During #16Days and beyond, we recognize the vital role women’s organizations play in:
Providing services on a local level
Bolstering women’s empowerment
Reaching those at risk of being left behind
Learn more: https://t.co/rTOW8aoOdc
#16DaysofACTivism#ciwilslu
🚨🇺🇬 THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CALL!
The Ugandan President decided not to veto the deadly anti-LGBT+ bill last week. Instead, he sent it back to Parliament for "amendments", while praising Members of Parliament for supporting the bill.
What now? Follow the thread 🧶👇
National Library and Information Week 2023
There's More to the Story
Today marks the official launch of Library Week 2023 in Saint Lucia.
Let us take a look at some snippets from today's launch
#frc#saintlucia#librarians#libraries
@Shaziane Public bus service is essential for women's independence. The autonomy of bus drivers has implications for women's security. There are pros of entrepreneurship, especially in this capitalist system but government intervention can be beneficial for women's freedom of movement.
The climate crisis affects the daily lives of women & gender-diverse people in the Pacific, which intensifies inequity. A powerful climate justice movement is emerging—check out @PIFA4CJ & feminist activists for climate solutions. #EarthDay#1Point9Rising https://t.co/oNx7eLuAVl
We commend our governments for approaching violence as a public health issue. We remind that like any such issue, we must address it at the root, going as far back as the start of life for solutions.
@StevieDwayne I don’t think it was fake hating 😂 people genuinely do not like women stepping into their sexuality especially when they believe they’re “different” and also she was hyper sexualised for her physique long before this.
Have you met the pioneers of CIWiL? ✨
As we commemorate Women's History Month, we pay tribute to the many women who were central to the evolution of CIWiL.
View our exclusive interview with Sheila Roseau: https://t.co/X4h7v3izld
#CaribbeanWomeninLeadership#WomensHistoryMonth
#NEW: Barbados to rename Vauxhall Primary School after Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to US Congress on April 4th
Chisholm was of Bajan parentage and spent her formative years in Barbados - living with her grandmother from age 3
A few weeks ago, I served as the keynote speaker, at the launch of the @SaintLuciaYEA, which would provide funding and loans, training and support for young persons, 35 and under, to start up or expand their business ventures.
Saint Lucia's Mathurine Emmanuel is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Arts from Greenwich University in the UK.
Congratulations on an excellent job Dr. Emmanuel! Her books will soon be available on the shelves of the Taste of Saint Lucia store at Pointe Seraphine.