Feminism: From Grassroots to Full Bloom

by Ali Mailen Perrotto

Ali is the Online Resource Specialist at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Blogger Bio: Feminism excites me! Let's take a look at the way it informs, impacts and shapes the movement against sexual violence.

Blog Description: A blog about the growth of feminist thought and praxis in the movement to end sexual violence.

Take a moment and reflect on the last time that you saw something on a social network that pissed you off. This could happen daily (hourly…). Sometimes it’s a good kind of pissed off:

“Argh…that article really fires me up, I am going to tweet my senator about it.”

Posted by amperrotto on 05/23/2013

The new release of the Department of Defense’s biannual reports on the prevalence of sexual assault in the military has invited quite a lot of social commentary.

Posted by amperrotto on 05/09/2013

Marine saluting flagMonday evening I spoke at a film screening of the Invisible War at Clarion University.

Posted by amperrotto on 04/11/2013

Spring burstsSpring buds

From the ground, yawning

New life, new birth; the reviving stretch

On waking to a season of action.

April is a time of change, growth, renewal.

Posted by amperrotto on 03/29/2013

As we watch the trial happenings in Steubenville, Ohio this week, I’m stuck on the role that social media played in this case.

Posted by amperrotto on 03/14/2013

Are you rising today? Are you joining the 1 Billion? Typically, Valentine’s Day festivities make me a little nauseous. I’m a big fan of V-day--don’t get me wrong!

Posted by amperrotto on 02/14/2013

While I have mixed feelings about saying this, it’s been a big year for sexual violence in the media so far. Following a year of sexual abuse blowing sports culture out of the water, we’ve started off 2013 with protests over the Delhi Gang Rape and national outcry over the happenings in a football town in Ohio.

Posted by amperrotto on 01/17/2013

This year is a kind of a big deal for community based sexual violence programs. Several of the nation’s oldest centers are celebrating their 40th Anniversaries.

Posted by amperrotto on 12/06/2012

A few weeks ago I attended the Healthy Masculinity Summit in Washington DC. A hardy group of about 200 people gathered to have conversations about masculinity.

Posted by amperrotto on 11/08/2012

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