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In Solidarity We Rise Conference Reflection

Former research assistant Olivia Samples went to In Solidarity We Rise, hosted by the Crittenton Foundation to present on the Des Moines...

Meeting Sandra Cisneros

In this interview, research assistants Itzel and Olivia interview each other about their experience doing outreach for community driven...

Move to End Violence Conference Resources

On September 27th and 28th, nearly 200 advocates gathered in Iowa. We talked about how race, class, gender, and immigration affect our...

The (Straight? Cisgender? Privileged? White?) Women’s March

By Thuy Nguyen So I guess I was lucky. Or maybe oblivious or idealistic…but my experience at the sister march in my town was inspiring....

International Women’s Day

By Thuy Nguyen Happy(?) International Women’s Day! I’m not sure of what verbiage is used since today the themes are not only to honor...

Weaving as a Cultural Practice

One of Monsoon's advocates, Delphi, is from the Karen community in Burma. She has continued the tradition of weaving since she immigrated...

Being Brown at the Women’s March

By Itzel Padrón Zuñiga Based on the Facebook event for the Iowa women’s march, and my general experience with white feminism, I was...

#ResearchersforResistance

By Itzel Padrón Zuñiga Recently, I’ve been thinking about how research can be used to break down elitist systems, rather than reinforce...

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