Tag Archives: social justice
Feministing Year in Review: Vanessa’s top picks
TweetWay too many favorites of incredible content this past year, but thought I’d highlight these. Jos Truitt really encompasses what it means to be a “thought leader” to me — one of many examples was in, “I am not your tragic trans narrative”: Here’s the thing: we’ve all got our own experiences, but in mine [...]
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News flash: US is not at the top of the social justice heap!
TweetSometimes, a girl needs a chart to drive home a point, you know? This one, from the New York Times, makes a pretty bleak point. The Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation of Germany recently released a report entitled “Social Justice in the OECD — How Do the Member States Compare?” It analyzed some metrics of basic fairness [...]
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Guest post: My hope for #occupy wall street
TweetThis guest blog post comes to you courtesy of Allison Burtch, a researcher and writer currently residing in Brooklyn. Follow her on Twitter! By now, I’m sure most of you have heard about Occupy Wall Street. Inspired by Adbuster’s call for action in July, protesters have occupied Zuccotti Park near Wall Street in New York [...]
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Netroots Nation 2011: Power and privilege within movements
TweetThe LGBT pre-conference at Netroots Nation focused largely on issues excluded from the mainstream national gay agenda (ie: not marriage) and barriers to effective organizing. I have much more experience working in the reproductive health/rights/justice movement, which despite being full of queer and trans folks often fails to work intersectionally. So I was struck by [...]
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