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Category Archives: Motherhood
Wangari Maathai, in her own words – Freedom turns a corner: Part 4
Mothers in war Continuing from the previous excerpt of Wangari Maathai’s autobiography, Unbowed: One woman’s story, the mothers wait for their sons. But as they continue their peaceful and contained vigil, the government does not leave them alone. So, the unarmed … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Moi, disenfranchisement, gender, governance, human rights, JM Kariuki, Kenya, law, media, Motherhood, Mothers' Day, UDHR, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Wangari Maathai
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Wangari Maathai, in her own words – Freedom turns a corner: Part 3
Mothers petition, pray and fast; and the birthing, naming and living spirit of Freedom Corner The adapted excerpt below from Wangari Maathai’s autobiography, Unbowed: One woman’s story (buy the book), tells of how a slice of Uhuru Park – Freedom Corner – came to … Continue reading
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Tagged Boniface Mwangi, Daniel Moi, disenfranchisement, gender, governance, human rights, JM Kariuki, Kenya, law, media, Motherhood, Mothers' Day, UDHR, Uhuru Kenyatta, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Wangari Maathai
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Mothers’ Day 2013
https://twitter.com/bettymurungi/status/333503700448452608 The month of May – Mama, Mother, Mummy, Mum While every day is indeed a day to honour our mothers (as in Betty Murungi’s tweet above), on Mothers’ Day, we do it collectively, and perhaps more formally, in the various … Continue reading
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Tagged apartheid, Daniel Moi, disenfranchisement, gender, governance, human rights, Kenya, Mauritania, Motherhood, Mothers' Day, racism, Slavery, South Africa, UDHR, UN, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Wangari Maathai, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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Breast milk substitutes: What’s the real story?
Too much ado about 3%, given that… “…97% of children are breastfed and only three per cent of children less than three years receive commercially produced infant formula.” – Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008–2009, as cited in this Daily Nation story It would … Continue reading
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Tagged baby formula, breastmilk, flexiplace, flexitime, gender, governance, law, Motherhood, right to information
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The dark side of motherhood
Today, May 10, is Mothers Day in the corner of the planet where I am at this time (Mexico). The rest of the world will observe this day on other days. Never mind the day, it’s the spirit that counts. There … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Human rights, Mauritania, Motherhood, Politics, Race
Tagged Islam, Mauritania, Motherhood, Mothers' Day, Slavery
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