To me the butterfly 🦋 represents freedom or change.Once it exit from being a caterpillar it never goes back to that stage. It soars high never looking back. By Moses 28.04.24 Quilt Working Group FYI Our Message Cushions are created by QWG participants; they choose a symbol to represent their feelings/message they want to send.Continue reading “Fly Butterfly”
Category Archives: Advocacy & Activism
We Matter
I am a Survivor of Abuse and Rape
I grew up with my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousin. My grandmother had to go to the market to send us to school and give us what we need. As for me, I did not go to school as often as I should, have because I had to help her to look for food toContinue reading “I am a Survivor of Abuse and Rape”
New Years Resolution: Stop Killing Us!
Over 10 women were gruesomely murdered in Jamaica since the beginning of December 2016. JCW+ is still trying to understand the reasons for taking the lives of women as we strongly believe that there is no good enough reason to justify nor excuse such an inhumane act. By no means is the decision to killContinue reading “New Years Resolution: Stop Killing Us!”
World AIDS Day Carnival
Carnival march to raise awareness on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Push: On Your Face Or On Your Feet?
As we get ready to push our advocacy into full swing for the 16 days of activism, will we be falling on our face or landing on our feet? Violence greatly impacts the lives of everyone and has destructive capabilities. Women and girls however, are more highly affected as we are more prone to sexualContinue reading “Push: On Your Face Or On Your Feet?”
#WhatWomenWant
Originally posted on Roja Vida:
For a couple of weeks now, I have been collaborating with the campaign #WhatWomenWant. I tweet and retweet many stuff, but never posted an original message. During this days I have been reading “What Women Want” so much that I actually start thinking, what do I want? Like, what do…