From October 8th to 11th, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, joined 145 activists from 95 different countries for the 7th Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders. Hosted by Front Line Defenders, this is a vital international forum for human rights defenders at risk, as many cannot speak freely in their own country. Through plenary presentations […]
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, joined Ari Melber, co-host of MSNBC’s “The Cycle;” Seema Iyer, Legal Contributor at Arise News; and Faith Gay, Attorney for Marissa Alexander, on the Melissa Harris-Perry show. This panel was brought together around two important issues affecting women’s incarceration: first, the announcement of a New York initiative to establish special courts […]
This Sunday, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, will be joining Ari Melber, co-host of MSNBC’s “The Cycle;” Seema Iyer, Legal Contributor at Arise News; and Christina Beltrán, Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU, on the Melissa Harris-Perry show at 10am EST. This panel has been brought together following several important issues that affect women’s incarceration, […]
On Tuesday, September 24th, 2013, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, will be joining Advocate and Gambit reporter Stephanie Grace, radio personality and host with 106.7, Kelder Summers, and New Orleans City Council, Latoya Cantrell, for a screening and discussion of Miss Representation, a film exploring how the media’s misrepresentations of women has led to the under representation of women in positions of […]
Today, September 16th, marks the second annual Global Female Condom Day – a day of education and advocacy dedicated to female condoms. Last year, thousands of individuals and nearly 200 organizations from 26 countries participated, and today HIV/AIDS and reproductive health organizations, advocates, and individuals from around the world from are again taking action to […]