In fact, the very best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is not its level of wealth, its level of democracy, or its ethno-religious identity; the best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is how well its women are treated. What’s more, democracies with higher levels of violence against women are as insecure and unstable as nondemocracies.
Amrita Sher-Gil (Punjabi: ਅੰਿਮ੍ਤਾ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿਲ) (अमृता शेरगिल) (January 30, 1913, – December 5, 1941), was an eminent Indian painter, sometimes known as India’s Frida Kahlo,and today considered an important woman painter of 20th century India, whose legacy stands at par with that of the Masters of Bengal Renaissance; she is also the ‘most expensive’ woman painter of India.
Trans Women of Color-Stop the Violence PSA
Buck Angel’s Public Service Announcement on the violence towards trans women of color. Trans people of color are at higher risk for unemployment, underemployment, discrimination, harassment and abuse in most settings.Learn more at http://www.transpoc.org
http://www.incite-national.org/
http://colorlines.com/
http://transgenderlawcenter.org/cms/
