NAAFA Community Voices Blog

Sharing thoughts and ideas from fat community.

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Fat Liberation Month, Healthcare, Resource Guides, Travel, Videos Darliene Howell Fat Liberation Month, Healthcare, Resource Guides, Travel, Videos Darliene Howell

SELF CARE FOR FAT BODIES - COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOURCES

During #fatliberationmonth, NAAFA invited Anna Chapman (@iamannachapman) as a guest on the NAAFA Webinar Series. During Anna’s episode, Self Care for Fat Bodies (From Practical to Pampering), we promised to create a blog post compiling the resources, suggestions, and information crowd-sourced from Anna and webinar participants. This is that post!

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Activism, BIPOC, Events, From the Newsletter, History, LGBT+, Social Media, Videos Darliene Howell Activism, BIPOC, Events, From the Newsletter, History, LGBT+, Social Media, Videos Darliene Howell

NAAFA Recognizes Latinx Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month runs from September 15 through October 15 and it’s a time of celebration for Americans to honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of US residents whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. As it has in the past, this month NAAFA will shine a spotlight on some Latinx folks who have been working in Fat Liberation.

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