Occupy Wall Street Holds First Feminist General Assembly
May 18, 2012 by Melanie Butler · 2 Comments
“What took so long?” was the general sentiment among those gathered in Washington Square Park in Manhattan last night for Occupy Wall Street’s first ever Feminist General Assembly. Despite ...Read More
Stand Up, Fight Back!: Unite Against the War on Women
May 3, 2012 by Kristen Schuetz · 13 Comments
“What do we do when women’s rights are under attack? Stand up, fight back!” That was the call that rang through downtown Los Angeles last Saturday, April 28, in protest against the ...Read More
5 Reasons To March for Women’s Rights Today!
April 28, 2012 by Lauren Barbato · Leave a Comment
“I find this onslaught of anti-women legislation repulsive,” says 23-year-old Amanda Velez. “These proposed laws condescend to a level where women are treated as something much less ...Read More
Let’s Make Poverty History
April 5, 2012 by Carol King · 3 Comments
Today, more than 17 million American women are living in poverty, and more than 7.5 million of those in extreme poverty–meaning that they survive on less than $5,672 a year. Female-headed households ...Read More
From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin: How Black Women Turn Grief Into Action
April 3, 2012 by Barbara McCaskill · 3 Comments
We cannot get the anguished face of Sybrina Fulton, the mother of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin–who was gunned down by a self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., in late ...Read More
Women, Money and Power
March 30, 2012 by Beth Baker · 3 Comments
A sterling lineup of women mixed passion and good-natured humor at yesterday’s “Women Money Power” forum in Washington, D.C. Organized by the Feminist Majority on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, ...Read More
Future of Feminism: Say No to Human Trafficking
March 30, 2012 by Aviva Dove-Viebahn · 1 Comment
A couple weeks ago, I posted about some of the many great organizations that support sex workers’ rights. I intentionally focused on sex workers who entered the industry for reasons “falling ...Read More
Ai-jen Poo: Organizing Labor—with Love
January 19, 2012 by Mark Engler · Leave a Comment
Talk to Ai-jen Poo about her work and it won’t be long before you hear language you don’t often hear in the midst of intense social movement campaigning. For one, she does not shy away from talking ...Read More
What Occupy Wall Street Owes to Feminist Consciousness-Raising
December 13, 2011 by Stephanie Rogers · 7 Comments
On the November 17th national day of action for the Occupy Wall Street movement, I was interviewed by a man from a Swedish newspaper who wanted to know why I was there. I smiled and said, “That’s ...Read More
From May ’68 to Occupy Wall Street: Vive le Feminisme!
November 30, 2011 by Adriane Allan · 1 Comment
These days, anyone craving an update on Occupy Wall Street can tune into the media and chose between two completely incompatible narratives. From conservatives such as Newt Gingrich, we hear “[the ...Read More
