Elly Blue is a writer, publisher, speaker, and bicycling advocate based in Portland, Oregon. Her publishing company, Taking the Lane Media, produces feminist non-fiction about bicycling. She has written, edited, and published books, zines, and other independently produced media and is … Continued
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Practical Feminism with Sarah Gilbert
Sarah Gilbert is an award-winning memoirist and editor-in-chief of Stealing Time Magazine. She founded Stealing Time Magazine in 2012 with the goal of offering a space where non-normative parenting voices could speak free of judgment and restraint. The publication describes itself as a “community … Continued
Practical Feminism with Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler
Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler was the first doctoral graduate from Northwestern’s African American Studies program. He began his site blac (k) academic while in graduate school and has continued writing there since leaving academia. Receiving much recognition for his work, blac … Continued
Practical Feminism with Sharmin Hossain
Sharmin Hossain is a student at CUNY Hunter, a student organizer and a youth activist trainer at the Ya-Ya Network. She coordinates a political education program for young people of color training to become community organizers. She develops curriculum to build … Continued
Practical Feminism with Sunny Clifford
Sunny Clifford is an indigenous Lakota woman from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. She is working actively toward bettering the lives of Native women by drawing attention to their personal experiences and struggles. Last year she led a … Continued
Practical Feminism with Fatemeh Fakhraie
Fatemeh Fakhraie is an editor, author, and blogger who writes about issues from her perspective as an Iranian-American Muslim woman. In 2007, Fakhraie started Muslimah Media Watch, now part of Patheos. From MMW’s site: “Muslimah Media Watch is a forum where we, … Continued
Practical Feminism with Virginia Pickel
Virginia Pickel is a US activist living in San Marcos, Texas. She started Virginia’s List in July 2012 to provide a central space on the internet for information about local business’ accessibility for handicapped patrons. While she is based in the … Continued
Practical Feminism with Nihal Saad Zaghloul
[Content warning: this interview discusses sexual harassment and assault] Nihal Saad Zaghloul is an Egyptian activist who started the Bassma/Imprint Movement in the summer of 2012 in order to help stop sexual harassment and assault in the streets of Cairo. According to the Guardian, … Continued