"earthquake" Articles & Blogs:
Gaga, Japan's Lady in Shining Armor?
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Months after the most powerful known earthquake to hit Japan, the country continues to suffer. Tourism in Japan is taking a hard hit. Asahi TV reports about a 50.3% decrease in the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in March, most likely affe...[Read on] |
Haitian Women Regroup, Rebuild
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(WOMENSENEWS)--A loose-knit coalition of 106 organizations called Femmes Citoyennes Haiti Solidaire, or Women Citizens Haiti United, has emerged from the devastation of the January earthquake to lobby for women's advancement during the recovery efforts.
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Haitian Feminist Leader Myriam Merlet (1953-2010)
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Myriam Merlet was killed in the Haiti earthquake last week. Our heartfelt prayers go out to her family, friends and all of the lives she touched as a pioneer for women's rights in Haiti.Democracy NOW! reporter, Amy Goodman reports on her de...[Read on] |
Haiti Quake Puts 63,000 Pregnant Women at Risk
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UNITED NATIONS, New York (WOMENSENEWS)--Rose Mirlande Veilard could no longer feel her baby's kicks and became scared. The Port-au-Prince, Haiti, resident wondered if her baby had been killed during her struggle to leave her home near Champs de Mars, the ...[Read on] |
How chicks can help Haiti
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti about 10 miles southwest of its capital, Port-au-Prince. It has left hundreds of thousands people dead, missing or injured. Buildings, including hospitals, schools and people’s hom...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Nicole Kidman
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While I’m sure that Lindsay Lohan getting out of jail will get more attention, Nicole Kidman went down to Haiti last week with UNIFEM to raise awareness about sexual violence against women in the wake of the earthquake ove...[Read on] |
Soles 4 Souls: Lend a hand to Haiti by donating shoes
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The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti last week is a reminder just how fragile our world is, and seeing the devastation that has affected so many, Soles4Souls is mounting a massive response of emergency relief to victims of the disaster.
The non-...[Read on] |
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