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#MeToo- Art and Feminism Now (Full Video)

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Krista Suh and Yareli Arizmendi get to the heart of the matter at #MeToo- Art and Feminism Now photo by MarySue Heilemann On Saturday, January 27th 2018 a vibrant panel discussion on #MeToo - Art and Feminism Now was held from 1-3pm at the Santa Monica Art Studios.  We gathered as artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers and more to help discuss ideas on how to build a path forward.  Kathleen McHugh, Chair Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media at UCLA, Moderated the panel discussion. The panelists included: Actress/Writer Yareli Arizmendi (Like Water for Chocolate, A Day Without a Mexican) More at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034976 /.Artist/Activist  Michele Pred (Represented by Nancy Hoffman Gallery) More on Michele Pred at: http://michelepred.com/home.html .“Ms Pred's work is an important offering for its relevance to the times."- Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor  Krista Suh - Krista is a feminist, artist, Ho...

Beyoncé - ***Flawless ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Yep! The story behind Beyoncé's Flawless here:   'Flawless': The Full Story Your challengers are a young group from Houston Welcome Beyonce, Lativia, Nina, Nicky, Kelly, and Ashley The Hip-Hop Rappin' 'Girls Tyme' I'm out that H-town, coming, coming down I'm coming down dripping candy on the ground H, H-town, town, I'm coming down Coming down, dripping candy on the ground I know when you were little girls You dreamt of being in my world Don't forget it, don't forget it Respect that, bow down bitches I took some time to live my life But don't think I'm just his little wife Don't get it twisted, get it twisted This my shit, bow down bitches Bow down bitches, bow bow down bitches (Crown) Bow down bitches, bow bow down bitches (Crown) H Town bitches H, H Town bitches I'm so crown crown, bow down bitches I'm out that H, town, coming coming down I'm coming down, drippin' candy on the...

Jimmy Carter Stands Up for Women's Rights

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Losing my religion for equality Jimmy Carter July 15, 2009 from The Age Women and girls have been discriminated against for too long in a twisted interpretation of the word of God. I HAVE been a practising Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible teacher for many years. My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me, as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of people around the world. So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention , after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the convention's leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be "subservient" to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains in the military service. This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. Women are prevented...