On October 27, 2019, regional elections were held in Colombia and 49 year-old Claudia López was elected as the first woman and openly lesbian mayor. We spoke with writer and cultural promoter Yirama Castaño Güiza on the significance of this victory.

Last week, over 4 million people across 185 countries participated in the biggest human climate protest in history.

New Board member Nidhi Goyal reflects on her journey as a disabled feminist and activist from India. 

AWIDer Felogene Anumo reflects on the World Breastfeeding Week. Celebrating the gains made around the world but also raising awareness on the ongoing battle over breastfeeding led by food industry corporations.

To really care for life, all of the women, babies, children and minors captured in that statement must have access to a full bouquet of health services that allow them to live long and live well. An insistence that foetuses become babies at all costs, even when that cost is the lives and wellbeing of hundreds of women and girls, is not pro-life. It is misogynistic. And it must be resisted.

By sharing stories of powerful women, we reignite and spread that love and hope, rebirth the creative resilience into the feminist realities that will save our planet. 

There’s been a $1bn boost in support in the last two years, but only tiny pots of money are trickling down to feminist groups.

On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, a reflection on visibility in resistance and pride in the struggle.

It is through music and art that we allow ourselves to imagine new possibilities.

In this article, Victoria Tesoriero examines two concrete experiences that rely on different self-generated resourcing strategies. Two key spaces for organizing  and movement building that have helped create more established collaboration and brought together activists from across different generations.