It’s domestic violence awareness month! Time to stand up to inter-partner violence and abuse on your campus. Last week we talked about ways to take action as an individual – today we’ve put together 5 ways for you to get involved with your feminist campus group. Participate in Purple Thursday on October 20th! Every year advocates, […]
This is What an Organizer Looks Like!
The Feminist Majority Foundation’s Get Out Her Vote Campaign (GOHV) is the nation’s only student-led voter education and registration initiative aimed at increasing young women’s voter participation. There is so much at stake for 2016 and our Feminist Campus Team is here to support you. So allow us to re-introduce ourselves and let you know […]
Are You Registered to Vote? Check and Make Sure!
You registered to vote last year, or was it 2014? You’re a student – so you’ve only moved 900 billion times since then. Maybe you’re worried the Board of Elections purged you from the voter rolls, or you spelled your name wrong or your form was lost in the shuffle. There tons of good reasons […]
Administration Voter Friendly Check List
Is your campus voter friendly or are they contributing to student voter suppression? Remember – as a student you have the power to influence your administration to make voting easier and more fun – just like the founding fathers intended. Take a look at the check list below to see how your school stacks up! Then […]
This isn’t About You Bro; a How to Guide to Being White at Protests for Black Lives
So you’re white. Not only are you white, you are white and woke, or on your way to being woke-ish or as wokeish as you can be while white. You are fed up and angry and sad about the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Before you do anything rash like posting something on […]
Recap: Catchin’ Bodies Summit in Ohio
Note: This is a guest blog from Janice Sikon, a student leader at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She is studying Chemistry and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and is currently the President of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at her university. On June 11th and 12th, I had the privilege of attending the […]
All About Alice: An Intro
Each week we’ll be sharing some wisdom and stories from Alice Cohan, the Political Director at the Feminist Majority Foundation. This is our first installment, sit back and enjoy some summer reading! First up, tell us a little about what you do at the Feminist Majority Foundation. I’m the Political Director at the Feminist Majority, […]
Reason #3 to Attend #NYFLC2016
I am ashamed to admit that this year will be my first National Young Feminist Leadership conference. I went through 4 years of college without attending the largest feminist conference in the country, and I totally regret it. Now that I am on the other side of the process, planning the panels and recruiting speakers, I […]
Mari’s #SurvivorLoveLetter
This year for Valentine’s Day the campus team is participating in Tani Ikeda’s #SurvivorLoveLetter project to send good feels to the survivors in our lives, including ourselves. More info can be found here. Dear Survivor, You are so loved. You are loved by me, by your people and community – but mostly you are loved by […]
Women’s Studies: A Love Letter
This is a guest post written by Hollie Davis. Hollie is a Women’s Studies Major at Denison University in Ohio and a member of the campus AAUW group. ——————————————————————————————————————————– Feminism has always represented the integration of domestic and foreign policy for me. I really gravitated toward this discipline because it bridged the gap that existed between […]