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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

During the session, Dawn Frisby Byers (PA Humanities) stated that Black women’s stories are often pushed aside, downplayed, or just flat out ignored; and yet, she said, “we are the keepers of history, traditions, and hope.” Joseph Awards After-Party and meetups in between, there was plenty of Black joy and celebration.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history.