I just lost 3 minutes and 17 seconds of my life that I will never get back. I wanted to … More
Author: Lakshmi Sarah
Seeds of Occupy: The Gill Tract Contested Land and Oakland’s Planting Justice
This article originally appeared in Project Groundswell. On Earth Day, activists, community members, students and local farmers reclaimed the Gill … More
Culture Lens: Stanford Radio 90.1
All episodes of Culture Lens, can be found on Mix Cloud with background information on Culture Lens: tumblr … More
Michelle Obama Mom in Chief Controversy Highlights American Fears of Strong Black Women
I am not black, nor am I a mother. But I am a general appreciator of mothers, in all shapes … More
Simplifying the Economics of Happiness with Helena Norberg-Hodge
This article originally appeared in Project Groundswell. In 1975, before India’s northern region of Ladakh became a popular tourist attraction; Helena … More
On Migritude
I don’t normally cry at poetry events. Most movies don’t get me either, unless I am on an airplane. There’s … More
An Introduction to the Art of Occupation: #OccupyArt
I told my sister I just came home from a class called Occupy Art. She told me she just came … More
Feminist Films
Miss Representation http://www.missrepresentation.org/ I Was a Teenage Feminist http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c695.shtml The Shape of Water http://www.theshapeofwatermovie.com/ Sari Soldiers http://www.wmm.com/filmCatalog/pages/c727.shtml Girls Rock! http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/girls_rock … More
Women protesters in Tunisia and Egypt forge forward for human rights
This article first appeared in Women News Network (WNN) U.S./Global: As women across the MENA (Middle-East and North Africa) region … More
A Vision for the Future: Founder of Earth Trust, Vanya Orr
The Nilgiri Hills consists of a heart-shaped region rising almost vertically from the lowlands of the Southern Indian states of … More