7 Things I Teach My Kids About Consent, Sexual Harassment, and Assault September 24, 2019 by Louisa Leontiades Leave a Comment During a crowded bus journey, my daughter's shrill four-year-old voice piped up clearly and succinctly above the hum of the ongoing conversation: "I want to have sex with [insert classmate here]." A silence, not unlike the one pervading the moment before the conductor raises his baton, fell in anticipation of my reply. And on behalf of all the sex-positive parents, I swallowed … [Read more...]
3 Tips for Practicing Self-Care When Grieving September 10, 2019 by Khadijah Moon, Guest Writer 1 Comment My mother was killed on August 1, 2014 while driving to her final teacher recertification class. She was about to start teaching in a new county and had to take courses in preparation for the fall school start. The person who hit her car, resulting in her hitting a beltway lane divider, was a Maryland State Police cadet. My mother was killed a week before Michael Brown. Other … [Read more...]
This Summer I Stopped Hiding: Reclaiming Femmeness and Body Hair June 18, 2018 by Ella Mendoza Leave a Comment Summer is here, and so are the haters. As the temperatures rise, so do people’s expectations of our bodies and behaviors, of what we can wear and what we should hide. Society has taught us that there is a certain aesthetic to a “summer body”, but what are all other bodies supposed to do during the season then? Hide and wait for fall to begin? This summer I choose to … [Read more...]
10 Radical Parenting Resources for Folks of Color, Part 1 May 18, 2018 by Cecilia Caballero Leave a Comment This piece first appeared on the author’s blog, Chicana M(other)work, and is reprinted here by permission. Ever since I became a mother seven years ago, I have struggled to find parenting resources that reflect my visions for social justice. I am not interested in resources that reinforce neoliberal ideologies, rather, I want revolution! The following is a list of 10 … [Read more...]
Being a Feminist Mother is a Liberating Experience November 28, 2017 by Jane Chelliah Leave a Comment This piece first appeared on the author’s blog, Feminism in India, and is reprinted here by permission. My intersectional identity is four fold. I am an Asian/Indian mother; I have a mixed race daughter, I live in a Western country (UK) and I am a feminist mother. I find it hard to tell which part of my identity it is that led me to feminism. When I was growing up in … [Read more...]
Navigating Mother’s Day When You Don’t Have a Mother May 13, 2016 by Toni Bell Leave a Comment Mother’s Day was originally created in the 1850s by Ann Reeves Jarvis. She wanted to bring special attention to issues around sanitation in cities, in effort to decrease infant mortality. After the Civil War, she campaigned to expand the day as a call for action for mothers to take a more active political role to end war and bring about peace. In 1908, after the death of her … [Read more...]
Revolutionary Mothering: Love By Any Means Necessary May 8, 2016 by Maia_Williams Leave a Comment What does it mean to be a mother? What does it mean to mother? What does it mean when we talking about mothering as a verb, and not just in its noun form? Mai’a Williams, Alexis Pauline Gumbs and China Martens, have co-edited an anthology, Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines, asking these very questions. Revolutionary Mothering explores what does it … [Read more...]
