NAAFA Community Voices Blog

Sharing thoughts and ideas from fat community.

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Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #82 - June 1987

Content warning: Reviews of a documentary mention the "O" word and WLS, as well as discussion of guidelines put out by an organization for evaluating commercial IWL promotions

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the June 1987 issue you will find: Discussion and commentary about: the documentary "Life in the Fat Lane"; guidelines for evaluating commercial weight loss promotions; NAAFA committee appointments and a message from the Newsletter editor; a review of a live show, "The Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz"!

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Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #80 - April 1987

CW: Health concern trolling

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the April 1987 issue you will find: 1987 Convention updates, Matrix Woman's Newsmagazine devotes an issue to fat liberation, outrage in activism, media and publicity information, health concern trolling, and more!

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From the Newsletter, Call to Action, Activism, Health At Every Size Terri and Bill Weitze From the Newsletter, Call to Action, Activism, Health At Every Size Terri and Bill Weitze

Media and Research Roundup - May 2022

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: body positivity and what "everyone knows"; Texas State Troopers are facing disciplinary action based on their waist circumference; how food hierarchies can be antifatness, classist and racist; a petition against weighing children in school, and more!

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