Via JMU Feminist Collective. James Madison University’s Feminist Collective Held A Spectacular #OneBillionRising Event! Published: February 17, 2015 James Madison University’s Feminist Collective held a “Campus Rising” event last week in support of One Billion Rising, the world’s largest mass action to end violence against women.
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.
Via Miss Universe. My University Hosted The “Miss Universe” Pageant, And It Was Harmful To Its Students Published: January 27, 2015 For a university that proclaims a “Worlds Ahead” mantra, it was certainly able to retrograde itself to a “Worlds Behind” university by using funds from the women’s athletics programs and reinforcing ethnocentricity and Eurocentric beauty standards to its diverse community in hosting Miss Universe.
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.