Military Sexual Trauma - Seeking Justice
While embedded with Marines during the invasion of Iraq, journalist Mercedes Gallego was cautioned that it was not safe to be alone. The reason, the servicewomen explained, was fear of being raped.
While embedded with Marines during the invasion of Iraq, journalist Mercedes Gallego was cautioned that it was not safe to be alone. The reason, the servicewomen explained, was fear of being raped.
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.02.2009 | World
What has happened to the innocent in Congo goes far beyond anything that rational minds can comprehend. Is this why the US has turned such a blind eye to what is happening there?
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books
I'm all for freedom expression even when it comes to veiled pornography, but I don't want to be tricked into buying it for God's sake.
Eve Ensler | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment
No one is arguing the genius of Roman Polanski, or even the pain and tragedy of his difficult life. But in the end, that has nothing to do with the crime he committed.
Una LaMarche | Posted 11.18.2009 | Style
The designers arrive at their secret destination: the LA Times! I'm actually kind of amazed that employees weren't setting things on fire in the background during this scene--isn't it like Lord of the Flies over there now?
Eve Ensler | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Schwarzenegger has always had contempt for the vulnerable, or maybe it's just his own inner girlie man he despises. But now he has gone too far.
Eve Ensler | Posted 07.20.2009 | World
UN peacekeepers in the Congo are not passively standing by and watching the massacres, they are actually supporting the perpetrators.
Eve Ensler | Posted 06.18.2009 | World
What I witnessed in Congo has shattered and changed me forever. I will never be the same. None of us should ever be the same.
Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 04.09.2009 | World
10 things you can do right now, today, tonight, from your own home that don't involve money, to end the widespread, brutal violence against women in the Congo and throughout the world.
Julia Moulden | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living
The video begins with a provocative statement. "The world is a mess." And asks the viewer to agree or disagree. How would you respond? (Watch video....
Marianne Schnall | Posted 03.05.2009 | World
The stories that come out of the Congo include females being raped by militia men in front of their families and rape victims ranging from as young as six months to as old as 83 years.
Eve Ensler and Stephen Lewis | Posted 01.12.2009 | World
If rape is a weapon of the Congo's war, then treat it with the gravity afforded every other weapon. Until the sexual violence ends, the world has no right to speak of peace.
Eve Ensler | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics
The Congo is the heart of Africa and Africa is the heart of the world. Right now Eastern Congo is about to spin out of control and tumble into full-scale war.
Eve Ensler | Posted 10.29.2008 | Entertainment
Paul and Joanne taught me that the only real happiness comes from giving. And because they lived everything they spoke, they taught me about integrity.
Marianne Schnall | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
I decided to pose identical questions by email to dynamic women -- Melissa Etheridge, Gloria Steinem, Eve Ensler and more -- to just see what kind of responses would come in.
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics
Image: Kivu 2007 © G. Nienaber On August 1, the BBC reported very troubling news that Congolese government forces and rebel troops in Eastern Demo...
Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living
My patient dropped her voice to a whisper, though we were the only two in the office. "She's such a 'See you next Tuesday'." It took me a minute. Peop...
AP and People | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
From People: Little Suri Cruise is not even 2 yet, but already mom Katie Holmes says, "She's a very strong woman." "I'm very proud of her," the 29-ye...
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact