Some time ago, I was tagged in an Instagram post about remembering that Black fat people are the roots of fat activism. The Instagrammar in question pointed out that if we are going to say things like "honor Black women & femmes," we should be backing that up by actually knowing fat activist history and naming the names of the people we mean.

The late 1990s found increasing pressure from pro-weight-loss groups against the fledgling anti-diet, pro-health forces. This post discusses the history of Health at Every Size in the late 1990s.

Hi! I’m Bree (they/she), and I’m so stoked to welcome you to the first of many FATT Chats! FATT is an acronym for Fat Acceptance Tales & Techniques, which is the very intention for this series. My hope is to create fat visibility with first-person fat liberation stories, as well as foster fat acceptance in others by sharing fat positive resources and strategies. In FATT Chats, you’ll find interviews with NAAFA members and non-members alike who will share their personal stories of fat acceptance and the real life techniques that have and continue to help them in their own lives. You’ll also find an easy-access list of all resources and techniques mentioned at the end of each interview, building upon each list with every interview to create a living grab bag of fat acceptance support. With that, I’d like to let each interviewee speak for themselves, so please enjoy the very first FATT Chat featuring NAAFA Board Chair, Tigress Osborn!

Racism is a systemic issue in America. It takes education and introspection to dismantle racism in ourselves and others. Each month, NAAFA is featuring educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter. With this posting, we are sharing resources regarding implicit bias and intersectionality.

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month the July 1984 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles is featured.

It's a stressful time for all of us. Much of that stress is due to circumstances that are out of our control. What we can control is our response to that stress.

The early 1990s looked bad for diet programs and products and good for the developing anti-diet movement—a term possibly coined by Overcoming Overeating’s Carol Munter in response to a press query. This post discusses the history of Health at Every Size in the early 1990s.

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media and Research Roundup. This issue features: the ineffectiveness of workplace wellness programs, weight loss surgery causes bone loss, BMI and Alzheimer's, calling out fashion companies that are just in it for the money, a pandemic is not the time to start stressing your family about weight gain; and more!

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. This month the Spring 1984 issue of the NAAFA Chronicles is featured.

This journey of identifying and challenging fatphobia began as a personal one, but I realized that this was knowledge that my fellow medical students needed too. We are the next generation of health professionals, but our education on the treatment of larger bodies is being informed by the current establishment. If something is to change, it needs to start with us.

The decade of the 1980s was characterized in part by Reagonomics and a “greed is good” business ethos; the burgeoning size of Americans along with a greater societal focus on physical fitness; women increasingly entering and competing in the workforce; the emergence of AIDS; the explosive rise of personal computing, and the end of the Berlin Wall and the Cold War. This post discusses the history of Health at Every Size in the 1980s.

I think everyone would say that 2020 has been a very eventful year. Although it has been a very tough year for many, we have also seen people connecting in ways we may not have considered previously, giving us hope.

Organizationally, I believe that NAAFA has helped our members and fat community as a whole to deal with the chaos. We have worked to support and combat the negative effects of 2020 with positive change.

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media and Research Roundup. This issue features: an interview that tells medical professionals that their notions about fatness are overly simplistic or just plain wrong; a study on the positive response of fat people to immunotherapy in bladder cancer; and more!

I say bring on Santas of all sizes, all races, all genders! Whether that's retelling the Santa story, casting actors to be mall Santas, or dressing yourself up as the world's most recognizable jolly fat guy, I think the Santa story should be accessible to folx from many walks of life in whatever ways bring them joy and help them spread joy. I love Santas!

But there is only one kind of Santa experience I cannot abide. There is no room in my life for Body Shame Santa Stories.

With others to care and provide for and so much to do, it is important that you take care of yourself to avoid becoming sick. It's impossible to have that holiday of everyone's dreams this year; we really need to protect ourselves and our loved ones by being extra careful.

TRIGGER WARNING: SOME DISCUSSION OF WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

NAAFA Chronicles 58: NAAFA Achievement Awards, Weight Loss Surgery and the Meaning of Fat Activism

The NAAFA Chronicles are a piece of size acceptance history and give you a look at what was happening in NAAFA during a specific period. This posting, we are looking at the Fall, 1983 issue of the NAAFA Newsletter that discusses a wide range of information related to fat community.

Each month, we are featuring educational resources on the NAAFA Blog. Some resources will be historic information about systemic racism. Others will be resources on doing the internal work of understanding ourselves and how we play a part in that system. There will also be actions that can be taken to directly oppose racism.

#NAAFAGivingTuesday is your opportunity to support the work of NAAFA and specific programs that work to support you. This year, our #NAAFAGivingTuesday campaign focuses on the NAAFA Webinar Series program. Help us help fat community and others who want to learn by supporting this essential program!

The Board of Directors of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) is excited to announce the addition of four new members to its national Board of Directors. The variety of skills and experience of the new members will help propel NAAFA forward as we develop programs and resources to end the discrimination against fat people and realize Equality at Every Size.