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Mari Vangen is a National Campus Organizer with the Feminist Majority Foundation. A proud Minnesotan, Mari loves her bike, watches Broad City religiously and is passionate about all things related to whales. [email protected]

Honoring Roe, Calling Out Anti Abortion Clinic Violence

Published: January 19, 2016

Friday, January 22nd is the 43rd Anniversary of Roe v Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion across the United States. Each year we gather at the steps of the Supreme Court to honor and celebrate our right to access safe and healthy abortion care. We stand in the cold to show that […]

Recap: #Solidarity against Clinic Violence

Published: December 7, 2015

This weekend thousands gathered across the country to stand in solidarity against violence in our communities, and I stood with them. Saturday I attended the Day of Solidarity hosted by Planned Parenthood in Washington, DC. After the tragic shooting in Colorado Springs it was healing to be in a space with so many individuals fighting […]

Trip Recap: #FMFdoesMidwest

Published: December 4, 2015

Earlier this month, Chelsea Yarborough and I took a 10 day trip across Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa to meet with campus groups and discuss feminist activism, challenges they face, as well as our upcoming conference and resources that we offer. The cherry on top of an amazing trip was getting the opportunity to attend […]

Our Favorite Quotes from Sara Ahmed at NWSA

Published: November 14, 2015

The campus team is attending the NWSA Conference as a part of our #FMFdoesMidwest campus trip through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa meeting with students and faculty. We had the honor of hearing Sara Ahmed discuss fragility, precarity and working in and for the feminist movement. These are some of our favorite quotes from last […]

Stand Up to Domestic Violence on Your Campus!

Published: October 6, 2015

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 22nd! Every year advocates, […]

6 Ways to Participate in Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

Published: September 30, 2015

Domestic Violence Awareness Month starts October 1st! Domestic violence, or dating abuse, occurs in every community, on every college campus across the United States and it can only be addressed when everyone is involved. October is your month to take action on your campus to stand up to domestic violence – need some inspiration? Your feminist […]

Meet the Team: Mari’s Love Letter to the Feminist Community

Published: September 23, 2015

I started my feminist activist career in middle school when I organized a boycott of our coed basketball team to protest the fact that as girls, we were never passed to during games. I was ten years old, I was outraged, and I wasn’t going to stand for it! Since then, while I’ve changed a lot […]