Other writing & organizing I’m doing around fat liberation
I shared some of my own experience of embodying gender in this body, as a Guest Teacher on April 17, 2023 at Access to Zen’s Transcending: Uplifting Trans Buddhist Voices Series. You can hear the talk at Access to … Continued
I want to drink more water daily. I know water impacts my migraines. If I drink a minimum amount of liquid daily, plus take my daily medication, my brain does okay. But if I get dehydrated, my brain will … Continued
For fat liberationists, a key pillar of political analysis is to question intentional weight loss. Does intentional weight loss improve health – or lead to a yo-yo of weight change that makes people sick? Does behavior change like exercise … Continued
written with Max Airborne and Charis Stiles for Fat Studies, published April 16, 2021 ABSTRACT Fat liberation, as distinct from other social movements, has been around since the 1970s. But the vision initiated in the 1973 Fat Liberation Manifesto feels … Continued
Vanessa Rochelle Lewis is organizing some of the best intersectional political analysis and resilience building, through the lens of Reclaim UGLY. Through naming uglification, she touches into some deep wounds of shame, that get into nuances of white supremacy, colorism, … Continued