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Act Up, Fight Back Against Anti-Trans Violence

Published: November 16, 2012

265 trans people have been killed in the last 12 months.* Hundreds more have been assaulted, harassed, and incarcerated because of their gender identity. And hundreds more trans people live in poverty, experiencing very high unemployment rates due to widespread discrimination in jobs, as well as in housing and health care. The vast majority of […]

Women Vote to ‘Shut That Whole Thing Down’ On Election Day

Published: November 9, 2012

UPDATE: Since we’ve written this blog, Arizona’s Congressional race was called, with Kyrsten Sinema becoming our country’s first bisexual congressperson. She also a vocal feminist and is the only self-declared non-theist in Congress. We also learned that Mark Takanos has become the first gay person of color in Congress. Look at this infographic, made by […]

We Defeated Amendment 6 in Florida!

Published: November 7, 2012

We did it! Our wonderful, dedicated Campus Team organizers helped Florida voters defeat Amendment 6, which would have endangered women’s lives by restricting access to abortion and would have deleted from the Florida constitution a right to privacy clause that guarantees women’s access to abortion and birth control. It could have banned health insurance from […]

You Deserve a Fair Election

Published: November 5, 2012

Wow, we can’t believe it’s almost here – Election Day is tomorrow! Everything we’ve been working on for months is on the line. It’s time to cast your vote and make your voice heard. With the polls this close, every vote really does count – especially young women’s votes. It’s time for us to hold politicians […]

Activists Project “Rape Is Rape” onto US Capitol Sunday

Published: October 22, 2012

Stories of sexual violence, punctuated by the words “RAPE IS RAPE,” were projected onto the U.S. Capitol building last night in Washington, D.C. Activist groups Luminous Intervention and FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture organized the action with the intent of drawing attention to the discourse around rape culture, noting that “American culture is uncomfortable to the […]

Cooch Watch!

Published: September 7, 2012

In a satirical response to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s extreme anti-abortion views and strong support for the outrageous restrictions on clinics called Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, or TRAP laws, a group of Virginia feminists created a campaign called Cooch Watch. Here’s their description: The Cooch has been keeping an eye on your vagina, […]

Election 2012: The Year of Voter Suppression

Published: August 21, 2012

As politicians gear up for the November election, many are using voter suppression as a tool to silence millions of American citizens. Since 2010, state legislatures across the country have set up a number of major barriers to voting, making access to the vote in this election limited and often inaccessible to the most marginalized […]

“Continuons le combat!” the Quebec Student Movement Continues

Published: July 16, 2012

Hundreds of thousands of students in the mostly French-speaking province of Canada have been involved in this year’s inspiring Quebec student movement – often referred to as the Maple Spring – which began in February as a response to the government’s announcement to raise university tuition costs by 65% over the next 4 years. Quebec’s university […]

Fake VAWA is Detrimental to the Lives of Immigrant Victims of Abuse

Published: May 15, 2012

We’ve all been hearing about the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act recently – introduced by House Republicans Eric Cantor and Sandy Adams, it will be voted on in Congress very soon, most likely this Wednesday. The name of the act is misleading, and many have been calling it the “fake VAWA” to draw […]

The Radical History of Mother’s Day

Published: May 9, 2012

There’s a good number of us who question holidays like Mother’s Day in which you spend more time feeding money into a system that exploits our love for our mothers than actually celebrating them. It’s not unlike any other holiday in America in that its complete commercialization has stripped away so much of its genuine […]