Feminist Action at Middlebury

Come join us each week as we discuss intersectional feminist topics, plan events, and overall work to make Middlebury a more accepting community!

Come join us each week as we discuss intersectional feminist topics, plan events, and overall work to make Middlebury a more accepting community!

In response to learning about the suicides of several teen girls who had experienced slut-shaming and bullying, filmmaker Emily Lindin, herself a victim of sexual shaming, decided to publish her diaries from age 11 to 14 online. From this, the Unslut project and 40-minute documentary evolved. The film includes stories from people of different genders, backgrounds and nationalities. Q&A with filmmaker immediately following the event.

Feminist Action at Middlebury (FAM) is again hosting our storytelling event, Taboo: Stories Unsilenced. The purpose of this event is to allow students to talk about issues that are typically silenced or not talked about on campus, specifically centering around gender and sexuality issues. Story topics may include discrimination, sexual assault, coming into sexuality, abortion, body image, and masturbation.

SToPP 5k Run/Walk: Feminist Action at Middlebury (FAM) in affiliation with The New Agenda, a nationwide organization, will be hosting a 5k run/walk in order to raise awareness about sexual assault on campus. Colleges nationwide will be hosting run/walks as well, and you have the opportunity to participate in one right here on the Middlebury College campus! To learn more about The New Agenda and the SToPP 5k Run/Walk visit https://thenewagenda.net/.

Join the South Asian Students Association (SASA) & Feminist Action at Middlebury (FAM) to watch ‘Margarita with a straw’ directed by Shonali Bose. The film follows the life of Laila, an Indian girl, played by Kalki Koechlin, with Cerebral Palsy as she discovers her sexuality. This film touches upon topics that are not often found in Indian cinema, such as the intersection of ‘(dis)ability’ and bisexuality. We will have a discussion at the end of the film that you can choose to stay for. Snacks will be served.

Join us to watch Dawn Porter’s documentary Trapped! This film examines the effects of recent abortion restrictions in different states, following the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of the battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

FAM is hosting a Pink-Out for Planned Parenthood all day on Tues, September 29th! Be sure to wear pink that day to show your support for Planned Parenthood, and stop by our table outside Proctor to talk about why the Planned Parenthood’s services are important!

Frustrated with the hook up culture at Middlebury (or not)? Let’s talk about it.