“Indigenous midwifery is not a new thing. It has always been here. We’re just beginning to bring those Indigenous perspectives forward again,” said Nicolle Gonzales, 36, a Navajo nurse midwife from New Mexico.
The same chemical industry that brings us toxics in agriculture also controls “modern medicine” based on pharmaceuticals.
International teen solidarity could challenge both the U.S. military and the National Rifle Association to end assaults on human life. "Our goal must be to demand that every person around the world agree to stop producing and using weapons," says Nasir, a teenager in Kabul.
Last month marked the seventh anniversary of the February 20 Movement, a pro-democracy movement born in Morocco in the wake of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. To celebrate the anniversary of one of the most defining events of Morocco’s recent political history, hundreds of protesters took to the streets. “People are not afraid anymore,” said human rights activist and trade unionist Abdellah Lefnatsa. “Everywhere, the population takes its inspiration from the February 20 Movement."
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, announced last month that they would stop purchasing palm oil from a Guatemalan producer tied to human rights violations, environmental destruction, and corruption. The move was the result of years of pressure from Guatemalan and international activists.
The numbers are hard to fathom. Nearly two million people driven from their homes in 2017 alone. The worst cholera epidemic of the past 15 years, with over 55,000 cases and more than 1,000 deaths. Countless others killed, maimed or sexually assaulted. The human costs of the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo are borne disproportionately by women and children.
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