The WIP: Byline portal + WIP Contibutors http://thewip.net/ International News and Opinion from Women's Perspectives en Copyright 2012 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:58:52 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Freeganism: The Final Frontier? by Lisa Steyn, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Rather than contributing to further waste, freegans aim to curtail garbage and pollution by reclaiming and using discarded goods.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/freeganism_the_final_frontier.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/freeganism_the_final_frontier.html Newspapers Activism Economy Sustainable Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:58:52 -0800 Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq by Rebecca Burns, In These Times, USA - As President Obama hailed the “extraordinary achievement” of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq in December, continuing protests against government repression and abysmal basic services undermined the narrative of a successful democratic transition. Yanar Mohammed, president of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), has for months helped many Iraqis express their anger.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/fighting_for_gender_equality_i.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/fighting_for_gender_equality_i.html Magazines Iraq Politics Women's Rights Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:46:09 -0800 Generation ‘Y’ Leads the Way in the Rise of Active Global Citizenship by Katie Palmer
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• Author and group of 'rescued' girls from sex trafficking in the Philippines. Photograph courtesy of the author. •
In recent years, there has been a slight yet noticeable shift among many Western young adult travelers. Once adventurously backpacking across Northern Europe and other parts of the world, they now combine cheap travel to the Global South with short-term volunteer endeavors. Whether one is performing low-skill unpaid work at an elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand for a couple of days, or providing high skill pro-bono legal aid at a law clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, today’s Generation Y is scheduling time to make a difference while on vacation abroad.

]]> http://thewip.net/contributors/2012/02/generation_y_leads_the_way_in.html http://thewip.net/contributors/2012/02/generation_y_leads_the_way_in.html The World Aid Generation "Y" Global South Voluntourism Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:01 -0800 Bridge Southern Europe and the Mediterranean by Robin Niblett and Claire Spencer, InDepthNews, Canada - The Mediterranean stands as a dividing line between a prosperous Europe and a poor North Africa at a time when deeper economic ties could provide part of the solution to both crises.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/bridge_southern_europe_and_the.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/bridge_southern_europe_and_the.html Website Economy Europe North Africa Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:21 -0800 Film Explores World of Female Neo-Nazis by Kristen Allen, Der Spiegel, Germany - An award-winning new German film takes an unexpected look at the problem of far-right extremism, following the fictional story of a young woman lost in a world of violence and hatred. The film, which has parallels to a recent neo-Nazi case in Germany, also serves as a wake-up call for some -- women are more prevalent in the radical scene than many believe.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/film_explores_world_of_female.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/film_explores_world_of_female.html Magazines Extremism Film Gender Germany Hate Crime Racism Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:13 -0800 One Town's War on Gay Teens by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Rolling Stone, USA - In Michele Bachmann's home district, evangelicals have created an extreme anti-gay climate. After a rash of suicides, the kids are fighting back.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/one_towns_war_on_gay_teens.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/one_towns_war_on_gay_teens.html Magazines Bullying Homosexuality LGBT Politics Society US Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:37:15 -0800 Cold-Weather Deaths Shed Light on Plight of Ukraine's Homeless by Daisy Sindelar, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - The cold-weather deaths in Ukraine -- higher than in Russia, Poland, or anywhere else in Europe -- have focused attention on the plight of the homeless, who continue to suffer from Soviet-era stigmas that equated them with drug addicts, criminals, and "antisocial elements."

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/coldweather_deaths_shed_light.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/coldweather_deaths_shed_light.html Radio Stations Homeless Ukraine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:33:51 -0800 New Guide to Who Really Shouldn't Eat Gluten by Melinda Beck, The Wall Street Journal, USA - A group of 15 experts from seven countries is proposing a new classification system for the gluten-related disorders plaguing a growing number of people around the world for unknown reasons.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/new_guide_to_who_really_should.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/new_guide_to_who_really_should.html Newspapers Allergies Celiac Disease Gluten Health Wheat Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:42:17 -0800 Burma in the Throes of Change by Preethi Nallu, IPS, Italy - Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/burma_in_the_throes_of_change.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/burma_in_the_throes_of_change.html News Agency Asia Burma Ethnic Conflict Human Rights Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:38:54 -0800 The Mammogram Diversion: Is Komen Laying the Groundwork to Reject Planned Parenthood Proposals? by Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check, USA - If Komen suddenly decides it is no longer about comprehensive breast cancer prevention services, it will be deciding as well to abandon those low-income and uninsured women whose primary care its grants were helping to support. And it will underscore that the anti-choice community--and now Komen with it--are less concerned about the health and rights of real women in need than they are about ideology and politics.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/the_mammogram_diversion_is_kom.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/the_mammogram_diversion_is_kom.html Website Abortion Breast Cancer Health Politics US Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:33:20 -0800 The Faces of French Poverty by Valérie Labonne, France 24, France - With the rise in fixed expenses such as rent, public transport, electricity and healthcare, French people on small salaries are having difficulty making ends meet. Twelve to fifteen million of them, who live just above the poverty line of 954 euros per month, are struggling by the end of the month.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/the_faces_of_french_poverty.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/the_faces_of_french_poverty.html TV Channel Financial Crisis France Poverty Society Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:30:30 -0800 The Seed Emergency: The Threat to Food and Democracy by Vandana Shiva, Al Jazeera, Qatar - The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that they can save, improve and exchange, they have no seed sovereignty - and consequently no food sovereignty.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/the_seed_emergency_the_threat.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/the_seed_emergency_the_threat.html News Agency Food Crisis Food Policy food security Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:14:37 -0800 Is There Such a Thing as Ethical Capitalism? by Kerry-anne Mendoza, OpenDemocracy, UK - In response to a growing realisation that neo-liberal capitalism is morally and literally bankrupt, Britain’s political leadership have provided three visions of ethical capitalism for us to aspire to. So, is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? And why is this question being asked now?

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/is_there_such_a_thing_as_ethic.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/is_there_such_a_thing_as_ethic.html Website Economics Politics Society Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:18 -0800 Lebanon Advocate Ghida Anani Talks TV Media & How Men Can Protect Women by Elahe Amani, Women News Network, USA - In an amazing coordinated campaign, a Lebanese advocacy group dedicated to protecting women from violence shook up the media world by working closely with men as they asked them to act decisively and without hesitation to stop violence against women.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/lebanon_advocate_ghida_anani_t.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/lebanon_advocate_ghida_anani_t.html News Agency Lebanon Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:37:26 -0800 Israel's 'Black Widows' by Irit Rosenblum, Haaretz, Israel - Though in all likelihood, the "fatal wife" will be absolved of suspicions against her and will be allowed to wed again, the fact that the Rabbinate has the sole discretion to arbitrarily deny people such basic human rights is illogical and infuriating.

]]> http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/israels_black_widows.html http://thewip.net/portal/2012/02/israels_black_widows.html Newspapers Israel Religion Women's Rights Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:59:18 -0800