Last Tuesday morning, I – along with a handful of other FMF interns and staff – attended a congressional press conference about the fight to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS. The room quickly became standing room only, with more than 80 activists, congressional staff, and members of the press crowding around to hear from political activists and […]
#NoGagRule: Protesting the Trump Admin’s Latest Attacks on Reproductive Healthcare
In 1988, the Reagan Administration barred Title X health clinics from providing medical counseling on abortion care options. The executive order – more commonly known as the domestic gag rule – was rescinded by President Clinton in 1993, but was then later partially upheld to create a financial (but not physical) separation of Title X […]
#SaveSCOTUS: Stategic Advocacy
In light of Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, people around the nation are organizing rallies, letter drives, Congressional meetings, and more to ask members of the Senate to protect our rights by blocking the approval of the conservative nominee. One such rally was held last Tuesday in front of Virginia […]
Tell the Trump Administration: NO Gag Rule
Submit your comment to the Department of Health and Human Services The Trump Administration is *yet again* doing its damnedest to restrict access to reproductive healthcare. In late May, the administration proposed a new rule that would prohibit Title X-funded clinics from providing information to patients about abortion. What does this mean? Under the gag […]
Abortion Access on College Campuses: Advocating for California’s SB 320
I first learned about SB 320 when I logged onto Facebook one day and noticed I had been invited to an event hosted by JustCARE, an organization dedicated to helping students across California access reproductive health services on their campus. JustCARE was promoting a student advocacy day in Sacramento, California, where students would be showing […]
Rallying to #SaveSCOTUS
Just 12 hours after President Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, I joined one of the dozens of #SaveSCOTUS rallies happening nationwide to protest the conservative stacking of the Supreme Court. At 10 A.M. Tuesday morning, I rallied with 30 other activists outside of Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen’s office to thank him for […]
#SaveSCOTUS: What’s At Stake for Young Feminists?
Justice Kennedy’s retirement sent waves of shock across the United States and with it, activists scrambling for a plan. This Supreme Court vacancy is particularly volatile as Trump’s choice to replace Kennedy will put many feminist issues – reproductive rights, immigrant justice, gun control, LGBTQ+ rights, the list goes on – at risk. When Trump […]
Student Leadership Helped to Legalize Abortion in Ireland
On May 25, in a huge win for women, people across Ireland voted overwhelmingly to support the repeal of the eighth amendment to Ireland’s constitution. The referendum passed with 66.4% voting ‘yes’ in a rebuke of the draconian abortion laws that have governed the country for decades. This vote follows the 2015 passage of the […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
Women across the world are breaking glass ceilings and doing some pretty bad-ass stuff recently. These feminist wins, alongside the amazing weather in D.C. has us feeling like this: Check out some Feminist Wins from this past week! Juniors tennis champion is the youngest in 24 years Cori “Coco” Gauff won the junior girls […]
Feminist Wins of The Week
With June officially ringing in the start of summer, it looks like the sun is shining and skies are clearing (for feminism) this week! Get excited for the weekend (and Pride!) with some Feminist Wins from the past two weeks – covering everything from driver’s licenses in Saudi Arabia to Miss America beauty pageants. Happy […]
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