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
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
Note: This is a guest blog from Emily Hagstrom, Information Communications Specialist and Research Analyst for the North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement, a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and founder of UNC’s Carolina Feminist Coalition. This post originally appeared on WomenAdvaNCeNC.org. You can follow Emily on Twitter @emhagstrom. School’s back in […]
#VoteFeminist: In Alabama and West Virginia, Abortion Access is on the Ballot
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
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
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
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 […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
I’m sure you’ve all noticed there haven’t been any Feminist Wins posts recently. Honestly, I didn’t feel I could write one: immigrant families are still separated, Trump is issuing terrifying threats on Twitter, and Brett Kavanaugh, an anti-choice judge who believes in exponential presidential power, has been nominated to fill the empty Supreme Court seat. […]
#SaveSCOTUS: Stategic Advocacy
In light of Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, people around the nation are organizing rallies, letter drives, Congressional meetings, and more to ask members of the Senate to protect our rights by blocking the approval of the conservative nominee. One such rally was held last Tuesday in front of Virginia […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
It’s July (my second favorite month of the year!) and it is HOT. As the summer heats up, this political landscape – a hellacious fiery wasteland – is making everything even hotter, and Justice Kennedy’s retirement last week was the nail in the coffin for me. My love for summer + hatred for the government […]