Our Collective Feminist Wishlist for 2023
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Our Collective Feminist Wishlist for 2023
12/27/2022 by Hannah Phelps
From the overturning of Roe v. Wade and continuing economic uncertainty, to widespread protests in Iran and increased diversity in politics, 2022 was a year of significant defeat and considerable victories.
To ring in the new year, Ms. asked a few of our favorite feminists—reproductive justice advocates, scholars, legal minds, voting rights activists, Ms. staffers and environmental justice experts—what they are wishing for in 2023.
Abortion rights activists march to the White House on on Jul. 9, 2022, to denounce the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end federal abortion rights protections. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“As the new year approaches, we wish for peace, justice and equality for all. We’re expecting great things from all the newly-elected feminists in Congress and governor’s offices and state legislatures across the country.”
—Ms. magazine editorial team
Reproductive Justice: ‘A Call Back to Care’
“2022 has been a year of joy and pain, triumph and tragedy for the reproductive health, rights and justice movements. We have a long road ahead in the fight for justice for our communities and we are committed to seeing it through.
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—Dr. Jamila Perritt, president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health and ob-gyn and abortion provider in Washington, D.C.
“In 2023, we need abortion justice! Restoring Roe v. Wade will not ensure everyone can get the abortion care they need. To ensure equal access to abortion, we must think bigger and our solutions must be bolder. Let’s create a world where abortion care is there for anyone who needs it without barriers based on who you are, where you’re from or how much you earn. Abortion justice belongs here—in our communities, city halls, state legislatures, in Congress and the White House.”
—Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above All and All* Above All Action Fund, leading All* Above All’s work to achieve abortion justice and build the political power of voters of color
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Justice for Indigenous Peoples
(@RedHornWoman)
“We must heed the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities across the globe, who have borne the brunt of colonial and neocolonial violence, past and present — and who have the solutions. As Emira Woods (African Rising for Justice, Peace, and Dignity + Green Leadership Trust) tells us, ‘We’ve got to recognize when we talk about climate change, those who have paid the heaviest price are also those who have the solutions and must be in the decision making.’
May 2023 bring us closer to ‘Land Back + Water Back + Star Knowledge Back + Ceremony Back + Language Back + Culture Back + Matriarchy Back’ (@RedHornWoman).”
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A rally organized by Hoosiers Against Sexual Assault at Indiana University in October 2021. (Jeremy Hogan / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Educational Freedom: ‘Feminist University’
“My wish for 2023 is for the realization of a feminist university culture in which university leaders know how to leverage their power to respond to legislative attacks on the freedom to read, learn and teach because those leaders are experienced and committed to academic freedom, critical thinking and the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in deed, rather than in word.
“Despite Republican claims of a leftist threat in education, DEI counts for just 0.5 percent of university budgets, gender and race focused curricula and programs are continually under threat, 75 percent of faculty in higher ed are off the tenure track and powerless, the ladder to the top in higher ed is broken for women, especially women of color, and feminist leaders who do succeed are often forced to choose between acquiescence and burnout.
Revitalized Feminist Movement: ‘May All Women Recognize the Urgency of This Moment’
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https://msmagazine.com/2022/12/27/feminist-wishlist-2023/
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