by Sunsara Taylor People generally think of activism as something you do. But activism aimed at changing how people think is equally important. …
by Lindsey Hennawi “This Little Light of Mine” is the song that my mother chose for all of us to …
by Kathleen Barry November 16, 2011 Here we go again! Last week Mother Jones published an article, “Herman Cain’s Sexual Harassment Scandal …
by Amanda Marcotte My fondest wish for 2012 is that it becomes the year where we, as a society, stop …
by Crystal DeBoise November 10, 2011 Last winter, “Sheila,”a sex worker in her early 20s, had just finished her counseling …
By Cindy Cooper November 3, 2011 “I think there may be a new page that we’ve come to the United …
by Phyllis Chesler I began my first book, Women and Madness (1972), with a quote from Doris Lessing’s The Four-Gated …
by Ileana Jiménez During a recent Twitter chat on #sheparty hosted by the Women’s Media Center, I tweeted: “How many feminists …
October 29, 2011 In Mississippi, we are witnessing the intersection of race and gender politics in two ballot initiatives on …
By Gabrielle Korn October 28, 2011 Uncovering the roots of global sex trafficking and protecting its victims are driving forces …
by Barbara Santee Note by the author: I wrote this article in 1992, but believe it is as relevant today …
by Carol Downer In the 1970s, I got involved in the women’s self-help movement in California, traveling the countryside to …
By Mary Lou Greenberg October 7, 2011 Karen Duda signed petitions, went to rallies and participated in traditional pro-choice activism. …
by Sarah Browning Like many white, middle-class poets coming of age in the early-to-mid-1980s, I was told by my poetry …
by Merle Hoffman When I first opened a clinic for women’s abortion care in New York in 1971, women finally …
Speaking out, raising banners, uploading ideas – new & old activists are stepping up. On The Issues Magazine Fall 2011 …
by Stephanie Gilmore In Cuernavaca, Mexico and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, it was called Marcha de las Putas. In New Delhi, it was Besharmi …
by Laura Whitehorn If you saw the film The Weather Underground, you saw about three minutes of me. The film, through …
By Sarah Byrnes October 20, 2011 Here in the U.S., our economic system is just not working for most Americans. …
By Rosalyn Baxandall October 14, 2011 At last the 99 percent are shaming them: “This is not a Recession; It’s …
by Elizabeth Koke and Glynnis King Activists, their stirring written passion and accounts, are also on our bookshelves. The Feminist Press surveyed …
by Juhu Thukral As social justice advocates, we are often searching for ways to connect and strengthen our movements, and …
by Margaret Morganroth Gullette New ageism is the term I use to describe the current American view of aging-past-youth. Whatever …
by Thaler Pekar I remember my first feminist act. It was Spring of 1974, and I was nine years old. …
by Elizabeth Black When I was in college, I was slut-shamed. On the one hand, I was encouraged to save …
by Eleanor J. Bader Growing up, 39-year-old activist artist Heather Ault never imagined that people had been trying to control …
by Michael angel Johnson Now I would recognize the warning signs, but then, I was only ten. When I cried …
The Art Perspective provides a visual and audio forum for artists to exhibit their art and present exciting responses to …
by Ariel Dougherty September 22, 2011 “The finest minds have always underscored the peacemaking role of women,” Nobel Peace Prize …
By Linda Stein September 15, 2011 Conservative Republicans flexed considerable muscle earlier this year and threw a knockout punch against …
By Keely Swan September 8, 2011 The Center for Women’s Global Leadership’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international …
By Madeline Lee Bryer September 1, 2011 The war against domestic violence is heating up. In a decision released publicly …
by Yifat Susskind Rosemary Gonzalez was murdered in 2009, the victim of a war that ended in 1996. One day, …
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