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~Sexypink~ My Jouvert costume for 2021. It is called BLOOD MAS and is based on combining the concept of Mud Mas and the banned nineteenth century portrayal Pissinlit. 

The latest murder of a young woman happened as I was considering this costume. It helped fuel the need for it. I see BLOOD MAS as an unfortunate necessity to Jouvert. Adding BLOOD to MUD and including the Pissenlit where men dressed in women’s nightclothes considered both obscene and vulgar. They mocked menstruation, and everything feminine. Pissenlit is translated as “wet the bed.” In our climate of violence toward women, this met all of my views at this time.

She wears the mask, blood instead of mud and the knife is her retaliation within the hopelessness of what violence does to all of us.  

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End of Year Meme

First things first, did you have a good year?

How old did you turn this year?

Do you feel your age?

Did your appearance change in anyway?

Post your favorite selfie.

If you traveled, where did you go?

Which fashion trends did you love?

Which fashion trends did you hate?

What was your favorite article of clothing this year? Post a pic if possible?

What song sums up this year for you?

What album came out and has been on heavy rotation since then?

What was your favorite movie of the year?

Did an actor/actress catch your attention for the first time this year?

Favorite new TV show?

Which new ship/fandom has taken over a lot of your time, attention, and tears?

What food did you try for the first time?

Did you make any big permanent changes this year?

What was one nice thing you did for someone else?

What was one nice thing you did for yourself?

Did you develop a new obsession?

Did you vote?

Did you move?

Did you get a job?

Did you get a pet?

Do you regret not doing anything?

Do you regret doing something?

Have you done anything that scared you?

Did anyone/thing make you so mad it stayed with you for days?

Did you lose anyone close to you?

Did you fall in love?

Did you fall out of love?

Did you start a new relationship?

Did you go through a break up?

Did you have to cut ties to someone?

Who was important to you this year but wasn’t important last year?

Who wasn’t as important to you this year as they were last year?

If you could have a do over on one thing you did, would you take it?

What was the best moment of the year for you?

What was the worst?

Did anything happen that you were sure would change you as a person but it really didn’t?

Did anything happen to you that you were sure wouldn’t change you as a person but it did?

What are you most proud of accomplishing?

What have you learned about yourself this year that you didn’t know in the years prior?

Did your opinion of anyone change for the better?

Did your opinion of anyone change for worse?

If you make resolutions, did you complete them this year?

If you make resolutions, what will your resolutions be for the coming year?

If you could go on an adventure during the remaining days of the year, where would you go and what would you do?  Who would you go this?

What do you wish for others for the coming year?

What do you wish for yourself?

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10. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

47. Treat myself like I'm worth it.

49. Survival. Health. Peace.

50. Implement my ideas. Push.

39. My baby, my best friend, the love of my life -my cat- died. Was murdered by dog next door.

44. Hmm. Yes, I guess I'm more forgiving of people I had sworn I'd written off.

41. Actually, some of my worst fears came true but I survived and continue to manage although things are more difficult now. You adjust. Accept and move to suit.

30. Almost daily. Every time I see a video of a cat or dog.

42. Starting my MFA.

18. I got my cousin a portrait from an artist she loves.

8. I don't think I notice fashion. But I hate cancel culture.

16. Not this year but last year I tried Quinoa. Why? Just why?

2. 49

3. Body, yes. Mind, no.

12. Moonlight. I just saw it this year.

17. I gave away a top that I've been waiting like 20 years to fit back from into. I still have a couple items of clothing that I hope one day I'll fit into again. I wonder if this is harming my moving forward in life? Hmm

That's that.

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Who say Girls Trip! Email [email protected] for registration details. #womenwriters #caribbeanwriting #caribbeanliterature #advocacy #trinidad

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The WomenSpeak Project in partnership with The Institute for Gender and Development Studies invite you to register for the "Write to Speak" spoken word workshop for women. In this workshop participants will be exposed to the tools for developing their style through poetry: exploring verbal fluency, finding and projecting their unique voice, transforming memory into an intentional story, characterization, and the basics to writing a poem. Participants will have the opportunity to work individually and in groups to explore advocacy and prepare their very own spoken word piece.

Our facilitator will be Ms. Alyea Pierce, a spoken word poet and Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellow.

Date: Saturday November 16, 2019 Venue: Institute for Gender and Development Studies, UWI, St. Augustine Time: 1pm to 5.00pm Cost $300

To register email Simone at [email protected]. Registrations are on a first come basis and confirmed ONLY when payment has been received. Spaces are limited.

#womenspeakproject #igds #advocacy #16daysofactivism #16days #womenwriters #writingworkshop #caribbeanwomen #trinidad #uwi #yourstory #storytelling #poetry #spokenword #alyeapierce

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Who say Girls Trip! Email [email protected] for registration details. #womenwriters #caribbeanwriting #caribbeanliterature #advocacy #trinidad

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Who say Girls Trip! Email [email protected] for registration details. #womenwriters #caribbeanwriting #caribbeanliterature #advocacy #trinidad

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Solidarity with Yugge Farrell

It is with great concern that we also note what appears to be a disturbing pattern in our region of unlawfully detaining and vilifying women who challenge the state and its agents, with little regard for their human rights.

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http://womenspeakproject.org/deaf-women-have-a-voice/

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http://womenspeakproject.org/you-dont-have-to-be-pretty/

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http://womenspeakproject.org/you-dont-have-to-be-pretty/

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Analise discusses the double standing in asking women about family related questions in an interview. Part of The WomenSpeak Project's A Room With A View series. Read full article at http://womenspeakproject.org/ask-him-more-gender-bias-in-recruitment/

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Do you think young women are still pressured to get married because of tradition? Read Julie's view http://womenspeakproject.org/marriage-and-tradition/

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Read more about Asha’s views on The Maternity Act of Trinidad and Tobago here http://womenspeakproject.org/failing-our-families/

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We’re reintroducing our A Room With A View series and inviting Caribbean women to share your essays or opinion pieces on any topic related to discrimination against women. 

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We’re Moving

We’re making the move over to our own website. We’ve migrated all our wonderful Tumblr posts and creating new stuff as we continue to grow and expand our objectives. 

http://womenspeakproject.org 

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About the Founder

Simone Leid is a Trinidad and Tobago national who has worked in the field of Gender and Development and International Development for over 13 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Management from the University of the West Indies and a Masters degree in Sustainable International Development from the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, USA.

As a former Project Officer with the Gender Affairs Division in Trinidad, and in her capacity as a consultant with the Division and other Women's NGOs, she has worked on a number of projects aimed at building awareness and understanding of gender issues and how they affect the lives of men and women in society.

Simone developed The WomenSpeak Project to promote participation and knowledge-sharing among individuals, activists and organisations in order to improve advocacy outcomes around issues pertaining to discrimination against women in the Caribbean. The WomenSpeak blog also provides a space for women to share their own stories, including creative reflections on various issues related to gender discrimination. 

As a fellow of the Cropper Foundation Workshop for Caribbean Writers and the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop, Simone recognizes the importance of writing as a means to strengthen cognition, make sense of past experiences and communicate complex emotions in a way that promotes greater understanding and empathy.

The WomenSpeak Project was featured at the 2011 BlogHer conference in San Diego, USA, where Simone was awarded an International Activist Scholarship to present the work of the Project at the conference.