[Trigger warning: discussion of sexual assault and rape] April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and this Tuesday JMU will be having Take Back the Night, a very powerful event where sexual assault survivors can speak out their experiences and participate in a march. Such an event is known as “breaking the silence,” and survivors are […]
Read More Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project are coming to JMU[Trigger warning: images from “thinspo” sites and discussion of eating disorders] Katie O. and internationalcupcakebandit are pissed off about the “thinspo” trend, where women are encouraged to be unattainably skinny and shamed for even thinking that they might want to eventually eat something. Coupled with an emphasis on fake baking until you’re a creepy shade […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: When Did Shaming Become A “Healthy Motivator?”Aliasmitch shared this link to a Jezebel post: “In light of the really racist reactions some of the casting in the Hunger Games film caused, Jezebel has written a pretty neat article about cultural whitewashing and how white is perceived as the neutral (hence “everyone” can “relate” to it) race.” Eszenyme watched a 2 part video series […]
Read More Wednesday Link Round UpI’m a firm believer in voting in any election possible, and voting locally is especially important. And what’s more local than voting for the officers of JMU’s SGA? So, ShoutOut! readers and JMU students, I’m happy to offer you an opportunity to get to know two of the SGA candidates better: Katie Stolp, running for […]
Read More Are You In?: Meet Two of the Candidates for SGAHey ya’ll, welcome to your Wednesday links round up! Aliasmitch wanted to share “this amazing piece of Jazz poetry. I was fortunate enough to see the great Jane Cortez perform about a month ago, listening to her performances afterwards has proven to me that this a voice we need to hear now. This piece is titled “Maintain […]
Read More Wednesday Links Round UpImage via. Everyone remember the transvaginal ultrasound state-rape law that was proposed in Virginia before an amended version was passed? Well, Texas has one of those laws on the books right now. It’s been the subject of several rallies and protests over the past few weeks because it’s invasive, unnecessary, and a violation of the […]
Read More Pro-Life Apparently Also Means Pro-FirebombingImage via WinterArtwork. [Trigger warning: Discussion of murder, racism, rape, and intimate partner violence]. On February 26 at 17-year-old Black teenager, Trayvon Martin, was shot and killed by the head of the neighborhood watch of the (predominantly white) community where his father lives. While George Zimmerman, the murderer, claims that he was acting in self-defense […]
Read More Literally Getting Away With Murder: George Zimmerman & White PrivilegeWelcome back to our bi-weekly links round up! Hope all of our JMU readers had a great break, and that people who didn’t have a break were able to relax a bit in the past week. Eszenyme wishes a happy birthday to the Girl Scouts! This post describes 10 ways the Girl Scouts have fought for total equality. […]
Read More Wednesday Links Round UpTomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in Miller 1101 Loretta Ross, co-founder and National Coordinator of SisterSong, a Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective will be delivering the Women’s History Month keynote lecture! The title of the talk is “Reproductive Justice and Human Rights: Being Better Together.” From her bio: “Loretta J. Ross is a co-founder and […]
Read More Women’s History Keynote with Loretta Ross tomorrow!Hello lovely readers! As of Sunday, your regular bloggers are on spring break, so this blog will be on hiatus for the week! Bloggers may post at their discretion if they’re in the mood to blog, but there won’t be any regularly scheduled posts. We’ll be up and running again starting on Monday, March 12. […]
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