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‘This Is About Life or Death’: Leading Feminists Discuss Women’s Rights in Post-Roe America
Even as a Jane Crow regime of criminalization and control spreads, feminist leaders spotlight the fierce, everyday resistance rising up in clinics, courtrooms and communities across the U.S.
‘We Have Power Together’: Three Social Change Leaders On Solidarity And What We Can Learn From History As We Build A More Equitable Future
Interview with pro-democracy leaders Pamela Shifman, LaTosha Brown and Monica Riley on the significance of marking the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, and the power of women’s solidarity in protecting our rights and freedoms in this moment.
Interview With Melinda French Gates On Her New Memoir ‘The Next Day,’ Advancing Women And How To Make A Difference
Melinda French Gates talks about her new book 'The Next Day,' as well as her philanthropy, advancing women and girls, what women bring to leadership, her message for others and more.
‘We Have to Have Hope and We Have to Fight Hard’: The Ms. Q&A With Trailblazing Former Rep. Barbara Lee
In an inspiring interview, Barbara Lee urges us to “keep going” and “fight hard” for civil rights and democracy, drawing strength from the legacies of Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisholm.
How Can We ‘Unrig The Game’ For Women Of Color Leaders? Interview With Organizer Vanessa Priya Daniel On Her New Book
Author, activist and organizer Vanessa Priya Daniel discusses her new book Unrig the Game, including why women of color are such effective leaders, the challenges they face, how we can all show up as allies and more.
How Do We Advance Equality In This New Era? These Leaders Show Us A Path Forward
With gender equality and the rights of many marginalized groups under threat, leaders across sectors share insights and calls to action.
Feminist Leaders Speak Out on How to Protect Our Rights
In the wake of Trump’s rise to power, I reached out to several feminist leaders and activists and asked them to share how they plan to mobilize, strategize, and protect our hard-won rights in the face of new challenges — and how you can, too. Here is some of what they had to say.
Trans Activist Raquel Willis Offers Thoughts on Organizing, Strength and Hope in this Moment
Transgender activist Raquel Willis offers her insights and calls to action for how we can protect the rights that are under threat in this moment and what new strategies we may need to adopt. She also shares her thoughts on the roots of transphobia, her message to trans people who are scared, where she finds her strength, and what we can learn from the trans community on organizing, courage, self-preservation and more.
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