“We are either going to have a future where women lead the way to make peace with the Earth or we are not going to have a human future at all.” -Vandana Shiva

Happy Friday, Feminists!

April marks the beginning of Earth Month. This year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” It is a collective call on everyone to do their part!

April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year, advocacy organizations have focused their calls on “Drawing Connections: Prevention Demands Equity” as a means to change ourselves and the systems surrounding us towards racial equity. At FEMINIST, this month and always, we stand with survivors around the world.

Scroll down ⏬ and explore feminist wins, events, feminist news, ways to take action, and more.

—Isabel from team FEMINIST

🏆 FEMINIST WINS 🏆

🏆 Democratic-backed judge wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race giving democratic control of the court ahead of a major abortion case.

🏆 NASA announces 4 astronauts who will travel around the moon on Artemis II, including the first woman and first person of color on a moon mission.

🏆 Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman to play in a Division I NCAA baseball game.

🏆 NYC's first woman-owned marijuana dispensary opens in Jamaica, Queens.

🏆 In Tanzania, two history-making officials meet as Kamala Harris highlights women’s leadership worldwide.

🏆 College basketball player Angel Reese was named Most Outstanding Player of 2023 in the NCAA Women’s Championship after leading LSU to victory.

Tune into @feminist on Friday April 7 at 12PM EST / 9AM PST for a conversation with U.S. Representative, activist and musician Maxwell Frost with Feminist Head of Education Blair Imani.

📸 Student’s in Nashville walked out of classrooms to demand government action to End Gun Violence. Two Tennessee Representatives were expelled for joining the protests. Take action with the FEMINIST Toolkit.

📸 In Mexico, reproductive rights network helps U.S. women obtain abortions.

📸 Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

📸 Top UK lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters

📸 World Athletics bans trans athletes from competing in women’s track and field.

📸 Iranian women arrested for not wearing hijab after yogurt thrown on them.

📸 Chicago elects Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and union organizer as the Mayor to lead the third largest city in the US.

📸 Uganda passes extremist bills banning protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.

📸 Former New Zealand PM, Jacinda Ardern, leaves office.

📸 Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin loses election to the Conservative party leader.

📸 Plus, More Good News for the environment.

FEMINIST FEATURES

Author Feature: Aja Barber

Aja Barber, writer, stylist, and consultant, work aims to tackle the ideas behind privilege, wealth inequality, racism, feminism, colonialism and how to fix the fashion industry with all these things in mind.

FEMINIST caught up with the author, Aja Barber, to learn more about her book, Consumed… and her journey creating it.

Enough is enough. Continue to take action with us to end gun violence!

We made a toolkit just for you!
→ FEMINIST’s Toolkit to End Gun Violence!

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH RECAP

As we recap a historic Women’s History Month, here are ways FEMINIST celebrated Women’s History Month and commemorated women all over the world.

🌱 8 Black FEMINIST Climate Leaders in History with Intersectional Environmentalist

🪄 #WomensHistoryMonth Reminder

🔖 WHM #Herstory: Grace Lee Boggs

🩸 10 Leaders fighting period poverty and stigma around the world

🏆 5 Feminist Wins: March 2023

🎶 Listen back to the shared Women’s History Playlist on Spotify from fellow FEMINIST’s.

📸 Trent Erwin

Self Care Exercise:
Connect with the outdoors 🏞️

Embrace Earth Month by becoming closer with nature. Journal in the park, meditate outside, go for a walk, or start your day with nature sounds by opening your windows. This self care check-in, we encourage all to connect with nature.

ACTION ITEMS

Take Action Towards a More Intersectional Feminist Future for All:

✅ Sign this petition now to help Protect the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).

✅ Sign this petition now to tell Congressional Leadership to move the MAT Act Past the Finish Line!

✅ Sign this petition and call on the Colombian government to reform the National Police and protect the rights of protesters in Colombia.

✅ Donate to AVAAZ to power their fight for the future in 2023!

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This week’s newsletter was written by Isabel from team FEMINIST. Isabel (she/her), 20, is a college student and Latina from Southern California, her mission is to inspire others to participate in radical, comprehensive, and intersectional change and justice in all areas of politics and social justice through writing and digital media.