music

Turning the GBV tide through music
International Women’s Month | Turning the GBV tide through music from YouTube

Artists are joining the fight against GBVF by promoting positive messages in a form of spreading love and peace.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xZ30sAEuhA&ab_channel=eNCA[/embed] Artists are joining the fight against GBVF by promoting positive messages in a form of spreading love and peace. M2Kane has released Madlamini in one of his EP’s in celebrating his mother. #eNCA Courtesy #DStv403

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