“Men, can, should, must be feminists. Yo soy FEMINISTA!”
So proud to show this picture of Chepe. Men are feminists too! Woo!
Women Occupying Wall St
For Peace and Justice
Follow us on Twitter! @WOWSNYC
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2012-08-17
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Joanne N. Smith, Founder and Executive Director, Girls for Gender Equity. This organization is an example of the wonderful things women of color are doing to support our community! Thanks Joanne! xo
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Deesha Narichania, Director of Programs at Girls for Gender Equity. Love the drawings in the background!
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Thanks Lourdes for this great photo!
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Like the attitude in Jean’s face :)
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Love the creativity of this photo. Thank you Jodyann!
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2012-08-16
WOWs 4th Feminist General Assembly Press Release
Occupy’s Feminist General Assembly Focuses on Racial Justice
FemGA to be held August 18, 2-4 PM, at Harlem Meer
Committed to racial justice as intrinsic to the struggles for gender and economic equality, Women Occupying Wall Street (WOWs) is convening a Feminist General Assembly Saturday, August 18, with a focus on issues of acute importance to people of color and their communities. The assembly—from 2 to 4 PM at the Harlem Meer in Central Park at 110th Street and Malcolm X Blvd—is the fourth monthly “FemGA” since May.
Among the topics on the agenda are the living wage, domestic work, immigration, the educational system, reproductive rights, incarceration, and queer issues—all of which have been brought up by participants of previous FemGAs as areas that require immediate attention.
The FemGA’s commitment to focus on the struggles of POC is best explained by organizer and proud Latina feminist, Dior Vargas: “We need to acknowledge that the racial split within the Occupy Movement is directly related to the world at large. We are all fighting for the same thing! Why isn’t more of my community coming to the FemGAs? We are hoping to work together to build something that is extremely pertinent to Feminism and POC.”
The Feminist GA was conceived as a working group of Occupy Wall Street to build solidarity among feminists and their allies of all genders in New York City—bringing together groups and individuals from diverse communities to forge friendships and comradeship, learn from each other, work through conflicts, and plan joint actions.
For more information:
Contact:
Dior Vargas
646 238 0447
Email: wowsnyc@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/wowsnyc
Twitter: twitter.com/wowsnyc
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2012-08-15
Maryann, who works at The Feminist Press, looks great holding her sign! Yay!
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Here’s Emily holding a white erase board sign :) Love the underlining!
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2012-08-13
My submission for the POC #FemGA
I’M A PROUD LATINA FEMINIST!!!Here’s Dior Vargas, a native New Yorker who grew up right across from Harlem Meer! Having this FemGA in her neighborhood means so much to her. You can definitely tell she’s a feminist by the FP poster on the back :)
Source: diorvargas
