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Dawn Cavanagh, the Glossary

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Dawn Cavanagh (23 March 1962) is a South African activist, writer and feminist.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Activism, Akina Mama wa Afrika, Association for Women's Rights in Development, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bisexuality, Busi Kheswa, Civil Rights Defenders, Coalition of African Lesbians, Feminism, HIV/AIDS, Lesbian, LSVD+, Namibia, Reproductive rights, Sexual and reproductive health and rights, Social justice, Social work, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Trans woman, University of Natal, University of South Africa, Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal, Women's rights, Writer, Zulu language.

  2. 21st-century South African LGBT people
  3. South African LGBT rights activists
  4. South African feminists
  5. South African lesbian writers
  6. South African women's rights activists

Activism

Activism (or advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good.

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Akina Mama wa Afrika

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) (Swahili for "African women") was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom as a small community organisation for African women.

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Association for Women's Rights in Development

The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), formerly the Association for Women in Development, is an international feminist membership and movement support organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Bisexuality

Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females (gender binary), to more than one gender, or to both people of the same gender and different genders.

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Busi Kheswa

Busi Kheswa is an oral historian as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activist from South Africa. Dawn Cavanagh and Busi Kheswa are 21st-century South African LGBT people and south African LGBT rights activists.

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Civil Rights Defenders

Civil Rights Defenders (Formerly the Swedish Helsinki Committee) is an international non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden, that does human rights work with a focus on civil and political rights.

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Coalition of African Lesbians

The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) is a network that comprises 14 non-profit organizations that are spread across 10 different countries in the sub-Saharan region of Africa.

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Feminism

Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes.

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HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.

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Lesbian

A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl.

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LSVD+

LSVD+ – Verband Queere Vielfalt (LSVD+), German for the LSVD+ – Federation Queer Diversity, is the largest non-governmental LGBT rights organisation in Germany.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.

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Reproductive rights

Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world.

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights

Sexual and reproductive health and rights or SRHR is the concept of human rights applied to sexuality and reproduction.

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Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected.

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Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsahara, or Non-Mediterranean Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara.

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Trans woman

A trans woman (short for transgender woman) is a woman who was assigned male at birth.

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University of Natal

The University of Natal was a university in the former South African province Natal which later became KwaZulu-Natal.

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University of South Africa

The University of South Africa (UNISA) is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment.

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Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal

Wentworth is an area of Durban, South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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Women's rights

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide.

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Writer

A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain.

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Zulu language

Zulu, or IsiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken and indigenous to Southern Africa.

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See also

21st-century South African LGBT people

South African LGBT rights activists

South African feminists

South African lesbian writers

South African women's rights activists

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Cavanagh