Sunday morning ritual: catching up with my bookmarks section and sharing recommended reads about #WomensRights #Feminism & #Africa with you all. This is turning out to be great training about how to multitask and focus through chaos. Who knew? Anyway, it's time for #EyalaReads!
With every day that passes, we realize how expansive, harmful and complex the impact of #COVID19 on #WomensRights is. Sobering and infuriating. Like with this analysis of @chenaichair about online violence against women.
bit.ly/2OFdkK6 @webfoundation
Online violence against women and girls was already so brutal, especially for #feminist activists - as @OuyaVivianne of @FeministsKE explains in @AfriFeminists. I'm worried about us, sisters. Let's check on each other.
bit.ly/2DYmSO8
As a Black African international development professional I've been so invested in recent conversations about systemic #racism within our #globaldev sector. Like @AngelaBruceRaeb, I'm starting to wonder if its worth it. Read her piece in @newhumanitarian.
bit.ly/3fDNeCW
Speaking of #racism in #globaldev: reading about @CelestinMonga experiences drove me mad🤬. Necessary read, especially for our White Western colleagues. For us, this should come with a trigger warning.
bit.ly/3fDrS8N @BrookingsInst
#EyalaReads
I worry that all the global tensions may divert our attention from important country-specific #WomensRights conversations. @YaayiBayam recaps debates in the #Gambia about repealing the Skin Bleaching Prohibition Decree.
bit.ly/32A1eKq
#EyalaReads
In #Kenya the Senate is considering a reproductive health bill for the second time. @aphrc researchers @aiajayi & @meggie_mwoka unpack it all in this useful piece for @TC_Africa
bit.ly/2WCyAVb #EyalaReads
Many African countries suffer the the impact of disastrous US foreign policies. @drtlaleng (our new UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health🥳) writes in @Essence about how Trump's expanded Global Gag Rule ruins lives in #SouthAfrica
bit.ly/3hgbRGd
#EyalaReads
On a completely unrelated note: @soniasaraiya wrote the PERFECT profile of @violadavis in @VanityFair. Read it.
When Viola said "I did not find my worth on my own", I had to stop and send gratitude to the womxn I owe so much to.
bit.ly/30peMFV #EyalaReads
Now, my favorite. @OhTimehin's newsletter in @The_Corres prompted me to re-read her award-winning essay about her mother. My heart sank and rose like I when I read my very first book. This sister is one Africa's best writers today. I said it!
bit.ly/2ZIePNH @JoburgReview
Okay, let me save some for next week! Happy reading, happy Sunday to you all. Wishing you (and myself) the peace of mind that comes from knowing that the task at hand is huge but our collective strength is unstoppable.
#EyalaReads
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