The history of abortion in the United States is the story of my life—or my life’s work. I’ve run a clinic since 1971, two years before Roe and now, fifty-three years later—two years post-Roe—I’m still at it, running Choices Women’s Medical Center. Since the roll-back in women’s human rights that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-24 08:54:36 UTC ]
On International Women’s Day Kate Mosse, co-founder of the Women’s prize for fiction and bestselling author of Labyrinth, heralds a new honour Gloria Steinem said: “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-03-08 12:30:02 UTC ]
Representatives of the south-east Asian country stated that the event, the world’s largest, has allied itself with Israel in its war with Hamas, after an award due to be presented to a Palestinian writer was cancelledMalaysia’s education ministry has pulled out of the Frankfurt book fair, citing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-17 14:46:40 UTC ]
It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, out next year, will argue the world needs to ‘recognise that economic rights are human rights’Former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is to publish a book outlining “a vision of what would be possible if the political revolution took place”.It’s OK to Be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-17 14:00:36 UTC ]
Conversations around making the literature sector in Ireland more inclusive have been happening for some time, and the publication of Arts Council Ireland’s Equality, Human Rights and Diversity Policy in 2019 put a focus on the need for diversity across all artforms, so that no one is excluded. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 14:32:17 UTC ]
UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has convened 30 poets from around the world including Imtiaz Dharker and Raymond Antrobus to create a new response to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 03:37:51 UTC ]
Bob Gersony’s career shows how America can meld security interests and human rights, writes Robert D. Kaplan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-01-29 13:00:00 UTC ]
The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has opened an inquiry into the issue of freedom of expression, in part seeking to address if hate speech law is in need of an update. It is inviting interested parties to contribute written evidence by 6th December. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 10:54:37 UTC ]
Speaking at the launch for the Frankfurt book fair – this year focused online – the novelist said authors’ observations could ease the burden of the diseaseThe celebrated Israeli novelist David Grossman has called on his fellow writers to be “trenchant witnesses” to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-10-14 12:54:03 UTC ]
Penn State University Press will launch Graphic Mundi, a new nonfiction graphic imprint, in spring 2021. The new imprint will build on the press’s Graphic Medicine series and expand beyond healthcare into social justice, the environment, and human rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
The three senior employees at Wayne State U Press who were fired on Feb. 7 and rehired on Feb. 21 have filed a complaint with the EEOC and Michigan Dept. of Human Rights, charging discrimination on the basis of race. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is urging Canadian authorities to implement a plan to address violence against Indigenous women and girls. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-06-17 22:05:04 UTC ]
A number of poetry titles are in the running for this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards, with titles about Norse myths, suffragettes, mental health and human rights also on the longlists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Turning to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70, Frankfurter Buchmesse is joining with the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels to create the #OnTheSamePage campaign. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse and Germany’s Börsenverein Announce Human Rights Campaign appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Conference of International Book Fair Directors in Gothenburg last week, executives met to discuss industry issues and prepare a statement in support of human rights, reading, and diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you believe what you read, and what you hear at events like the IAB's Annual Leadership Meeting, ad blocking is an existential crisis for the advertising industry, and even more so for the content publishing industry. At the aforementioned meeting, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Newspapers argues that €1.25m defamation award was disproportionate and has a ‘serious chilling effect’ on freedom of expression Ireland’s Independent Newspapers’ group is to challenge Irish defamation laws at the European Court of Human Rights, reports the Irish Times. The newspaper... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
February's notable reviews of self-published titles include stars for a 'startling' memoir about the Vietnam War and a 'fascinating' exploration of human rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government is suppressing official advice over press regulation, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph.It says that the culture and media department (DCMS) is refusing to disclose a paper which "is thought" to set out advice on whether the government-sponsored royal charter breaches... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even as China's leaders promise a more liberal future for the country, they are suppressing those who would tell the truthThe year began with journalists from China's Southern Weekly striking because their paper had spiked a leader calling for constitutional protections for individual liberty at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]