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The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. The organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.
The Gender & Women's Studies Program is dedicated to teaching and research on women, gender, and sexualities. The Gender & Women's Studies Program's mission is to provide an educational environment that promotes an awareness of and appreciation for differences created by gender, race, ethnicity, class, global location, and sexual orientation. The Gender & Women's Studies Program:
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assists in and promotes the integration of women, gender and sexualities into courses across the disciplines; |
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stimulates new research and scholarship on women, gender and sexualities; |
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initiates and co-sponsors events related to women, gender and sexualities with campus departments and student organizations; |
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encourages and supports student-initiated projects; |
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collaborates with other campus units to advocate a positive environment for all, including people of color, ethnic minorities, members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. |
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Planned Parenthood Action Illinois offers the latest news and updates regarding reproductive rights, sexuality education, health, legislation and other issues. We send email alerts during the state and federal legislative sessions that provide opportunities for your voice to be heard.
The Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools take a day-long vow of silence to recognize and protest the discrimination and harassment -- in effect, the silencing -- experienced by LGBT students and their allies.
With every political trend working against us, the fact is, the need for abortion will never go away until we, as a country, can achieve two of NARAL Pro-Choice America's goals: better access to more effective contraceptive options and better access to other kinds of reproductive health care and information.
A web site dedicated to stopping family violence through a variety of methods. Please go take action here.
The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.
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