Action and Advocacy – Page 37

Vote AGAINST North Dakota Measure 3 on June 12th

Published: May 8, 2012

As we head into the election season, there are many daunting initiatives coming our way in many states. One election that is speeding our way is in North Dakota on June 12th, and one particularly frightening Measure being voted on in the state is the Religious Liberty Restoration Amendment. Although religious freedom is already thoroughly […]

Get Out the Vote to Defeat Amendment One in North Carolina!

Published: May 3, 2012

Yesterday I was startled by a video posted by a young man in Kannapolis, NC. In the video he pulls out a shotgun and shoots a “No on Amendment One” yard sign while discussing how marriage is between a man and a woman. In the news, a preacher from Fayetteville, NC is urging his congregation […]

May Day Rising!

Published: May 1, 2012

When I was a kid, May 1st meant giving and receiving May Day baskets from my friends. Today it just means I have to pay my rent. But for the world, May 1st signifies a beautiful fight – one that has for over a century stood for the rights of workers and an end to […]

How the Violence Against Women Act Impacts College Women

Published: April 25, 2012

Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to make a motion to proceed with a vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Since its passing in 1994, this critical piece of legislation has protected millions of women across the country, especially women on college campuses. Unfortunately, legislators in the Senate have attempted to foster […]

BU Takes Back The Night!

Published: March 28, 2012

Guest post by Boston University Center for Gender, Sexuality, & Activism This Friday, students at Boston University are taking back the night. The Feminist Collective, a group that meets under the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism at Boston University, are hosting a Take Back the Night march and rally on BU’s campus. Take Back […]

ACTION ALERT: Urge Sponsors of Limbaugh’s Show to Pull Their Ads & #FlushRushNow

Published: March 2, 2012

UPDATE (3/19/12 @ 1:03 PM): New action!! Head over to Say It, Sister! (National NOW’s blog) for more info about taking action to tell the Missouri state government a Rush Limbaugh statue is NOT OK!!Also, at last count there were over 150 advertisers who dropped Rush!! UPDATE (3/12/12 @ 12:51 PM): According to Media Matters, […]

Call to Action: Rush Limbaugh calls BC Champion Sandra Fluke a ‘Prostitute’

Published: March 1, 2012

The Feminist Campus Team is outraged this morning after hearing Rush Limbaugh’s vicious and inappropriate attacks waged at Sandra Fluke. Fluke is the outspoken and courageous Georgetown Law student who has advocated for birth control coverage without co-pays or deductibles for students and employees of religiously-affiliated institutions. Sandra was denied a seat at the table […]

Love Your Body and Help Raise Awareness about Eating Disorders

Published: February 27, 2012

Nearly every woman at some point in her life has hated or wanted to change her body for one reason or another. Reports indicate that 80 percent of women are dissatisfied with their appearance, and seven million women and girls struggle with an eating disorder in the U.S. My time came during my freshman year […]

Catholic Students Speak Out: We Want Birth Control Access!

Published: February 24, 2012

The Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States are, for the most part, a hierarchy of privileged, white men attempting to make decisions regarding women’s health. That, in itself, is puzzling enough for many people. Most remarkably, we see that their recent opposition to birth control access blatantly conflicts with the needs of […]

How to Host a Birth Control Clinic in 3 Easy Steps

Published: February 4, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Crossposted with permission from Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Fordham University is a Jesuit school. Because of this, students are not able to get birth control prescribed to them at the on-campus health centers. Fordham LSRJ wanted to provide Fordham students with a way to have access to doctors and birth control prescriptions. Here’s […]