I’m a Feminist and I Suffer from Depression
In February 2012, I started seeing a therapist for depression and suicidal thoughts. While things had been pretty bad emotionally the few months before, depression is something that has been a part of my life since middle school. It came and went in waves throughout the years, and instead of seeking help, I learned that it was something that [...]
Ag Gag: What you need to know and why you should freak out
Let me say for the record that I’m that vegan everyone teases/hates when I go out with people to a party or even when we order lunch in the office. I can tell you 10 different ways a burger is bad for you without even getting into whether or not it came from McDonalds. But [...]
Mississippi Personhood: A blast from the past, now if only it had stayed there
I didn’t think I was going to wake up this morning and feel like I was back in 2011. I had just graduated college. I was wrapping up an internship with Organizing for America – the election was so far off we weren’t even calling ourselves Obama for America yet. And Mississippi was making news [...]
Global Heroes Honored in L.A.
An Afghan rapper. The founder of the first primary school for girls in a Kenyan village. A trailblazing member of Congress who fights to create an AIDS-free generation. An advocate for women’s and children’s rights and empowerment. Tonite in Los Angeles, the Feminist Majority Foundation (publisher of Ms.) will award these four women with its [...]
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TRAP Tyranny – my Experience at the Virginia Board of Health Meeting
On Friday, April 12th, the Virginia Board of Health met expectations in the same way a car with no breaks rolling towards a cliff meets expectations – inertia did its thing, and now we’re falling face first towards the rocks below. In an 11 to 2 decision, the Board approved Senate Bill 924, a Targeted [...]
The End of the Fiscal Year for Women
Today marks the end of the fiscal year for women. Women still only make 77 percent of what our male counterparts make. So we have to work an extra 23% to break even with men. In calendar terms, that means today would be the end of our fiscal year as opposed to December 31. Our [...]
NYFLC 2013: Closing Assembly – Feminist Action from Campuses to State Capitols
After a long weekend of workshops, skills building, education, and activism, the FMF campus team closed out a fantastic NYFLC that got every young feminist present fired up and ready to fight for the feminist cause – beginning at their college campuses and encouraging them to take their passion all the way to the state [...]
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- NYFLC 2013 Regional Caucuses Photo Blog
- NYFLC 2013: General Assembly II – The Fight for Women’s Rights & Health Worldwide
- NYFLC 2013: Town Hall with Tina Tchen
- NYFLC 2013: General Assembly I – From Campuses to the Capitols
- Women in Silence: Human Trafficking in East Asia
- On the SaVe Act, UNC Chapel Hill, and Protecting All Students
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