France’s #ExposeYourPig victories, Day in life of sexual wellness entrepreneur, Policy assistant at Global Refugee Initiative

Welcome to The Bloom, a global social justice resource!
Enjoy our small seeds of joy with an intersectional feminist lens. 
 

India's only major news outlet run entirely by women from marginalized communities: A new documentary called "Writing With Fire" profiles Khabar Lahariya, an outstanding feminist news publication run by Dalit, members of India's lowest caste. โžž Full Story

'Coded Bias' is the most important film ever made on the AI ethics debate: The film follows Joy Buolamwini, a computer scientist and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League (they're not hiring yet, but we'll keep our eyes open for you ๐Ÿ˜‰), an organization she started after realizing that facial recognition systems weren't trained to recognize darker-skinned faces. โžž Full Story

Powerful men fall, one after another, in France's delayed #MeToo: Sandra Muller is the founder of France's #MeToo, or #balancetonporc, movement. Muller faced a defamation suit after her 2017 activism but last week, Muller won her appeal in a case with a former TV executive she exposed on Twitter. โžž Full Story


North America 
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Media-Remote-Emerging journalist fellows, MIT Tech Review
NGO-Remote-Environmental justice fellow, Grist
NGO-Remote-News + politics fellows, Grist
NGO-Remote-FGM prevention intern, RAHMA
NGO-Remote-Innovation interns, Ad Council
NGO-Remote-Data engineer, Justice Innovation Lab
NGO-Remote-Comms manager, Native Political Leadership Fund
NGO-Remote-Social media intern, Transgender Legal Defense
NGO-Remote-Community manager, Art with Impact
NGO-Remote-Partnerships intern, Thinking Huts
NGO-Remote-Economic empowerment intern, Vital Voices
Media-NY-News assistant, NYTimes
Media-NY-Marketing intern, NYTimes
NGO-SF-Tech policy intern, Aspen Institute
NGO-DC-Prison book club intern, Free Minds
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NGO-Remote-Policy assistant, Global Refugee Initiative 
NGO-Ontario-Assistant anti-human trafficking, Women's Resources
NGO-Remote-Public affairs/policy analyst, AFMC
NGO-Remote-Data specialist, Alliance to End Homelessness
Philanthropy-Remote-Grants officer, Equality Fund

Asia
NGO-Remote-Japan research assistant,
Business + Human Rights Center
NGO-Human rights fellow, Forum Asia
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Travel
-Beijing-Business analyst, Airbnb
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NGO
-Beirut-Regional representative, Malala Fund
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NGO-Tokyo-Sales intern, NYTimes
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Media-Mumbai-Social media coordinator, MUBI
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NGO-Amman-Comms + advocacy intern, UN Women
NGO-Amman-Office assistant, GOAL Syria
Legal-Amman-Gender consultancy, ABA

Africa + Middle East
NGO-Advocacy trainer (Arabic speaking), Minority Rights Group 
NGO-Research intern, African Population + Health Research
NGO-Director of finance (West Africa), ISDAO
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NGO-Nairobi/Addis or Dakar-Project manager, ACT NOW!
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NGO-Cape Town-Program Coordinator (Sex Workers), HIV Care
Design-Cape Town-Jr project manager, Lushomo
NGO-Johannesburg-Youth coordinator, Amnesty Int. 
NGO-Cape Town-Intern, Justice + Reconciliation Institute 
NGO-Pretoria-Associate, Clinton Foundation
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NGO-Pemba-Coordinator, Ayuda en Acciรณn
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NGO-Maiduguri-Mental health support consultant, PUI
Philanthropy-Lagos-Program officer, Africa Philanthropy Forum

Europe 
Civic Org-Research manager, Democratic Society
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Ed-Florence-Admin assistants, EU University Institute
Ed-Florence-Graphic designer, EU University Institute
Food-Rome-Kitchen coordinator, Glovo
Media-Milan-Jr graphic designer, Freeda
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Civic Org-Brussels-Jr financial officer, All Digital
Civic Org-Remote-Jr campaigns + policy officer,
European Womenโ€™s Lobby
Sports-Brussels-Interns, EU Olympic Committee
NGO-Brussels-Partnership assistant, Plan Int.
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Environment-Rotterdam-ESG Intern, Nexio Projects
Environment-Rotterdam-HR Intern, Nexio Projects
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Fintech-Berlin or Helsinki-Intern, Cooler Future
Fintech-Berlin-Quantitative analyst, Cooler Future
Environment-Berlin-Jr community manager, Oatly
NGO-Berlin or other EU cities-Newsletter editor,
Business + Human Rights Center
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NGO
-Athens-Early childhood coordinator, Action for Ed
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NGO-Geneva-Associate, Feminist Peace Project
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Publishing-18 paid six month traineeships across
editorial/sales/publicity, Penguin Random House
Environment-Remote-Community organizer, Climate Coalition
Environment-Remote-Partnerships, Climate Coalition
Tech-Remote-Editorial associate, Bumble
NGO-Remote-Researcher/coordinator, Innovation Unit
Travel-London-Jr production associate, Culture Trip
NGO-London-Network manager, Girls Network
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Media-Paris-Journalism intern, NYTimes 
Civic Org-Paris-International mobility officer, Parcours le Monde
Environment-Paris-Partnerships intern, Too Good To Go 
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International Development-Madrid-Intern, BusinessFrance
Foodtech-Barcelona-Community builder, Huera
 
Latin America
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Gov-Buenos Aires-Interns, French Institute of Argentina
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Media-Sรฃo Paulo-Marketing jr analyst, HBO
Media-Sรฃo Paulo-Editorial copywriter, HBO 
Travel-Sรฃo Paulo-Trust manager (senior), Airbnb
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International Development-Bogotรก-Multiple positions, DAI
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NGO-Bridgetown-Economics/GBV intern, UN Women

Remote 
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Think Tank-AI against modern slavery intern, Future Society
Tech-Jr marketing manager, femtasy
NGO-Comms intern, Manos Unidas
NGO-Multimedia intern, Human Rights Watch
NGO-Asia division intern, Human Rights Watch
Philanthropy-Gender officer, World Wide Web
Environment-Copywriter (English > Norwegian), Oatly
Environment-Graphic designer, Oatly
Civic Org-Operations coordinator, Citizen Data
Civic Org-Data analyst intern, Citizen Data
NGO-Strategic planning consultant, Women's Major Group
NGO-Comms + fundraising intern, Karuna Peace Center
NGO-Social media strategist, ELLA
NGO-Young professionals program, World Trade Org
Journalism-Fellowship for journalists not in US or Western EU, Pulitzer/Persephone Miel Fellowship
International Development-Global health fellows (women from Kenya, Bangladesh, Philippines, or Indonesia), ThinkWell 

๐ŸŒˆto celebrate your talent 

A paid opportunity for aspiring writers to pitch to the South Asian-led media platform Amplify Media on any of the following topics: regenerative agriculture, climate restoration technologies, equity and environmental justice, climate and environmental literacy and citizen science. 

A fund for impact projects in Latin America (up to $120,000 awarded!). 

Black Feminist Fund is looking for black feminist activists to join its advisory board of directors.  

Many of us feel that we have a novel inside us, but donโ€™t know where to start. This year, the Grazia x Women's Prize for Fiction provides a starting point for your story โ€“ and perhaps the start of your writing career. An award-winning author has written the opening paragraph โ€“ and they want you to finish the chapter. You can take the story in whichever direction your inspiration leads, just keep to 800-1000 words. Prize includes a year of mentorship, $$, and lots of goodies. 

Funding opportunity for feminist movements and orgs leading change in Syria

Call for young feminist advisors to join FRIDA's Caribbean Advisory Committee
 
Funding opportunity from The Own Our Power Fund for orgs around the world building stronger reproductive + gender justice movements.


๐Ÿ’กto learn

A few weeks ago, we highlighted how sex workers are leading impact across borders โ€“ now you can hear directly from 14 sex workers from 13 organisations in EU, highlighting some of their key activities during the pandemic. 

The next time someone tells you that "formal apologies from governments for past historical injustices don't matter" show them this Stanford study: "Government Apologies for Historical Injustices" because it turns out, they DO. 


๐Ÿ“†to join

12/15 April Sex Workers Organizing Against Barriers brings sex workers into conversation with designers, academics, policy-makers, regulators, media, and tech companies to draw attention to issues plaguing sex workers online, including: content moderation, deplatforming, algorithmic profiling, surveillance, discrimination, data security, access barriers, and design justice.  

21 April An online film screening of Lebanese film "Caramel", focusing on the lives of five Lebanese women dealing with issues such as forbidden love, binding traditions, repressed sexuality, the struggle to accept the natural process of age, and duty versus desire.

15-16 May Ok so we know it's a little early for May events, but we wanted to share in case the event fills up! Grab your free ticket to the 2021 Stanford Africa Business Forum
The rise (and rise) of Amanda Gorman

25-year-old Mexican surrealist painter Marรญa Fragoso is one of incredible artists featured in a virtual exhibition with five young artists from around the world. 

Perhaps the most oddly entertaining video we watched this week follows a baker's attempt to cook a recipe that's been Google translated 20 times

 A digital library of West African cuisine with cookbooks dating as far back as 1828. 

Bless your ears for 18 minutes with this concert featuring Marie-Pierra Kakoma, a Belgian-Congolese-Rwandan singer-songwriter. 

A day in the life of a sexual wellness entrepreneur in Singapore. 
Pleasure activism.
Awakening desires. 
Liberatory work. 
Erotic as Power & Information. 
Intimacy beyond romance.
Feeling deeply all aspects of joy. 
Reclaiming pleasure from the weight of oppression. 

โ€“ this is Pleasure Activism 

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