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Voices, Spaces & Sisterhood for a stronger African feminist movement | Parole aux féministes africaines pour un mouvement ancré dans la sororité. #Eyala

Mar 1, 2020, 6 tweets

It's that time of the week again. If you enjoy reading and you're curious about #Feminism, #WomensRights & #Africa, you've come to the right corner of the internet. Grab a seat!

#SundayRead #EyalaReads

“Disinformation, emotional manipulation and outright deceit.” Conservative forces will do anything to deny women their sexual & reproductive rights. Exhibit I-lost-count: @openDemocracy's investigation in #Uganda. Chilling.

@5050oD
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads

In #SouthAfrica too, healthcare providers are denying pregnant women - many of them as a result of rape - access to the safe abortion they need, request and are legally entitled to. @drtlaleng has had enough. Read her op-ed:

bit.ly/32EJCuC
#SundayRead #EyalaReads

This battle is being fought at the @UN too, as @pass_blue reports. I'm afraid women will pay the price, and it makes me even sadder (& madder) ahead of #Beijing25.

And now #CSW64 might be scaled down due to #COVID? 🙆🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🙅🏾‍♀️

bit.ly/3ckxwv8

#SundayRead #EyalaReads

"We can’t keep missing girls for the fear of being seen as racist or 'culturally insensitive', because that comes from a place of privilege."

Should the UK make non-physical #FGM screenings mandatory? @LeylaHussein weighs in.

bit.ly/2IauI5Y
#SundayRead #EyalaReads

This is all making me feel sad and that is NOT the energy I want for my Sunday or yours. So let me share pics from the #Eyala Circle I just hosted in Niamey (Niger).

A reminder that we can win this fight as long as we nurture #sisterhood within our #feminist movements ✊🏾

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