Chelsea Byers
The Truth has No Time Limit
Sexual violence is not treated like a crime. Period. And the data proves it. Men are the predominate abuser, women and minorities are the primary victim, and our criminal systems are built with patriarchy’s bias. Every 98 seconds, someone is sexually assaulted. These staggering numbers show the pervasive reach of sexual violence and still, our rates of prosecution do not equate. 99.4% of perpetrators walk free from conviction, and those that do face conviction nearly never st
John Erickson
I Did Not March for Bernie Sanders
articles “popular active politician” People have often asked me, “John, why do you dislike Sen. Sanders so much?” My answer, which could go into policy issues such as his staunch support for gun owners or his 1972 essay where he stated: "A woman enjoys intercourse with her man — as she fantasizes being raped by 3 men simultaneously”, but I digress and simply go to the most frustrating thing about him for me: his insistent need to wave his finger in, or near, a woman’s face t
Chelsea Byers
Fight Misogyny with Your Fist (full of popcorn)
It’s not enough to have a proud sexual predator occupy the highest elected office in our country - our cultural spaces are full of creeps and criminals, too. Misogyny takes center stage in the entertainment industry and people are demanding a new act. The mounting allegations against Harvey Weinstein signal patterns of abuse and cover up that stretch decades. Weinstein steps into a growing list of Hollywood criminal elite, whose malicious ways have been exposed. Bill Cosby’s
Anjeanette LeBoeuf
For Puerto Rico, For America, For Our Very Soul
2017 can’t seem to let up. It seems like disaster hits one after another – both figuratively and actuality. A friend of mine even stated that it feels like Mother Nature is aggressively trying to show that climate change is real. Almost like she is having a conversation with Climate Change Deniers and states, “Hold My Beer.” Unfortunately, these disasters are heavily taking a toll. Hurricane season has broken all sorts of records. Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas. The Caribb
Elizabeth Walker
Our Uterus is Overly Monitored
July 24, 2017, CBS News Reports that the 1 clinic that provides abortions is on the verge of closing as there are lines of people who are pressuring women to not have an abortion through chants about them being murderers as they enter and exit the clinic. There are 21 women called “clinic escorts” that walk women in and out of the clinics in a sea of protesters. Around the US, in 2017, there are 7 states that have 1 clinic open: Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri, Wyoming, So
Cary Klemmer
Yoga and Other Mindfulness Practices Offer Guiding Light in Violent and Traumatic Times
Recently, it seems we are increasingly assaulted with a barrage of atrocious, saddening and maddening news. Natural disasters such as the earthquakes in Mexico and hurricanes in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean. Mass acts of terror like that in Las Vegas that resulted in the death and injury of literally hundreds, not to mention many hundreds more who must live on, moment by moment, moment by moment plagued by images of death, fear and screams. Acts of violent white supremacy
Amanda Smash Hyde
Activist Burnout
"You can't save the world if you let yours fall apart." -Amanda Smash Hyde
