Ohio Women’s Reproductive Rights Are Under Attack Published: August 6, 2015 I am a pro-choice clinic escort at the last remaining abortion clinic in the city of Toledo, the fourth most populous city in Ohio.
via What the Movement to #FreeMeaganTaylor Showed Us About Rural Activism Published: July 31, 2015 Rural activism is a strange and wonderful thing. While our numbers do not compare to New York’s and our rallies are often held in coffee shops, we mean business. We’re out here and we’ve got something to say—and we will use our brother’s roommate’s cousin to do it. You see, we’re a tight community. As […]
I’m Standing With Planned Parenthood Because I’m Angry About the Sexism of the Anti-Choice Movement Published: July 30, 2015 I wasn’t sure why, but tears started to form in my eyes, and I felt a kind of frustration deep in my stomach that I previously didn’t know existed. I was angry.
RECAP: I Protested the War on Planned Parenthood Because This Matters for Young Women Published: July 29, 2015 Why should young people care about the smear campaign threatening Planned Parenthood? Standing there, red-faced, I knew all the answers.
Black Women Need a Raise, Too Published: July 28, 2015 This year, we recognized Equal Pay Day on April 14 in recognition of how long into 2014 women would have to work in order to earn the same amount men earned in the previous year. However, did you know that black women on average make only 64 cents to that dollar?
Student Activists Shouldn’t Be Solving Problems on Campus Without Support Published: July 17, 2015 The administrators who are petitioned by student activists should not act as gatekeeper, letting through the odd suggestion that they feel willing and able to enact.
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.
This Week, I’m Especially Proud to Be a Clinic Escort in Montgomery Published: July 16, 2015 I kept thinking about the women coming for their appointments and how terrified they must have been to have so many accusing them and condemning them. I let them know: You are not wrong. This is okay. You have this right.
Reproductive Health Services, the only abortion clinic in Montgomery, Alabama Here’s How You Can Support Clinics and Abortion Providers in Alabama Published: July 16, 2015 While Operation Save America is in Montgomery, Alabama, demonstrating against the only clinic left in the city, you are probably wondering what you can do to help make sure this clinic can continue operating. Here’s two easy ways to give!
Recap: 5 Advocate-Approved Ways to Improve Sexuality Education Published: July 13, 2015 Comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education is one of the most important things we can do today to put a halt on rape culture tomorrow.