Inaugural Exhibition
Inaugural Exhibition for Our Sister’s Keeper at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Georgia. September 13 through December 31
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PRACTICES THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO WOMEN’S HEALTH
We have all heard of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) and the efforts that are being made to stop this practice that is so detrimental to women’s health. Here is another detrimental practice that most people have never heard about. Do you know about FINGER MUTILATION? One of my photographic trips took me to Papua, Indonesia. …
GHANA’S WITCH CAMPS
On my first trip to Ghana, the photographer that I was traveling with had come across a book by Karen Palmer, titled Spellbound. The book was written about her experience at the Gambaga Witch Camp. A decision was made to include a trip to the village of Gambaga to visit the witch camp there. I …
Interview in Zinacantán, Mexico
My name is Josefina and my daughters and I own a textile store in the Maya village of Zinacantán. Our family business had been flower growing, but now the textile business is our main source of income. Most of the textiles in the store are made by my daughters. They are weavers and have learned …
Young Girls of Gujarat, India
Gujarat is a state in India that is next to Pakistan. It is the region of minority tribes where the traditions of stitch and embroidery are evidence of and connections to their tribal life. My love of textiles and hand embroidery work took me to Gujarat to meet these incredible artisans with the needle and …
A Story of Strength
I have some amazing stories from my interviews of Maya women in Chiapas, Mexico. They are stories of strength and determination to overcome obstacles in life. Here is one life story from Isabel. Visit my website and read more about the Maya women of Chiapas. http://oursisterskeep.wpengine.com/galleries/chiapas/ INTERVIEW, ISABEL San Cristobal, Mexico My name is Isabel. …
TULIPS ARE PERFECT LOVE
After launching www.oursisterskeeper.org last October, I find that I am constantly thinking how to reach a broader audience to build awareness of the human rights issues of women and children around the world. Last month I was in Holland photographing tulips in the world famous, Keukenhof gardens, outside of Amsterdam. The tulips were spectacular. All …
A HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
In December, 2015, four months ago, The Carter Center was involved in convening the West Africa Human Rights Defenders Forum, entitled “Mobilizing Action for Women and Girls”. The forum was held in Accra, Ghana. In 2012 and 2014, I visited the Gambaga Witch Camp in Gambaga, Ghana. I discovered a camp in which over 200 …
HAITI
Last week I returned from a photographic assignment in Cap Haitien, Haiti. My impressions of the geographic locations where I photographed were that Haiti is one of the poorest countries I have visited. The people are friendly, but have many needs. In observing the women, I found that they are hard working and take on …
Maya Women Helping Maya Women (FOMMA)
On my recent trip to San Cristobal de las Casas I was introduced to the staff at FOMMA, and interviewed them on the work they are doing for Maya women. FOMMA (Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya) is a collective of Mayan women who use theater as a tool for education and community building. They are …