Hello Feminist World! My name is Brooke Hofhenke and I am the new National Campus Organizer for the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Western States Campus Choices Leadership Program. I want to tell you a little bit about myself, how I came to FMF, and what work I am currently doing. I recently graduated from the University [...]
Standing still, cool air passing through, a bright open blue sky, my body is covered in black and the loudest noise out of our mouths is silence. This was one of the first events I participated in as a young woman with the Third Wave Feminist Organization at California State University – Fullerton (CSUF), where [...]
As president of the University of Maryland’s Feminists for Sexual Health club and a soon-to-be campus sexual assault prevention peer educator, my senior year is going to be dominated by one question: What can I do to stop sexual assault on campus? I’ve been thinking about it a lot this summer and I’ve come to [...]
The first time I stood outside of an abortion clinic was in the summer of 2010. Activists like me were spending the week defending a clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina, that had been targeted for a national event by a rowdy anti-choice group called Operation Save America (OSA). The first time I saw these protestors [...]
I think it’s a fair assessment to say I have a good head on my shoulders. It would be selfish not to award some of the credit to my mom. For many years of my youth, being the middle child in a single parent household was challenging; back then I considered that an understatement. Surrounded [...]
Going to college is a time of many changes; it is a transition into adulthood and independence. With independence comes the need to make many new choices. One of the choices I must make as I enter my freshman year of college is how best to keep feminism in my life. Next year I will [...]
Hey feminist activists! We know you’re probably busy studying for finals and maybe even preparing for graduation, so use this opportunity to procrastinate just a little bit more and make the feminist campus team very happy – fill out our End of Semester Survey. We want to know all about what actions your group has [...]
So you’re getting a group of your favorite feminists together – or coming solo to meet some new ones – to the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. You’re almost ready to email nyflc@feminist.org to get you group registered. What’s next? Your hotel room, of course! In case you haven’t seen, this year’s [...]
With all of the attacks on women’s reproductive health, there is no better time to become active and engaged on abortion issues than during the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. The Silver Ribbon Campaign does just that with their Online March for Trust Women Week. The Silver Ribbon Campaign is a coalition of 42 national [...]
There are so many New Year’s resolutions going around, many of which will fall off in a couple of months. Want a solid resolution idea? Pledge to adopt your local abortion clinic today! Part of Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Clinic Access Project, our Adopt A Clinic campaign is a great activist tool for student groups [...]
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