"haiti" Articles & Blogs:
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] |
Patti Smith to perform in Emergency Benefit Concert in NYC for Haiti
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The sense of urgency for the help needed in Haiti is very self-evident. Time is of the essence. I think the general consensus among the compassionate, is that you need to do something, or you need to do more. Our intentions are true, but we may ...[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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Haiti Ladies: A Benefit for Doctors Without Borders
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH- 11PM @ LE POISSON ROUGE-NYC$10 Advance tix available http://www.lepoissonrouge.comHaiti Ladies: A Benefit for Doctors Without Bordersw/ Lady DJ's: Ari Up, Lady Miss Kier, Allison Wolfe. Kim Ann Foxman, Dirty Jean, Ilirjana, Aleix ....[Read on] |
Venus Williams, Wyclef Jean on Iconoclasts
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Ever wonder what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes? How about the shoes of someone that shatters expectations and stands above the crowd? That’s what the Sundance Channel’s TV series Iconoclasts explores.
Executive Producer Robert R...[Read on] |
Gillian Zinser is 90210′s surf goddess
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You might know actress Gillian Amalia Zinser (@msgillianzinser) as 90210’s surf goddess Ivy Sullivan. She attended NYU and played a recurring role in the CW drama before being signed as a regular cast member for the third season of the show.
Ever ...[Read on] |
Lady Salamanders rep US at Homeless World Cup in Brazil
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Eight women from homeless shelters across the country make up the Lady Salamanders, a street soccer soccer currently in Rio, Brazil for the 8th Annual Homeless World Cup competition which wraps Sunday Sept 26th.
Philanthropist and businesswoman Sheila Jo...[Read on] |
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