On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s what we’re reading today:

• Today is a national day of action for “carrying the weight.” Inspired by a student at Columbia University who is carrying around her mattress until the school expels the man who sexually assaulted her, participants around the country will be carrying a mattress or pillow in solidarity. [Carrying the Weight] 

• The University of San Francisco is doing a cool poster campaign to educate students about privilege. [Tumblr] 

• Some of Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest works may have been written by his wife. [Feministing]  

• Voters in North Dakota are weighing a measure that would greatly restrict abortion rights. RH Reality Check]

• The man in charge of investigating a Secret Service sex scandal has had to resign—due to a sex scandal. [Guardian] 

• Writer Susan Cox looks at Facebook’s ideas about “identity.” [Salon]

• Check out the Kickstarter for Bruk Out, a documentary about six dancers preparing to participate in the world’s largest Dancehall Queen competition. [Kickstarter] 

• Over the course of 10 hours, Shoshana B. Roberts walked silently through the streets of New York City and secretly videotaped the comments she received from strangers. She dealt with over 100 instances of verbal street harassment. [Salon]