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Student Survivors of Mass Shootings Lead Fight for Gun Control: ‘We Don’t Need Thoughts and Prayers’

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:39:30 +0000

Zoe Weissman remembers how it felt to be 12 years old on Feb. 14, 2018, terrified of what sounded like gunshots ringing out from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. She was at Westglades Middle School right next door thinking that no kid should feel the way she felt at that moment. Something had to change.

Today, Weissman is among those making that change.

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2022’s Top Stories From Ms. Magazine’s Team of Feminist Student Journalists

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:23:56 +0000

It’s no surprise that access to abortion and reproductive rights are top of mind for young feminist activists. What’s unique is how these leaders, and others profiled in this year’s The Future is Ms. series, leverage the tools available to them to make change.

Check out our roundup of articles written by teen girl journalists.

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Foster Care Reimagined: How Two Sisters Are Changing the Lives of L.A. Youth

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:52:53 +0000

Having Coco, 2, join their family inspired sisters Layla, 16, and Delara, 17, to start Coco’s Angels. The organization helps kids in foster care across L.A., through tutoring services, education funding and donation drives.

Layla and Delara began their first fundraiser with GoFundMe in 2020 raising over $60,000 and allowing them to order over 600 personalized holiday gifts for foster care kids. Since December 2020, the girls have raised over $125,000.

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The Future is Ms.: Tennessee Teens Advocate for Abortion Rights in a Red State

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:06:00 +0000

Alyson Nordstrom, 17, knew that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would result in the girls and women of her community losing their rights to obtain an abortion entirely. Despite the challenges of fighting for a blue issue in a red state, Nordstrom helped form Teens for Reproductive Rights, a coalition of teens who organize fundraisers for abortion care, post infographics about current abortion restrictions in Tennessee and encourage teenagers to vote.

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Young Activist’s Google Map Sheds Light on the Prevalence of Sexual Assault

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:10:00 +0000

After reading about fellow students' experiences with sexual assault, college student Morgan Aspinwall jumped to action. With support from I Have the Right To, an advocacy organization, she created a Google map indicating locations of reported cases of sexual assault and activism internationally.

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Teens Are Pioneering the Nationwide Movement for Menstrual Equity

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:24:00 +0000

Teen-led groups and organizations around the country are demonstrating the impact local period product drives have on curbing period poverty, ending period stigma, and the value of securing resources on a community and legislative level.

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Young Women Vow to Carry the Equal Rights Amendment Across the Finish Line

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:26:00 +0000

After realizing that gender equality wasn't a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, Rosie Couture and her friend Belan Yeshigeta founded Generation Ratify, an organization dedicated to adding the ERA to the Constitution. Other women-led organizations, such as The Feminist Front and The Ruth Project, joined the fight.

“Advocating for the ERA means advocating for a fight that began with many of our grandmothers.”

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Title IX Reverberates Through Three Generations

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:58:00 +0000

When Title IX was passed 50 years ago this month, it helped girls gain access to spaces that they were not able to enter.

In my own family, Title IX changed the course of the lives of my activist grandmother, Silicon Valley executive aunt and my student-athlete cousin.

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Teen Poet Reframes Justice System Through Incarcerated Voices

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:56:00 +0000

Anouk Yeh, Santa Clara County's 2021-2022 inaugural youth poet laureate, is proud of the megaphone she’s given to incarcerated youth through weekly poetry workshops on Zoom.

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Baltimore Teens Fought To Provide Communities With Fast and Reliable Internet

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:07:00 +0000

When school went online during COVID lockdowns, Kimberly Vasquez's unreliable WiFi started to hinder her schoolwork. Her grade point average dropped but her family could only afford the low-cost plan that wasn’t suitable for remote learning.

Vasquez, joined by Yashira Valenzuela and Aliyah Abid, organized to petition Comcast to make their plans faster and more economical for low-income families. After rallying at Comcast headquarters, the city’s largest provider made the most affordable option for internet run at twice the speed.

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