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Founder Feature: Attia Taylor of Womanly Mag
Attia Taylor is the founder of Womanly Magazine, a publication dedicated to providing accessible health information to women and non-binary people through visual and literary art. We caught up with Attia to learn about how she cultivates communities through journalism, music, storytelling, and research.
Vote Like an Intersectional Feminist
We’ve built an easy guide on how to vote in the US 2022 Midterm Elections on November 8th. Explore this guide to learn how to ‘Vote like an Intersectional Feminist’
The Latine Women’s Rights Champions of HERStory
As Latin heritage month continues, we honor these Women’s Rights Champions, old and new, to whom we owe many thanks for life as we know it today. Their inspiration, wisdom, and passion for justice continues to impact us profoundly.
Latin Climate Activists We Should Listen To
Climate change is a major issue everywhere, but Latin activists have understood and felt its social justice impacts in a more pressing way than the global North. Giving a platform for the voices to be heard of those experiencing the most immediate effects of climate change is key to strengthen the movement and work together to grow in the right direction. That being said, here are some of the Latin Climate Activists We Should Listen To.
The Mixed Race Experience, by Feminist Authors Naomi and Natalie Evans
Naomi and Natalie Evans are of Black Jamaican and White British heritage and have experienced racism both overtly and covertly throughout her life. Together, Naomi and Natalie co-founded Everyday Racism in May 2020, after a video of Natalie confronting two men racially abusing a ticket conductor went viral on twitter.
Together they authored, ‘The Mixed Race Experience: Reflections and Revelations on Multicultural Identity’ a thought provoking research and experience driven book answers the question, “What does it mean to be mixed-race in today’s society?”
Author Feature: Allison Raskin
Allison Raskin’s new book, Overthinking About You, explores the complex intersection of romance and mental health. Raskin seamlessly weaves her own mental health and dating journey with a wealth of advice from clinical psychologists, a psychiatrist, a sexologist, relationship experts, and real-life couples.
17 Black Women to Honor During Black August
“When Black organizers center the leadership of hyper-marginalized Black people — Black women, disabled, poor, incarcerated, queer, trans, and nonbinary people — and demand a new kind of Black radical unity, we are honoring the Black August tradition of orienting ourselves toward the total liberation and self-determination of all Black people.”
—maya finoh
FEMINIST activated it’s first-ever IRL & URL event. 🌐 ✨
FEMINIST activated it’s first-ever IRL & URL event. 🌐 ✨
The week-long collaboration powered by Somewhere Good in support of the 2nd Annual Defend Black Women March with Black Women Radicals
Artist Feature: Paola Chapdelaine
Paola is a French photojournalist and documentary photographer. Studying political science and urban development, she explores topics of social and environmental justice through photography. Her documentary work ranges from the use of waste management as a development lever in Benin, to the life of an undocumented Afghan refugee in Canada, the cult of ancestors in the Voodoo religion, or the stories of binational couples separated by the pandemic.
Pride 🌈 Photo Project ‘22
📣 We are thrilled to publish our 2nd annual Feminist Pride Photo Project! 🌈 A collective photo project honoring pride, identity, and queer liberation. Curated by our Head of Arts @amandabjorn
Feminist Founder: Kalista Zackhariyas of Sparkseeker
What if there was an app that made it simple for people to come together and effortlessly inspire change? A question that inspired Kalista Zackhariyas is the feminist founder behind the new social app, Sparkseeker. The app centers people and the planet driving a strong social impact initiative. Feminist caught up with Kalista ahead of the launch of the official Sparkseeker crowdfund campaign.
Meet the Organizers behind the 2nd Annual Defend Black Women March
Aisha Becker-Burrowes, Head of Social Impact at Feminist caught up with the organizers of the 2nd Defend Black Women March, taking place July 29–31 in Washington DC. Discover the feature to learn about their inspiration behind the march and the importance of why now.
The Women of the Haitian Revolution
Have you heard of the women of the Haitian Revolution?
This is #HerStory.
Feminist Founder: Stella Simona of haati chai
Haati Chai was established in 2011 from designer Stella Simona’s desire to fill a void for heirloom jewelry. Inspired by a woman’s beauty and form, her designs incorporate hints of East meets West and pays homage to the past while constantly looking forward. The Haati Chai woman is the epitome of a muse. To her a woman is most beautiful when she is comfortable in her own skin. She lives her life indulging in her passions and self discovery - through travels, philanthropy, and romance.
YOUR ACTION TOOLKIT 🛠 TO PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS
You are not alone, 80% of the American public think abortion should be legal. 👥 Join us in fighting back to protect abortion access all across the country. 🛠 This is your tool set to take action and share with your friends & family.
Earth 🌍 Month Art Project 2022
Discover a collection of submissions from our 2022 Earth Month community art project. Featuring messages about the earth, climate justice, and climate liberation from our global community of artists, writers, painters, photographers and more.
“It Takes Time to Heal” by Photographer Lydia Metral
Lydia Metral (Grenoble, 1986) was one of the 2021 Feminist Pride Contest winners. Discover their latest series titled, “It Takes Time to Heal.”
Beyond Visibility
Feminist team member Lex Chandra opens up what Trans Day of Visibility means for the trans community and why allies need to be more visible. “It’s not lost on me that Transgender Day of Visibility occurs every year during Women’s History Month and yet transgender women have been historically overlooked and erased from the category of “woman” for decades.”
Eleanor Tennyson - The Hairy Manifesto
Eleanor Tennyson has produced a manifesto that calls for an end to body hair removal. Tennyson is a poet and performance artist based in the U.K and is an advocator for “hairy facism”.
Feminist Author Feature: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher, entrepreneur, and writer. Her new book, The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, is the first collection to exclusively feature Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, criminal justice, and technology. She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2019 with a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics and a minor in Economics. Currently, she is a graduate student at Harvard Kennedy School studying public policy and economics. Her advocacy, research, and commentary are featured widely by media outlets such as Bloomberg, NPR, Teen Vogue, Slate, and The New York Times.