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Saying No to Abstinence-Only Teaching: "Not only is America’s youth deeply impressionable, they will also become the legislatures, leaders, and teachers who will decide how the next generation learns about sexual/reproductive health." openamericas.org/2022/10/13/…
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Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and longtime senator, won Colombia's election and will become the country's first leftist president. "This story that we are writing today is a new story for Colombia, for Latin America, for the world," he said. nyti.ms/3zNPynP
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Francia Márquez, an environmental activist, became a phenomenon in Colombia, mobilizing decades of voter frustration. She became the country’s first Black vice president on Sunday. Photo: Federico Rios for The New York Times nyti.ms/3zQse91
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We must acknowledge the #BlackSocialEconomy and recognize cooperative economies like ROSCAs and social enterprises. Read more about @carolinehossein's work ➛ medium.com/postgrowth/roscas… Including our interview with her ➛ openamericas.org/2021/08/05/…
The #BlackSocialEconomy embeds African traditions that prioritize the livelihood of excluded people—who are not waiting on handouts. How business can be used to push for social change, based on the pioneering work of #PostGrowth Fellow @carolinehossein vimeo.com/700857889
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Guantánamo has now been open 20 years. It's time to #CloseGuantanamo openamericas.org/2021/11/10/…

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Chile has now become one of just a handful of countries in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage: trib.al/Ywmv8SN

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Looking to hear @carolinehossein speak more about the #BankerLadies and the future of economic #cooperation? Register for her lecture tomorrow at 4pm EDT: wgsi.utoronto.ca/event/wgs-r… Read our Q&A with Caroline on our website! #ROSCAs #socialeconomy #Banking

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Reseña de libro: Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo [No se olviden de nosotros: De cómo me perdí y me encontré en Guantánamo] de @MansoorAdayfi openamericas.org/2021/10/18/…

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This is one of the most powerful, moving and amazing books you’ll ever read. Buy @MansoorAdayfi’s book about his journey to Guantánamo, his 14 years of ilegal detention, his extraordinary strength, his unstoppable faith and hope, his enormous dignity and absolutely admirable way
Book Review: Mansoor Adayfi’s Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo openamericas.org/2021/10/15/…
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Book Review: Mansoor Adayfi’s <i>Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo</i> openamericas.org/2021/10/15/… vía @OpenAmericas

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Upcoming lecture to watch: @carolinehossein addressing the future of #cooperation 🤝 and black #feminist economies in the #GlobalSouth
Save the date! On November 2, @carolinehossein will speak on the future of cooperation; acknowledging black feminist economies in the Global South and beyond. Register here for the Hopper Lecture "The Future of Cooperation," hosted by @uofg ⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/hopper-lect…
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Today is Int'l #PeaceDay. Peace is a prerequisite for health, equality and human security. Our vision is a world that values women’s power to overcome crises and takes a path to lasting peace, justice, equality and inclusion. #WomenPeacePower
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