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Hyde Land: The Game that No One Can Win

Published: September 30, 2016

This post is part of All* Above All’s United for Abortion Coverage Week of Action. I currently serve as Co-President of the University of Toledo Feminist Alliance (UTFA) and, like many student organizations, we often have to find the right balance between education and engagement. Let’s be real: nobody is really down for coming to […]

RECAP: Summer Feminist Institutes

Published: September 8, 2016

This past summer, we hosted a Feminist Summer Voting Institute for our campus groups and leaders to equip them with the skills, knowledge and expertise to run their own Get Out Her Vote! Campaign . National Campus Organizers planned one day institutes of informative panels and workshops. We partnered with Campus Vote Project, Ignite NC, URGE, […]

Ohio Women’s Reproductive Rights Are Under Attack

Published: August 6, 2015

I am a pro-choice clinic escort at the last remaining abortion clinic in the city of Toledo, the fourth most populous city in Ohio.

The Election’s Over, But You Can Still ShowOUT for Reproductive Rights!

Published: November 12, 2014

Even once the vote is over, work being done on the reproductive justice movement is not.

Activism 101: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Feminism

Published: May 12, 2014

We decided to learn more about the nature of the connection between feminism and major US religions by holding an event we called the Faith & Feminism Panel. The discussion we had that night was incredible.

Why The Iowa Telemedicine Abortion Ban Matters

Published: February 19, 2014

Every woman needs access to abortion – be it through a local clinic, a hospital, or a computer screen.

Activism 101: We’re Taking the First Steps Toward Sexual Assault Policy Changes at the University of Wisconsin

Published: February 18, 2014

In the University of Wisconsin system, like other institutions of higher education across the country, we are plagued with a cover-up of the truth.

Activism 101: We Put On (Yet Another) Successful Feminist Art Showcase

Published: January 29, 2014

Whether you’re flipping through a comic by Alison Bechdel, blasting one of Beyonce’s girl-power anthems, watching Andrea Gibson perform “Blue Blanket,” or savoring the prose of bell hooks, it’s hard to deny the connection between feminist activism and the arts.

Activism 101: How We Said “Thank You!” To Our Local Clinic

Published: January 23, 2014

We didn’t have a ton of resources to deploy in any sort of fancy counter-protest, so we had the idea to send cards to the clinic staff as a way to show our support.

Activism 101: I Schooled My Campus Police on How to Talk About Sexual Assault

Published: January 7, 2014

When campus police issued a statement about a sexual assault, the entire message was a mess. So I said something back.