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Category: indigenous culture

MY MAYA EXHIBIT RECEPTION AT USC

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights / Uncategorized

I am happy to announce that the invitations for the reception of my Maya exhibit at the University of Southern California are out.  The exhibit features my photography taken of Maya women in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and my collection of textiles from that region.  Most importantly, the exhibit features the interviews I made, …

EXHIBIT OF MY MAYA PHOTOGRAPHS & INTERVIEWS

September 4, 2018 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights / Uncategorized

The Maya exhibit of my photographs, interviews, and Maya textiles is now open.  The exhibit is at the University of Southern California, Doheny Library, for a period of 6 months.  If you are in the Southern California area come and visit this comprehensive display from my work in Chiapas, Mexico, over the past 6 years. …

OUR SISTER’S KEEPER ANNOUCEMENT FROM TUCSON

July 31, 2018 adminExhibition / Human Rights / indigenous culture

The opening event for my exhibit of Our Sister’s Keeper is coming up this Sunday.  I am excited about sharing my images and awareness of women’s human rights challenges around the world.   The exhibit will be hanging for 3 months, so if you are in Tucson, Arizona, stop by the Murphy Gallery at St. …

FINISHING THE STORY OF MARIA

July 29, 2018 adminFOMMA / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights1 Comment

In my last Blog I shared the beginning story of one of the women I had interviewed in Chiapas, Mexico.  Her name is Maria. Her life story left off at the point that she had returned to her village and was raped by a man who bought his way out of being arrested.  Her father was …

MY STORY OF MARIA

July 1, 2018 adminEarly marriages / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights

In my last blog I promised that I would share a story about Maria and her life as a Maya women in Chiapas, Mexico. Her story is one that many women experience. Here is Part One of Maria’s story. My father was an important man in my village.  He worked for the politicians in the …

For Two Thousand Years

May 31, 2018June 21, 2018 adminart / Early marriages / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights2 Comments

Did you know that Maya women have been weaving for over two thousand years?  Weaving was considered an art form among high ranking ancient Maya women. In the early 1500’s when Spanish conquistadores arrived, they encountered incredibly beautiful weavings.  There have been many changes in types of threads and designs over the centuries, but the …

A TIME OF GIVING

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture / Kenya

Giving back to others should happen all year around, but there is something special happening at this time of the year that reminds us of that act of unselfishness. To help others have a better life is something we can all do whether it is giving our time to help someone in need or giving resources …

PREPARING FOR MY EXHIBIT AT THE CARTER CENTER

August 21, 2016 adminExhibition / Human Rights / indigenous culture

  Last week I made a trip to Atlanta, GA, to review my printed photographs and sign them for my upcoming exhibit of Our Sister’s Keeper at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.   It was quite exciting to open the packages and view the 36 images that had been printed in 30” x 40”. …

PRACTICES THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO WOMEN’S HEALTH

August 12, 2016August 16, 2016 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture

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

July 27, 2016August 7, 2016 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture

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 …

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"Empathy for those living in the harsh face of human rights abuses is most strongly triggered by our ability to see ourselves in another’s situation." Read more


Karen Palmer, Author
Spellbound: Inside West Africa’s Witch Camps

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