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NAAFA Chronicles 78: February 1987
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the February 1987 issue, you will find: discussion about a study on how size affect salary for executives, compulsory dieting in institutions, use of the word "thin" and "fat" on everyday language and more!
NAAFA Chronicles 76: December 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the December 1986 issue, you will find: a review of the news from 1986 relative to NAAFA and fat acceptance!
NAAFA Chronicles 75: November 1986
CW: Discussion of intentional weight loss and weight loss surgery complications.
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the November 1986 issue, you will find: discussion from a conference at the NY Academy of Science that diet-based approaches to permanent weight loss are "a disaster" and should be abandoned, updates on WLS procedures and more!
NAAFA Chronicles 74: October 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the October 1986 issue you will find: the declaration of fat independence, protesting Oprah Winfrey’s statements on national television, making employment a higher priority, and more.
NAAFA Chronicles 73: September 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the September 1986 issue you will find: an FDA investigation of the gastric bubble is discussed, information on what happened to NAAFA's proposed name change, media and publicity, aerobics for large-sized people, and more.
NAAFA Chronicles 72: August 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the August 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles featuring a settlement in a health spa lawsuit, activism committee report, a book review and more.
Black History Month And Black History Always
A personal reflection on Black History Month and a look at today’s questions surrounding Black leadership in NAAFA and fat liberation spaces from NAAFA’s Board Chair, Tigress Osborn.
“We see fat Black leadership in other social justice movements at the time of NAAFA’s founding. What does whiteness have to do with why we don’t see Black leadership, or even much Black participation, in early NAAFA? What does anti-Blackness have to do with it? Is there simply more urgency of other issues for Black folx (then? now?), or is there discomfort in these spaces for Black people (then? now?), or are Black people simply not interested in NAAFA (then? now?). The questions feel rhetorical, but they’re not.
If you’re wondering how we got from my first grade memory of Black History Month to the difficult questions NAAFA and other fat lib spaces have to answer about lack of intersectionality in the history of fat community, here’s how…”
NAAFA Chronicles 71: July 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the July 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles featuring the 1985 NAAFA Convention Photo Special Edition!
NAAFA Chronicles 70: June 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the June 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles and discusses the right to be different in the U.S., media and publicity watches, seatbelt updates and more!
NAAFA Chronicles 69: May 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the May 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles and discusses weight loss surgery, media and publicity watches, and looking for expert witnesses in a Human Rights case.
NAAFA Chronicles 68: April 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the April 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles and discuss weight loss marketing, media and publicity watches, and whether or not NAAFA should publish commentary on health issues.
NAAFA Chronicles 67: March 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the March 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles and discuss a weight discrimination law suit in Arizona, a plus-size fashion layout in Vogue and more.
NAAFA Chronicles 66: February 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the February 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles and discusses the genetics of “obesity”, an adoption study, and more.
NAAFA Chronicles 65: January 1986
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the January 1986 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles and discusses the "weighty debate" of if fat is so bad.
NAAFA Chronicles 64: December 1985
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month is the December 1985 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles.
NAAFA Chronicles 63: Summer 1985 Supplement
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month the Spring 1985-Supplement issue of the NAAFA Chronicles Convention Photo Special.
NAAFA Chronicles 62: Summer 1985
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month the Spring 1985 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles discussses NAAFA as a resource to government agencies, achievement awards, a job bias case, diet companies under fire and more!
NAAFA Chronicles 61: Spring 1985
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month the Spring 1985 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles discussing NAAFA's opposition to weight loss surgery, seat belt activism, and job interview tips.