I’m Fighting Anti-Abortion Extremism in Alabama Published: July 16, 2015 We, as young feminists, must be involved in the fight for reproductive justice and combat the dangers of anti-choice extremists.
Sit Down, VT Football: Speaking Out Against Athletes Who Disrespect Survivors Published: April 21, 2015 Virginia Tech Womanspace members launched the #SitDownVTFootball campaign to voice their concerns about the conduct of the Virginia Tech Football players who were in attendance at the group’s 26th Annual Take Back the Night. These roundtable contributions tell the story through the eyes of three feminist leaders on VT’s campus who were there, and who are demanding accountability.
Via The Blue & Gray Press. Why the University of Mary Washington Is Not A ‘Feminist Friendly’ Campus Published: January 29, 2015 Feminists United will continue to push forward in trying to make UMW a safer and more equitable place for all students.
Get Into It: “Organize, Reflect, Act: A Day of Action for Justice in Louisiana” Published: January 15, 2015 We’re against the AFA. We’re upset that our state government has chosen to align with them, and we’re upset that our university is allowing it to be done on our campus.
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.
Via Feminist Campus. Tennessee’s Amendment 1 Is Not What You Think And Not What You Want Published: October 30, 2014 Many have heard about Amendment 1, the new proposed amendment to the Tennessee State Constitution that will appear on the ballot this election cycle. Distressingly, however, is that many, if not more, have also heard misleading or blatantly untrue things about its intent and possible consequences.
We’re Gonna ShowOUT for Reproductive Rights in Tennessee This November – Here’s How! Published: September 18, 2014 Here in Tennessee, we’re facing one of the biggest attacks on reproductive rights we’ve ever seen. We will defeat Amendment 1 – and we’ll work like heck to make sure of it.
Recap: I Testified Against an Anti-Abortion Bill – And I Think It Sort of Worked Published: May 6, 2014 The political system has problems, but it’s still the best system we have. I’m glad I at least tried to have a small role in protecting people’s rights.
via Vanessa Rape Culture Cannot Be Campus Culture: Why I Want to #EndRapeNC Published: April 17, 2014 There cannot be equal access to education while the threat of rape hangs over students. Period. That’s why I’m tweeting with #EndRapeNC.
Recap: I Met With My Representative During the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference Published: April 8, 2014 On Monday, the last day of the conference, we young feminists took to The Hill – first for a feminist briefing, and then to meet with our Senators or Representatives (or their staffers) about various issues.