Posted in Announcements, Interviews on May 17th, 2012
Kathleen Milliken (Schmidt) is by any accounts a strong woman. When you meet her she is vivacious, full of energy and drive. What you wouldn’t necessarily guess is that she is a survivor of domestic violence until she tells you with passion and pride what she has accomplished since leaving the relationship 15 years ago; [...]
Posted in Announcements, Interviews, Organizations on Mar 1st, 2012
Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) has been working for 30 years in East King County to help survivors of domestic violence (DV) along their path to safety and raise awareness within local communities of this wide-spread social problem. Started in 1982 by volunteers moved by two consecutive DV homicides in the Bellevue area, EDVP has [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 10th, 2011
December 10th is Human Rights Day; a day to acknowledge the significant human rights abuses still happening around the planet, but also a day in which to recognize the powerful efforts individuals and organizations around the world are making to address these brutalities. One such organization is the Roj Women’s Association. Founded in 2004 in [...]
Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Nov 28th, 2011
EDWON : Empower Dalit Women of Nepal With an office in Boston, MA and a field office located in Nepal, EDWON works to empower the low caste Dalit women of Nepal by enabling them to fight for their human rights and raise their standard of living. EDWON encourages women to work together to end domestic [...]
Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Nov 24th, 2011
Editor’s Note: Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team is producing a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women. STF team member Kara Marnell concludes the trip for you below. Over the last nine days the Stirring the Fire team did some archeology amid the picturesque fields, beautiful [...]
Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Nov 23rd, 2011
Editor’s Note: Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team is producing a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women. STF team member Kara Marnell reports from the field below. Alejandra spoke with pride of the young Guatemalan women’s transformation into powerful leaders in their communities. Guatemalan girls “have [...]
Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Nov 21st, 2011
Editor’s Note: Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team is producing a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women. STF team member Kara Marnell reports from the field below. As I knelt down and searched the bright brown eyes of a little Mayan girl, I saw a future [...]
Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Nov 20th, 2011
Editor’s Note: Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team is producing a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women. STF team member Kara Marnell reports from the field below. During a powerful and eye-opening week of travel, interviews and filming in Guatemala, we have had the privilege to [...]
Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Nov 18th, 2011
Editor’s Note: Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team is producing a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women. STF team member Kara Marnell reports from the field below. Maria is full of grace. At 24 years old, she might have been ‘ordinary’ except for the lifetime of [...]
Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Nov 17th, 2011
Editor’s Note: Stirring the Fire comes to you from Guatemala where our team is producing a documentary about how Population Council Guatemala is preventing violence against Mayan women. STF team member Kara Marnell reports from the field below. Irma Catú is a Population Council Guatemala Social Change Agent Capaz—Spanish for capable. This word was repeated [...]
