Today is World Humanitarian Day (19 August 2010) – a day that celebrates and recognises the work of humanitarian workers everywhere. Humanitarian workers come in all nationalities, ethnicities, genders, ages,
The Pixel Project VAW e-News Digest: Edition 16
Welcome to the 16th edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest! As usual, we bring you the latest and most relevant news related to violence against women and efforts
Girl Child Network Helping Abused Girls Since 1998
In this post we are highlighting the work of a remarkable woman, Betty Makoni, and the organisation she founded, Girl Child Network. Ms. Makoni is a Zimbabwean child rape survivor
Did You Hear About the G(irls)20 Summit?
In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and perhaps around the world, the most memorable images from the recent G20 Summit were those of a burning police car and black-clad protestors
Meet a Pixel Project Partner: The White Ribbon Campaign
In this post, we would like to introduce to you one of our awareness-raising partners—The White Ribbon Campaign. The White Ribbon Campaign (WRC) was started in Canada in 1991 when
WISE Video is an Inspiration
It’s amazing what you can stumble upon in the online world. Just yesterday, as I was doing my Sunday morning Twitter shift for The Pixel Project, I came across this
The Pixel Project VAW e-News Digest: Edition 15
Welcome to the 15th edition of The Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest! As usual, we bring you the latest and most relevant news related to violence against women and efforts
10 Ways You Can Help The Pixel Project
With the recent Time magazine cover featuring Aisha, an Afghan woman who had her ears and nose cut off, the Mel Gibson scandal and Roman Polanski’s release, Violence Against Women
The Pixel Project Call To Action Calendar – August 2010
Welcome to the first Pixel Project Call to Action Calendar. We will publish this calendar on the last Saturday of each month to let you know about how you can
Lessons from Aisha – A Teachable Moment about Standing Up to End Violence Against Women
Time magazine‘s most recent cover picture is possibly the most eloquent piece of journalism of 2010 and it is fitting that this portrait is one of the clearest illustrations of