Feministing Five: The Necia Media Collective unites xingona global media...
When we connected with Jessica Diaz-Hurtado, co-founder of the critically conscious collective and network Necia Media Collective, we caught a glimpse at her life as a researcher, multimedia...
View ArticleThe Feministing Five: Marisa Franco
This week we spoke to Marisa Franco, immigration activist and founder of the Mijente, a new political home for Latinx and Chicanx activists and organizers that will combine online networks and...
View ArticleThe Feministing Five: Monica Simpson
For this week’s Feministing Five, I spoke with Monica Simpson, the executive director of SisterSong, a national organization that strengthens and amplifies the collective voices of Indigenous women and...
View ArticleThe Feministing Five: Brittany Luse
For this week’s Feministing Five, we spoke with Brittany Luse, co-creator of the podcast “For Colored Nerds” and host of the new podcast “Sampler” by Gimlet Media. We learned about the exciting...
View ArticleThe Feministing Five: Danni Askini
For this week’s Feministing Five, we spoke with Danni Askini, current candidate for the Washington State House of Representatives. If elected, Danni would be the first openly trans person to ever serve...
View ArticleDaily feminist cheat sheet
This week, advocates are gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark for the 2016 Women Deliver conference. From maternal health funding cuts to the “elephant in the room” [hint: it’s abortion] to youth health...
View ArticleA fear of taco trucks is a fear of Mexican women
Just a few miles from where the final Presidential Debate was hosted last night, Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union built a “wall of taco trucks” in front of the Trump International Las Vegas hotel. Along...
View ArticleReady or Not, Here Marley Dias Comes
Marley Dias rocked the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Annual Awards Dinner Wednesday night. Introduced by the legendary Anita Hill, the 11-year-old social activist and creator of the...
View ArticleSix Women to Celebrate This Labor Day
Happy Labor Day to everyone but Ivanka Trump! Today’s a day to celebrate the labor movement, which we have to thank for giving us the weekend, outlawing child labor, and creating workplace safety...
View ArticleWhat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Win Means to “a Girl from The Bronx”
With her surprise defeat of incumbent Joe Crowley in the primary election in June, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on her way to becoming the youngest woman elected to Congress. She boldly ran her campaign...
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