Ten Modern Plagues - An Interpretation

During our Women's Seder last week we wanted to put into perspective the travails that women in our world still go through on a daily basis.  This is a partial list, with suggested (if not endorsed) organizations to look into learning more or donating.  Action is important; if you feel called to action I encourage you to follow it.

Ten Modern Plagues

representing the travails women around the world still face today…

 

Malala Yousafzai – the 14 year old young woman Afghani student shot by the Taliban for trying to get an education.

To learn more or donate: United Nations Girls Education Initiative www.ungei.org/

Jyoti Singh Pandey – Indian woman fatally gang raped on a bus in Delhi.

To learn more or donate: Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network - www.rainn.org/

Dawn Hochsprung, Anne Marie Murphy, Lauren Gabrielle Rousseau, Mary Sherlock and Victoria Soto – the adults who lost their lives defending students in the Newtown massacre.

For opportunities to donate: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/14/connecticut-elementary-school-shooting-how-to-help_n_2302760.html/

Shannon Lowrey and Lee Ann Nichols – killed in 1994 at the Brookline Massachusetts Planned Parenthood reproductive health clinic.

To learn more or donate: Planned Parenthood – www.plannedparenthood.org/

Russian feminist punk-rock band, Pussy Riot, imprisoned indefinitely for staging a protest concert.

To learn more:  www.freepussyriot.org/

Anat Hoffman of Women of the Wall, repeatedly imprisoned for championing women’s right to pray at the Western Wall.

To learn more or donate: Women of the Wall – www.womenofthewall.org/

Young girls the world over being subjected to Female Genital Mutilation.

To learn more or donate: Equality Now - www.equalitynow.org/

Representative Gabby Giffords, recovering from a brain injury caused by a gunman “protesting” her politics.

To learn more or donate: www.americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/

Kasandra Perkins fatally shot by her boyfriend, NFL player Jovan Belcher, and Reeva Steenkamp, fatally shot by her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius.

To donate locally: Suffolk Coallition Against Domestic Violence - www.sccadv.org/

And ALL who have suffered and died in advancing the cause of women’s rights throughout the world.

To find a way to help in alignment with your concerns for women: www.charitynavigator.org/