Get Into It: Be a Part of the National Moment of Silence for Victims of Police Brutality Published: August 13, 2014 On Thursday at 7PM EST, cities across the country will fall silent in honor of victims of police brutality.
Via Ishmael Bishop. Recap: Talking Reproductive Justice In Nashville – And Beyond Published: August 6, 2014 Last month, I was lucky enough to attend the Planned Parenthood Generation Action Power Tour conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
For Marissa Alexander, It’s Not Just About Race – It’s About Gender Published: August 1, 2014 Sometimes I just want to yell when I hear flippant remarks that conclude with the tagline, “It’s not about race.”
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?
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.
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.