Martyrs, Suffragettes & Communism in Britain - Is Our Past Haunting Our Future?
Last week, I visited the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum. 178 years earlier, six men from rural Dorset were sentenced to seven years in a penal colony in Australia -…
Bereavement and Buddhism - The Story of my Baby
Roderik didn't physically respond or acknowledge me. But those moments were timeless and magical - and I felt as close and connected to my baby as any…
'I am not there; I did not die' - Testimony to my Baby
When I walked up Dumpdon Hill in Devon recently, I didn't know how or what I was going to feel. Eight years earlier, I had toiled up the same hill with my two…
Amir Hekmati & Zahra Bahrami - Iran and the Execution of Dual Nationals
This time last year, Iran sentenced Dutch-Iranian woman, Zahra Bahrami, to death. Zahra was executed 23 days later, before the lawyers appointed by the Dutch…
A new year, and another few thousand dollars goes up in smoke
When I signed out of Facebook early on New Year's Day, I watched a little of the fireworks celebrations on television. I'm all for celebration. But I…
Sarah Shourd: What it means to know people are campaigning for you
"We knew about Safe World for Women from my mom's letters and it made a big difference to us to know that the world was watching. Knowing that there are people…
The freed US hikers feel like close friends
The news that Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are free will come as a tremendous relief not only to their families but also to the thousands of supporters…
My half-century and changing times
I have just turned 50 years old and my mum 75. Reaching a certain age does sort of make you stop and evaluate your life - and time in general. My grandfather…
Four days with Sarah Shourd and the UK media
Last summer I spent 3 months campaigning for the release of Sarah Shourd from imprisonment in Iran In a blog for the Reuters Foundation, Chris Crowstaff writes…
All Our Children
Every day, babies are stillborn. Roderik was one of 3.2 million babies born each year who do not survive. Too often, this is due to denial of basic human…
Roderik's Three Days
"On 9th March 2004, baby Roderik was born - he changed my life...To come face to face with birth and death together is an indescribable experience."
Women and Democracy - then and now
1869 – John Stuart Mill was the first person in Parliament to call for women’s right to vote. This was followed by many years of women's…
A New Era for Women - 2011
Most war victims and refugees are women and children. Most of the world's poor are women. 2011 represents 100 years of the women's movement. Together we can…
100 Years of the Women's Movement
2011 represents 100 years of the women’s movement, with major achievements and progress, since the very first International Women's Day in March 1911.…
Women as Leaders
Scientists say that too much testosterone leads to too much aggression and reckless decision-making and suggest the stock-market crash may have been due to too…
My Life My Work
Cher Duncombe interviews Chris Crowstaff: - "For women to tell their stories, and be listened to and validated, is in itself empowering and therapeutic..."
Why Women?
"There is still a very long way to go before women, and ‘women’s values’ are fully integrated into society..."
Visiting women & Children in Rural Uganda
I asked an elderly widow what changes she had seen in her lifetime: "None." She replied. "I'm still gathering leaves to eat. My roof still leaks." - 100 years…
The Children of Kaabong
'My first impressions were of a dry semi arid desert with little or no vegetation as far as the eye could see. The Ugandan army were ever-present, in an effort…
Chris In Uganda
Visiting women & Children in Rural Uganda
I asked an elderly widow what changes she had seen in her lifetime: "None." She replied. "I'm still gathering leaves to eat. My roof still leaks." - 100 years of the women's movement?
The Children of Kaabong
'My first impressions were of a dry semi arid desert with little or no vegetation as far as the eye could see. The Ugandan army were ever-present, in an effort to protect the warring tribes from each…
Field Partners In Asia
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Women’s internet café is small victory for Afghan equality
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Afghanistan: Girl Power
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Weaving Handicrafts and Hope for Displaced Women from Burma
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Bringing Inspiration to Women and Children in Rural Rwanda
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Rural Uganda: Finding Ways to Celebrate
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'The Biggest Deception' - An Afghan Woman Speaks Out
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Making way for the future of Karenni refugee children
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DR Congo: Boys Show Support for Their Mothers in Women's Group
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Afghans march in Kabul to demand justice for women
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'Where is justice?' Afghans march to protest violence against women