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An Open Letter to President Biden.

A People’s Vaccine — Free and Fair for All — to End the COVID-19 Crisis This public letter to President Biden was updated on February 23, 2021 with new signers, now totaling 223. A safe, effective and accessible COVID-19 vaccine is vital to bring an end to today’s dual economic…

Global Health

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An Open Letter to President Biden.
An Open Letter to President Biden.
Global Health

16 min read


Dec 10, 2020

Decades of displacement: 45 years in the Sahrawi refugee camps

In 2015, Oxfam published the “40 faces 40 years” photo exhibition, profiling 40 Sahrawi refugees four decades after the Western Sahara conflict erupted in 1975 forcing tens of thousands to flee to neighboring Algeria, where they remain to this day. …

Refugees

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Decades of displacement: 45 years in the Sahrawi refugee camps
Decades of displacement: 45 years in the Sahrawi refugee camps
Refugees

5 min read


Apr 28, 2020

People on the move must not be left behind in the COVID-19 response

Pandemics know no borders. The sooner our leaders understand that urgent action must be taken everywhere — not just on our soil — the sooner we can begin to mitigate the spread of this devastating virus. This crisis is testing our values as nation and as a global community. It’s…

Coronavirus

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People on the move must not be left behind in the COVID-19 response
People on the move must not be left behind in the COVID-19 response
Coronavirus

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Mar 11, 2020

Tailor made: Economically empowering Syrian refugee women

Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan is the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world. …

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Tailor made: Economically empowering Syrian refugee women
Tailor made: Economically empowering Syrian refugee women

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Jan 27, 2020

It’s been three years since the Muslim Ban has been enacted, and thousands of people continue to be impacted by it every day.

Three years ago, President Trump signed an executive order blocking people from Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the US. …

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It’s been three years since the Muslim Ban has been enacted, and thousands of people continue to…
It’s been three years since the Muslim Ban has been enacted, and thousands of people continue to…

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Jan 20, 2020

Today’s billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people.

The inequality crisis our world is seeing today is spiraling out of control. The global economy is good at producing billionaires, but not so good at producing good jobs and rising incomes for working people. While political leaders and business elites gather this week in Davos, Switzerland, for the World…

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Today’s billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people.
Today’s billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people.

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Dec 18, 2019

Reflecting on International Migrant’s Day

Today, December 18, is International Migrant’s Day. While some may associate the word “migrant” next to the word “crisis” and have visions of squalid conditions at detention facilities near the US southern border or parents with no hope left than to take their kids on a rickety boat to cross…

Refugees

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Reflecting on International Migrant’s Day
Reflecting on International Migrant’s Day
Refugees

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Mar 8, 2019

International Women’s Day: A Time to Celebrate Shared Progress for People of All Gender Identities

By Emily Robinson The world is at odds with itself constantly. It crumbles while it rebuilds; we break apart, then we come together. Everything is a mess. A beautiful mess. A scary mess. A dazzling mess. This is a time of confusion and of restructuring the way we relate to…

Refugees

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International Women’s Day: A Time to Celebrate Shared Progress for People of All Gender Identities
International Women’s Day: A Time to Celebrate Shared Progress for People of All Gender Identities
Refugees

3 min read


Oct 22, 2018

Not the time to close our hearts, our minds, or our borders. Time to vote!

Just two weeks until the election. Are you set to vote? This election will have consequences for decades to come, especially for people who are living in poverty here at home and around the world. Puerto Rico. Yemen. Syria. Separated families. Climate change. Inequality. Tax cuts for the rich. More…

Climate Change

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Not the time to close our hearts, our minds, or our borders. Time to vote!
Not the time to close our hearts, our minds, or our borders. Time to vote!
Climate Change

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Aug 20, 2018

Music gets with the #MeToo movement

Finding feminist music at the VMAs and beyond A lot of music videos are built on a particular formula, especially around the depiction of women. The three minutes that a song takes to play out are often accompanied by a line-up of women scantily clad and gyrating in the background…

Feminism

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Music gets with the #MeToo movement
Music gets with the #MeToo movement
Feminism

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