Activism
Some Of Us Are Brave: A Roundtable on Feminist Icons and Responsibility
What to do about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Lena Dunham, and, even Beysus—all of whom have made contributions to feminism, but have also said and done things contrary to feminist values? We assembled a diverse group of feminists to talk it out.
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Popaganda: Where Abortion Is Illegal
Donald Trump and Mike Pence say they want to ban abortion in the United States. But they seem to have a hazy idea of what that will actually mean. Millions of people around the world know all too well what happens when abortion is criminalized: 25 percent of the world’s population lives... Read more »
Popaganda: When Your Parents Are Deported
Donald Trump issued executive orders that call for the deportation of any and all undocumented immigrants in the United States. Reporters estimate that would mean the deportation of 11 million people.Imagine coming home from school and your dad is gone. But what will thousands—or millions—of... Read more »
What Just Happened?: #ProtectTransWomen Day of Action
Today is a national day of action to #ProtectTransWomen, and we’re issuing this What Just Happened because it cannot be said enough: Trans women are women.
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The Ides of Trump
Make some good trouble today by participating in the Ides of Trump, a campaign to overwhelm the White House with postcards letting 45 know how his constituents really feel about him and his policies.
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What Just Happened?: A Day Without A Woman
Don’t assume that one person’s strike bolsters another person’s freedom.
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Mourning Norma McCorvey: The Story of Jane Roe is a Lifelong Struggle to Heal from Hardship and Abuse
Norma was not wounded by the abortions she didn’t have. She was wounded by life.
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Appropriating Audre: On The Need to Locate the Oppressor Within Us
Appropriations of Lorde not only rob her work of nuance, sensuality, and creativity, but also fail to do what she asked most of feminist movements: to center a racial analysis in feminist and queer work.
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Reverberations: History and Legacies of Resistance in Black Women’s Music
These acts of transfer, of protesting social conditions and the status quo through music, continue to remain integral to Black women’s survival and protest.
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Popaganda: Who Writes Our History?
History isn’t static—it’s the stories we tell ourselves about the past. And that story changes depending on who’s doing the telling.
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