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The Feministing Five: Aditi Juneja

Aditi Juneja is a lawyer, activist, and writer who had the Internet buzzing last year with the release of the Resistance Manual, a crowd-sourced, non-partisan guide that aims to help people become more politically engaged. Currently, she’s the Communicator at Protect Democracy and was formerly the Excelsior Service Fellow with New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Fair and Equitable Housing Office.

Aditi Juneja is a lawyer, activist, and writer who had the Internet buzzing last year with the release of the Resistance Manual, a crowd-sourced, non-partisan ...

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

Here’s Some Feminist Affirmations To Brighten Your Friday

If I’m being totally honest, some days I wake up and I don’t feel that great about myself. Some mornings, I can’t even muster up the energy to get up or go about my daily routine. On days like these–and I’ll admit, today was one of those days for me–we all need to be reminded of our worth, potential, and beauty. That’s why I follow @frizzkidart on Instagram.

By Dana Bolger • 8 years ago

Mahroh on Self-Care: “Engaging in Self-Care Means Letting Ourselves Feel Fury”

This past year has been an unending parade of violence, replayed over and over again on our television screens, and this week has been no exception.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 9 years ago

Image of the day: We are more than what we produce

For so many of us, feminism and social justice can only be a side hustle, and a poorly paid one at that. (If you want to help change that, you can donate to our current reader fundraiser!)

For so many of us, feminism and social justice can only be a side hustle, and a poorly paid one at that. (If you want to help change that, you can donate to our current ...

By Sesali B. • 9 years ago

When you’re weary and tired

I have to confess: I have tried my best to stay as far away as possible from the Sandra Bland story. I haven’t read any articles.

By Dana Bolger • 9 years ago

Quick Hit: Mia Mingus reflects on care, burnout, and movement sustainability

Bluestockings Magazine has a new interview out with Mia Mingus, a writer, abolitionist, organizer, and member of the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective (BATJC), which works to build transformative justice responses to child sexual abuse.

By Katherine Cross • 9 years ago

Fungal Pleasures: Captain Toad and self-care

Being a gaming critic (particularly one who often courts controversy by being a feminist critic) I always feel “switched on” when I play even particularly fun or long-awaited games. It’s increasingly difficult just to let go and lose myself in the flow of repetitive motion, say, or feel completely immersed in a story.

By Alexandra Brodsky • 10 years ago

Musings on privacy and self-care

Today marks my first week back to Feministing after a month (mostly) off to take care of a health problem. It was a weird time, in large part because breaks aren’t really my thing. I like work. It sustains me, fits me; a friend once told me my spirit animal is an overcommitted pit bull. And while I’ve always understood the importance of self-care in theory, I’d also seen the idea invoked to shirk commitments and knew how that could burden others. But the month was necessary, and I’m extremely grateful to the people with whom I write and organize for stepping up so I could step back (I see you Maya, Dana, Suzbob, Kate, etc.).

It was also a ...

Today marks my first week back to Feministing after a month (mostly) off to take care of a health problem. It was a weird time, in large part because breaks aren’t really my thing. I ...