Tag Archives: women

Toxic Tampons

Posted on July 18, 2024 by borderslynn

Lead, for which there is no “safe” level of exposure, was found in each of the 60 tampon samples, which were made up major and own-brands bought in New York, London, and Athens. My granddaughter asked me what I thought, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged alternatives to cotton, cotton contamination, gynaecology, health, menstruation, pads, poison, research funding, tampons, toxic chemicals, toxic shock, toxic waste, women | Leave a comment

Genocidal attempts: Yazidis

Posted on December 18, 2023 by borderslynn

The Genocide Convention is an international treaty approved in 1948 with the intent to prevent genocides in the future. It defines genocide as “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged community outsiders, Daeth, female, GBV, gender, gender based crime, ISIS, Lafarge Cement Company, murder of women and children, northern Iraq, patriarchy, rape, religion, slavery, women, Yazidi | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: women

Toxic Tampons

Genocidal attempts: Yazidis

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