By Lori Adelman • @ladelman • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Compiled by Alexandra and Lori. 

Amazing! We just passed 15K. You helped us get halfway to our funding goal on the third day of our Kickstarter campaign.

A study on parsing White Supremacy and political thought and beliefs.

Stay classy Texas antis.

“Catch An Illegal” protest at UT Austin totally backfired.

Shame from all angles: why doesn’t anyone seem to respect teen parents?

White-washing queer fashion history.

Black man repeatedly arrested and jailed for “trespassing” at his workplace.

New Belabored podcast at Dissent.

Could teller organizing help halt bank abuses?

Mychal, at the Nation: “It’s not just a matter of changing attitudes about skin color. We have to be willing to challenge systems of power.“

Brooklyn, NY

Lori Adelman started blogging with Feministing in 2008, and now runs partnerships and strategy as a co-Executive Director. She is also the Director of Youth Engagement at Women Deliver, where she promotes meaningful youth engagement in international development efforts, including through running the award-winning Women Deliver Young Leaders Program. Lori was formerly the Director of Global Communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and has also worked at the United Nations Foundation on the Secretary-General's flagship Every Woman Every Child initiative, and at the International Women’s Health Coalition and Human Rights Watch. As a leading voice on women’s rights issues, Lori frequently consults, speaks and publishes on feminism, activism and movement-building. A graduate of Harvard University, Lori has been named to The Root 100 list of the most influential African Americans in the United States, and to Forbes Magazine‘s list of the “30 Under 30” successful mediamakers. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Lori Adelman is an Executive Director of Feministing in charge of Partnerships.

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By Amanda R. Matos • @@Amanda_R_Matos • 5 years ago

Here’s How You Can Join the Fight Against Trump’s Abortion Gag Rule

Activists are responding to Trump’s abortion gag rule in full force.

A quick refresher: The abortion gag rule — also known as the “Protect Life Rule” — would block federal Title X funding from any healthcare center that provides or refers patients for abortion care. By attempting to bar providers from sharing medically accurate information about abortion, Trump’s proposal is a direct attack on people’s reproductive choices, especially low-income and uninsured patients who rely on providers like Planned Parenthood and local healthcare centers for affordable and essential healthcare.

Title X grants support family planning services like contraception, testing, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, cancer screenings, and general reproductive health exams. If ...

Activists are responding to Trump’s abortion gag rule in full force.

A quick refresher: The abortion gag rule — also known as the “Protect Life Rule” — would block federal Title X funding ...