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https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/virtual-panel-discussion-encourages-women-to-run-for-politics-11893986
February 20, 2026
Virtual panel discussion encourages women to run for politics

As communities across Ontario prepare for the 2026 municipal elections, Run Where You Are – Say Yes! is calling on women and gender-diverse people to take the next step toward public leadership.

https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/run-where-you-are-to-host-event-promoting-women-in-politics
February 20, 2026
Run Where You Are to host event promoting women in politics

This free, non-partisan event will take place on Feb. 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. EST, and is open to participants across the province.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/12/23/sixteen-days-of-activism-amid-the-rise-of-digital-harm-across-africa/
February 20, 2026
Sixteen days of activism amid the rise of digital harm across Africa

For Kgomotso Modise, a South African journalist covering courts and criminal justice, online harassment has

https://globalvoices.org/2025/12/28/learning-feminism-before-knowing-its-name-verses-story-from-myanmar/
February 20, 2026
Learning feminism before knowing its name: Verse’s story from Myanmar

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/12/27/senegal-where-womens-bodies-belong-to-everyone-but-themselves/
February 20, 2026
Senegal: Where women’s bodies belong to everyone but themselves

However, in Senegal, this right largely remains mere words.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/01/12/a-voice-for-the-unheard-in-myanmar-from-the-rakhine-coast-to-the-frontlines-of-truth/
February 20, 2026
A voice for the unheard in Myanmar: From the Rakhine coast to the frontlines of truth

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/01/24/truth-telling-and-treaty-with-first-nations-australian-indigenous-lawyers-commitment-to-real-change-for-her-people/
February 20, 2026
Truth-telling and treaty: Australian Indigenous lawyer’s commitment to real change for First Nations People

Tekan Cochrane is an Australian Indigenous lawyer with Kooma, Yuwaalaraay and Torres Strait Islander heritage, as well as diverse European heritage.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/02/02/beyond-the-bylines-how-kant-kaw-turned-a-dream-into-a-15-year-fight-for-equality-in-myanmar/
February 20, 2026
Beyond the bylines: How Kant Kaw turned a dream into a 15-year fight for equality in Myanmar

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders.