Plus, remembering Marielle Franco, equality in Taiwan, and more.
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Patrick Gaspard, president of the Open Society Foundations, was given the honor of a lifetime in late July, when the NAACP bestowed upon him the Spingarn Medal, awarded annually by the nation’s premier civil rights organization in recognition of outstanding achievement by an African American. Listen to his stirring acceptance speech ([link removed]) , in which he urged America’s next generation of activists to “go where the silence is. Hear a stranger’s name and let it mean you. Go to where the silence is, and feel a child’s dying heartbeat at the border and let it be yours. Go to where the silence is, stand still and speak where you sing.”
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** Voices
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Women’s Rights
** Marielle Franco’s Enduring Legacy ([link removed])
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In an exclusive interview, Anielle Franco speaks about the growing movement to spread her late sister’s message of inclusion and social justice.
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LGBTI
** Inside Taiwan’s Landmark Victory for Same-Sex Marriage ([link removed])
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Joyce Teng of the Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan discusses the struggle to make Taiwan the first place in Asia that allows same-sex couples to marry.
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Criminal Justice
** What a Soccer Star Teaches Us About Criminal Justice ([link removed])
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Megan Rapinoe, co-captain of the World Cup–winning U.S. women’s soccer team, told a story about her brother’s struggles with addiction and incarceration. Here’s what we can learn from his story—and why prison breeds violence rather than making communities safer.
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Instagram
** Securing the Rights of Children with Down Syndrome ([link removed])
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In this week’s Open Society Instagram takeover, we visit France, where a movement to ensure children with Down syndrome are able to flourish is growing.
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