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Caribbean Unity in support of Tambourine Army activist Latoya Nugent

As concerned members of the Caribbean region and diaspora, we are outraged by the unreasonable and absurd charges of three counts of “malicious communication” under Section 9 (1) of the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 by the Jamaican state towards human rights defender and activist, Latoya Nugent. We are also outraged by the unfair treatment and hostility demonstrated during her arrest in which she was…

There will be no pictures of you and smiling African children In the village where you did a semester abroad As a global citizen. No cutting-edge electronic journals will be created To recycle the same ethno-centric ideas The revolution will not be PDFed.

#CatchAFyah Caribbean Feminist Network needs you!

What we want a logo! We want a logo that captures and reflects the spirit and philosophy of the CatchAFyah Caribbean Feminist Network. Why we want it? We want to further develop our identity as a Carib...

CatchAFyah Caribbean Feminist Network is a collective of young, passionate Caribbean activists and organisations. We advocate for social, political and economic justice and empowerment, particularly gender justice, gender equity and gender equality.  People who identify as feminists, gender-justice activists, lgbtq activists, women, transwomen, transmen, people with disabilities, members of the lgbtq community and people based in the Caribbean region are especially encouraged to enter our design competition. The winner will receive $500.

Tonight - June 26th 2013- is the first #catchafyah tweet-up on #streetharassment in the Caribbean. Join the conversation on Twitter at 8pm Eastern Caribbean time. Have you ever experienced street harassment in the Caribbean? How did you react? What can be done to change things? What does street harassment look, feel and sound like in the Caribbean? What does street harassment say about Caribbean gender relations?"

Follow me at @WomenSpeakPro as well as other #catchafyah Caribbean twitterati who will be participating like @redforgender @sheroxlox @malaikaBSL  @JahageeSisters @sablikatriumph @BlakkaEllis

Check out some our posts on Street Harassment on WomenSpeak tagged #streetharassment and let us know your thoughts tonight.