--- title: "Activism & Resources" date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/activism-resources" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Activism & Resources [## Celebrating “Nossos Corpos por Nós Mesmas” and Transnational Feminist Health!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health)Read [The first volume of “Nossos Corpos por Nós Mesmas,” the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” has arrived! ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health) [![NCNM Brazil3](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health) [The first volume of “Nossos Corpos por Nós Mesmas,” the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” has arrived! ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health) [## Period Poverty is a Human Rights Issue. Period.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/period-poverty-is-a-human-rights-issue-period)Read [What is period poverty, and what can we do to help combat it? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/period-poverty-is-a-human-rights-issue-period) [![Periodpoverty](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/period-poverty-is-a-human-rights-issue-period) [What is period poverty, and what can we do to help combat it? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/period-poverty-is-a-human-rights-issue-period) [## Stopping Keystone: A Victory for Native Women’s Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health)Read [The failure of the Keystone XL oil pipeline is a victory for Indigenous communities and environmental activists. Yet challenges remain. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health) [![Forward on Climate Rally](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAE4UlEQVRIiWVWS44cVw6M4Ce7WrLlmcXsfP8zeOEDzE0GGMCGLXWPWpWPDC/4stTGJLIeKqsABhlBBpP//vUXkubuGZkZT0ceGUdGpofTjKSg6q5V53me53n/dr/f7+f9PM9zrdVVQgOk0cPM3cPd3dxIhgQAkuYDaX+fL9D8+/1Z89P7HyUBFAH9/T8S0d0kQVS1VVe1dVc3u9E0AKSk7q79eVzqluaUSDQANoukwAYBWaxVJE0SyWWwRSdIgS6Z2wWgqlprrbVq1aqqqp6zu9UkKF7lwSVJzY7zPElae0sCmhDRQEjV8f8A57nOc63zwlrVXZIA0Gitbnmr26yNZHz7dpIwdy8vqaSWqrWyveoSGd1d1bUBzvO+1rnO85w6JIEgYW7mVl7mZmYk4+3tG0lz83CvjqpVFat8hV2dIEDd00gTd59r1d8qAM3MODBmJBlfv76BNDMP91yxIs4VeXrGo00BSqruXluGda51jhSrR2WIBI1m9jhJxuvrV5LcAB73iEzP8HR3pzvJ0U2bpao1clet1SNyC9gs0UibxAgyXl7+R5JGC/fwyPCMyPAIC9+JYFhSd/f0zqpeVdUDIE2LAAQNJEnCQDC+fH4FaReAp3vEPkeDzRIgdF8T8bgfEwFBwlRLgABJID5/fpkp3zrnwISHj8hmxqFzBlXSzFdJV/RuXUV8n3QAAOLPP152C7uZu6ftUsIHw206w4ZhguMF6JmlGeYp7Xq+LARA/Pn7FxAkOb0V5vEOw8PDB9q2IGbYjEGAtIPPdfnJuAug+OO3C8BI30RZWKR7RGREeET4HANEt5FR29l26KpaYx/V20EUn//7BQBIGgbAwjw90uOIODKPODLzyMjIyEdJNoQJeHTXqlq1zrpaudSKl/+8AlPzVGL+ZP7s+Rx5y3zOvqVupafWk3gALQbggG9VNuOX8r26zq5719ldHYWvuC6ClOnN8Bb2mvZTu9SkzOWFKLRT4gwtYNyJGSm+u7Y8hBhphfdjCBgYrnxWJo5g+uO2cIZbuLlzbIqghGunYBibzWCsXhY//OwAIFI0mcHNPGZ/HkfejnzK45bHLfMp8sg4wnNm0McMxsx70azNaUZ387BO71J8+tdtKiZocKNPlhEZeWQeeRxxzKI+4ojZ1ebjgwZAQrc6VatrVcSo3b1arfj0z4+85DX4xcFlSZGRR2RuB4z0+d8cNmxTGptSVfcaQ5yulVrx0z8+YEc329EvAE+PjEiPiAiL8AhzoznNYMSY4Ax1XRilLnX1eEf8+OnjBqA73S3dYkf3jBhvCovZP04zmo1rXLOMltTobVD7ZUANSfHDjx/Gioz+yN09wyZ6uu/Q9kj8ffStwczzcIXL9yApPn58xt4QsXO3Y2P4lb770EIjSL2LPstsKpCwT0GN8av48OEZgJkbPTzdMvwIz4iBCbPpyM2MeIXezr0xHnE1I7Zfwhi329O1DuJi5kg/HhVscnipSuwXHGnI6EfW2kEHYM54ejpAjADhk/4RseuYCmi+ydm5b9e/7tF5SL+W2f6CyCMIziqY5smLn4h0C3MnnUZNU2InPn34wLDvuV8YAxDhF4CH7y0Q0/mj8FTwLn1KlGDNFjSPk/vQYld0AgwzI2h2vSz57C97bEt3J3fjN76rKRnQElq0+Q3vfXYX8RdTuGb3yGQFJQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health) [The failure of the Keystone XL oil pipeline is a victory for Indigenous communities and environmental activists. Yet challenges remain. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health) [## When Antidepressants Leave Lasting Damage: Living with Post-SSRI/SNRI Sexual Dysfunction](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/when-antidepressants-leave-lasting-damage-living-with-post-ssri-snri-sexual-dysfunction)Read [Some people who take certain types of antidepressants experience lasting sexual dysfunction for months or years after stopping the medication ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/when-antidepressants-leave-lasting-damage-living-with-post-ssri-snri-sexual-dysfunction) [![PSSD 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[Some people who take certain types of antidepressants experience lasting sexual dysfunction for months or years after stopping the medication ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/when-antidepressants-leave-lasting-damage-living-with-post-ssri-snri-sexual-dysfunction) [## Persistent and Pervasive: Feminists Take on Toxics](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/persistent-and-pervasive-feminists-take-on-toxics)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/persistent-and-pervasive-feminists-take-on-toxics) [![Podcast 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[](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/persistent-and-pervasive-feminists-take-on-toxics) [## Abortion and Women's Rights in 1970: A Film](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/abortion-and-womens-rights-in-1970-a-film)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/abortion-and-womens-rights-in-1970-a-film) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/abortion-and-womens-rights-in-1970-a-film) [## Addressing Institutional Racism & Health Inequality: My Perspective](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective)Read [I once lived in a country where almost everyone was black and the only thing we sorted by color was laundry, but here I am constantly reminded of how much skin color matters. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [![Diana 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[I once lived in a country where almost everyone was black and the only thing we sorted by color was laundry, but here I am constantly reminded of how much skin color matters. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [## Adapting “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Brazilian Portuguese: The Translators’ Experiences](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/adapting-our-bodies-ourselves-to-brazilian-portuguese-the-translators-experiences)Read [In 2019, Brazilian groups came together to translate and adapt “Our Bodies, Ourselves” into Portuguese, to meet the needs of women in Brazil. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/adapting-our-bodies-ourselves-to-brazilian-portuguese-the-translators-experiences) [![Team unicamp 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[In 2019, Brazilian groups came together to translate and adapt “Our Bodies, Ourselves” into Portuguese, to meet the needs of women in Brazil. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/adapting-our-bodies-ourselves-to-brazilian-portuguese-the-translators-experiences) [## My Body, My Choice: Aesthetic Flat Closure after Mastectomy](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy)Read [Women facing mastectomy deserve to know of all their reconstructive options, including aesthetic flat closure, and to have their informed consent respected. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy) [![Skinsparingvsflat](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy) [Women facing mastectomy deserve to know of all their reconstructive options, including aesthetic flat closure, and to have their informed consent respected. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy) [## Free the Pill!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/free-the-pill)Read [Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. FDA approved the birth control pill for distribution in the United States -- a game changer for women’s lives. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/free-the-pill) [![3268160011 f75ba2e782 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[Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. FDA approved the birth control pill for distribution in the United States -- a game changer for women’s lives. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/free-the-pill) [## Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/please-support-civil-liberties-and-public-policy-during-the-covid-19-crisis-an-appeal-from-judy-norsigian)Read [The Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those who were already facing the greatest barriers to reproductive justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/please-support-civil-liberties-and-public-policy-during-the-covid-19-crisis-an-appeal-from-judy-norsigian) [![Repro justice 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[The Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those who were already facing the greatest barriers to reproductive justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/please-support-civil-liberties-and-public-policy-during-the-covid-19-crisis-an-appeal-from-judy-norsigian) [## Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s)Read [A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [![Barbara Seaman 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[A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [## Dirty Business: Lack of Menstrual Equity in Colombian Prisons](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/dirty-business-lack-of-menstrual-equity-in-colombian-prisons)Read [No woman - inside or outside prison - should face illness or feel humiliated because she cannot access pads, tampons or menstrual cups. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/dirty-business-lack-of-menstrual-equity-in-colombian-prisons) [![Toallas carcel 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[No woman - inside or outside prison - should face illness or feel humiliated because she cannot access pads, tampons or menstrual cups. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/dirty-business-lack-of-menstrual-equity-in-colombian-prisons) [## Negocio Sucio: Falta de Equidad Menstrual en las Cárceles Colombianas](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/negocio-sucio-falta-de-equidad-menstrual-en-las-carceles-colombianas)Read [Ninguna mujer, ni dentro ni fuera de una cárcel, debería enfrentarse a enfermedades o humillaciones por el hecho de no tener acceso a toallas higiénicas, tampones o copas menstruales. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/negocio-sucio-falta-de-equidad-menstrual-en-las-carceles-colombianas) [![Toallas carcel 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[Ninguna mujer, ni dentro ni fuera de una cárcel, debería enfrentarse a enfermedades o humillaciones por el hecho de no tener acceso a toallas higiénicas, tampones o copas menstruales. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/negocio-sucio-falta-de-equidad-menstrual-en-las-carceles-colombianas) [## Congress Wants to Give Companies the Right to Own Our Genes](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congress-wants-to-give-companies-the-right-to-own-our-genes)Read [Patents are supposed to be granted on inventions, not on nature. If someone can patent air, can they charge us each time we breathe? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congress-wants-to-give-companies-the-right-to-own-our-genes) [![ACLU genes](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congress-wants-to-give-companies-the-right-to-own-our-genes) [Patents are supposed to be granted on inventions, not on nature. If someone can patent air, can they charge us each time we breathe? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congress-wants-to-give-companies-the-right-to-own-our-genes) [## "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in Luganda: Changing the Course of Ugandan Women’s Health and Rights](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights)Read [OBOS global partner Diana Namumbejja Abwoye has just published a print booklet based on "Our Bodies, Ourselves" for women and girls in Uganda. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights) [![Abwoye](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights) [OBOS global partner Diana Namumbejja Abwoye has just published a print booklet based on "Our Bodies, Ourselves" for women and girls in Uganda. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights) [## Different Waves, Same Wavelength: Intergenerational Reflections on Feminism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism)Read [My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, we sipped lemonade in the hot sunshine, and an hour-long meeting turned into three. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism) [![Norma Mel](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism) [My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, we sipped lemonade in the hot sunshine, and an hour-long meeting turned into three. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism) [## \#NoChoice: Stories of Abortion](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/nochoice-stories-of-abortion)Read [\#NoChoice encourages us to “think about what America would be like for men and women if Roe v. Wade were no longer the law of the land." ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/nochoice-stories-of-abortion) [![Nochoice](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/nochoice-stories-of-abortion) [\#NoChoice encourages us to “think about what America would be like for men and women if Roe v. Wade were no longer the law of the land." ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/nochoice-stories-of-abortion) [## Let's Talk About Sex--And Reproductive Justice](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice)Read [Thanks to the reproductive justice collective SisterSong, reproductive justice is a phrase and a concept well-known today. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice) [Thanks to the reproductive justice collective SisterSong, reproductive justice is a phrase and a concept well-known today. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice) [## Self-Care in the Age of Trump Care](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/self-care-in-the-age-of-trump-care)Read [November, before and after, has fundamentally jolted the conversation around race and community in the U.S. It is time to do the same on self-care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/self-care-in-the-age-of-trump-care) [November, before and after, has fundamentally jolted the conversation around race and community in the U.S. It is time to do the same on self-care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/self-care-in-the-age-of-trump-care) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)