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This feminist spotlight post highlights the environmental activist Vandana Shiva. Swipe to learn more about her work in agricultural throughout India! You can also watch her documentary ‘The Seeds of Vandana Shiva’ to get more of a glimpse of her story 🌱🌷

Hey everyone! Today officially begins our 10-day countdown to Take Back the Night! My name is Colette Blackmon and I’m an outreach committee member with WSSO. I use she/her pronouns and I’m a second year studying International Affairs and Agricultural and Applied Economics. I’m so excited to dive into the history of this event with you guys on insta stories today!

Are you ready to reclaim the streets?🗣💪🏼

The Women’s Studies Student Organization at the University of Georgia is so excited to present
🌌✨TAKE BACK THE NIGHT✨🌌this year in collaboration with to raise money and awareness for domestic abuse and sexual violence survivors. Out of an abundance of awareness for safety during COVID-19, the event this year will be held on Zoom on April 29th at 6 PM ET.

🌙Take Back the Night will be an evening of healing featuring a vigil for survivors and guest speakers. We would like to invite anyone interested in speaking at the event or submitting a written piece to be read at the event (can remain anonymous) to email WSSO at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram!

🌒Anyone who provides proof of a donation to The Cottage of $15 or more (venmo: ) will also receive a FREE feminist care package containing a face mask, hand sanitizer, snacks, menstruation products, a FEMINIST ZINE with submissions by our members, and MORE!💫💫💫

🌟If any mandatory reporters are in attendance at TBTN, they will be kindly asked to leave the meeting after the healing circle to protect the speakers and create a safe space for all survivors.

Please take this opportunity to support a fantastic organization and get involved in the Athens community and join us for Take Back the Night!

RSVP at tinyurl.com/TakeBacktheNightRSVP to receive the Zoom link. 🌠🌃💖

The exec and outreach team at WSSO are extremely horrified and sad about what happened last night in Atlanta, as we are sure the rest of y’all are and we are still quite in shock about what’s happening so close to our own homes. We deeply mourn and grieve the 8 Asian lives lost in the mass shooting in Atlanta yesterday. WSSO denounces all forms of hate, violence, and discrimination, including Anti-Asian racism, sinophobia, and misogyny against Asian women. We also support and ally ourselves with the Asian students, faculty, and staff at the University of Georgia.

Join us this Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. for our joint meeting with & . We hope this meeting can serve as a healing space as we discuss Anti-Asian racism, Asian American feminism, and ways for you to support the Asian community in Atlanta.

For this meeting, please RSVP using the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

We hope everyone, especially in the Asian community, is taking care of themselves right now. WSSO sends lots of love 💕

Hey y’all! We are so excited to finally be INTRODUCING our WSSO Action Item Series! This is a collaborative effort from our leadership, outreach, and general body members to bring you a recap of our meetings AND action items you can use in your own life!

This week’s action item is to...
🌟 unpack UGA’s racist past and present.

This includes...
✔️learning about UGA’s legacy of slavery and history of blackface
✔️celebrating Black trailblazers at UGA
✔️spotlighting the anti-racist global movement
✔️unpacking the abolish Greek life push at UGA
✔️and many steps you can take to fight racism here at UGA

This post is not comprehensive, but just what we were able to cover over the course of one general body meeting. We recommend looking into all of these topics yourself, too! Anti-racism is ongoing work.