Berkeley Supports Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters from Afar
This article originally appeared in The Berkeley Graduate. 50 years ago, Jack Weinberg’s arrest helped set off UC Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement. Last week, commemorating the FSM, Weinberg spoke in … Continue reading
Why Militant Maoists Are Attacking Mobile Phone Towers in India
This article originally appeared in Global Voices. Posted 23 September 2014 18:06 GMT Early in the morning on September 19, radical Maoists allegedly set fire to three telephone towers and a … Continue reading
Pop-up African home, in an Oakland park, marks Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year
Using the stories and voices of Ethiopian and Eritrean taxi drivers as inspiration, ten Bay Area artists have created a special pop-up art installation called “Home Away from Home” on … Continue reading
India: Mapping Street Harassment and Promoting Safe Cities
This article originally appeared in Global Voices Posted 13 May 2014 7:34 GMT It may be a challenge to find an Indian girl who has managed to avoid being harassed … Continue reading
2013 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,700 … Continue reading
Becoming a Community Photographer: A Window Into the “Real India”
This article originally appeared in Global Voices “Until I came to Ranchi in 2012 for the first workshop, I had never held a camera in my life. My hand … Continue reading
Emerging powers and the Indian elephant
This article originally appeared on Al Jazeera opinion India is in the red colour zone with a ranking of 105 in the international ranking on the gender gap [AFP] As Superman … Continue reading
The Best Conference You’ve Never Heard of: Empowering Women of Color Conference
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. I don’t exactly remember how I discovered the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC) in Berkeley, California but … Continue reading
How Can Harvard Help End Rape in India?
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. Today, six men accused of gang rape in India head to court. If that sounds eerily … Continue reading
Queering the Academy: Four Signs Queer Studies is Still Fighting for a Place in Academia
When do you know your academic field of study gains mainstream support? One sign: When you do notneed to have a hunger strike in order to keep the field of study … Continue reading
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