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Women: What We Pass Down
Women: What We Pass Down
Historical and generational trauma are relatively new concepts. Newly named at least. The trauma has a long history. Historical and…
VERVE Team
Oct 1, 2019
Dear Fellow Christians
Dear Fellow Christians
I don’t write about my faith much. It’s deeply personal and I often don’t feel like I can find the right words to convey how I experience…
VERVE Team
Sep 28, 2019
Climate Apartheid: The Disparity of Responsibility
Climate Apartheid: The Disparity of Responsibility
July was a sobering month for many. Not only the hottest month ever recorded but also held the earliest Earth Overshoot Day to date, July…
VERVE Team
Sep 26, 2019
My Feminism Isn’t A Brand
My Feminism Isn’t A Brand
Listen, I’m a feminist, or to precise, an intersectional feminist. Unfortunately, it’s still necessary to make this distinction because the…
VERVE Team
Sep 24, 2019
Lucky To Be White
Lucky To Be White
Lucky.
VERVE Team
Sep 21, 2019
How ‘Brave’ Am I For Solo Travelling
How ‘Brave’ Am I For Solo Travelling
Unlike most of tinder’s population, I don’t think there anything especially unique or interesting about wanting to travel. The desire to…
VERVE Team
Sep 19, 2019
You Don’t Have To Accept What You Are Offered
You Don’t Have To Accept What You Are Offered
What working at a for-profit has taught me that I didn’t fully experience working at non-profit and government agencies is that women are…
VERVE Team
Sep 17, 2019
#ShesGotVERVE: Why we Love Yassmin Abdel-Magied
#ShesGotVERVE: Why we Love Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Sudanese born Yassmin Abdel-Magied arrived in Australia before she was two years old in 1992, at the time her family was one of only two…
VERVE Team
Sep 14, 2019
Dolma Lhamo: The Illustrator Dismantling Fat-Phobia and Misogyny Through Art
Dolma Lhamo: The Illustrator Dismantling Fat-Phobia and Misogyny Th...
“voice in my head told me by exercising, throwing up, losing enough weight, I would finally become the “right” size to leave the house”
VERVE Team
Sep 12, 2019
Study Shows Colleges Prioritize Wealthy White Applicants
Study Shows Colleges Prioritize Wealthy White Applicants
In the wake of the college admissions scandal centering on celebrities like Felicity Huffman, one thing became clear. When it comes to…
VERVE Team
Sep 10, 2019
Pregnant and Desperate: Women and Girls Living in Northern Ireland, Malta and Gibraltar Are Able To…
Pregnant and Desperate: Women and Girls Living in Northern Ireland,...
In the U.K. one in three women have had or will have an abortion by the time they are 45.
VERVE Team
Sep 7, 2019
The Arab Women Artists To Follow
The Arab Women Artists To Follow
Diversify the art you consume and check out the women unapologetically tackling femininity, sexuality, politics and religion.
VERVE Team
Sep 5, 2019
The Good, the Bad, and the Action
The Good, the Bad, and the Action
Keeping up with the constantly changing U.S. immigration landscape is exhausting. For me, it is worth it when I run across stories like the…
VERVE Team
Sep 3, 2019
A Change In Perspective: Anorexia
A Change In Perspective: Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa affects 0.9% — 4% of women and 0.3% of men. It is notoriously difficult to treat, prone to relapse and often made worse by…
VERVE Team
Aug 31, 2019
Why Corbyn’s Antisemitism Problem Will Never Go Away
Why Corbyn’s Antisemitism Problem Will Never Go Away
POLITICIANS TRADE ON REPUTATION
VERVE Team
Aug 24, 2019
How to Be a Respectful American Abroad This Summer
How to Be a Respectful American Abroad This Summer
If you plan on traveling abroad this summer, consider yourself lucky. Many Americans fail to take much-needed vacations, and exploring…
VERVE Team
Aug 15, 2019
The System of Supremacy
The System of Supremacy
A couple of weeks ago there was construction going on at my bus stop. The sidewalk was blocked off completely requiring pedestrians to walk…
VERVE Team
Aug 13, 2019
Hashtag Mixed Girl Problems
Hashtag Mixed Girl Problems
From the age of seven, I have been well rehearsed in detailing my heritage to those who were curious and confident enough to ask. I have…
VERVE Team
Aug 10, 2019
#NotMyAriel, Colour-Blind Casting, and the African Princesses Disney Needs
#NotMyAriel, Colour-Blind Casting, and the African Princesses Disne...
Disney’s latest live-action remake has stirred yet another debate based on white privilege. Following the announcement that Halle Bailey…
VERVE Team
Aug 8, 2019
Representation Is A Superpower!
Representation Is A Superpower!
As I walked around the expo floor of ComiCon, I was hard-pressed to think of another public space or large scale event short of Pride where…
VERVE Team
Aug 6, 2019
Where Is Feminism In Our Childhood?
Where Is Feminism In Our Childhood?
Our most critical years, the years we learn to read, write, form opinions, learn to shout and make choices. The years we’re able to drive a…
VERVE Team
Aug 3, 2019
Sally Ride Science: You’re Going To Have To Fight For It
Sally Ride Science: You’re Going To Have To Fight For It
Firsts are important. They break the barrier and open the door for others. They give us cause to celebrate. They set a point in time when…
VERVE Team
Aug 1, 2019
This is Isabella Sobral: A Poem
This is Isabella Sobral: A Poem
This is Isabella Sobral (she goes by Izzy). She’s sixteen and loves art. She’s a writer living in Colorado and wrote a touching and…
VERVE Team
Jul 30, 2019
When We Protect Indigenous Women We Are Protecting The Environment
When We Protect Indigenous Women We Are Protecting The Environment
More than 50% of the world’s land is community land collectively held by Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples live in some of the most…
VERVE Team
Jul 27, 2019
Epstein’s Fall: Who Will Go With Him?
Epstein’s Fall: Who Will Go With Him?
I didn’t want to write about this. I didn’t even want to read about this. People who traffic children for sex are the lowest life forms…
VERVE Team
Jul 25, 2019
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