We are currently in Alabama with the We Belong Together delegation of activists and thought leaders who are working to protect and promote the rights of immigrant women. Read more about our trip here and a statement from the ground below: — WE BELONG TOGETHER WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION STATEMENT Together, we are a diverse [...]

March 22, 2012 by crissy spivey | Tags: #womentogether, Alabama, b-listed, breakthrough, immigration, Mallika Dutt, We Belong Together, Women, women's rights | Comments Off

Imagine this scenario: you feel safer staying with your abusive husband than you do calling the cops to report him. For many immigrant women in Alabama and elsewhere, that scenario is reality. The escalating “war on women” has —- rightly —- sparked broad outrage and urgent action to protect human rights in the United States. [...]

March 22, 2012 by crissy spivey | Tags: Alabama, Breakthough, homepage, human rights, immigration, Mallika Dutt, war on women, women's rights | Comments Off

Breakthrough is ringing out the end of the summer with our oldies but goodies. If you’re not on the beach, barbecuing, or on a blanket at the park, we hope you’re spending it with us! 1. Mann Ke Manjeere Breakthrough started with a music video–Mann ke Manjeeré: about a fearless woman (actress Mita Vasisht) who [...]

August 31, 2011 by crissy spivey | Tags: b-listed, Babul, breakthrough, Domestic Violence, End of summer playlist, human rights, Maati, mann ke manjeere, mita vasisht, music video, violence against women, What Kind of Man Are You, women's rights | Comments Off

Games, it turns out, imitate life — sometimes eerily so — just as history so often threatens to repeat itself. This week, Breakthrough‘s ongoing Facebook gaming event, America 2049, tackles two major issues that become linked within the narrative of the game: interracial unions and abortion. During gameplay, players encounter the story of Bonnie, a [...]

May 10, 2011 by Pulkit | Tags: abortion, America 2049, b-listed, breakthrough, Center for Reproductive Rights, culture shockers, education, Facebook, H.R.3, human rights, interracial marriage, interracial union, Loving Day, Ms. Magazine, Nancy Keenan, Nancy Northup, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, PRCH, Public Policy Polling, Racism, Restore Fairness, The Loving Story, violence against women, Women, women's rights | Comments Off

Breakthrough is proud to be a Community Partner for the New York Indian Film Festival. This post was originally written by Pulkit Datta for The NRI, who is also the Media Assistant with Breakthrough. New York’s oldest Indian film festival – previously known as the MIAAC Film Festival – is entering its 11th year with [...]

May 4, 2011 by Pulkit | Tags: b-listed, Bhopali, breakthrough, breakthrough beat, film, Harud, human rights, IAAC, immigrant, immigration, New York City, New York Indian Film Festival, NYIFF, NYWIFT, Semshook, Whistling Woods, Women, women's rights | Comments Off

Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, several neighbors along Clinton Street in the Lower East Side (Manhattan) heard Sarah Coit’s incessant screams. The screaming lasted for around 20 minutes, yet no one was able to figure out where it was coming from. Less than half an hour later, a man named Raul Barrera showed [...]

April 15, 2011 by Pulkit | Tags: America 2049, b-listed, breakthrough, culture shockers, Domestic Violence, human rights, New York City, RAINN, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month, sexual violence, Take Back the Night, violence against women, Women, women's rights | Comments Off

“Fox News: Coffee, smiles, fear and terror!” On April 9, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) actors Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan played the presenters of Fox News’ morning talk show ‘Fox & Friends’ Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade, respectively.  The cast discussed several current issues starting with the federal budget showdown [...]

April 12, 2011 by Pulkit | Tags: America 2049, b-listed, because we found it, Bobby Moynihan, breakthrough, deportation, Domestic Violence, education, Facebook, Fox and Friends, Helen Mirren, human rights, I AM THIS LAND, immigration, NBC, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, women's rights, youth | Comments Off

One year ago, we saw the first photos of the ravaged land of Haiti. We heard on-the-ground accounts of what it was like to be standing in a building when the first rumbles were felt. Then, we saw video. We watched people walk through battered streets looking up at what had once been an office [...]

January 13, 2011 by Michelle | Tags: American Red Cross, b-listed, breakthrough, cholera, disease, earthquake, first aid, Haiti, human rights, I AM THIS LAND, women's rights | Comments Off

From our Restore Fairness blog- They’re the backbone of our food supply. Their hands sliced the chicken breast we had for lunch. Their sweat brought the fresh tomato to our plates. Their backs bent to pick the lettuce in our salads. They are America’s undocumented workers. Every day, on farms and factories across America, millions [...]

November 23, 2010 by ishita | Tags: 287g, agriculture, blog, capitalism, cnn, deportation, detention, dignity, due process, enforcement, exploitation, Fair Day in Court, family, farm workers, Feminism, Guatemala, homepage, human rights, immigration, Injustice on Our Plates, justice, Medicare, Mexico, poverty, Race | Tags: agJobs, refugees, Social Security, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Thanksgiving, undocumented women, undocumented workers, United Farm Workers, women's rights | Comments Off

Two years after placing President Obama in the White House with a burst of national ebullience, we are greeting decision 2010 in a decidedly different national mood. Americans continue to be affected by the recession, despite it meeting its official end since the last election cycle.  Despite the economy dominating the election,  many other important [...]

November 2, 2010 by Ava | Tags: abortion, affirmative action, Arizona, birth control, democracy, democrats, elections, equality, gay marriage, human rights, immigration, LGBTQ, Mid term elections, midterm elections, President Obama, republicans, SB1070, Vote, White House, women's rights | Comments Off