Author

Livanya Gramoney

9 pieces

POLITICS
COVID-19: The Story of Women Refugees in Uganda
Featured Images: Matilde Simas COVID-19 has altered our lives forever. Many of us have not seen our loved ones and we aren’t…
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POLITICS
Justice for Women March: Durban
South Africa has always been a nation that is run by its people; we protest, we shout, we demand for change and…
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UNCATEGORIZED
How To Kill Misogyny: Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
I remember when I was in a classroom at my all-girls school and the teacher highlighted a statistic about how 1 in…
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EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
Unlimited Identities
Everyone has many facets to their personality — no one can be labeled or understood as just having one side to them.…
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LIFE
Do What’s Best For YOU
This past year has been the most turbulent year I have ever experienced. It was genuinely chaos and messiness, everywhere. Everything that…
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EMPOWERMENT
5 Things I Learned In 2018
(Featured Image: Selina Barker) Holiday season is over and university is about to start as I reflect on the past year and…
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EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
A PSA: Combating Ignorance in a Divisive World
I find that being an intersectional feminist in the real world is exceptionally difficult because you can’t correct every racial slur and…
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LESSONS LEARNED, LIFE
I Forgot To Be A Teenager
When I was young, I would run around my backyard playing out imaginary scenarios. I remember my mind feeling a lot “lighter.”…
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CULTURE SHARE, IDENTITY
Religion Shaming For Hindu People: Post Apartheid
At this time of the year for Hindu South Africans, an unprecedented amount of religious controversy floats around in the news and…
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