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What “We Did It” Truly Means: The Power of Community Organizing In the Bronx

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By: Kara Crawford The Bronx. 9 year-round ice rinks. Community organizing. 260 living wage jobs. A vacant building. What do all of these have in common? The Kingsbridge Armory.   […]

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Editorial, Non-Profits, Youths
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Being Seen as a Moral Equal, and the Freedom of Choosing to Participate:Views on Women in Combat

February 1, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Mariann Devlin  Once I got into a long-winded Facebook debate about equal pay with a friend who was a liberal activist. It began when he posted a chart showing […]

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Feminism, Women
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Remembering and Celebrating Sex Workers Today

December 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Cassandra Warren Monday, December 17th is the Tenth International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. This day was developed by Dr. Annie Sprinkle , SWOP founder Robyn Few, […]

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Activism, Event, Sex Workers, Social Justice
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Is Slutwalk The End of Feminism?

October 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Yasmin Nair Without a critical self-awareness and a willingness to address and act upon the structural, economic, and political problems that face women and others, Slutwalk is in danger […]

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Activism, Event, Feminism, Gender, Politics, Rape Culture, Reproductive Rights
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To Inspire Liberation: Reflecting on Uganda’s Pride Parade

August 27, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Frank McAlpin Since pictures of Uganda’s very first LGBT Pride Parade surfaced a few weeks ago I have not been able to get the images out of my head.  […]

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Activism, LGBT, Politics, Pride
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Celebrate World Humanitarian Day: Recognize The Other

August 23, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Frank McAlpin As a social worker and promoter of good deeds, I feel it necessary to give a shout out to World Humanitarian Day.  This international day is dedicated […]

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Activism, Ally, Editorial, Event, Social Justice, Society
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Where Are All the Hookers? Not at the International AIDS Conference

August 1, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Cassandra Avenatti Last week, I piled into a car with a raucous group of sex workers and headed for Washington D.C.. Our destination: The International AIDS Conference (IAC), to […]

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Activism, Feminism, Sex, Sex Workers, War on Women, Women
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Former President George W. Bush Is Now (Symbolically) a War Criminal

May 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kara Crawford A couple of weeks ago, former President George W Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and five key legal advisors were convicted […]

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Activism, Politics
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Queer Is Community: Responding to When in Boystown With Action

May 23, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: ellie june navidson Queer is Community was born a few weeks ago, partially as a response to the “When in Boystown”  Tumblr. When in Boystown is a series of […]

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Activism, Art/Culture, Gay, Hate, LGBT, Life, News, Queers, Race, Trans
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Stigmatization, Low Income Contribute to Unequal Access to Health Care for LGBT People

May 7, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jamie Anne Royce Presenters highlighted identity stigmatization and low income as barriers to health care for LGBT people at the 2012 LGBT Student Health Symposium, organized byHoward Brown Health Center, […]

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Activism, LGBT, Life, Trans

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