Hey feminists! Just a quick word — The Feminist Campus Team is going to close down registration first thing tomorrow morning, so today is your last day to get in those pre-registrations. Have no fear though! Registration will be available on Saturday & Sunday mornings at the door, just in case you miss the cut […]
BU Takes Back The Night!
Guest post by Boston University Center for Gender, Sexuality & Activism This Friday, students at Boston University are taking back the night. The Feminist Collective, a group that meets under the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism at Boston University, are hosting a Take Back the Night march and rally on BU’s campus. Take Back […]
NYFLC Update: ALL Worshops & Speakers Now Posted!!
Just a quick update to make sure you head on over to the NYFLC webpage to check out the full list of workshops and speakers. We still have a few tricks up our sleeves with the program, but the Schedule page of the website has a full list of all general assembly speakers, workshop topics […]
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Reserve a room at Hilton Crystal City now for NYFLC 2012
It is almost here! The National Young Feminist Leadership Conference is just TWO WEEKS AWAY! That’s why we want to make sure you know that the deadline to make your reservations at the Hilton Crystal City with the NYFLC group rate has been extended AGAIN until next Thursday, March 29th at NOON!! This year’s conference […]
ACTION ALERT: Urge Sponsors of Limbaugh’s Show to Pull Their Ads & #FlushRushNow
UPDATE (3/19/12 @ 1:03 PM): New action!! Head over to Say It, Sister! (National NOW’s blog) for more info about taking action to tell the Missouri state government a Rush Limbaugh statue is NOT OK!! Also, at last count there were over 150 advertisers who dropped Rush!! UPDATE (3/12/12 @ 12:51 PM): According to Media […]
Call to Action: Rush Limbaugh calls BC Champion Sandra Fluke a ‘Prostitute’
The Feminist Campus Team is outraged this morning after hearing Rush Limbaugh’s vicious and inappropriate attacks waged at Sandra Fluke. Fluke is the outspoken and courageous Georgetown Law student who has advocated for birth control coverage without co-pays or deductibles for students and employees of religiously-affiliated institutions. Sandra was denied a seat at the table […]
Happy Women’s History/NYFLC Month!
Greetings from your Feminist Campus Team!! We can’t believe it’s already March, but what a great month to be a feminist! As I’m sure you all know, it’s Women’s History Month. Also, we’re one week away from International Women’s Day. We want to hear how you’re celebrating! Head on over to Feminist Campus @ Facebook […]
Live-Tweet Rundown: Today’s Sham Hearing about Birth Control Coverage
We’ve all seen the picture. We know what’s wrong. It’s obvious. So obvious, in fact that it’s unbelievable that the Majority members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform didn’t see a problem with having a panel of five men to talk about birth control coverage! Even after the President announced implementation that […]
TAKE ACTION: Send a #bc4us Valentine to Congress for Women’s Health!
Some Valentine’s Day present. This week, Senator Roy Blunt is introducing a radical amendment that would not only roll back birth control access but potentially women’s health and rights over 50 years. Act NOW – Congress is set to vote on this today! At the urging of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, opponents to […]
NYFLC Update: Crystal City Hilton discounts good until March 9
So you’re getting a group of your favorite feminists together – or coming solo to meet some new ones – to the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. You’re almost ready to email nyflc@feminist.org to get you group registered. What’s next? Your hotel room, of course! In case you haven’t seen, this year’s […]