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A STITCH IN TIME - President of Feminism for All Lindsey Herron shows students how to sew running and overcast stiches.

Feminism for All creates environment for students to learn new skill

Megan Voorhees November 11, 2024

Feminism for All hosted a Halloween-themed event where students were able to watch the 2009 movie "Coraline" and create their own doll inspired by the film.  The idea for the event stemmed from the...

WAGE GAP — Feminism for All sold baked goods to conversationally educate the NMU community on the gender, ethnicity and race wage gap.

Feminism for All bake sale addresses wage gap

Ryley Wilcox March 22, 2024

Feminism for All hosted a wage gap bake sale Friday, March 15 in Jamrich Hall to educate on the gender, race and ethnicity wage gap. The student organization provided statistics on the wage gap and...

Beautiful Bodies: discussion on fat liberation and body positivity

Beautiful Bodies: discussion on fat liberation and body positivity

Madoline Plattenberg March 22, 2023

Feminism for All, Diversity and Disability and the Student Equity and Engagement Center (SEEC) hosted a two-part workshop series diving into loving ourselves, the history of fat liberation and body positivity...

PAY WHAT YOU MAKE - Feminism For All members sell homemade and store bought goodies. They have gluten free and vegan options.

Feminism for All hosts ‘pay what you make’ bake sale

Dreyma Beronja December 6, 2022
To raise awareness of pay equity in the workforce, NMU student organization Feminism for All will be hosting a wage gap bake sale on Tuesday, Dec. 6 across from Starbucks.
Feminism For All to sell baked goods in support of equal pay

Feminism For All to sell baked goods in support of equal pay

Andie Balenger November 28, 2022

Highlighting pay disparity within the United States workforce, Feminism For All will be hosting its annual Wage Gap Bake Sale on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baked goods, including cookies, Oreo balls...

SOLIDARITY — Slut Walk attendees watch as speakers share their stories of sexual assault and harassment at the Wildcat Statue. Feminism For All hosted its sixth annual Slut Walk on Friday, an event uniting people in support of sexual assault awareness and prevention on campus.

Slut Walk draws large crowd, victims of assault share stories

Andie Balenger October 18, 2022

Near-freezing temperatures and rain did not stop over 50 people from participating in the Slut Walk Friday afternoon, an annual event uniting people in support of sexual assault awareness and prevention...

COLLECTIVE SUPPORT — Poster-making at Feminism for All weekly meeting on Oct. 10 in preparation for the annual Slut Walk. The organization will be hosting another pre-poster making event on Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hunt and Van Antwerp residence hall lobbies.

Feminism for All prepares for upcoming Slut Walk

Ryley Wilcox October 13, 2022
In preparation for this year's Slut Walk, Feminism for All met on Monday to create posters for the upcoming walk.
SAFER SEX - Devin Ziembiec (left) and Reyna Defoe (right) stand in front of the tables for Condomonium in Jamrich Hall. They passed out numerous educational pamphlets, latex-free condoms, dental dams and other sexual education materials.

Condomonium celebrates inclusive safer sex

Katarina Rothhorn, Features Editor March 15, 2022

Paper bags lined both sides of the hallway in Jamrich for students passing through to pick up on their way from class. But for some reason, many students seemed to find taking these free goodie bags kind...

Finding a middle ground: how student orgs navigate online challenges

Finding a middle ground: how student orgs navigate online challenges

Katarina Rothhorn, Features Editor January 26, 2022

The Winter 2022 semester began with a sudden announcement that the first two days of classes would be canceled, the rest of the first week would be online and student organizations would have to meet virtually...

Members of Feminism For All sell homemade baked goods such as banana muffins, vegan chocolate chip muffins and rice crispies. The price differences for each patron emphasized the disproportionate wages people are typically paid based off of their identity.

Bake sale emphasizes pay gap

Joshua La Gorio, Contributing writer November 4, 2021

In Jamrich, many students lined up for Starbucks to start another day when the smell of muffins, cookies and Oreos wafted over from the ticket booth only a few steps away. A white board listed prices:...

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Feminism for All hosts annual Slut Walk

Ayanna Allen, Staff Writer September 9, 2021
Feminism for All will host its annual Slut Walk on Friday, Sept. 10. The hope with the Slut Walk is to provide a space for the campus community to confront rape culture, bring around awareness surrounding sexual assault and reclaim the word.
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