Recap: It’s Been 90 Days, But It’s Still Time to #BringBackOurGirls Published: July 16, 2014 The time for action was 89 days ago. Enough is enough. It is time to Bring Back Our Girls.
Recap: FMF Interns Take Over East Los Angeles College! Published: July 15, 2014 Overall, the visit to ELAC was eventful and successful, bringing unity to those involved with FMF and FMLA, and ultimately, bringing awareness to a number of capable and engaged individuals.
#JusticeForJada: We Took Over the #JadaPose Hashtag To Stand Up for Survivors Everywhere Published: July 11, 2014 16-year old Texan Jada recently discovered that photos of her unconscious body went viral on Twitter and Instagram after she was drugged and raped at a party with her high school peers. So we stood up for survivors everywhere on our own social media accounts.
Via Act4Accountability. Get Into It: Rally At The Nigerian Embassy to #BringBackOurGirls! Published: July 10, 2014 On Monday, 90 days will have passed since almost 300 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram. Activists are gathering to make it clear that it’s been too long.
Why McCullen V. Coakley Makes Me Want to Be a Clinic Escort Published: July 9, 2014 Until I worked as a canvasser for Planned Parenthood, I had never realized just how awful it could be to deal with anti-abortion protesters.
Tabling pros. Mapping a Movement: Taylor and Edwith Witness History at Freedom Summer Published: July 9, 2014 Edwith and Taylor just returned from Jackson, Mississippi, where they attended the Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference and Youth Congress!
We Need More Than Hashtag Activism to #BringBackOurGirls Published: July 2, 2014 Hashtag activism has limitations, and #BringBackOurGirls is no exception to the rule. After all the buzz, why are there still girls missing?
via Feminist Majority Foundation Campus Communications Associate Taylor Kuether Mississippi Freedom Summer Focuses On Fighting Voter Suppression Published: June 30, 2014 Two members of Feminist Majority Foundation’s campus team were in Jackson, Mississippi this past week engaging with social justice groups on the subject of modern-day voter suppression.
Freedom Summer Feminists: Monica Atkins Talks to Us About Women and Labor Rights Published: June 26, 2014 I asked Monica, a representative at the conference from the United Auto Workers Global Organizing Institute, a few questions about the intersections of women’s rights and labor rights.
#WhyWeCantWait: How We Can Create Safe Spaces for Black Women, And Why We Need To Published: June 23, 2014 Each day, I wake up as a black woman; neither my womanhood nor my blackness takes precedent. So, why am I constantly being forced to choose between the two, and why are the issues that affect me as a black woman constantly being ignored?