Defending Children’s Rights Means Defending Their Mothers, Too

Posted November 14th, 2012

Each year, we celebrate Child Rights Day to honor the millions of children who are the heart and soul of India — and of India’s future. It is a day of fun, games and sweets, but it is also an important opportunity to reflect on the health, safety and essential …

Standing in Solidarity with Immigrant Women in Alabama

Posted March 20th, 2012

It was only this morning that I learned of Erica Delgado’s story. Erica was an undocumented immigrant in Wyoming who — after being confronted by ICE agents — set fire to her mobile home, killing herself and her 11-year-old daughter.

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KONY 2012: Why It’s Time to Put the “Rescue Story” to Bed

Posted March 14th, 2012

Jason Russell and Invisible Children know that a powerful story can change the world. But “KONY 2012″ manages to flatten its subject rather than deepen it. Which is to say: it fails the test of good storytelling. Or, more to the point, of storytelling for good.

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Mallika on Gloria Feldt’s 9 Ways Blog

Posted July 18th, 2011

Ten years ago, in the midst of a career in philanthropy, law and public policy, I set out to produce a music album and music video about women’s dreams and aspirations. [...] I could not have been further from my comfort zone. I could not have been more terrified. I …