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?
Making The Fight Against HIV/AIDS More LGBT-Inclusive Published: May 23, 2014 When my campus recently brought in a local group to offer free HIV testing for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the process did not go as smoothly as it has in the past.
Roundtable: We’re Men and We’re Feminists Published: May 14, 2014 “There’s an old saying: ‘behind every great man, there is a strong woman.’ Men, it’s time to be great and stand behind our women.”
Activism 101: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Feminism Published: May 12, 2014 We decided to learn more about the nature of the connection between feminism and major US religions by holding an event we called the Faith & Feminism Panel. The discussion we had that night was incredible.
I’m A Latina Rebel, And This Is Why I’m A Latina Rebel, And This Is Why Published: May 8, 2014 Latina Rebels affirm and love all things that shape us and believe in fighting for la gente through complexifying what it means to be Latina. And that’s the whole point.
How to Not Be Racist on Cinco de Mayo Published: May 5, 2014 If you’re calling it Cinco De Drinko, you’re doing it wrong.
On Arizona: We’ve Already Fought This Battle Published: March 4, 2014 We have already fought this battle, and we won. At this point, conservative legislators are doing little more than embarrassing themselves.