Nearly every speaker, in some way, called for the crowd to heed the message on the rally’s banner: “Remember in November.”
Senate Holds Hearing on Police Militarization One Month After Michael Brown’s Death
Senator Claire McCaskill led an oversight hearing Tuesday in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee highlighting growing concerns about the militarization of state and local law enforcement agencies.
Afghan Girls Compete in Bike Race to Raise Awareness About Violence Against Women
Fifteen girls participated in the race to raise awareness about violence against women. Many others, including government and education leaders in the province, escorted them to the finish line.
Activists Arrested During Nationwide Protests for Higher Wages
Scores of people were arrested just hours into the nationwide strike for raising the minimum wage known as the “Fight for $15.”
Meet The Team: FMF’s Newest Organizers Are Getting to Work!
Three new organizers will join Edwith on the ground across the country, and one travelling do-it-all media maven is on board to help them tweet about it.
Workers Are Striking Thursday in Over One Hundred Cities
Unlike actions in months past, the September 4th action is the first to involve home care aides, a workforce made up of more than 2 million people. This is also the first time the labor union-led movement will engage in mass arrests and sit-ins.
The Next Step In Ferguson: What You Can Do, And Why It Still Matters
If there is any good that can come from such heart-wringing pain as what has happened in Ferguson, it’s this: the people are paying attention. Let’s make sure we’re all taking action, too.
Terry O’Neill Was One of Hundreds Arrested Calling for Immigration Reform at White House Rally
O’Neill was arrested during El Dia Decisivo, a civil disobedience action led by Casa de Maryland and the newly formed Casa de Virginia. She spoke to the Feminist Newswire just hours after being released from custody.
QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About the Equal Rights Amendment?
This Women’s Equality Day, get in the Amendment-making spirit, and test your knowledge of the ERA!
Moral Mondays Movement Expands to Other States for the “Moral Week of Action”
The Moral Mondays movement has announced a Moral Week of Action taking place from August 22 to 28 that will include events and protests in 11 additional states.
Reproductive Justice Activists Testify Before UN About Health Care Discrimination
A joint study by three major women’s health advocacy groups calls attention to the overwhelming disparity in health outcomes for women of color in the United States. The results of the study are now under the consideration of the United Nations.
United Nations and US Attorney General Defend Rights of Demonstrators in Ferguson
The excessive use of force by law enforcement officials during ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri caught the attention of the world this week.
Trayvon Martin’s Mom Sends Words of Encouragement and Strength to Michael Brown Family
“I wish I had a word of automatic comfort but I don’t. I wish I could say that it will be alright on a certain or specific day, but I can’t. I wish that all of the pain that I have endured could possibly ease some of yours but it won’t.”
ACLU Sues After St. Louis County Police Deny Open Records Request in Ferguson
After a full week of standoffs between law enforcement and demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed two lawsuits against the local police department.
National Moment Of Silence Draws Massive Crowd in Nation’s Capital
“This is just the first step,” leaders of the rally told the crowd.
Activists Connect Shooting of Michael Brown to Movement for Reproductive Justice
The shooting of Michael Brown has sparked days of protests and called national attention to continued and persistent police violence in African-American communities. Less focus, however, has been placed on how his death is directly linked to the struggle for reproductive justice.
National Moment of Silence Will Remember Victims of Police Brutality
This Thursday, a National Moment of Silence will be held in cities across the country to remember the lives lost and impacted by police brutality.
#FreeMarissa: Why Prosecution for Domestic Violence Goes Wrong and Why Marissa Shouldn’t Bear the Brunt of It
I can absolutely understand and relate to the calculating one must go through before taking any action to stop an abuser from being abusive. That’s why I find Marissa Alexander’s story so enraging.
First World Day Against Human Trafficking Encourages International Action
The first World Day against Trafficking in Persons took place Wednesday in an effort by the United Nations to bring attention to the continuing need for international support in order to help trafficking victims and to end impunity for perpetrators.
North Carolina Mayor Journeys 273 Miles for Medicaid Expansion
O’Neal hiked to Washington, DC to protest the closing of Vidant Pungo Hospital in rural Beaufort County, NC, and to call attention to the impact of his state’s failure to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act.