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2011 Fall

Challenging People to Think: Activism for Atheism

by Sunsara Taylor People generally think of activism as something you do. But activism aimed at changing how people think is equally important. …

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2011 Fall

Our Little Light: Letter From A Young Activist

by Lindsey Hennawi “This Little Light of Mine” is the song that my mother chose for all of us to …

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2011 Fall

My Feminist Action: Locating Sex in Sexual Harassment and Rape

by Kathleen Barry November 16, 2011 Here we go again! Last week Mother Jones published an article, “Herman Cain’s Sexual Harassment Scandal …

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2011 Fall

Getting Over the Online v Offline Debate

by Amanda Marcotte My fondest wish for 2012 is that it becomes the year where we, as a society, stop …

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2011 Fall

Stopping Police and DAs from Using Condoms to Convict Sex Workers

by Crystal DeBoise November 10, 2011 Last winter, “Sheila,”a sex worker in her early 20s, had just finished her counseling …

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2011 Fall

“Occupy” and Feminism Equal New Solidarity: Frances Fox Piven Speaks

By Cindy Cooper November 3, 2011 “I think there may be a new page that we’ve come to the United …

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2011 Fall

Doris Lessing: R.I.P

by Phyllis Chesler I began my first book, Women and Madness (1972), with a quote from Doris Lessing’s The Four-Gated …

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2011 Fall

Teaching Feminism in High School: Moving from Theory to Action

by Ileana Jiménez During a recent Twitter chat on #sheparty hosted by the Women’s Media Center, I tweeted: “How many feminists …

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2011 Fall

Saying No in Mississippi: No to Personhood, No to Voter Restrictions

October 29, 2011 In Mississippi, we are witnessing the intersection of race and gender politics in two ballot initiatives on …

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2011 Fall

Engaged Activism: Two Women Challenge Global Sex Trafficking

By Gabrielle Korn October 28, 2011 Uncovering the roots of global sex trafficking and protecting its victims are driving forces …

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2011 Fall

The Abortion Wars: 21 Years Ago But Still Relevant

by Barbara Santee Note by the author: I wrote this article in 1992, but believe it is as relevant today …

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2011 Fall

No Stopping: From PomPoms to Saving Women’s Bodies

by Carol Downer In the 1970s, I got involved in the women’s self-help movement in California, traveling the countryside to …

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2011 Fall

Haven Volunteers: An Immediate Impact on Abortion Care

By Mary Lou Greenberg October 7, 2011 Karen Duda signed petitions, went to rallies and participated in traditional pro-choice activism. …

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2011 Fall

Food for The Soul: Poetry That Pierces Injustice

by Sarah Browning Like many white, middle-class poets coming of age in the early-to-mid-1980s, I was told by my poetry …

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2011 Fall

Patient Power – The Reluctant Revolution

by Merle Hoffman When I first opened a clinic for women’s abortion care in New York in 1971, women finally …

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2011 Fall

The Poetry Eye: Fall ’11

Speaking out, raising banners, uploading ideas – new & old activists are stepping up. On The Issues Magazine Fall 2011 …

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2011 Fall

Marcha de las Putas: SlutWalking Crosses Global Divides

by Stephanie Gilmore In Cuernavaca, Mexico and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, it was called Marcha de las Putas. In New Delhi, it was Besharmi …

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2011 Fall

Letter to a Young Activist: Left to Learn from the ‘60s

by Laura Whitehorn If you saw the film The Weather Underground, you saw about three minutes of me. The film, through …

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2011 Fall

Resilience Circles: Conscious-raising Groups for Tough Economic Times

By Sarah Byrnes October 20, 2011 Here in the U.S., our economic system is just not working for most Americans. …

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2011 Fall

The Populist Movement Reborn, At Last, In Occupy

By Rosalyn Baxandall October 14, 2011 At last the 99 percent are shaming them: “This is not a Recession; It’s …

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2011 Fall

Book Corner: Feminist Press Picks Five Top Activist Reads

by Elizabeth Koke and Glynnis King Activists, their stirring written passion and accounts, are also on our bookshelves. The Feminist Press surveyed …

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2011 Fall

Sexual Rights: Advocating for Vibrant Reframing

by Juhu Thukral As social justice advocates, we are often searching for ways to connect and strengthen our movements, and …

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2011 Fall

Taking A Stand Against Ageism at All Ages: A Powerful Coalition

by Margaret Morganroth Gullette New ageism is the term I use to describe the current American view of aging-past-youth. Whatever …

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2011 Fall

Stories Matter: How to Power Up Your Activism

by Thaler Pekar I remember my first feminist act. It was Spring of 1974, and I was nine years old. …

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2011 Fall

Good Girls, Bad Girls: The Kinkiness of Slut-Shaming

by Elizabeth Black When I was in college, I was slut-shamed. On the one hand, I was encouraged to save …

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2011 Fall

Heather Ault: Visualizing 4000 Years of Choice

by Eleanor J. Bader Growing up, 39-year-old activist artist Heather Ault never imagined that people had been trying to control …

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2011 Fall

Fiction: A Basket of Biscuits

by Michael angel Johnson Now I would recognize the warning signs, but then, I was only ten. When I cried …

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2011 Fall

The Artist Perspective: Guerrilla Girls

The Art Perspective provides a visual and audio forum for artists to exhibit their art and present exciting responses to …

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2011 Summer

TV Documentary Series Elevates Women’s Work to Stop Warring

by Ariel Dougherty September 22, 2011 “The finest minds have always underscored the peacemaking role of women,” Nobel Peace Prize …

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2011 Summer

Pushing Back Attacks on Artistic Freedom

By Linda Stein September 15, 2011 Conservative Republicans flexed considerable muscle earlier this year and threw a knockout punch against …

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2011 Summer

Challenging Militarism and Ending Violence Against Women

By Keely Swan September 8, 2011 The Center for Women’s Global Leadership’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international …

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2011 Summer

Most Wanted: Meaningful Enforcement in the War Against Domestic Abuse

By Madeline Lee Bryer September 1, 2011 The war against domestic violence is heating up. In a decision released publicly …

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2011 Summer

Violence Against Women Surges When War Is “Done”

by Yifat Susskind Rosemary Gonzalez was murdered in 2009, the victim of a war that ended in 1996. One day, …

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