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.
How Facebook Fundraisers Make an Impact at NAAFA
Wondering why we do so much fundraising on Facebook and Instagram? When you give to NAAFA via Meta (Facebook or Instagram) the processing fees are waived so your donation goes even farther! Read more on how to support our work by giving through Meta or by hosting your own fundraising for us!
NAAFA Chronicles #91
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.
NAAFA at the 9th Annual Weight Stigma Conference
The 9th Annual International Weight Stigma Conference was held in Denver, Colorado and online on June 28-29, 2023. NAAFA is a long-time conference supporter, and this year we sent a delegation of five people to the first-ever US-based edition of the conference. Read about the experience here.
Anti-Racism Resources - July 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 Disability Pride Month.
NAAFA Chronicles #90
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.
Media & Research Roundup - July 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.
Celebrating #SizeFreedom in New York City
On May 26, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed bill 209-A into law, making height and weight discrimination illegal in New York City in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodation. NAAFA friends and supporters, including bill sponsor Council Member Shaun Abreu, gathered in NYC in celebration of the bill’s passage.
Then, NAAFA Chair Tigress Oborn joined author/podcaster Aubrey Gordon at the Tribeca Film Festival for the debut of Your Fat Friend and for Celebrating Fat Victories, a Sunday afternoon dialogue between Tigress and Aubrey about the film, NYC’s new law, and developments across the fatosphere.
Anti-Racism Resources - June 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 LGBTQ Pride Month.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.