That’s right readers, it’s finals week here at JMU. Which also means that we’ll be taking a break from regular blogging until the Spring semester starts in January. But keep a look out for any updates our bloggers might post over the break! That being said, I also wanted to take a moment to thank […]
Read More Winter Break HiatusJust a quick reminder for all of our readers in the Harrisonburg/JMU community: Tonight at 8 PM on the Commons, we will be holding a vigil along with other student organizations and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program in response to the many sexual assaults against JMU students this semester. To get more information, check […]
Read More Signal Boost: Stand Against Sexual Violence TONIGHT!This week at ShoutOut!, Visionsofourfuture has some celeb news to share! First, this collaborative cover of “You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore, reminds women of the power of their voice and the importance of their vote. Chris Brown is causing a stir in the media again — this time after dressing up as a terrorist for […]
Read More Links Round-Up*Trigger warning: rape* I firmly believe in the mission of this blog. I believe that discussing feminist issues amongst friends, in class, and in the community, is essential to promoting feminist goals. But talking is not enough. So far this semester, there have been multiple assaults and rapes of JMU students. One so violent that […]
Read More Because talking isn’t enough.For a year and a half my upstairs neighbor has been fighting with her boyfriend, usually around 5pm. I’m not exaggerating. I wish I was. A year and a half is a long time. And all this time I have been wondering: Why haven’t they broken up already? Some things about their relationship are really […]
Read More The One Where HannahGrace Fights With Her NeighborsI met Amber Logsdon one chilly February afternoon last semester while hanging out with a group of friends. It wasn’t long before the two of us drifted towards each other, curious to meet the one odd face out, and got to talking. Now, months later, we’ve found ourselves sitting in Carrier Starbucks with two hot […]
Read More Feminist Roots: Know Your On-Campus Feminist!I first met Adora through the JMU policy debate team and initially thought she was pretty cool, however, when we became debate partners, I realized I’d been wrong. She wasn’t cool. She was awesome. You see, Adora was one of the first people I was ever able to have a real, critical discussion of feminism […]
Read More Feminist Roots: Know your friendly, on-campus feminist!As usual it is Sunday night in Harrisonburg and Rachelle Rucker and I are at the Blue Nile sopping up unpronounceable Ethiopian dishes with injera bread and talking about abortion laws, and, as usual, the table next to us has started staring. It must be an unusual sight – two young women engaging in feminist […]
Read More Feminist Roots: Know Your Local Feminist!Maybe it’s because I’ve been beyond stressed out lately. Maybe it’s because I haven’t slept much in the last week. Maybe it’s because I’m struggling to juggle a full-time job, a full course load, and still maintain some kind of social life. Whatever the reason is, I am sick and tired of being a feminist. […]
Read More Sick and Tired [TW: Racism, Rape, Homophobia]I don’t think it’s any secret that I had some serious beef with The Breeze last year. But lately, Breeze, I’ve been really optimistic about our relationship. Especially after you published a fantastic editorial about empowering sexual violence survivors a few weeks ago. So when I looked at the front page of your paper this […]
Read More When Will We Learn? Or, yet another open letter to The Breeze. [TW: Rape]
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