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Change Is Happening–Just Look at Virginia.

Published: April 17, 2020

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam certainly had a busy weekend last week. Virginia undeniably has a history of oppressive legislation, particularly in regards to race relations, gun control, and reproductive rights and access. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the governor’s own less-than-palatable past, which is putting it mildly: he’s not exactly the poster […]

States are Abusing the Coronavirus Pandemic to Restrict Reproductive Justice

Published: April 9, 2020

Sexual and reproductive health care has long been a contentious topic throughout the United States. Placing much of the world on pause, the recent global COVID-19 outbreak has unfortunately allowed for assaults on reproductive rights and health to accelerate. The COVID-19 public health concerns have been a convenient pretense for anti-choice states to push unconstitutional […]

Boots on the Ground: How Student Activism Aided the Block of an Abortion Ban in Alabama

Published: November 1, 2019

Earlier this year, Alabama’s State House passed one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation: The Human Life Protection Act. This ban criminalized abortion providers, giving them 10-99 years in a state prison for performing an abortion. Masked under a “pro-life” agenda, the authors of this bill disregarded the impacts it would have […]

Y’all Ain’t Right!

Published: September 23, 2019

This summer, our Feminist Campus interns created a podcast that challenges biased notions of the South while amplifying the voices of those fighting for abortion access. On this podcast, affectionately titled Y’all Ain’t Right, our intern-activists Micaela Duran, Madison Hollon, Ashley Sheffield, Paige Sentino, and Sabrina Bajwa dive into the abortion bans happening across the […]

Playing Defense: Fighting for Abortion Access in Louisiana

Published: February 25, 2019

In recent months, attacks against abortion have escalated, ranging from legal challenges and physical protests, down to an endless stream of contentious Facebook arguments. As an activist and volunteer escort at an abortion clinic in Louisiana, I have witnessed this tension firsthand. Just over two weeks ago, the Supreme Court blocked the Louisiana anti-abortion law […]

Organizing on Campus: 101

Published: January 14, 2019

This post originally appeared on WomenAdvaNCeNC.org. School’s back in session—and that means it’s time for campus feminist organizers to get back into the swing of things. If you’re an organizer yourself, perhaps you’re excited or overwhelmed about the year ahead of you. Maybe you’re trying to remember everything your organization did last year—what worked, what didn’t. […]

#VoteFeminist: In Alabama and West Virginia, Abortion Access is on the Ballot

Published: November 2, 2018

During the entirety of September, I participated in calls to action, demonstrations, and marches, met with senators, and did anything I could do to try to keep Brett Kavanaugh off of the Supreme Court. One of the first things I learned about Kavanaugh after his nomination was that there was an extremely real possibility that, […]

#ForOurFutures: Young People Call on the Senate to Stop Kavanaugh

Published: September 19, 2018

September 18, 2018 RE: Young People Call on You to Oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court Dear Senators, Today, our bodies, lives, and futures hang in the balance as we face the possibility of a Supreme Court Justice whose decisions will deny our rights and harm our communities for decades to come. […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: September 14, 2018

If we’re being completely honest, this week wasn’t the best. (In fact, all of this week’s wins are from last week.) It’s been hard to find Feminist Wins when so many lives are at stake. Still, I believe that reading some good news can brighten people’s moods, even if it’s only for a split second. […]

Administrative Inaction: Universities Continue to Fail Undergraduates

Published: August 21, 2018

From state schools to private institutions, student protests against administrative inaction have been on the rise for the past few years. Often focused on racial tensions on campus, undergraduates across the country are increasingly frustrated by the lack of tangible change offered by school officials in response to demands for greater equity and inclusion. One […]