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Happy Birthday Roe!

Published: January 24, 2012

January 22nd marked the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled to legalize abortion. In celebration, I attended a panel hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) commemorating Roe v. Wade with FMF National Campus Organizers. The seminar featured feminist leaders including Meghan Doran Macaluso […]

What We Can Do NOW to Mobilize for the 2012 Election

Published: January 19, 2012

Congress reconvened yesterday, just as many students headed back to school after their winter break. It’s the beginning of a very important election year and now more than ever, women’s voices need to be heard. Feminist Majority Foundation’s “Get Out Her Vote” campaign and your Campus Organizers can help your campus prepare for November 2012 […]

2012: The Year of Clinic Support

Published: January 17, 2012

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 to use […]

39 Years Later, We’re Still Fighting for Abortion Access

Published: January 13, 2012

The 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion is fast approaching, so on January 23rd let’s sit back and let the joy of abortion access just wash over us. Wait, scratch that. What’s been going on in this country since the last Roe anniversary? 2011 saw an unprecedented number of abortion restrictions […]

In Mississippi, and in Every State, We ARE a Pro-Choice, Pro-Birth Control Nation

Published: November 14, 2011

I just returned from the front lines in Mississippi, where students on campuses across the state united and mobilized to defeat the so-called “personhood” amendment. In the beginning, many political pundits made it sound as though Initiative 26 was a fait accompli. From the day I landed in Jackson to stay at my Aunt Patsy’s […]

Defending Roe in Mississippi

Published: November 9, 2011

When I was asked to come to Mississippi about three weeks ago to organize students against Initiative 26 or the “personhood” Amendment I honestly did not know if we even had a chance of winning. The amendment could have made abortion illegal and banned most forms of birth control including the pill. With Mississippi being […]

‘Twas the Night Before Election Day…

Published: November 8, 2011

…And all through Mississippi, the Campus Team and their amazing Students Voting No on 26 organizers were working their butts off to get out the vote. Many people, inside Mississippi and throughout the country, have been talking about MS i26 this past week or so. That’s primarily because it’s so extreme and dangerous for women […]

Personhood Amendment Threatens Women of Mississippi, Hits Home

Published: November 1, 2011

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival on the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. Cross-posted with Say It, Sister! NOW’s Blog for Equality. Mississippi’s Initiative 26 — the so-called “Personhood Amendment” — hits close to home for me. I was born in Mississippi and attended school there until I graduated from college. My immediate family and many, many […]

On Personhood

Published: November 1, 2011

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival on the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. Cross-posted with Jewish Women International. On November 8, Mississippi voters will be asked the question, “Should the term “person” be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?” The proposed constitutional amendment, known as Initiative 26 […]

Race, Class, and Rights in Mississippi: How A Reproductive Justice Campaign Can Save the Pill and Save the Vote

Published: November 1, 2011

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival on the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. Cross-posted from RHRealityCheck. The 2011 Mississippi ballot Initiative 26 on Personhood and Initiative 27 on Voter ID exclusions may be one of the most important opportunities on the ground for the Pro-Choice and Reproductive Justice Movements to work together. In Mississippi, we are witnessing […]