Activism
Hacking The Patriarchy: New York City-Based Nonprofit Teaches Afghan Girls How To Code
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...she set up CTI “…to lessen those hardships faced by the next generation of Afghan women” as they study and/or teach technology.
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...she set up CTI “…to lessen those hardships faced by the next generation of Afghan women” as they study and/or teach technology.
The New York Public Interest Research Group’s Small Claims Court Action Center can guide you through the process! Our volunteer counselors will help you recover up to $5,000 through the “people’s court.”
But in "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy," Cathy O'Neil presents a concise case about the perils of Big Data through the examples she offers over decades of technological development...
The report also notes that homicides involving sex workers are unfortunately less likely to ever be solved.
H.O.P.E Outreach, an outreach group based in Kelowna, British Columbia, hopes to change the conversation on sex worker safety and perhaps help to better those odds.
The activities of Bal-e- Parwaz Library- which literally means “Wings for Fly”- fly beyond the boundaries of the walls surrounding it.
Doctorow...is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws, and a proponent of Creative Commons, publishing many of his books under CC licensing. His writings and lectures focus on digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
Fast forward to 2017, and studies show this trend carrying over into cyberspace, with Afghan women found to be "disproportionately vulnerable" online. Instead of remaining silent about it, a group of 15 young Afghan volunteers have chosen to strike back, using the power of the pen.
Earlier this month, MedGlobal, a US-based, medical non-profit organization, took a week-long trip to Yemen to try to change the conversation on healthcare there.
Imagine being given a rifle, some ammunition, and a bag with your belongings, and treating each day as if it may be your last. In direct contrast to what many have done through the years, I volunteered to fight in a war because I was running away from college. I figure maybe I’d have an adventure and I wouldn’t have to study as much; man, was I wrong, a thousand times over. From the moment I set foot in the fleet of the United States Marine Corps I was tested at each turn. From knowing how to use certain weapons and knowing when might be the perfect moment to flank an enemy position, or withdraw in hasty retreat.
Rainbow Cultural Diversity Summer Program is the very first Summer program for Afghan school students. It was organized by five Afghan college students who have experienced such programs abroad, and was hosted by Cultural House of Afghanistan for five days.