To Survivors of Sexual Violence
In response to an act of sexual violence against a minor in The Bahamas, we wrote this letter to survivors: Survivors, We’ve got your back. We will help you #CarryThatWeight. It is… Continue reading
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Francois Woukoache on Participatory Governance
“People have to be part of the country. They have to be part of the decision which is impacting their life.”
Video: Equality & Respect
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Antonius Roberts and the entire Hillside House Studio & Gallery family for allowing us to co-host Equality & Respect at the beautiful Cumberland Street property. Roberts’ collection… Continue reading
Equality Bahamas’ First Event – Equality & Respect
Equality Bahamas is looking forward to hosting its first event which will be centred around Equality & Respect, a collection by Antonius Roberts which explores Bahamian womanhood. Some pieces of this body of… Continue reading
Referendum Delayed Until 2015
The referendum on the Constitutional Amendment Bills regarding gender equality has, once again, been postponed. MP for Bain and Grants Town Dr. Bernard Nottage made the announcement in the House of Assembly on… Continue reading
Feminist high school boys declare: “I am a feminist”
Originally posted on Feminist Teacher:
Thinks boys can’t be feminists? The seven boys who have taken my high school feminism class in the last two years disagree. They even got together to make…
The Four Bills: What are they for?
The Constitutional Commission has presented four Constitutional Amendment Bills for consideration. The language of the Bills can be difficult to understand, so we have distilled them for ease of understanding. The four Bills… Continue reading
HOA Debate on Equality Bills
Members of the Coalition to End Gender-based Violence & Discrimination were present, last Wednesday, for the beginning of the debate on the four proposed Bills in the House of Assembly. The Constitutional Commission… Continue reading
The Bahamas Crisis Centre Educational Session
The Bahamas Crisis Centre invited volunteers to attend an educational session on the Constitutional Amendment Bills delivered by the Constitutional Commission on Thursday evening. Three of our five groups were able to attend.… Continue reading
Equality Bills Educational Forum
We wanted to learn more about the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bills, so we went to the Educational Forum held by the Constitutional Commission at the College of The Bahamas on Tuesday evening. The… Continue reading