We’ve all been hearing about the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act recently – introduced by House Republicans Eric Cantor and Sandy Adams, it will be voted on in Congress very soon, most likely this Wednesday. The name of the act is misleading, and many have been calling it the “fake VAWA” to draw […]

There’s a good number of us who question holidays like Mother’s Day in which you spend more time feeding money into a system that exploits our love for our mothers than actually celebrating them.  It’s not unlike any other holiday in America in that its complete commercialization has stripped away so much of its genuine […]

For those of you who missed it, my fellow feminists and I had a TON of fun last weekend at our 8th Annual National Young Feminist Leadership Conference. We had great speakers from many different backgrounds and work experience, leading to great feminist discussions. “We are not apathetic, we are angry. We are not the […]