Rebecca Silus

Author

Rebecca Silus was born in Minneapolis and received her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2008. After she had been living in Berlin until 2014, where she worked as an artist, editor, and author, she returned to Minneapolis.

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March 25th, 2014

Press Review: Asia’s coasts to be first casualties of rising sea levels

in:	Nature, Economy
by:	Rebecca Silus

Here hundreds of millions of people will lose their homes and face food insecurity, disease, and shortages of clean drinking water. Although [...]

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Images Of Rural Economy As Hunger In India Remains Present

March 18th, 2014

Press Review: Nutrition advocates push for big changes in 2014 & Iraq to vote on bill detrimental to women's rights

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Rebecca Silus

Scaling Up Nutrition (Sun) is spearheading the movement by enlisting 45 countries to participate in its movement, which combines a multi-sectoral [...]

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March 11th, 2014

Press Review: UN urges immediate action to stop Haitian cholera epidemic & Malala Fund to focus on Syrian child refugees

in:	Humans
by:	Rebecca Silus

Pedro Medrano Rojas says a proposed 10-year plan would eradicate cholera by building public health and sanitation services, but would require $69m in [...]

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March 04th, 2014

Press Review: Using mobile technology to prevent trafficking of women & 10,000 violent attacks on places of education

in:	Economy, Arts, Technology
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Currently under development, the project will use mobile phones to create labor networks that would connect potential employees with employers and [...]

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February 25th, 2014

Press Review: Woman convicted of "indecent acts" after rape in Sudan & Women in poorest nations not benefitting from strides in health care and education

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Her arrest followed the release of a video showing the rape, which prosecutors used to prove she participated in “indecent acts.” In addition to [...]

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February 18th, 2014

Press Review: Evidence against North Korea to be presented at International Criminal Court; Syria talks fail to secure cease-fire for aid workers

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

The report, which lists evidence of extermination, atrocities committed against a starving population, and kidnappings, intends to recommend steps [...]

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February 11th, 2014

Press Review: Four billion living without protection of the law & CAR's Muslim population in need of immediate action

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Now 4 billion people live without the protection of the law, making them vulnerable to violence, the loss of land, and denial of basic services. In [...]

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February 04th, 2014

Press Review: Drug trafficking responsible for large-scale deforestation in South America & Humanitarian crisis in south DRC ignored by UN

in:	Humans, Economy
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Threats and bribes from the cartels have silenced conservation groups, indigenous groups, prosecutors, and government officials, allowing them to [...]

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