SOUL believes that our faith calls us to the fight for justice for all, especially those who have historically been marginalized and oppressed. Their mission is to assist low-income people of color in the Chicago Southland to build power, then subsequently leverage that power to fight for their own interest and liberation. They achieve this mission…
Founded by three black trans women in 2017 as Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Originally named after the first documented uprising of transgender and queer people in United States history, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots of 1966, the district encompasses 6 blocks in the southeastern Tenderloin and crosses…
Founded in 1998, Women’s Campaign International (WCI) is an international development NGO that empowers women around the world to participate and fill leadership roles in politics, the economy, civil society, and peace building. Specializing in transitional states and post-conflict regions, WCI equips women, men and youth leaders with the skills, knowledge and support necessary to…
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The main roles of UN Women are: To support inter-governmental bodies, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, in their formulation of policies, global standards and norms; To help Member…
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