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  • JORDAN/AMMAN — KARAMA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FEST

    by iara lee March 16, 2017
    March 16, 2017

    We are so honored to be part of it this year! Many films will be screened at Royal Cultural Center. Come see us!! Thursday, 7 December 6pm Royal Cultural Center …

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  • SOMALIA

    by iara lee March 12, 2017
    March 12, 2017

    We continue our work against FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION via our allies Galkacyo Education Center for Peace and Development (GECPD), a SOMALI women NGO founded in 1999, devoted to strengthening women’s …

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  • Help our friends in LESOTHO!!

    by iara lee March 9, 2017
    March 9, 2017

    The Morija Arts Centre is the only organisation of its kind in Lesotho. The MAC is currently a gallery and a work facility housing textile, animation, ceramics, jewelry, grass weaving …

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  • Help our friends in LESOTHO!!

    by iara lee March 8, 2017
    March 8, 2017

    The Morija Arts Centre is the only organisation of its kind in Lesotho. The MAC is currently a gallery and a work facility housing textile, animation, ceramics, jewelry, grass weaving …

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  • Just got the last stats from our grantees, Equality Now, working against hideous CHILD MARRIAGE in AFRICA:

    by iara lee March 3, 2017
    March 3, 2017

    Uganda: 40% of girls are married before their 18th birthday in Uganda. Tanzania: 37% of girls are married before their 18th birthday in Tanzania. Benin: 32% of girls are married …

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  • Our ally BirdLife International is working with Iraqi women, particularly widows, to keep the tradition of weaving palm fronds and reeds alive.

    by iara lee January 26, 2017
    January 26, 2017

    After creating their products, the women sell them locally and internationally. This is the type of nonviolent resistance we love to see!! [Photo credit: BirdLife International.]

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  • Construct rather than destruct!

    by iara lee December 20, 2016
    December 20, 2016

    While we witness so much destruction in the world, we keep plugging along constructing: building an additional classroom at Maayo Fuuta school in MAURITANIA . [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • From CZECH REPUBLIC/ KARLOVY VARY

    by iara lee October 10, 2016
    October 10, 2016

    Award for our K2 film!!! So amazing our editor/cinematographer Jawad Sharif was able to come all the way from PAKISTAN to receive the award in person . [Photo credit: Iara …

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  • From ITALY/ TORINO Terra Madre

    by iara lee September 28, 2016
    September 28, 2016

    Let’s make #revolution with our #forks! photo: #SlowFoodYouthDeutschland http://slowfoodyouth.de/netzwerk/gruppen/berlin/ [Photo credit: Slow Food International.]

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  • We are excited to report a 2016 grant from the Cultures of Resistance Network supported the construction of a classroom in MAURITANIA!!

    by iara lee September 23, 2016
    September 23, 2016

    Founded in 2014, the Maayo Fuuta Association supports black populations living in Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali. It aims to preserve the culture of the Peul people and increase literacy by …

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Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action!

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