“International Women’s Day has been celebrated for over a century, marking a day of recognition for how far women’s rights around the world have come – and advocacy for how far we still have to go.” International Women’s Day was first celebrated in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland as a way to honor ... Read more
Recent attention paid to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has resulted in a fresh push by employers for people “who show up on the front of a ‘Come Work Here Ad’” to be authentic in the workplace, to bring their diverse perspectives and challenge old ways of thinking. Unfortunately, much of this is lip service to ... Read more
This video, created by the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association, is a power look at discrimination in Veterinary Medicine. According to Dr. Evan M. Morse, “Veterinary Medicine is the least racially and ethnically diverse profession in the United States today.” For more information about the work being done to promote racial and ethnic diversity, equity, ... Read more
There is a shocking and devastating rise in suicide rates among veterinarians today. Not One More Vet is a documentary about the high incidence of veterinarian suicide rates in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Veterinary Medical Association published a joint study in the Jan. 1, 2019 issue ... Read more
In this discussion with Maddie’s Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson postulates how different fields (environment, education, etc.) are interwoven, and that relying on an animal-centric focus keeps us from examining some of the systemic, root causes of the issues we face. Her focus on how to bring new conversations ... Read more
Richard Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg give an in-depth analysis of the current crisis where economic breakdown, pandemic, and mass revolt collide into a historic conjuncture that will forever shape the trajectory of world events. Read more below.
Why do more men die from the virus than women? And why isn’t this fact impacting research into a vaccine in the U.S.? They’re two of the pandemic’s most pressing — and confounding — questions. Listen as the speakers dive deep into the role of gender and data in COVID-19. With special guest Caroline Criado ... Read more
ADA 30 in Color is a series of essays on the past, present, and future of disability rights and justice by disabled BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers. Published and edited by Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project. Read more ADA 30 In Color.
In this article from Jacobin Mag, Victoria Law discusses how relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women. Read more: Against Carceral Feminism by Victoria Law
Left of Black host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal is joined in the studio by Dr. Fred Moten, a poet and a scholar, and a Professor in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Dr. Neal teaches Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American ... Read more