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Roma, set in 1970, is a story about Cleo, an indigenous Mexican woman who works for a middle-class family in Mexico City. Cleo’s experiences fall in line with domestic workers’ issues for the more than 67 million women worldwide: dreadful work-life balances, cruel treatment, extended working hours and unreciprocated care. The Oscar-winning movie, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, showcases the everyday struggles of these women that go unnoticed.
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The majority of female workers move from rural regions to larger cities with hopes of better lives. However, domestic employers’ treatment of these women is often cruel and inhumane. More than 70% of domestic workers globally are employed without formal contracts, leaving them unprotected from extended hours of work for pint-size rewards. The profession is, therefore, not shielded by labor laws and social security, so the workers fall victim to abrasive handling and lack of job s
UC San Diego announces in-person graduation ceremony
Emily Renquist
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - UC San Diego will host its commencement ceremony in person this June, with alumna Alicia Garza co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network as keynote speaker, it was announced Wednesday.
Garza, who graduated in 2002, is also principal at Black Futures Lab, which is intended to make Black communities powerful in politics. Alicia Garza s determination to be a catalyst for change has deeply influenced our campus community, and we are honored to feature her as our commencement keynote speaker, Chancellor Pradeep Khosla said. Her commitment to health equity and rights for domestic workers as well as ending police violence, racism and violence against transgender and gender non- conforming people of color has made a significant impact on the lives of many in our nation and around the world.
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CAA Launches ‘Full Story Initiative’ to Improve Portrayals of Marginalized Communities
Effort aims to help creators shape more authentic and representative content connected to underrepresented communities and social issuesUmberto Gonzalez | April 13, 2021 @ 11:13 AM Last Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 11:19 AM
Creative Artists Agency and the CAA Foundation, in collaboration with leading nonprofit and international organizations, launched the Full Story Initiative, providing resources for content creators in film and television seeking to responsibly and authentically address social issues and portray historically underrepresented communities in their work, the agency announced on Tuesday.
The resources include a specialized content integration toolkit developed with subject-matter experts from leading nonprofit and international organizations; research reports that illustrate the impact of culturally competent and authentic narratives among audiences; and event-base
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