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Gea Meijers

Gea Meijers

Gea is currently WIDE+'s coordinator. She has promoted feminism through WIDE(+)'s collective action for over ten years and worked before WIDE+ within several international and national NGOs promoting secularism and peace.

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Striking at 8th March? Problems and challenges of feminism in Europe

The push for more equality and rights has been so successful that ultra-conservative people (mostly white men) feel threatened by it.

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Volunteer and NGO-led educational projects change lives by opening opportunities and bringing hope where there was once poverty and neglect. Yet without stable support, their efforts can only keep the dream alive.

Manifesto against empty discourses in the third sector.

Reflection on how volunteering sustains local communities, builds  trust, and acts as social glue in times of polarization.