If she were still alive, Marvel Cooke would be 100 years old this month. She was a ceiling-busting radical who gets little mention in the history books. As congress gets ready to release an immigration reform bill that will likely … Continued
Women’s Rights
Cross-Post: The Plight of Gay and Transgender Women Seeking Asylum
Originally published by Center for American Progress on March 25, 2013 By Christopher Frost March is Women’s History Month—a time not only to celebrate women’s contributions to history and society, but also to reflect on the injustices and persecution that … Continued
Ecopolitics
CLPP Conference Attendees Take a Stand Against Attacks on Women
Last weekend, The Civil Liberties & Public Policy program (CLPP) had the 30th anniversary of its annual conference. CLPP is a national reproductive rights and justice organization dedicated to educating, mentoring, and inspiring new generations of advocates, leaders, and supporters. … Continued
Politics
Audio Blog: All sides of abortion debate fail to address needs of women
Press play below to listen: In this edition of Imagine2050′s audio blog we take a look at reproductive justice. The debate about abortion has effectively masked the utter lack of accessible and quality health care for all women, but especially … Continued
Immigration
Reproductive Justice Free From Bigotry
This month we celebrated the 50th anniversary of an advancement that revolutionized the lives of women: the pill. At the same time, population control advocates have taken center stage with the recent passage of Arizona’s anti-immigrant Senate Bill 1070. Strangely … Continued
Politics
Talking Truthfully About Abortion
After the debate last night a friend asked me what I thought about abortion. I immediately felt a sense of dread, not wanting to get pulled into a chat that might rile me up when I should be winding down … Continued
Anti-Immigrant Fervor Translates to Terror for Women
By Melissa Nalani Ross Originally printed in On The Issues Magazine I was contacted recently about a woman without documentation who worked at a fruit stand in the northeast. A male customer approached her and asked if she had any … Continued