Tag Archives: Activism

Is this #FirstWorldProblems video genius or exploitative?

By zerlina | Published: February 8, 2013
TweetWhen I begin writing a blog post, I normally figure out what I think about something and then try to make that argument in a logical and concise way so that you the reader agrees with me by the end. Thus, it’s very rare that I don’t know the answer to the question I’m posing [...]
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Pro-choice on Amtrak: The time I told a group of anti-choice teenagers about my abortion

By Maya | Published: January 29, 2013
TweetEd. note: This is a guest post by feminist activist Michelle Kinsey Bruns, who tweets as @ClinicEscort. Read her full bio after the jump. The recording on my iPhone begins with ten seconds of ambient mechanical noise: the sound of an Amtrak train crossing the Potomac River, as heard from an empty, rattling vestibule between two [...]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Open Thread

By Maya | Published: January 21, 2013
Tweet Today, as we honor King’s incredible life and legacy, it’s a huge cliche to say that his work isn’t done. But reading these 17 less well-known quotes from King and re-watching Jay’s video of 10 more, I was struck again not only by how many of the battles we’ve yet to win but also by how much [...]
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On feminist evolutions and online revolutions

By Vanessa | Published: January 17, 2013
TweetIt’s been a wild 9 years, y’all. Yep, this marks my last official post as the managing editor of Feministing. It’s pretty bittersweet–as a co-founder, I’ve literally grown up alongside this project. But there are many reasons why I’m leaving happily: I think it’s time to pass on leadership to the other younger, brilliant minds [...]
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Breaking: Ilyse Hogue named next president of NARAL

By Alexandra | Published: January 14, 2013
TweetAn exciting day for the future of reproductive rights activism–Ilyse Hogue, a great thinker, writer and activist has been named the next president of NARAL! Full press release: Washington, D.C.–The boards of directors of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation announced today that Ilyse Hogue has been chosen to succeed Nancy Keenan [...]
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