Action and Advocacy – Page 19

Sign The UVA Petition To Mandate Sexual Assault Education On Campus!

Published: March 24, 2015

University of Virginia Alumni and Allies for Survivors, a group dedicated to pushing for sexual assault reform at the University of Virginia (UVA), has created a petition calling on President Sullivan to implement an ongoing, mandatory sexual assault education program on campus that engages students at regular intervals throughout their academic careers. The group’s […]

UNC Students Want University to Rename Hall Currently Named After KKK Leader

Published: March 4, 2015

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a part of that great American face and those blemishes are present in the many campus buildings named after supporters of white supremacy and suppression of the upward mobility of black and brown people.

James Madison University’s Feminist Collective Held A Spectacular #OneBillionRising Event!

Published: February 17, 2015

James Madison University’s Feminist Collective held a “Campus Rising” event last week in support of One Billion Rising, the world’s largest mass action to end violence against women.

Get Into It: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Published: February 6, 2015

Today is the 12th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Recap: We Rallied For Roe On Last Week’s “Roeversary!”

Published: January 30, 2015

It’s been 42 years since the Roe v. Wade decision and 42 years of protesting and counterprotesting. This year was no different, and I was thrilled to get to participate.

Why the University of Mary Washington Is Not A ‘Feminist Friendly’ Campus

Published: January 29, 2015

Feminists United will continue to push forward in trying to make UMW a safer and more equitable place for all students.

Recap: We Lobbied Last Week For Virginia’s Lobby Day!

Published: January 29, 2015

I am a Virginia woman. My body, my health, and my autonomy will be impacted by these laws.

My University Hosted The “Miss Universe” Pageant, And It Was Harmful To Its Students

Published: January 27, 2015

For a university that proclaims a “Worlds Ahead” mantra, it was certainly able to retrograde itself to a “Worlds Behind” university by using funds from the women’s athletics programs and reinforcing ethnocentricity and Eurocentric beauty standards to its diverse community in hosting Miss Universe.

Rally for Roe at the Supreme Court!

Published: January 18, 2015

Join DC NOW, National Organization for Women, Feminist Majority Foundation, and allies at the Supreme Court on Thursday, January 22, to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and protest attacks on women’s reproductive rights.

Celebrate Roe at Virginia’s Pro-Choice Action Day!

Published: January 16, 2015

I wish we could all have one big party across the Commonwealth in celebration of all the reproductive rights this decision has brought women, but unfortunately, in Virginia, these reproductive rights have been under attack for years.