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Sit-In and Write-In for International Rights (December 10th)

Dec 4th, 2009 | By Erin Fagan Galle | Category: Organizations, Society, Uncategorized

Rita Mahato has been threatened with assault, rape, and murder because of the human rights work she does in her home country.
She is a health counsellor at the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Nepal’s Siraha District, and offers support for women targeted by sexual violence. The centre also documents, files, and reports the cases, making [...]

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She’s Suitable

Feb 15th, 2007 | By Erin Fagan Galle | Category: Personal Growth, Society, Uncategorized

I stare into the overlit shop mirror, and this other woman, with her formidable shoulder pads and monochrome armour, stares right back at me. I suspect this will take some getting used to.

I am trying on a suit at a ladies shop, and there is a clerk looming behind me, in wait for her final [...]

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