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New Policy Separating Immigrant Children from Parents is Reproductive Violence

This week’s immigration news has highlighted, once again, that the United States will go to great lengths to torture immigrant communities.

In a move intended to punish and terrorize families, the Department of Justice announced they will separate children from their parents at the border and at ports of entry for those seeking asylum. In May alone, 658 children were taken from their parents, including 100 children younger than 4 years old.

The term “family separation” does not fully capture the cruelty and inhumanity of what’s ...

This week’s immigration news has highlighted, once again, that the United States will go to great lengths to torture immigrant communities.

In a move intended to punish and terrorize

By caroline.catlin • @@caroline_catlin • 7 years ago

Baby Feminist Power and Helping Children Join the Movement

This viral note by a fourth grader offering a secret invite to a club for “female empowerment,” left me cheering at my desk this week. The baby feminist power brought hope at a fitting time, after the International Women’s Strike, and was a needed reminder of the power of including children in our protests and conversations.

Given the opportunity, they too can organize change. So here are four ways we can encourage the kids in our lives to feel empowered and discover their own radical feminist voices.

1. TEACH THEM THE CORRECT LANGUAGE Using euphemisms or simplifying our language when answering questions does children a disservice, especially when it comes to ...

This viral note by a fourth grader offering a secret invite to a club for “female empowerment,” left me cheering at my desk this week. The baby feminist power brought hope at a ...

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