Last week I had the chance to check something off my bucket list and hear Grace Brown, the creator of Project Unbreakable, speak about her experiences and motivations behind working with survivors of sexual assault. The event was sponsored by Campus Assault Response (C.A.R.E.), JMU’s 24/7 sexual assault and intimate partner violence helpline. In October of 2011 […]
Read More In Case You Missed It: Project UnbreakableI suppose many people in my organization don’t know this, but it’s not anything I keep a secret. When it comes up, I explain that no, for some (insane) reason, I did not originally apply for *President of the organization – and that the decision not to could have been a missed opportunity that I […]
Read More “If it’s both terrifying and amazing then you should definitely pursue it”“There is no such thing as a perfect feminist.” Last year, in our Sociology of Gender class, our professor reminded us of this on more than on occasion. In a gender class, feminism is an inevitable core of the discussion, and for better or for worse, feminism is often expected to be an all-or-nothing identity. […]
Read More Moving from all-or-nothing feminism toward an every-little-bit-counts movement“You’re a completely different person now than you were three years ago.” She’s right. My roommate said this to me tonight when I asked her about what my relatively new interest in feminism has meant for her and our roommate-ship. “Interest” is maybe not the right word – maybe “intertwined identity with” would be more […]
Read More On Believing in Everyday Activism and Learning How – and When – to Reel It InAs you gear up for the super bowl today, are you secretly bracing yourself for the inevitable sexism and harmful depictions of femininity and masculinity that will come through your TV screen today? Are your friends and roommates “so done” with your (constructive!) feminist critiques of TV, movies, and commercials? Feeling like you’re going to have […]
Read More Quick Hit: Use the #NotBuyingIt app to call out sexist media