WOMANTRA

WOMANTRA is a Caribbean-based, Diasporic feminist group geared toward producing counter-narratives to mainstream discourses, around what is important, newsworthy or a feminist issue. We do this by posting material from woman-centered and feminist blogs and websites, paying attention to intersectionality - particularly race, individual stories and experiences, sharing scholastic and activist opportunities and supporting each other’s scholarship and activism.We are a Caribbean non profit organisation and activist collective. Avatar is artwork  by Danielle Boodoo Fortuné called "She Breathes Upon the Water, the Waves Rise".

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Co-director of Womantra Amanda McIntyre says what #lifeinleggings did was monumental in the regional campaign towards the eradication of violence against women and girls. She said it was the creation

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(via Trini women join #lifeinleggings movement to raise awareness of sexual harassment | Loop News Trinidad and Tobago)

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Orange cloth on trees to stop gender based violence? | GT Mosquito

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WEEKEND READ: #LifeInLeggings and more – the ‘woke’ side of Bajan social media

While some lament that social media is littered with mindless memes and brings out the worst in people (enter the comments section at your own risk), there are Barbadians who are using it as a tool for empowerment and knowledge-sharing about critical issues affecting this society. Aside from the #mannequinchallenge and the #unameitchallenge, in recent months there’s been a more potent challenge going viral on Bajan social media – ‘ordinary citizens’ challenging long-ingrained social norms and the status quo.

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#lifeinleggings Call for feminist solidarity

This island has been cracked open and will never be the same again. Women broke every silence. We spoke of street harassment: girl, yuh pussy fat! Principals who made no room for comprehensive sexu…

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(via Las 9 ilustraciones que te harán darte cuenta si eres maltratada por tu pareja | Cultura Colectiva - Cultura Colectiva)

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Latin American Feminist Organizations pledge support to #EndChildMarriage in T&T | home

14 Spanish speaking countries have crossed the language divide to offer their solidarity and advocate for the protection of girls against child marriage in Trin...

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im here for women who’ve survived trauma and come out of the other end furious and spitting blood and im here for women who’ve survived trauma and ended up softer and smaller and less brave and im here for women who refuse to deal with their trauma, who fuck and fight and run, and im here for women in the middle of dealing with their trauma who cry on the floor one day and feel invincible the next im here for any woman who’s experienced trauma. you’re not handling it wrongly. you’re doing your best

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PUBLIC FORUM ON THE MARRIAGE ACTS IN T&T — TOO YOUNG TO WED

On Tuesday 11 October, 2016, join the IGDS and the Coalition to End Child Marriage in T&T with representatives from WINAD, Hindu Women's Organization, Family Planning Association of T&T, WOMANTRA and more, to discuss the current debate surrounding the Marriage Acts of T&T. All are welcome. The event is free and open to the public.

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How to Reduce Violence Against Women in Trinidad and Tobago

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By Adria Armbrister Irene Scott/AusAID [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Trinidad and Tobago is a twin-island nation associated with fun, sun, soca and Carnival. But the day after Carnival in February of 2016 brought memories of good times as well as news of the violent murder of a foreign visitor, Asami Nagakiya, a Japanese …

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Global Change Leaders The call for applications for the 2017 GCL program is open from October 3 – November 15, 2016. Applicants will be notified of their application outcome by February 28, 2017. About the Program Established in 2011, the Global Change Leaders Program is a seven-week education program offered by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership. This program enables women from developing countries to strengthen their leadership capacities in order to contribute to innovation and change in their organizations and communities. Program participants engage in learning grounded in real world experiences and focused on Coady’s core thematic areas. Through a shared learning environment with other emerging women leaders from around the world, participants are exposed to a range of experiences and the beginnings of a potentially lifelong network of support.   The Global Change Leaders program provides successful candidates with a full scholarship that includes tuition, travel, accommodations, and meals. Successful participants are responsible for costs pertaining to acquiring a visa to enter Canada.   Program participants benefit from the guidance and mentorship of accomplished women leaders from around the world. The program is led by a core team of staff in the International Centre for Women’s Leadership and supported by other Coady faculty and associates. Meet our Global Change Leaders class of 2016

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The goal of the Caribbean Women’s Sexual Diversity Conference (CWSDC) is to create a forum for Caribbean women to strengthen advocacy and develop a regional network of support for activism related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, with an emphasis on women’s issues. From Oct. 4 - 7, activists from around the Caribbean will meet on St. Croix to focus on individual activism and program development for their organization through confidence-building, knowledge and skills transfer. Liberty Place of St Croix will this year co-host the conference, previously co-hosted by FOKO in Curacao, WomenSWay in Suriname and Womantra in Trinidad. Conceptualized by Kenita Placide, the CWSDC is now vested in the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE), with U&S playing the role of an organizing partner in 2016. “The issue of leadership remains a conflicting one for women in the Caribbean and balance in decision-making continues to be relevant. Yet many LBTQI women are effectively ‘leaders’ at levels of state, organizations and community,” said Kenita Placide, executive director of ECADE. In its 4th year, the CWSDC put this into focus with the theme, “Starting here; starting now: Setting the foundation for sustainable engagement.” Feminists facilitators from a range of backgrounds will conduct sessions that will historically locate women’s movements and explore the current context for LGBTQI activism regionally and globally. They will together examine the intersections of LBTQI activism with other movements and share strategies to strengthen programs and partnerships within organizations, with the LGBTQI community and with other stakeholders. ECADE Board member Lysanne Charles-Arrindel said, “CWSDC2016 will increase awareness of existing positive spaces, resistance and movements by and for LBTQI women and help develop strategies to create and/or expand these movements and spaces.” The CWSDC always exemplifies the inclusion and diversity it seeks to promote. Over 7 percent of activists attending CWSDC 2015 are from Latin America and another 7.3 percent identify as transgender. Four percent are over 50-years-old. The CWSDC tends to be a youth-led conference, and a full 56 percent of attendees in 2015 were under 30-years-old. There will be a mix of activities and teachings. The 2016 Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference is supported by COC Netherlands, Arcus Foundation, Inter-American Foundation, Astraea, ARC International and Outright Action International. United States Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett will declare the start of the conference at an opening ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Steve Letsike of Access Chapter2 South Africa will deliver the keynote address on “Youth Involvement in Setting the Agenda.” Representatives of organizers Liberty Place, ECADE, and United and Strong Inc. will also address the opening ceremony.

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By Michelle Loubon - Venezuela, Colombia and Dominican Republic are three of the six major countries from which people are trafficked to Trinidad and Tobago, says Alana Wheeler, Director Counter Human Trafficking Unit.

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(via Origins of the word ‘Cunt’. | Cherish The Cunt)

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People who get their period do not need to be embarrassed. They do not need to be ashamed. They do not need to be sorry. 

Our bodies should not be a source of shame. Or a source of stigma. 

It’s time to end period shaming.