Category Archives: Body

Atlanta Harm Reduction: Prevention as the First Response

Posted on April 23, 2013 by sheridf
6 comments

Dear CFC Community, There are some places where people are warned never to go, known for violence, drug traffic, and poverty.  For those who have not grown up in these environments we are taught to fear and/or condemn people who live there.  This is not true of everyone.  There are some s/heroes who “see the faces at the bottom of the well,” and offer a rope AND a bucket of food and water.  Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition (AHRC) is the rescue organization where prevention is key and care is unconditional.  This week the CFC will spotlight AHRC because they need …Read more »

Category: Activism, Body, Feminism, Self-Care, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Not that Kind of Dr.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by sheridf
22 comments

She has a substance abuse issue, she has anxiety disorder, she had an abortion during the semester (did not tell parents), she experienced sexual abuse by older female family members, she experienced being homeless (on her on) before coming to college, she is escaping a dangerous neighborhood and has lost several friends to gun violence, she has been on anti-depressant medication, she experienced physical abuse by her father, she is having major financial trouble, he is struggling and caring for his mother, he has gone without meals and shelter during college, she has struggled with peers pressuring her about weight, …Read more »

Category: Academia, Body, Pedagogy, Relationships, Self-Care, Uncategorized, Violence |

Like Riding a Bike? Dry Spell Dilemmas

Posted on February 21, 2013 by crunkashell
11 comments

  I have spent this Valentine’s Day season wrapped in the loving embrace of feminist friends and family who have expressed their care and affection through thoughtful cards, shared meals, and copious amounts of cocktails. I have been reminded numerous times how bootleg a holiday is that celebrates heterosexual coupledom at the expense of all other kinds of love, and I have felt blessed to be reminded of all the other kinds of love and care I experience routinely. But can I talk about how sometimes a sister just wants to get laid? I mention this not because it goes …Read more »

Category: Beauty Industrial Complex, Body, LBGT*QIQTSAA, Sexualities | Tags: , , ,

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