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The Feministing Five: Anayvette Martinez

Anayvette Martinez is one of the co-founders of the amazing organization, The Radical _____ (Formerly known as the Radical Brownies). I spoke to her this week about youth power and incredible local communities, and I wished that I could go back in time and join this organization myself!

Anayvette Martinez is one of the co-founders of the amazing organization, The Radical _____ (Formerly known as the Radical Brownies). I spoke to her this week about youth power and incredible local communities, and I ...

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Madeleine Albright wins the internet.

New report by and for LGBTQ youth of color on policing in New Orleans.

Men’s rights group masquerades as fake domestic violence campaign to confuse donors.

People imprisoned at San Bernardino face GBT discrimination.

Oakland can now force landlords to evict sex workers.

Monica Roberts faces homelessness. Pitch in here.

A campus gender violence reporting system — by survivors, for survivors.

Madeleine Albright wins the internet.

New report by and for LGBTQ youth of color on policing in New Orleans.

Men’s rights group masquerades as fake domestic violence campaign ...

Severe police brutality at Occupy Oakland

(One of countless videos and pictures taken last night as the police raided Occupy Oakland)

As a former Bay Area resident, my heart was broken last night looking at the images and videos from what was happening to the protesters at Occupy Oakland. Oakland never gets a break from the police. The peaceful protesters were met with teargas, rubber bullets and flashbang grenades five minutes after it was deemed unsafe. They gave the protestors five minutes to disperse. A blogger from Oakland writes about the account,

(One of countless videos and pictures taken last night as the police raided Occupy Oakland)

As a former Bay Area resident, my heart was broken last night looking at the images and videos from what was happening to ...

What We Missed

ACRJ asks women living in Oakland what they think about the anti-choice billboards targeting the black community. (Transcript after jump)

A new report says that criminally reported violence against the LGBT community rose 13% last year — of those who were killed, 70% were minorities and 44% were transgender women.

On Nike’s horrific and unethical labor conditions for their workers in Indonesia — most of whom are young women.

Mitt Romney (smartly) refuses to sign the ridiculously offensive pledge against marriage equality that said children in slavery were better off than those not currently being raised by a nuclear family.

Poland’s proposed abortion ban is being supported by doctors because of the ...

ACRJ asks women living in Oakland what they think about the anti-choice billboards targeting the black community. (Transcript after jump)

A new report says that criminally reported violence against the LGBT community rose 13% ...