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The Columbia Democrats: "I Have a Say"
The Columbia Democrats - like Democrats, women, and sane people nationwide - are disappointed and disgusted by the GOP's extremist stance on contraception. Major party leaders and presidential candidates such as Rick Santorum have come out against birth control's inclusion in preventative care under the Affordable Care Act, and even against birth control itself - saying that using it makes you a slut. The Republican-controlled house jumped on the extremist bandwagon, holding hearings on contraception that failed to include a single woman.
The bad news is that Republicans in Congress and in state legislatures are continuing to roll back women's access to reproductive healthcare. The good news is that women, and plenty of men, are sick and tired of the GOP's attempts to make government just small enough to fit inside our uteri and have been pushing back. Planned Parenthood's "I Have A Say" project is just one incarnation of this feminist outrage. Started in response to the all-male Congressional hearing on contraception, Planned Parenthood encouraged women everywhere to explain to Congressional Republicans - who seem to be a bit slow on the uptake - why young women should be the ones making their own reproductive decisions.
The Columbia Democrats have had a strong focus on women's rights throughout this academic year, and have been particularly involved in advocating for contraception's inclusion under the Affordable Care Act, so as both activists and young people, we feel strongly about expanding access to contraception. Our contribution to Planned Parenthood's video campaign explains why.
- Janine Balekdjian
Columbia College 2013
President, Columbia Democrats
The Columbia Democrats: "I Have a Say"
The Columbia Democrats - like Democrats, women, and sane people nationwide - are disappointed and disgusted by the GOP's extremist stance on contraception. Major party leaders and presidential candidates such as Rick Santorum have come out against birth control's inclusion in preventative care under the Affordable Care Act, and even against birth control itself - saying that using it makes you a slut. The Republican-controlled house jumped on the extremist bandwagon, holding hearings on contraception that failed to include a single woman.
The bad news is that Republicans in Congress and in state legislatures are continuing to roll back women's access to reproductive healthcare. The good news is that women, and plenty of men, are sick and tired of the GOP's attempts to make government just small enough to fit inside our uteri and have been pushing back. Planned Parenthood's "I Have A Say" project is just one incarnation of this feminist outrage. Started in response to the all-male Congressional hearing on contraception, Planned Parenthood encouraged women everywhere to explain to Congressional Republicans - who seem to be a bit slow on the uptake - why young women should be the ones making their own reproductive decisions.
The Columbia Democrats have had a strong focus on women's rights throughout this academic year, and have been particularly involved in advocating for contraception's inclusion under the Affordable Care Act, so as both activists and young people, we feel strongly about expanding access to contraception. Our contribution to Planned Parenthood's video campaign explains why.
- Janine Balekdjian
Columbia College 2013
President, Columbia Democrats
Is Feminism Translatable? Panel, Part 1
“What is Feminist Politics Now? Local and Global” Conference (2009)
"Is Feminism Translatable?" Panel, Dorothy Ko, Barnard College, Moderator
How is feminism understood across cultural space and time – as a social movement and/or as a set of understandings about women’s experiences? Are models for achieving feminist aims movable across cultures?
Panelists:
Madhu Kishwar, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Lydia Liu, Columbia University
Afsaneh Najmabadi, Harvard University
Obioma Nnaemeka, Indiana University
Is Feminism Translatable? Panel, Part 2
“What is Feminist Politics Now? Local and Global” Conference (2009)
"Is Feminism Translatable?" Panel, Part 2, Dorothy Ko, Barnard College, Moderator
How is feminism understood across cultural space and time – as a social movement and/or as a set of understandings about women’s experiences? Are models for achieving feminist aims movable across cultures?
Panelists:
Madhu Kishwar, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Lydia Liu, Columbia University
Afsaneh Najmabadi, Harvard University
Obioma Nnaemeka, Indiana University
Genealogies of Feminist Politics, Part 1
“What is Feminist Politics Now? Local and Global” Conference (2009)
Genealogies of Feminist Politics
Welcome and Introduction to Conference with Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University in the City of New York; Alice Kessler-Harris, Conference Coordinator; and Elizabeth Povinelli, Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Liberalism and Its Others Panel, Part 2
“What is Feminist Politics Now? Local and Global” Conference (2009)
"Liberalism and Its Others" Panel, A World Leaders Forum Event, Lila Abu-Lughod, Columbia University, Moderator
How do problems and solutions within feminism get their meaning? Is liberalism the best (or the only) guarantee of women’s rights? Are there other political paths to gender equality?
Panelists:
Lara Deeb, University of California, Irvine
Yvonne Hirdman, Stockholm University
Wang Zheng, University of Michigan
Liberalism and Its Others Panel, Part 1
“What is Feminist Politics Now? Local and Global” Conference (2009)
"Liberalism and its Others" Panel, A World Leaders Forum Event, Lila Abu-Lughod, Columbia University, Moderator
How do problems and solutions within feminism get their meaning? Is liberalism the best (or the only) guarantee of women’s rights? Are there other political paths to gender equality?
Panelists:
Inderpal Grewal, University of California, Irvine
