Why Civic Space Matters in a Time of Backlash: Lessons from CSW70
At CSW70, one thing was clear: without civic space, rights cannot be defended. As backlash grows globally, the ability to organize, speak, and access information is increasingly under threat, especially online. Protecting civic space is essential to protecting gender justice.
The Americans: Bad Bunny, “Too Political,” and the Violence the Super Bowl Can’t Hide
The backlash against Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is not really about politics—it’s about who is allowed to exist publicly without being punished for it. Labeling marginalized people as “too political” has become a tool of erasure, one that mirrors deeper structures of state violence, censorship, and control. From ICE raids to reproductive coercion, the Super Bowl is not a refuge from politics, but a stage where power decides whose lives are visible, and whose suffering is ignored.
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