NAAFA NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

The NAAFA Newsletter is our monthly electronic publication updating our community on NAAFA plans, programming, and other important news. The newsletter is edited and approved by the Board of Directors Communications Committee.

Anti-Racism Resources - April 2023
Trevor Kezon Trevor Kezon

Anti-Racism Resources - April 2023

Each month, we will be featuring educational resources on the NAAFA Community Voices 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.

This month we're sharing some pieces about anti-racism in arts and entertainment.

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Media & Research Roundup - April 2023
Terri and Bill Weitze Terri and Bill Weitze

Media & Research Roundup - April 2023

The Media & Research Roundup is a series of the latest in news and research effecting fat folx compiled by Bill & Terri Weitze.

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

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NAAFA Chronicles #87
Darliene Howell Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #87

The NAAFA Chronicles are electronic versions of the NAAFA Newsletter from our earlier days and reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history.

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the NAAFA Chronicles may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

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Maintaining Fat Joy Amidst Relentless Diet Drug News
Tigress Osborn Tigress Osborn

Maintaining Fat Joy Amidst Relentless Diet Drug News

If you have any exposure at all to the mainstream media, it’s no surprise to you that weight loss drugs are dominating the national discourse about fat. How do we ensure that our critiques of these pharmaceutical companies’ practices and messaging don’t make life harder for those in our community who use and need their products–including these very drugs– to live? We want you to remember that, in the words of our Board Member Christina Chase, we brazenly celebrate fat joy!

CW: Discussion of Weight Loss Drugs

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