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Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: July 27, 2018

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: Strategic Advocacy

Published: July 20, 2018

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

Published: July 6, 2018

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 […]

Feminist Wins of The Week

Published: June 8, 2018

With June officially ringing in the start of summer, it looks like the sun is shining and skies are clearing (for feminism) this week! Get excited for the weekend (and Pride!) with some Feminist Wins from the past two weeks – covering everything from driver’s licenses in Saudi Arabia to Miss America beauty pageants. Happy […]

Feminist Wins of The Week

Published: May 29, 2018

So lets be honest – last week was a pretty turbulent and terrible week. But, through all of the bad, there were some feminist wins – and we’re back again to share them with you: Huge win in Ireland for abortion rights The Irish public voted on Friday in favor of repealing the constitution’s Eighth […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: May 4, 2018

It’s that time of the week again! Celebrate the end of what’s been a LONG news week with some #FeministWins of the week – or rather, of yesterday? Oddly enough, all of this week’s wins all happened on Thursday! And good luck to anyone procrastinating studying for finals! Arizona teachers end strike after Governor agrees to […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: April 20, 2018

This week has been one for the books 📚! ✨Celebrate✨ with us in this week’s Feminist Wins: #AleVsICE: activist Alejandra Pablos released from ICE custody Ale is free! After 43 days in Arizona’s Eloy Detention Center, immigration and reproductive justice activist Alejandra Pablos was finally released from ICE custody. Alejandra is a vocal activist in Washington, […]

Speak Up Sewanee Speaking Out on Campus

Published: March 29, 2018

It’s something that can no longer be ignored – student activists are demanding action and change on a variety of issues, and people are listening. The #MeToo movement has proven its cultural staying power, continuing to spread throughout various industries, and on high school and college campuses. Students across the nation are utilizing whisper networks (à […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: January 12, 2018

Feminists are starting the new year by continuing the hard work to eradicate discrimination worldwide, and this week was both a week of firsts and of revolutionary changes across the globe. These victories are the result of decades of activism, perseverance, and strength – and that deserves some celebration! Join us on Fridays at Feminist […]

#SisterSongTaughtMe

Published: October 20, 2017

Happy 20th anniversary, SisterSong! A few of us from the Feminist Campus team attended SisterSong’s Let’s Talk About Sex Conference in New Orleans two weeks ago, where we heard from incredible speakers and attended workshops you won’t find anywhere else. At Advocates for Youth’s The Future is Young and Sexy day-long pre-conference, we participated in an […]