

Elizabeth Walker
Life After Trump
On New Years Eve 2016, Don Lemon from CNN was drunk. I didn’t drink, but I lived through the vision of Don Lemon. He drunk too much as a symbolism of what we had to look forward to in 2017 – a long year of saying “I can’t believe that Trump is president.” As depressing as Nov. 9, 2016 was, January 20, 2017 was even sadder because everything became real; a little too real. On January 21, 2017, we had our first Trump presidency lie – the crowd size was bigger than what we sa
Martha Cecilia Ovadia
Vocation Vampires: #notyou to #metoo & #timesup
Mujer Non-Grata: An Ongoing Series on Life in a Cult, Healing from Religious Trauma Syndrome, and Navigating Life After Religion. To read more posts in this series, click here. I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a woman in the resistance lately. With the #metoo movement finally roaring loudly and so many cases of sexual abuse and power misconduct coming into the light, I can’t help but notice that the discussions around why assault happens are still lacking a funda

Cary Klemmer, Abby Palia
Reflections on the Shiva Purana: A Call to Yoga Practice
Over the last year I have had the honor of holding continuing dialogues with many exquisite minds who have challenged me and moved my thinking in different directions. Responding to my previous posts on Buddhism, yoga, and Mindfulness, a friend, computer scientist, yoga practitioner and Hindu thinker felt there was need for a discussion of Shiva-Shakti consciousness. Below, we present a summary of some of the events of the Shiva Purana. The Puranas are ancient Hindu texts, hi


The Engaged Gaze Team
#WhyWeMarch
We march because we are the resistance. We march because we believe in equality. We march because we will no longer be silent while others are oppressed. We march for you. We VOTE for you! The Engaged Gaze Team will be marching in Los Angeles and across the United States this coming weekend! We hope you will join us! To find a Women's March near you, please click here.

Anjeanette LeBoeuf
Raise Your Voice
The last eight months has seen a spotlight on the endemic, engrained corrupt and abusive environment and people that have been controlling many different fields from the glittered streets of Hollywood to the gilded halls of the Capital. From op-ed pieces exposing abuse to social media campaigns, people have found community, support, and ability to use their voices. The 75th Golden Globes saw the visual protest and marker of solidarity with attendees wearing the color black an


Dr. Marie Cartier
Blue (continued writing 48-52)
Editor's Note: Are you ready to wade back into the world of Blue? We won't keep you waiting any longer! Make sure you're up-to-date with all the previous posts: Blue Blue (continued writing 38-42) Blue (continued writing 43-47) Check out the original artwork made exclusively for her novel by Linda McClure by visiting her site - www.amethystcraft.com. The Green Mermaid, which is what she is called, and there is only one at a time now, used to have many branches. There were G
Becca Spence Dobias
Feminist Kid Books
Since the holidays have passed and some of you may have received gifts for your kiddos that you are less than thrilled with, I’d like to share a list of feminist-friendly books that you may want to exchange them for or put on a list for future gift giving. I’ve left out many overtly and intentionally feminist books: Feminist Baby Not All Princesses Dress in Pink Ada Twist, Scientist Rad American Women A-Z and so many more... There are so many awesome people making great books