Silence Speaks

05/31/2026

The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York.

04/16/2026

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgqkl2kqkxzo

Chiraiya, which has drawn an audience of millions, has prompted conversations on social media around consent and misogyny.

03/26/2026

https://observer.co.uk/news/science-technology/article/ai-chatbots-are-the-wild-west-for-violent-imagery-of-women-and-girls

Two new studies reveal how artificial intelligence can be used to encourage gender-based violence and sexual abuse. Analysts and academics are working to make Silicon Valley finally pay attention

03/08/2026

That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.

01/22/2026

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/activists-take-on-brazils-femicide-crisis-via-social-media/

A new tide of misogyny is fuelling the country’s problem with gender-based murder and sexual violence

09/27/2025

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Call for Proposals: UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women - Resourcing Resilience - Investing in Civil Society Leadership to End Violence against Women and Girls: This Call for Proposals responds to the urgent need for long-term, flexible support to ensure feminist organizations can stay resilient and continue leading progress for all women and girls. The UN Trust Fund is seeking proposals in English, French and Spanish from civil society initiatives to end violence against women and girls, offering four-year grants of up to US $800,000. Closing date: 19 November 2025 (2:00 PM – New York Time - EST).

The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women awards grants to civil society and women's rights organizations.

06/03/2025

https://opportunitiesforyouth.org/2025/05/28/apply-now-fully-funded-cnn-academy-voices-from-the-south-storytelling-program/

CNN Academy is now accepting applications for its groundbreaking media training program, Voices from the South: Storytelling for Impact. This initiative is

05/17/2025

Hundreds of women forced to confess to ‘moral crimes’ they did not commit have been publicly lashed in Afghanistan

05/06/2025

https://19thnews.org/2025/05/indigenous-women-key-reports-removed-federal-sites/

The removals came ahead of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day of Awareness.

05/02/2025

Hope folks will join our upcoming webinar and screening to celebrate a new website and support storytelling for resistance ... Feel free to share!

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