Monthly Archives: January 2017

Why this New Zealander cares about what’s happening in the United States

By 2 commentsactivism, Change the World, developing world, discrimination, Myanmar, neighbours, peace-making, racism, rant, refugees, social justice

During the United States primaries, I had to consciously limit my fascination with US politics and remind myself that it was getting daily updates on the campaign trail shenanigans wasn’t much different to reading about foreign celebrities in gossip magazines. I had better things to do with my time and attention. And then Trump got elected. […]

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Fabulous Children's Picture Books with Diverse Characters | Sacraparental.com

Fabulous Children’s Picture Books with Diverse Representation

By 12 commentsactivism, books, boys and girls, Change the World, feminism, media and gender, parenting, racism, social justice, taha Maori, video

Have you ever noticed that all the animals in the popular children’s lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo are male? Every single one. It’s not an isolated example. Looking at almost 6,000 children’s books published between 1900 and 2000, the study, led by Janice McCabe, a professor of sociology at Florida State University, found that males are central characters […]

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