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African FGM Author Finds Herself Called to Activism
by Tobe Levin
January 5, 2012
That African kid with a sand belly, as the author and activist Khady calls herself, dares the world to look at what it chooses to ignore – Female Genital Mutilation. Khady has come remarkably far from Thiès in Senegal to founding and serving as the president of an organization in Brussels called the European Network for the Prevention and Eradication of Harmful Traditional…
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ACTIVISM! - by the Editors
Creating ideas, reaching out, offering inspiration: progressive and feminist activists are fired up.
Unfurling the Progressive Banner: Where We Are - by Leslie Cagan
Five essentials to moving forward today. •Art by Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza
Marcha de las Putas: SlutWalking Crosses Global Divides - by Stephanie Gilmore
Worldwide marches reject excuses for rape. •Video
Getting Over the Online v Offline Debate - by Amanda Marcotte
You can't make an impact without technology AND face time.
Heather Ault: Visualizing 4000 Years of Choice - by Eleanor Bader
Devoted to reproductive justice, an artist is BFF to clinics. •Art by Heather Ault
Food for The Soul: Poetry That Pierces Injustice - by Sarah Browning
Creativity frees the mind to imagine new solutions. •Video
Stories Matter: How to Power Up Your Activism - by Thaler Pekar
Use compelling real-world experiences to win allies. •Art by AchtungFittor
Featured Video: To stop global sex trafficking, Triveni Acharya of Mumbai, India, winner of the 2011 Civil Courage Prize of the Train Foundation, describes why she became an activist (see "Engaged Activism: Two Women Challenge Global Sex Trafficking" by Gabrielle Korn in the Cafe of this edition of On The Issues Magazine). Click for larger view
Book Corner: Feminist Press Picks Five Top Activist Reads - by Elizabeth Koke and Glynnis King
Hope in guides on ending harassment & celebrating grassroots accomplishments.
Challenging People to Think: Activism for Atheism - by Sunsara Taylor
Religious myths hinder real-world solutions.
Letter to a Young Activist: Left to Learn from the ‘60s - by Laura Whitehorn
We need to help revolutionaries behind bars in the U.S.•Art by Helène Aylon
Taking A Stand Against Ageism at All Ages: A Powerful Coalition - by Margaret Morganroth Gullette
Generational prejudice must be swept away. •Art by Cathy Cade
Our Little Light: Letter From A Young Activist - by Lindsey Hennawi
Learning to stand up for what's right begins at home. •Art by Melanie Cervantes
Patient Power - The Reluctant Revolution - by Merle Hoffman
Intimate Wars‚ Book Excerpt: How women in stirrups rejected medical arrogance.
"Business, Money and Power"
On The Issues Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Merle Hoffman talks about "Business, Money and Power."
Sexual Rights: Advocating for Vibrant Reframing - by Juhu Thukral
How GLBT, anti-violence, sex work & choice are connected. •Art by Rajkamal Kahlon
EXCLUSIVE SLIDE SHOW:
Feminists at Occupy Oakland, November 2, 2011
Photos by Judith Mirkinson
Filming Against Odds: Undocumented Youth “Come Out” With Their Dreams - by Anne Galisky
Desperate to end immigrant turmoil, the screen becomes a tool.
What Every Woman Should Know - by Susie Cagle
Graphic journalism shows the truth about anti-choice pregnancy centers.
Speak Out: Sharing Passions, Tips, Techniques - by Gabrielle Korn
What moves you? Jennifer Baumgardner, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Jaclyn Friedman, Sarah Elspeth Patterson, Catherine Sameh & Sarah Morison respond. •Art by Favianna Rodriguez
No Stopping: From Pom-Poms to Saving Women's Bodies - by Carol Downer
An abortion rights pioneer keeps moving on her action path. •Art by Heather Ault
Teaching Feminism in High School: Moving from Theory to Action - by Ileana Jiménez
Picking up on multiple oppressions, teens get involved. •Video
Guerrilla Girls
- Curated by Linda Stein
Anonymous artists use humor & art to expose sexism.
The Poet's Eye - From Poetry Co-Editor Judith Arcana
E. F. Schraeder, Lynnel Jones, Sondra Zeidenstein,Toi Derricotte and Ursula K. Le Guin look into the eyes of the stalwart.
Fiction: A Basket of Biscuits - by Michael angel Johnson
A girl discovers the secret activism of the "help." •Art by Rajkamal Kahlon
What's the next generation doing? Students send answers to On The Issues Magazine.
From the On The Issues Print Archive
1989 Vol. 13From Our Files:
RELATED STORIES: Many Faces of Activism in On the Issues Magazine
From its first appearance in 1983, On the Issues Magazine has been a publication of activism, as well as analysis and commentary. That’s only fitting since from the era of Ronald Reagan to that of Barack Obama, there has been no respite from the need for raised voices and determined acts.
In 1989, publisher Merle Hoffman interviewed and Patricia Golan profiled U.S. political prisoner Susan Rosenberg in America’s Most Dangerous Woman?. Rosenberg was serving a 58-year sentence for the possession of arms and explosives -- a sentence more than 10 times the national average for such offenses. (In 2001 after 16 years in prison and 12 years after the story ran in On The Issues Magazine, Rosenberg’s sentence was commuted by then-President Bill Clinton.)
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