violence against women — Stories

Empty Is As Empty Does

These actresses are being condemned for participating in #metoo because of their privilege, while we’re forgetting that talking about abuse is terrifying at best…

MoviesBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)13 June 2018TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, movies, films, #metoo, sexual harrassment, sexual abuse, women, women's rights, violence against women, strength, unity, community Comment

The Women of Flores De Villa

Scattered houses of veneer boards and rusty tin sheets pressed against each other along streets full of dust, are filled with abuse, heartbreak and pain…

WomanBy Piyadasa Hettihewa. (Father and Grandfather of TCKs. From Sri Lanka. Living in Thalawathugoda)26 May 2018TCK, tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, cultures, culture, women, woman, woman of colour, women's rights, violence against women, Peru, Peruvian, bravery, poem, poetryComment

How Long Do We Keep Up This Charade?

When that kind of visual programming is pervasive, and generations grow up watching that kind of trash on a nightly basis, is it any surprise when these countries have fairly high domestic violence rates?