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I’ve Protested for Women’s Rights in Iran Since 1979: This Movement Is Different
To prevent further bloodshed, we must keep the spotlight on the uprising, especially on the attempts to crush it.
In Iran, Feminists Rise Up to Imagine “What Comes After the Islamic Republic”
Protesters aren't calling for limited reforms; they're calling for a new vision of politics.
NYC Activists Push Back Against Proposed “Feminist” Women’s Jail in Harlem
Opponents of the proposed women's facility in Harlem affirm “there is no such thing as a feminist jail.”
Black Feminism Insists That We Not Treat the Attack on “Roe” as Isolated Issue
The plan to overturn "Roe" occurs in the context of a larger right-wing backlash that is both gendered and racialized.
Let’s Work for Global, Anti-Imperialist Reproductive Justice This Mother’s Day
An expansive vision of feminist reproductive justice is needed -- one broader than what the white middle class offers.
Women Are Leading Russia’s Antiwar Protests — and They’re in Putin’s Crosshairs
As feminist antiwar activists face brutal arrests, they’re organizing support for those who’ve been incarcerated.
On a Grim and Bloody International Women’s Day, Let’s Build Feminist Solidarity
What can we do on International Women’s Day to honor the legacies of feminist internationalists?
Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners and Beth Richie Talk Abolition Feminism
A new book coauthored by the four abolitionists emphasizes the grassroots and internationalist nature of the movement.
bell hooks, Black Feminist Scholar and Intellectual Giant, Has Died
bell hooks’s writings are foundational to contemporary radical feminist and racial justice movements.
US Used “Feminism” to Sell Invasion. Now Afghan Women Must Pick Up the Pieces.
"Feminism has been delegitimized in Afghanistan because it is associated with an occupying force,” says Rafia Zakaria.