On Friday, September 20, millions of young people and allies around the world participated in the Global Climate Strikes. The purpose of these strikes was to tell adults across the world to get it together and do something to address climate change. This is no easy task, and will definitely require a massive overhaul of […]
#ForOurFutures: Young People Call on the Senate to Stop Kavanaugh
September 18, 2018 RE: Young People Call on You to Oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court Dear Senators, Today, our bodies, lives, and futures hang in the balance as we face the possibility of a Supreme Court Justice whose decisions will deny our rights and harm our communities for decades to come. […]
#ForOurFutures: Young People Fight Back to #StopKavanaugh
Join Feminist Campus and partners Platform, Advocates for Youth, Generation Progress, In Our Own Voice, Know Your IX, National Center for Transgender Equality, Planned Parenthood Generation Action, Power Shift Network, URGE, Women’s March Youth, and Young People For (YP4) in rallying outside of SCOTUS to demand that the Senate consider the lives of young people before voting on […]
KavaNEVER. Five Actions to #StopKavanaugh Right Now!
Wondering what you can do to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS? Here are 5 actions you can take RIGHT NOW: LEARN about what’s at stake. If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh would pose a significant threat to many of our hard-earned rights. Specifically, his record shows a pattern of hateful decisions that would hurt our communities. Learn more here […]
That’s A KavaNOPE from Us: #SaveSCOTUS
Need a recap on the SCOTUS confirmation battle raging in the Senate? Wondering what you can do to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS? Check out our online toolkit:
#SaveSCOTUS: Stategic Advocacy
In light of Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, people around the nation are organizing rallies, letter drives, Congressional meetings, and more to ask members of the Senate to protect our rights by blocking the approval of the conservative nominee. One such rally was held last Tuesday in front of Virginia […]
WTF at Smith College
When you first saw a menstrual cup, did you think “WTF is that?” – yeah, so did I. I liked the idea of minimizing my period’s environmental impact but I was not about to switch out my tried-and-true tampons for a strange (and slightly scary) plastic contraption that would have cost me $30. Luckily, I […]
#SaveSCOTUS: What’s At Stake for Young Feminists?
Justice Kennedy’s retirement sent waves of shock across the United States and with it, activists scrambling for a plan. This Supreme Court vacancy is particularly volatile as Trump’s choice to replace Kennedy will put many feminist issues – reproductive rights, immigrant justice, gun control, LGBTQ+ rights, the list goes on – at risk. When Trump […]
Giving Thanks for Native American Women Activists
With Thanksgiving week upon us, it is important to acknowledge the difficulties that Native American communities continue to face over control of sovereign lands. Native Americans have long participated – and continue to participate – in the fight to protect these lands from the federal government’s pipeline plans. The recent Keystone Pipeline oil spill in […]
Native American Heritage Month: Art as Inherent Activism
Native American art holds deep meaning and purpose, especially for a community that has had its rights trampled on by the government again and again. Not only are treaties signed with Native communities ignored by the government every day, but Native Americans are also disproportionately affected by discriminatory policing and mass incarceration, poverty, and lack […]