Why Soldiers Rape By Helen Benedict, In These Times
Why Soldiers Rape By Helen Benedict, In These Times Printed September 13, 2008 Editor's note: This article is adapted from "<http://www.helenbenedict.com/>The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq," to be published by Beacon Press in April 2009. An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually [...read more]
The Wild Elephant Encounter
The wild elephant encounter In 2003, an Italian NGO and UNICEF contracted me to go to Anaradapura in Sri Lanka and teach on the subject of gender-based violence. As part of the assignment, I was ensconced in a small house on the grounds of a hotel resort run by [...read more]
History of The Kolo: Women’s Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Our story begins in Bosnia, site of recent and past genocides with brutal wars that have displaced and traumatized its people in unspeakable ways. The title is a reflection of this region and its many horrors since the word Balkan translates into 'blood and honey'. All over the world, [...read more]