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.

NAAFA Chronicles #89
Darliene Howell Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #89

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

Media & Research Roundup - June 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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Anti-Racism Resources - May 2023
Trevor Kezon Trevor Kezon

Anti-Racism Resources - May 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 talking about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Exciting News from New York City!
Tigress Osborn Tigress Osborn

Exciting News from New York City!

On Thursday, May 12, 2023 the New York City Council voted 44-5 to pass INT 0209, the bill to outlaw height and weight discrimination in the city in employment, housing, and public accommodation.

We’ll be sharing more about this exciting news when the bill goes into effect. If you’re in New York (or want to be!) save the date for the afternoon of June 4th, when we’ll be celebrating this bill and the anniversary of the 1967 Fat-In with a party in the Big Apple!

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Why I am a monthly donor to NAAFA
Amanda Cooper Amanda Cooper

Why I am a monthly donor to NAAFA

NAAFA Board Member, Amanda Cooper, relates how being a recurring donor assists her in managing her TO DO list while supporting fat liberation. With our new system, if you are already a recurring donor, you may need to take steps to ensure your donation continues. If you aren’t a recurring donor, you can become one!

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

Media & Research Roundup - May 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 #88
Darliene Howell Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #88

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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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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Hollywood’s Anti-Fatness Extends Beyond The Whale
Tigress Osborn Tigress Osborn

Hollywood’s Anti-Fatness Extends Beyond The Whale

Part of the problem with The Whale is not the movie itself, but that the movie exists in a Hollywood landscape in which there are still very few fat people at all, and almost no positive depictions of fat people, along with who they look to for input on the lives of fat people.

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NAAFA Chronicles #86
Darliene Howell Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #86

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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Catching Up With the Campaign for Size Freedom
Amanda Cooper Amanda Cooper

Catching Up With the Campaign for Size Freedom

The Campaign for Size Freedom is an initiative of NAAFA  and the Fat Legal Advocacy, Rights, and Education project (FLARE is a project of the Law Office of Brandie Solovay) and supported by Dove. It's aim is to change legislation around the U.S. to end weight discrimination. Read about what is happening right now!

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

Media & Research Roundup - March 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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Anti-Racism Resources - March 2023
Trevor Kezon Trevor Kezon

Anti-Racism Resources - March 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 support for Trans People of Color.

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