Category: Current Events
Why Amish Women Need Feminism & Important Ways You Can Help
by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Mar 22, 2023 | Current Events | 0 |
We have to stop thinking about Amish women and children as property of the Amish — and separate from us — and start thinking of them as fellow members of society. Empowering Amish women starts with our advocacy, and it relies on their education.
Read MoreWhy Wisconsin v. Yoder Makes COVID-19 Worse and Why Science Matters
by V.B., Summer Intern | Oct 8, 2021 | Current Events, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
COVID-19 has shown us that we’re all interconnected and that the actions of one community affects everyone else. The Amish aren’t self-sufficient and separated from the modern world: they go to the grocery store, sell things, interact with the non-Amish, and depend 100% on the outside world to survive.
Read MoreThink the Taliban Are Cruel? Amish Women Legally Have No Rights Either
by Althea Chokwe | Sep 19, 2021 | Current Events | 0 |
The Taliban in Afghanistan and the Amish Church in America are unified in the fight against women’s rights. E.g., the Wisconsin v. Yoder verdict is eerily similar to the Taliban mandate of no schooling for females.
Read MoreWhat Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Launched to Empower Working Women
by Althea Chokwe | Sep 3, 2021 | Current Events | 0 |
Education is the first logical step towards mentoring and empowering Amish women. How would I have turned out without the support of academic and industry figures?
Read MoreWhat Is Freedom and Why Is It Important? Here Are 3 Answers
by Torah Bontrager | Aug 4, 2021 | Current Events | 0 |
Freedom is completely unattainable. The idea of being free or having freedom is one of the biggest scams we’re sold as Americans or humans.
Read MoreHow the Olympics Are a Reminder of the Struggle for US Children’s Human Rights
by Althea Chokwe | Jul 25, 2021 | Current Events, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
What is the point of keeping the world in check when you ignore your own citizens’ well-being?
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