Via Feminist Campus. Recap: We Rallied For Roe On Last Week’s “Roeversary!” Published: January 30, 2015 It’s been 42 years since the Roe v. Wade decision and 42 years of protesting and counterprotesting. This year was no different, and I was thrilled to get to participate.
Recap: We Lobbied Last Week For Virginia’s Lobby Day! Published: January 29, 2015 I am a Virginia woman. My body, my health, and my autonomy will be impacted by these laws.
Get Into It: “Organize, Reflect, Act: A Day of Action for Justice in Louisiana” Published: January 15, 2015 We’re against the AFA. We’re upset that our state government has chosen to align with them, and we’re upset that our university is allowing it to be done on our campus.
Recap: The Stand With Pregnant Workers Rally Saw Support Across Divides Published: December 11, 2014 Several Feminist Majority Foundation staff members in DC headed to the Supreme Court last Wednesday to join the Stand With Pregnant Workers Rally in support of Peggy Young.
Via Nancy Aragon. Immigrant Rights Are A Feminist Issue: What President Obama’s Immigration Announcement Means For Me Published: November 24, 2014 I grew up in a mixed-status family with anxiety of the possibility that some of my cousins, uncles, and aunts could easily be deported back to Mexico or El Salvador and fear that I would never see them again.
Via Jenny Warburg. Recap: Ms. Wonder Awards Luncheon Honored Grassroots Feminist Activists Published: November 20, 2014 Yesterday, Ms. Magazine and Ms. publisher, the Feminist Majority Foundation, celebrated grassroots feminist activism at the 2014 Ms. Wonder Awards Luncheon and Ceremony.
Via Feminist Campus. Equality Isn’t Out of This World: Vote No on Measure 1 for Women’s Rights! Published: October 28, 2014 It seems like I must be an extraterrestrial being, one who is not from the planet Earth, because apparently my ideals about women’s health equity are just that far out.
Get Into It: Rally Against Colorado’s Amendment 67 with Dolores Huerta! Published: October 17, 2014 You can join our National Campus Organizer Nancy, local and national leaders in politics and women’s rights, and the legendary Dolores Huerta TODAY in Pueblo to rally against Amendment 67, a dangerous personhood measure on the ballot in Colorado. Come out and help us stop it!
Activism 101: How To Host Your Own Campus ShowOUT! Published: October 3, 2014 It’s almost November, y’all! Are you ready to ShowOUT? I hope so, because from October 13 to 17, we’re double-dog daring you to!
ETSU students phone banking for the No On 1 Campaign! Freedom is Common Sense: Why I’m A Tennessee Student Voting No On 1 Published: September 24, 2014 Many people are arguing that this amendment is “common sense.” In response to that, let me share with you what happened this weekend as we were volunteering for the Vote No On 1 campaign.