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“A Powerful Noise”– A Film Taps the Power of Many
On March 5th, in honor of International Women’s Day, there was a call to action on behalf of women and girls – who comprise the most impoverished demographic around the globe. Discrimination,...
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The Rape of Iranian Women – Under Reported?
On July 25th, a “global day of action in unity with the people of Iran,” I took part in an online project by artist and writers. I contributed an image and text to the website Panteas Roses entitled,...
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“The Unheard Truth: Povery and Human Rights”
October 17th was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. However, a one-day a year acknowledgement doesn’t suffice. The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights, a book by Irene Khan,...
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A Report from “Women in the World: Stories and Solutions” Summit – Part 2
Gloria Steinem has repeatedly stressed the importance of women sharing their personal stories as a way to add their voices to the human record. This was the strength of The Daily Beast’s three-day...
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A Lesson From Joseph Sebarenzi for 2011
As a writer who covers women’s issues and human rights, I am fortunate to meet many people who are on the cutting edge of working to effect change in the world. This past October, I was invited to...
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Why Torture is a Moral Issue
June 26 was United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In the United States, both human rights and religious organizations had hoped to gain greater visibility for this crucial...
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“Chimes of Freedom” Celebrates the Power of Music and Activism
On January 24, 2012, in the United States and Canada (February 4 globally), Amnesty International is releasing Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International, a...
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Domestic Violence: Everybody’s Issue
With a range of women’s concerns being pulled into the maelstrom of election cycle rhetoric, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has now become another political football. Originally co-sponsored by...
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“Sweet Dreams”— Reconciliation in Rwanda at DocNYC
Photo Courtesy of “Sweet Dreams” Sweet Dreams is a documentary that chronicles how a group of Rwandan women survived destruction and mass murder, and then embarked on the tenuous path of healing....
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The ‘Other Israel Film Festival’ Tackles Complex Issues
“Cinema. Dialogue. Understanding.” These words were on the screen at the Other Israel Film Festival, at the JCC in Manhattan, as the auditorium filled up on opening night. Sharqiya, by first time...
View ArticleThe Keystone Pipeline Is An Environmental Justice Issue
What do Indigenous people living in Fort Chipewyan in Northern Alberta, Canada have in common with communities of color in Port Arthur, Texas? The answer is the Keystone XL Pipeline—and the correlation...
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India, Human Rights and the Bhullar Case
In 2011 I wrote a story covering a demonstration to protest the impending execution of Sikh Professor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar in India. Bhullar’s mercy petition, filed in 2003, languished for eight...
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The Belarus Free Theatre: Committing Dangerous Acts
For those existing in the cultural space, art and life are intrinsically entwined. Director Madeleine Sackler brings that home in her film Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus,...
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“I’m Living in a Sacrifice Zone” — Women Speak Out for Climate Justice
Each year in September, New York City plays host to top changemakers who come to town for the United Nations General Assembly and related gatherings. It’s a heady time for setting agendas. At the...
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The Myanmar Election and the Myitsone Dam
The Friday edition of the New York Times featured an article about the Myanmar election on its front page. The narrative of a 2015 Goldman Prize winner, Myint Zaw, could not be timelier. The historical...
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Chinese Dissident Wei JingSheng Featured at International Human Rights Art...
On the weekend of March 3, The International Human Rights Art Festival was held in New York City. Presented by The Institute of Prophetic Activist Art, it was co-sponsored and housed at Dixon Place....
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“Mayor” – A View from Ramallah
For most American Jews, the occupied Palestinian territories exist as an abstraction. Their towns are names that are heard on the news, often in a negative context. Director David Osit shifts that...
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Reform Jewish Clergy Needs to Lead the Way on Palestinian Human Rights
During the month of Elul, in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, it is tradition to take stock of where we stand as individuals and communities in the moral universe. It is with pride that Reform...
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“The Tinderbox”— Documentary Looks at Israel/Palestine Conundrum
With a shift in American and Israeli leadership, the armed hostilities between the Israeli government and Hamas in May, and street riots within mixed Israeli cities, Diaspora Jews are beginning to...
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‘I Am Here’— Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor
As the last Holocaust survivors die, despite documentation and recorded oral histories, the connection to lived experience disappears with them.In “I’m Still Here,” the story of Ella Blumenthal is...
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