PANDEMIC EDITION: Women’s Funding Network Launches “Signal for Help” as Lifeline for Survivors – Ms. Magazine

Learn the simple hand signal that can prevent violence during quarantine

PANDEMIC EDITION: Pastors, Is Your Church Safe for Survivors of Abuse?

Guest Editor Rev. Dr. Barbara Welch talks about "Existential Shame", substance abuse, and the world of local churches Research Associate’s Note: As part of our new PANDEMIC section, we are continuing to reflect on how helping institutions, particularly the Church, can be present to meet people’s needs in a time of fear, stress, and isolation. …

Special Pandemic Guest Blogger: Grieving At Home Alone

Rev. Dr. Barbara Welch, a specialist in recovery from abuse, trauma, and addiction, discusses ways to grieve for your dead loved ones How do you engage in the public rituals of grief in a time of pandemic? when we are at our most vulnerable emotionally and physically, the additional burden of being unable to mark …

Woman and Girls at Risk: How Violence from Climate Change is Gendered

Women and Girls are especially impacted misogyny and social deficits under patriarchy

St. Brigid’s Day, 2020: Fire, Fury and Frauds

Brigid's lessons for turning Darkness to Light

“Speaking Truth to Nonsense: Women are doing the “heavy lifting” in calling government to account”

Whether it’s “Moms Demand Action” or “Yes, We Code”, or the class of professional women in government we have come to know through televised events—Prosecutors, Judges, Ambassadors, Accountants, Attorneys, Assistants, Fact Witnesses, or elected officials—we are seeing everywhere that women are refusing to sit down and shut up. If anything, crises ranging from Climate Emergency …

Teacher Uses Lizzo’s Rap, “Truth Hurts”, to Inspire Her Second Grade Class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzV1-nJGBBc Truth Hurts, But Not in THIS Classroom!

Court Win on Reproductive Access!

Reporting today on Nov. 7, 2019 finally contains some good news for women! A Federal Judge in NY has struck down the Trump Administration's so-called "Conscience" Law which allowed medical professionals to deny reproductive care to women on the basis of the provider's religious beliefs. “Today’s decision is an important victory against the Trump Administration’s …

TODAY IN FEMINIST HISTORY!

Today, in 1917, NEW YORK becomes an equal suffrage state! Read more HERE!

END 🔴 Period Poverty! The MANIFESTO

Yes, you CAN do something to fight period poverty (inability to purchase menstrual products), which causes women to choose between food and hygiene, or stay home from work or school. We can change this! Sign Period Project’s Manifesto! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/endperiodpoverty Nadya Okamoto founded the nonprofit Period—a youth-led “menstrual movement” dedicated to improving access to period products—when …