The Global 16 Days Campaign started on Monday, November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW). The campaign opened at a time that the country is shocked and upset by the rape and murder of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey and the rape and death of 72-year-old Verencha Butler. The Global 16 Days […]
EVERY now and then, there is a story that takes over the news. It is a top story one day, and lingers in the main section, even if not on the front page, for a while. It pops up again when it becomes particularly relevant. It is discussed widely, and in public, by people with […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there has been little attention to it in The Bahamas. The Department of Gender and Family Affairs has been rather silent for months and months, seemingly doing very little and certainly not engaging nongovernmental organisations in a meaningful way. This month, one might have expected the Department, if […]
MONDAY was day 374 of the genocide of Palestine and Palestinians by Israel which continues to bomb schools and hospitals. Israel is targeting displacement camps where Palestinians who have been driven out of their homes set up makeshift structures to shelter themselves and their families. Palestinian people are being forced out of the north. There […]
We all want and need to see ourselves. No matter how different we are, how unique our circumstances, it is important to know that there are other people have similar experiences, facing similar struggles, failing in the same ways, and trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes we find this […]
In recent years, there seems to have been an increased in reported suicide and attempted suicide. People are in distress, and they are not being adequately supported. People experiencing anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide do not present in exactly the same ways. People find a variety of ways to cope, with most methods being […]
After crossing over from Village Road to Soldier Road, in the left lane, the driver to the right of me cut across me to turn into the drive-through of one of the fast food restaurants on the corner. Luckily, I anticipated that the person would do something foolish, so I drove with an abundance of […]
Cases of gender-based violence against women continue to be in the news on a daily basis. With little or no ongoing work to prevent gender-based violence against women and girls and insufficient resources allocated to intervention, women and girls are experiencing violence in many forms, and repeatedly. A 26-year-old man who met a 14-year-old girl […]
At Equality Bahamas, we host Pride events throughout the month of July. In many parts of the world, Pride events take place in June, often marked by a march. Even with information at our fingertips, people pretend not to understand what Pride is or why it exists, or they insist on maintaining their ignorance. Pride […]
We are one week away from celebrating 51 years of independence in The Bahamas. Last year, the celebration seemed to last forever with many events and designated thematic days in the lead-up to July 10. This year is much less busy and promotion of Independence events seemed to start quite late. Nonetheless, much of the […]
