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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Larry King Features Chris Brown - Why?

Flipping through cable news channels, I landed on Larry King talking to Chris Brown. It struck me that with the rampant violence against women in every corner of the world, there had to be 100 more important and more compelling stories of survival and heroism, of women who have been subjected to the worst abuse and survived with strength and dignity. Why give Brown’s P.R. team a platform for damage control and image rehabilitation? Why waste air time? Why not give attention to those who deserve it most? Why not raise awareness about the ongoing travesty described by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Gordon Brown...

Topics: cnn, women, rape, gender, sexism, larry-king, sexual-violence, chris-brown, rihanna

Posted by Peter Daou on 09/02 at 08:07 PM

Monday, July 06, 2009

Underreported: More female veterans are winding up homeless

You probably won’t hear much about this ... More female veterans are winding up homeless ... but you should.

Topics: women, veterans, homeless

Posted by Peter Daou on 07/06 at 09:41 PM

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Where’s the Social Web Revolution for Abused Women and Starving Children? (Boiling Frog Syndrome)

It’s worth noting that with all this triumphant talk about the Twitter revolution in Iran – especially when it’s about a lesser-of-two-evils candidate – we can’t summon a fraction of the energy and passion to save abused, raped and battered women across the globe. Nor can we muster the same attention and will to deal with the plight of children who are dying of hunger, deprived of the bare necessities of life.

Topics: iran, women, rape, darfur, abuse, boiling-frog, children

Posted by Peter Daou on 06/20 at 11:50 AM

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