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I started to learn feminist literature — actual, radical feminist literature — round 2014, and located it transformative. Cynthia Enloe is certainly one of my favorite feminist authors, as a result of studying her guide Bananas, Seashores and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of Worldwide Politics broadened my horizons once more. Cynthia’s work seems to be on the sexual politics of all the things from agriculture to militarism to excessive finance and sweatshop labour, and within the course of presents readers new perception and readability with which to have a look at the world. In February, I despatched Cynthia just a…

[ad_1] PARIS — French and German defense companies are setting up local shops in Ukraine for arms maintenance — a first step toward manufacturing weapons in the country.  This week, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office gave the green light to a proposed joint venture between Rheinmetall, a German arms maker, and the Ukrainian Defense Industry, a Ukrainian state-owned defense group. France’s Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu traveled to Kyiv this week with about 20 French defense contractors — reportedly including Thales, MBDA, Nexter and Arquus — to facilitate partnerships with Ukrainian officials.  On Friday, the Ukrainian capital hosted the Defense Industries Forum, an…

[ad_1] Huthi de facto authorities have carried out an alarming wave of arrests rounding up scores of largely peaceful demonstrators, who gathered to commemorate the anniversary of the country’s 26th of September Revolution, said Amnesty International. The organization is calling on Huthi de facto authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all demonstrators held solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of assembly.  “In a draconian show of force, Huthi de facto authorities have carried out a wave of sweeping arrests, demonstrating their flagrant disregard for the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The authorities must immediately and unconditionally…

[ad_1] Armenia meanwhile asked the World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from civilian areas for UN access.The United Nations will send a mission to Nagorno-Karabakh for the first time in about 30 years, scrambling to address humanitarian needs after Azerbaijan retook the territory and triggered a major refugee exodus, a spokesman has said. “The government of Azerbaijan and the UN have agreed on a mission to the region. The mission will take place over the weekend,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Friday. The announcement came on the heels of a request by Armenia to the World…

[ad_1] As we head into the fall months, scammers are increasing their usage of phishing scams. Consumers who receive an email that appears to be from a well-known company should look at it carefully before responding.This week’s ConsumerAffairs-Trend Micro Theat Alert has iden. tified phishing scams posing as Adobe, USSA, and Norton. Trend Micro’s research team identified scammers impersonating Adobe Doc Security and prompted email receivers to click the fake URL to see the shared file that shows 100% clean. We found 457 logs on September 25.Trend Micro’s research team also identified scammers impersonating the United Services Automobile Association (USAA)…

by Marion Stevens Director: Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, South Africa 16 July 2019    On 7 July 2019 the Weekend Argus reported that the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health, MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, had authorised the addition of seven new facilities to provide safe, legal termination of pregnancy to women across the Western Cape. This was as a result of “calls for improved access to facilities where pregnancy can be terminated safely to curb the need to seek out illegal and unsafe terminations, which often result in maternal death and infection”.  The Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition engaged MEC…

[ad_1] The announcement on Thursday stunned Brigham’s leaders, who say they were negotiating with Dana-Farber for the past 15 months — including just this past weekend — to extend the relationship and jointly invest in new cancer facilities. Brigham’s brass were confident they could seal a deal within weeks, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.“We were thunderstruck,” one of the Brigham people said. “We knew they had initial conversations with Beth Israel but we didn’t take it seriously.”In other words, Brigham executives never entertained the notion that Dana-Farber would break up with them after nearly 30 years…

[ad_1] Alexandra Billings has been a pioneering trans performer several times over, but she tells us that her recurring role as Inspector Ainsley Lowbeer in “The Peripheral” – Amazon Prime’s series adaptation of William Gibson’s 2014 book of the same name – is a more personal first for her. “I love science fiction! This is really my bag, and I’ve never done anything like it before!” Created by Scott B. Smith, who co-executive produced the show alongside “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the show is a mystery-thriller set not just in one future but in two. Beyond the…

[ad_1] Closing out New York Fashion Week, the Runway of Dreams Foundation hosted its seventh annual show on Sept. 13 at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn. The show, aptly named A Fashion Revolution, highlighted innovative work from big-name as well as up-and-coming brands that are making adaptive and universally designed fashion.Former NFL linebacker Shaquem Griffin, the first football player with a limb difference, hosted the show, which featured over 70 models with varying disabilities and backgrounds.Mindy Scheier, the founder of Runway of Dreams and creator of Gamut Talent Management, which represents people with disabilities, had spent 20 years working in the…

[ad_1] OSLO, Norway — On a frigid U.S. air base in Germany, the top U.S. military officer was in his element. Striding along the training area in his fatigues, Army Gen. Mark Milley bellowed at the Ukrainian troops gathered around him. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch it in the player above. “Slava Ukraini!” he hollered, again and again, the “glory to Ukraine” battle cry. A bit nervously, the Ukrainians shouted back the traditional response, “Heroyam slava,” meaning glory to the heroes. It was a classic scene of a powerful general rallying the troops, but…