News headlines for “Racism”, page 75
Q&A: 'Women Have Yielded the Cooking Profession to Men'
- Inter Press Service
'Women didn't want to be slaves any more, or work professionally at what they were trying to liberate themselves from,' renowned Venezuelan chef Helena Ibarra told IPS, explaining why women have taken so long to compete in a workplace as symbolically feminine as the kitchen.
ECUADOR: Bishop Fasts for Reconciliation in Jungle Province
- Inter Press Service
Catholic bishop emeritus Gonzalo López Marañón has been fasting since May 24 in a park in the Ecuadorian capital to call for peace and reconciliation in Sucumbíos, an Amazon province immersed in a conflict over the Vatican's decision to put the diocese in the hands of an ultra-conservative Catholic order.
Street Harassment, Not 'Compliments'
- Inter Press Service
Men say they are giving compliments, or even claim they are being poetic. But to many women, cheeky or lewd remarks from men on the street are a form of harassment which is offensive, insulting and even denigrating.
Asylum-Seekers Find Refuge in a Street Paper
- Inter Press Service
The reasons why people become street paper vendors are many and diverse. Some are homeless; others suffer mental or physical health problems, struggle with addiction or face unemployment. And some people do it because the magazines offer them the refuge they so desperately need.
CULTURE-CUBA: The Coco Solo Social Club, Open to All
- Inter Press Service
The family history of writer Manuel Martínez rises up in large, black letters on the walls and ceilings of his house in a low-income neighbourhood of the Cuban capital. Photos and objects from times past complete this different kind of a book, which you can start reading from any point.
SRI LANKA: Plan to Host 2018 Commonwealth Games Opposed
- Inter Press Service
Sri Lanka plans to host the Commonwealth Games seven years from now and spend two billion dollars, in what politicians and economists slam as another extravagant adventure aimed at boosting President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
OP-ED: Religion, Out of Place?
- Inter Press Service
Brazil is seen as a country of diverse and profound faith. But though religion is an important reference point in the lives of the population, the extent of religious diversity in this sprawling country is not nearly so pervasive as belief itself.
INDIA: Kashmir in Search of Lost Culture
- Inter Press Service
While the conflict in Indian Kashmir and the destruction it has caused often makes the news, its impact on culture has hardly gotten any attention.
Queer Film Fest Breaks India’s Social Glass Ceiling
- Inter Press Service
More than a decade ago, when India’s first lesbian-themed film - ‘Fire’ by Deepa Mehta - was released, it was booed and met with protest and vandalism, forcing many fear-stricken theatre owners to take the film off their screens.
AUSTRALIA: Indigenous Say It on Film
- Inter Press Service
From the Australian bush to Alaska’s Arctic wilderness, indigenous peoples’ stories and perspectives take centre stage at the Message Sticks Film Festival, the only annual event of its kind in Australia.
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