GW Feminist Student Union

Give yourself a little present, everyday.

**Musical Mondays**
American Beauty by Girlpool
They are playing a concert in Baltimore tomorrow!
Have a safe and fun 4th of July!

Spotlight Sunday: Rina Katzovitz
Rina is an incoming sophomore Majoring in International Affairs with a double concentration in Security Policy and The Middle East. Rina is looking forward to an academic school year where she will be serving as Association of Queer Women and Allies - AQWA Event’s Coordinator. Last Semester Rina organized Feed DC a food drive that was based on using students extra dining dollars and donations to make contributions to DC Central Kitchen. With the leadership, and dedication of Rina’s dream to lead a food drive, by the end of the semester Feed D.C.’s first food drive had collected nearly 7,000 items to donate to homeless and hungry people of D.C.

😻💜

WOC Wednesday: Gwendolyn Brooks
Brooks was a highly regarded, much-honored poet, with the distinction of being the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. Many of Brooks's works display a political consciousness. She was the author of more than twenty books of poetry and the poetry consultant to the Library of Congress—the first black woman to hold that position.

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/172083

Striking Down Abortion Restrictions

Photo cred: https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/747454454992084992

***Musical Mondays***
Women's Rights/ More Fertile Than You by Childbirth!
Celebrating the Fertility of Women and being able to do whatever we so choose with it <3

For this week’s Spotlight Sunday we look to our very own Erin Frith!

Erin is a recent graduate of George Washington University with a degree in Political Science. During Erin's scholastic career she was president of Association of Queer Women and Allies - AQWA and on the ultimate frisbee team. Erin, identifying as a queer woman, provided a safe space for queer women, once a week, to be educated and supported about genders, various sexual orientations, and the different topics and struggles that come along with it. We wish Erin the best in her post grad endeavors!

Want to make a change? Here's how! Join us, GW Voices for Choices, and GW College Democrats for a rally at one of the most consequential abortion cases to date, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. Check out this event for more information!

Summer Solstice Strategies 🌴

WOC Wednesday: Eartha Kitt 1927-2008

Eartha Kitt was an American singer and actress of the African and Cherokee decent. She was known for her large roles as Cat Woman in the late 60's and her later roles for Walt Disney World. She had a successful singing career noted by her distinct high pitched nasally voice. She was a member of the Woman's International League for Peace and Freedom and LGBTQA+ rights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGYwf7e_cr8

***Musical Mondays***
Frankie Cosmos - Outside With The Cuties

WOC Wednesday: Boushra Y. Almutawakel
Boushra Almutawakel is a Yemeni photographer. Her work concerns perceptions of Arabs and Muslims internationally and focuses in particular on issues of gender and representations of Muslim/Arab women and their clothing. Almutawakel’s ongoing series about the hijab explores the many ways to look at the hijab, and how it affects identity of and assumptions about the women who wear it.

http://muslima.globalfundforwomen.org/con…/hijab-veil-series

Our hearts go out to all those affected by the tragic shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando last night. During a time of year that many parts of the nation so joyfully associate with queer pride, an expression of identity that has been stifled for so much of history, FSU is heartbroken by the homophobia that can drive individuals to commit such horrible acts.

We would also like to acknowledge that while this act of violence was a horrific attack on the queer community, it should not be followed by violence and hatred directed at the Muslim community, a community currently celebrating a peaceful holiday. These tragic acts of violence do not reflect their faith.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to any member of FSU's E-board if you need support.

Content warning: sexual harassment and rape

It's a global epidemic and we're not having it anymore.

WOC Wednesday: Juliana Huxtable

Juliana Huxtable is an American poet, artist, and DJ living in New York. She is a co-founder of the queer party in NYC called ‪#‎ShockvalueNYC‬. Huxtable was raised in Bryan-College Station Texas and currently lives in NYC. She graduated from Bard College and worked as a legal assistant for the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program. She participated in the House of Ladosha’s show Whole House Eats. She has also made strides with 2D and 3D art, where she references the Nuwaubian movement, body positivity, and other topics among the female and LGBTQA culture.