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Keep on Trucking
Today is a Friday, and even though it’s the beginning of the weekend, there really isn’t any respite for me. The best I can say is that I’ll be able to got a lot of sleep this weekend, because with a test next week, a group project coming up that I’m fuzzy on how it [...]
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SAFER Retention and Recruitment
Introducing the first clip from SAFER’s video series on movement building for sexual assault policy reform! Building a movement for sexual assault policy reform requires a strong coalition of folks willing to do the work! This video provides a foundation on how to recruit new people to collaborate with and how to keep them engaged [...]
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Pockets of Understanding
With all the attention focused on the Yale fraternity as of late, not much has been said about the positive issues that take place on campuses throughout the country. I’m writing this blog to talk about a very positive experience I’ve had today. Hi, my name is Winter Trabex. I’m a transgender lesbian feminist who [...]
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Can You Spare Some Change? The Experience of a Low-Income Student Activist, Part II
Continued from Part I. Where we left off, Suzy had just discovered her school’s Low Income Student Alliance (LISA). Cross-posted at Change Happens. Suddenly, there was this camaraderie that I previously found difficult to foster in a decentralized urban campus. All of us, despite our generous scholarships, still have to work to pay for our [...]
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New School Activist Fights Back Against Misrepresentation