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NYFLC 2013: General Assembly I – From Campuses to the Capitols

Published: March 23, 2013

To discuss how young feminists can bring their activism from their own college campuses all the way to their state capitols, this general assembly featured some inspiring feminist speakers. The GA began with a stellar introduction from the Campus Team (duVergne Gaines, Francesca Witcher, Miranda Petersen, Adriana Cortes-Luna, Brooke Hofhenke, Kari Ross). Kathy Spillar, executive […]

Public Comment on VA TRAP Laws Opens!

Published: January 29, 2013

On Monday, the sixty day public comment period began for a set of outrageous TRAP laws in the state of Virginia. TRAP laws, or Target Regulations of Abortion Providers, require abortion clinics to meet often unrealistic building code standards that are then used to force clinics to close. These standards can be everything from the width of […]

Activists ‘Make Trouble’ on Behalf of Women at VA Board of Health Meeting

Published: September 18, 2012

Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women. Nora […]

Cooch Watch!

Published: September 7, 2012

In a satirical response to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s extreme anti-abortion views and strong support for the outrageous restrictions on clinics called Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, or TRAP laws, a group of Virginia feminists created a campaign called Cooch Watch. Here’s their description: The Cooch has been keeping an eye on your vagina, […]

Election 2012: The Year of Voter Suppression

Published: August 21, 2012

As politicians gear up for the November election, many are using voter suppression as a tool to silence millions of American citizens. Since 2010, state legislatures across the country have set up a number of major barriers to voting, making access to the vote in this election limited and often inaccessible to the most marginalized […]

Gabby Douglas Becomes First African American to Win Olympic Gold in Gymnastics All-Around

Published: August 3, 2012

Yesterday, Gabby Douglas made gymnastics history becoming the first African American gymnast to win the coveted gold medal as an all-around gymnast and the first gymnast to win gold in both the team and all-around in the same Olympics. She is also only the second African American gymnast to make it on the U.S Women’s […]

Stand Strong, Students: “The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance”

Published: July 17, 2012

With millions of voters potentially impacted by new, restrictive voter ID laws, the question of why such laws are being enacted has a simple answer: to sway elections by only counting a portion of our citizens’ votes. This is especially true when it comes to student voters, one of the most underrepresented demographics at the ballot box, and female voters, who make up the majority of college students.

War on Women Returns to Mississippi—Where It’s Been All Along

Published: July 12, 2012

Painted crosses and mass-printed “Women Do Regret Abortion” signs belonging to anti-choice extremists clutter the sidewalk of North State Street in the Fondren region of Jackson, Mississippi, where Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) operates as the state’s sole abortion clinic.

Outrage: Women Referred Only to CPCs by VA Dept. of Health for Mandatory Ultrasounds

Published: July 3, 2012

To accompany Virginia’s new anti-abortion law, which requires women to get an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion, the Virginia Department of Health released a list of businesses that offer “free” ultrasounds. All sixteen businesses on the list are anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). Currently, there are an estimated 3,500 CPCs nationwide, most of which are […]

Judge Blocks Law Targeting Only Abortion Clinic in Mississippi

Published: July 2, 2012

Yesterday Judge Daniel Jordan, a Federal District Court judge, temporarily blocked the new Mississippi TRAP law that would force the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, to close its doors. The law would require all physicians who perform abortions in Mississippi to have OB/GYN certification and have admitting privileges at local hospitals. […]