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*This is a long post. Just a heads up! Grammatical errors and misspelled words are inevitably bound to show up, as well as the extreme use of the words, awesome, FIERCE, amazing, radical and inspiring.
From April 12- April 14, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the 27th Annual CLPP Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. This was my first time visiting Massachusetts and attending CLPP Conference, so needless to say, I was extremely blessed and excited to be in a safe space to discuss abortion rights …
I am
A miniature of all things else
A microscope of all things else
All things else is being cared for
Seen to
Helped and sheltered but
I am
so small all that won’t reach me
it will barely brush the surface of my troubles
I am
All things else when it was new
All things else still unformed
All things else tries to mold me
Shape me
shelter and fix but
I am
Brave enough to walk through fire
Forge myself into creation with minimal assistance
…
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and unfortunately it feels very, very relevant lately. Rape culture has proven itself to be alive and well- from the recent suicide of Canadian high school student Rehtaeh Parsons after photos of her being gang raped were circulated online, to the biased media coverage of the Steubenville rape trial, which sympathized with the convicted rapists and blamed the victim. It can feel very overwhelming and depressing to continually hear about, watch, and endure episode after episode of abuse, violation and degradation, …
“Sex should be taught in the home” “it’s the parents responsibility to educate their children about sex”, “school is not the appropriate place to talk about sex”. How many people have heard at least one of these statements regarding sex education in schools? However, what “adults” fail to realize is that their children are constantly being taught about sex. They are taught about sex through the TV, magazines, and friends just to name a few sources. In fact, the only place teenagers are not being taught about sex is …
Thanks to Advocates For Youth, I had the privilege and pleasure of attending the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health’s National Advocacy Weekend for 5 days this past March. As I packed my bags and boarded the plane that would take me from Ithaca, NY to Washington DC, I had no clue as to the intense intellectual, emotional, and passionate environment I was about to step into.
This year’s Advocacy Weekend was focused on the inclusion of immigrant women’s health care in immigration reform. Immigration …
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