Natalie Gonnella-Platts
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Director, Global Policy (Women's Advancement), @theBushCenter; gender equity advocate; Afghanistan & Africa; WNYer; #BillsMafia; mom, wife. Views my own.
Dallas, TX
Joined August 2009
...that time I got to chat w/ @nytimes about my job, incredible work of @TheBushCenter, & the women who inspire me
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Natalie Gonnella-Platts heads the Women’s Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute, which promotes access to education, health care and economic opportunities.
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Let’s remember that one of America’s strengths is how often in history we've been a refuge for the oppressed. Many who contributed deeply to our country came from places that weren’t stable/prosperous & they've helped shape US exceptionalism @TheBushCenter
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Buffalo’s 21-point comeback win is the largest by a visiting team in the history of Gillette Stadium.
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Epic. 😎🦬 (and may have nearly hyperventilated three times but so Buffalo and so worth it) #gobills
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Although the global community’s leverage has changed, accountability mechanisms still exist (like the expansion/full enforcement of sanctions) and must be applied. Learn more about what the world can do to stand w/ Afghan women 👇 @TheBushCenter
https://t.co/IOYRBIAn6I
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Nearly a quarter century later, her words endure as the Taliban once again unleash an unrelenting assault on the rights, freedom, and well-being of female Afghans (and their children). In every way, this is gender apartheid.
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OTD, 24 years ago, Mrs. Laura Bush delivered her historic President’s weekly radio address – a first for a First Lady – mobilizing international attention and accountability in response to Taliban’s brutal oppression of women and children. https://t.co/UF5CmTY0zX
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"All of us have an obligation to speak out...Fighting brutality against women/children is not the expression of a specific culture; it is the acceptance of our common humanity - a commitment shared by people of good will on every continent" - Mrs. @laurawbush, Nov 17, 2001 📻🧵
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NFL players with 3 pass TDs of 25+ yards in a game: 182 NFL players with 3 rush TDs in a game: 357 NFL players to do both in the same game: 1 (Josh Allen today)
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A pregnant woman denied entry to Gozargah Maternity Hospital in Herat by the Taliban for not wearing a burqa. Her uterus ruptured, her baby died & she is now in a coma. When covering your face is more important than ur life. https://t.co/1WGI0qfmsX
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Dr. Shabnam Fazli, a general surgeon at the Herat Regional Hospital, was taken into custody by Taliban officials near the hospital.
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Sudan is in dire need of help – men, women, and children have been trapped, hunted, and dehumanized due to the ongoing conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). More than 14 million people have been displaced from their
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"'We are women who have stepped forward to serve humanity, not to hide behind coercion.' She added that although she works to heal others, she herself is 'wounded every day by the pain of being unseen.'” Taliban doing Taliban things #GenderApartheid
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Taliban forces barred women including female doctors from entering Herat Regional Hospital on Wednesday. The ban order was issued because they were not wearing the Taliban-mandated blue burqa, local...
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Unchecked impunity and pervasive human suffering breed instability. What’s happening in Sudan is proof that the global community must increase pressure on all those who have enabled violence, corruption, and abuse of power @TheBushCenter
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Thinking about Afghanistan and my people. The strong earthquake has taken a disastrous toll in the north. With the tyrant Taliban who care nothing for people and lack any capacity to provide services, their suffering multiplies. International organization's response teams
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