The NAAFA Board of Directors named Tigress Osborn Executive Director on July 1, making it the first time in 20 years that NAAFA has had paid staff. Here, Tigress reflects on what this appointment and NAAFA’s future hiring goals mean to NAAFA and to fat activism as a movement.

Each month, 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 month we invite you to join us in exploring resources about Palestine.

Hear from some of our other donors about why they Fund Fat. Whether you have been supporting us for years, or have just started on your fat liberation journey, NAAFA is here for you. When you Fund Fat, you are part of a community of folks taking action to make the world better for all bodies. Meet a few of them!

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.

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.