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Maria Poblet's Blog
This is the blog of Maria Poblet, the executive director of Causa Justa / Just Cause. These blog posts are aggregated from Maria's blog on organizingupgrade.com.
Reflections on the World Social Forum
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By Maria Poblet / Organizing Upgrade
Photo by Josh Warren White
Tunisia is a society under construction. After a successful revolution in 2011 that sparked the "Arab Spring", the country, and the entire region, are in the midst of profound social transformation. I went to Tunisia thrilled to learn from the social movements that overthrew a profoundly entrenched, decades-long dictatorship.
Women's Rights in the Age of Empire
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Reflections on internationalist solidarity, in preparation for the 2013 World Social Forum in Tunisia
By Maria Poblet
Reprinted from Organizing Ugrade
"Hijab is part of our culture!" yelled a young woman in a gold and yellow "hijab" Muslim headscarf, squared off against an older French blonde, whose chin and shoulders were pulled back, signaling how offended and taken aback she was.
Maria Poblet: On Feminist Internationalism, Economic Justice, and the Movement of the 99%
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Address to the Association of Women’s Rights in Development
Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2012
It’s an honor to be here, among such powerful women and women’s organizations, from all over the world, gathered in such a beautiful city.
Looking around at all of you, I feel sure that another world is possible. And when I look from here towards the...
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Maria Poblet: 99% Power vs. Wells Fargo
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Ah, spring. Tulips, chocolate bunnies, and…. capitalist conspiracy.
Each spring the shareholders of every major bank get together to make their strategic plans for the year. Bank of America will meet in Charlotte, NC. Wells Fargo’s meeting is at their headquarters in San Francisco’s financial district.
What’s on their agenda? Plain and simple: profiting at the expense of our communities.
