Featured Video - August 2026
In our August Video of the Month, you’ll find excerpts from NAAFA’s Fat Liberation Month Virtual Brunch. Enjoy the musical stylings of Kate Yeager, get a taste of a summer brunch recipe demo by Danielle G, and hear from our host Matt Simko and our Executive Director Tigress Osborn as we celebrate Fat Liberation Month. Watch the video here!
Other Articles from the August 2026 Newsletter
Throughout this month, you’ve seen a series of endearing fat folks dance across our Fat Liberation Month posts and mailings. Now it’s time to learn more about Donyae Coles, the artist behind our 2026 Fat Liberation Month art and logo.
This is the fifth year that the Dr. Paul Ernsberger Research Scholarship has been offered and we had a number of great candidates! Find out more about the three recipients and their academic goals.
In our August Video of the Month, you’ll find excerpts from NAAFA’s Fat Liberation Month Virtual Brunch. Enjoy the musical stylings of Kate Yeager, get a taste of a summer brunch recipe demo by Danielle G, and hear from our host Matt Simko and our Executive Director Tigress Osborn as we celebrate Fat Liberation Month.
The Media & Research Roundup is a series, compiled by Bill & Terri Weitze, of the latest in news and research affecting fat community. In this edition, check out two news stories about local fat communities, a call to clinicians to strike weight stigma from their practices, a preview of Weight Stigma Awareness Week, and more!
We feature educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter to support our community in working to dismantle racism. Resources may include historical information, tools for personal reflection, or information about how to get involved and make change. Many of the resources we suggest will be introductory resources, and this information is never intended to be full coverage on the complex and nuanced topics that are chosen each month.
This edition we invite you to join us in exploring resources about The Intersection of Racism and Anti-Fatness.