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November 02, 2023 | Sheany | Environment, International
Earthquakes Further Compound Grave Challenges for Afghan Women

The effects of a series of earthquakes measuring a 6.3 magnitude that hit Afghanistan in early October have been devastating.

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August 17, 2023 | Natalie Olofsson | Environment
A Q&A With Sustainability Activist Sharona Shnayder

Sharona Shnayder, a 23-year-old Israeli-Nigerian activist, knows plenty about the role young people play in fighting climate change.

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July 03, 2023 | Neha Madhira | Environment
The Impacts of Climate Change on South Asian Women

Of the 750 million South Asians affected by at least one climate-related disaster in the last two decades, women have been disproportionately impacted.

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December 01, 2020 | Sehar Chowdhry | Environment
Meet Teen Climate Activist Ketaki Tyagi

Ketaki Tyagi has been a staunch climate change activist since the age of 14.

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November 20, 2020 | Sarah Ellis | Environment
The Indigenous Woman Leading the Fight to Save the Arctic Wildlife Refuge

For Bernadette Demientieff, the Arctic was never just some far-off region portending the coming horrors of climate change.

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September 08, 2020 | Sophie Hayssen | Environment
An Interview with Teen Climate Change Activist Alexandria Villaseñor

Over the past two years, Villaseñor has become a leader in the youth climate movement, joining Greta Thunberg's school strike and founding Earth Uprising.

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February 11, 2020 | Neha Madhira | Environment, Race/Ethnicity
AP photo cropping mistake sparks conversation about racism in climate change activism

Nakate, who is the founder of the climate action groups Youth for Future Africa and the Rise Up Movement, confronted the publication on Twitter, writing, “Why did you remove me from the photo? I was part of the group!"

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January 13, 2020 | Farha Khalidi | Environment, Feminism
Why are more women vegan than men?

Feminists have long linked oppressive gender dynamics to industrialized animal agriculture, noting that female animals and their reproductive organs are exploited for profit, under intensely inhumane conditions.

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December 09, 2019 | Regiane Folter | Environment, Feminism
What is ecofeminism?

According to the UN, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Ecofeminism is a movement that aims to address this problem.

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August 06, 2019 | Gabriel Leão | Education, Environment
The correlation between climate change resilience and girls’ education

There is a potential solution to climate change that is as unexpected as it is potentially effective: girls' education.

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March 11, 2019 | Gabriel Leão | Environment
These teens are taking on climate change on a global scale

Teens around the world are protesting for action on climate change. Some of the most prominent young activists doing this work are those involved in the group Zero Hour, which was founded by 17-year-old Jamie Margolin in 2017.

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February 09, 2018 | Farha Khalidi | Environment, Feminism
How climate change disproportionately affects women

No matter how much the President of the United States may want to deny it, climate change is real.

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September 18, 2017 | Julie Graves | Environment
I survived Hurricane Harvey, but plenty of people still need help

Plenty of Texans didn’t have the privilege of choosing whether to stay or not. Fleeing is an unaffordable luxury for many.

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December 08, 2016 | Karla Majdancic | Environment, Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
#NoDAPL Is A Feminist Issue
For the past couple of months, I have watched with empathy and solidarity as a great number of Native Americans have been camping out on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota. They have ...
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March 15, 2016 | Saskia G | Environment, Feminism, Politics, Race/Ethnicity
We Need To Talk About The Flint Water Crisis and Environmental Racism
Mainstream America just got a wake-up call about the importance of pushing back on environmental racism and it came from an unexpected source: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. On February 25th...
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March 10, 2016 | Ada J | Environment, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Politics, Violence against women
Why Abusing Animals For The Sake of Fashion Is A Feminist Issue
Kim Kardashian calls herself a feminist. She casually disclosed this piece of information to Rolling Stone magazine in July 2015, which caused a stir among her critics. There are plenty of reasons to ...
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March 01, 2016 | Aph Ko | Environment, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Misogyny
The Feminist Case for Veganism
As someone who has been involved in feminist activism for years, I've observed that animal oppression is often a polarizing subject between vegan and non-vegan feminists. But it doesn't have to be....
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December 09, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Environment, Feminism, Girls, Media
Saturday Vids: Teen Social Entrepreneurship and Nika Water
I came across this video a couple of weeks ago when I was procrastinating on Facebook. I'm Facebook friends with Nina Church -- we were actually BFF's in pre-school before her family moved to Californ...
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September 27, 2011 | Francheska De La Cruz | Body image and body standards, Environment, Feminism, Media
When History Repeats Itself
You know the saying that history can repeat itself? It sounds cliche, but it’s kind of shocking when it happens to you in real life. Before I was a proud feminist/atheist/vegetarian I was unfortunate...
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July 15, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Economy, Environment, Feminism, Media
Saturday Vids: An FBomber's Persuasive Speech
Rhiannon W. sent me this video, writing: My English final was a persuasive speech. I did why you should boycott Abercrombie and their ilk. I used The FBomb as a resource, so I hope you like it! This...
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April 09, 2011 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Environment, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Big Tree
Big Tree is a five piece folk band hailing from Brooklyn. They classify themselves as "A group of friends that love playing music and getting brunch the next day." Little is known about Big Tree's...
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April 08, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Environment, Feminism, Media, Politics
Saturday Vids: Ellen Page on Bill Maher
Not to distract from the intensely serious problem that Ellen raises on the show, but SERIOUSLY?! HOW AWESOME IS SHE!? I want to be her best friend. Thank god for one of the few role models teen girls...
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December 06, 2010 | Jessie W | Body image and body standards, Environment, Feminism, Health, Media
Veganism, Dieting and Why I Felt Like I Had to Change
My sophomore year of high school, thinking I’d be healthier, skinnier, and for humane reasons, my parents coerced me into becoming vegan. I hardly ate - because of my dislike of beans and other vegan ...
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October 14, 2010 | Lexi St. John | Environment, Feminism, Girls, Media
SPARK and Teenage Activism
My name is Lexi St. John and I am currently a senior in high school. I have been an environmental activist throughout my high school career. I am the co-founder and president (with my twin sister Liza...
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July 21, 2010 | Elinor K | Body image and body standards, Economy, Environment, Feminism, Health, Media
Femme Toxic: How To Be a Healthy & Environmentally Friendly Consumer
My name is Elinor Keshet and I’ve been an intern at FemmeToxic over the past several months. What’s FemmeToxic? Well, it’s a project that was started by Breast Cancer Montreal in partnership with Girl...

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