I hope you had a chance to attend tonight’s Dominion Lecture. If you couldn’t be there, I hope you at least read along as I live-tweeted the event from the ShoutOut! JMU Twitter. If not–here’s what you missed: Dr. Sue Rankin gave an hour-long presentation on campus climate and the LGBT community titled, “The State […]
Read More A Recap of the Dominion LectureLast week something pretty amazing happened. For six hours, the 1 in 3 Campaign hosted an abortion speak-out which was broadcast on their website. For those who don’t know, the 1 in 3 Campaign is an organization dedicated to breaking down the stigma and shame surrounding a person’s right to have an abortion. The speak-out […]
Read More #1in3Speaks: De-stigmatizing Abortion One Story at a TimeWhy is there this idea that in 2015 women are physically weak? Why do people just assume that women need the help of a man to carry something, or to do something physical? That makes no sense. I am not a tall person. So often when I am carrying something or doing something that requires physical […]
Read More Yeah, I got it . . .Yesterday evening students and faculty gathered for the highly anticipated screening of “The Hunting Ground”, a newly released documentary about the realities that student sexual assault survivors face on their college campuses. The film’s screening was hosted by this semester’s Senior Seminar in Sociology course, taught by Dr. Matt Ezzell, and the event received a […]
Read More The Hunting Ground: A Call to Action for JMU“Rape is about power, not regretted sex” – Wagatwe Wanjuki Take Back the Night provided an impactful and educational take on sexual violence and prevention within our culture. In a room full of survivors and allies, a feeling of togetherness swept the air. On Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, Take Back the Night brought together individuals […]
Read More Break the SilenceGreetings from Arlington, Virginia! I write this from the hotel lobby where hundreds of feminists gathered yesterday to kick off the 2015 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference. I along with 7 other ShoutOut bloggers had the ability to attend this conference and participate in a jam-packed weekend full of workshops, passion-filled speeches, and amazing feminist […]
Read More National Young Feminist Leadership Conference: Day 1!Tuning into the Oscars Sunday night, I expected to be entertained and see some great movies be honored. I did NOT expect a feminist statement, and so I was pleasantly surprised when Patricia Arquette gave her seemingly inspiring speech, saying: “To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have […]
Read More Patricia Arquette and the Feminist Speech Gone WrongIn honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m going to write a post about something I’ve never blogged about: Love and relationships. I am in a relationship, and I love talking about love, watching lovey-dovey movies, listening to love songs (especially Taylor Swift), but I didn’t think it was necessarily a feminist topic. However, most people deal with […]
Read More Need relationship advice? Ask a married couple!*Content warning: contains email describing violence against women Anita Sarkeesian is the creator of Feminist Frequency, a video webseries that explores the representation of women in pop culture. According to the website, Feminist Frequency “largely serves as an educational resource to encourage critical media literacy and provide resources for media makers to improve their works […]
Read More Guns Still Allowed After Terror Threats Against Feminist SpeakerAs many of us have heard and/or seen, JMU’s campus was recently disrupted by a man named Preacher Ross, who stood in front of Carrier preaching his interpretation of Christianity. He condemned the actions that all college students engage in targeting the music we listen to, the people we idolize, and what we do in […]
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