Patients’ Bill of Rights documents were created in the 1970’s to help healthcare clients better understand what they could and should expect from ethical caregivers. Since then, many organizations and advocates–including NAAFA– have created Healthcare Bill of Rights documents focused on the needs of particular communities or demographic groups. The new Ob*sity Bill of Rights claims to aim for better care for higher weight people, but what’s behind this push? NAAFA Executive Director Tigress Osborn revisits NAAFA’s Healthcare Bill of Rights and considers why the “obesity care” industry is forwarding a new patients’ rights narrative.

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 Eating Disorder Awareness.

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.

We’re adding three new fantastic fat advocates to the NAAFA Board of Directors this month, and we can’t wait for you to get to know Jae’Lynn Chaney, Francisca Moreno, and Kat Redniss. Read a bit about our board search and these new team members.

2024 started with a gathering of over 200 fat folx in Seattle for Fat Con, three days of making fat friends and exploring various aspects of fat liberation. NAAFA Board Members Dawn Clark and Elaine Lee, report back on how impressed they were with this new addition to the world of fat-positive gatherings.

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 Interrupting Racist Conversations.

At the end of 2023, we asked you to #FundFat by donating to help NAAFA build programming and do policy work that supports fat community, fat labor, fat freedom, and fat joy. And you answered the call! We raised thousands of dollars, connected with new donors, and saw deepened commitment from so many in our community. Read more about how the year end fundraiser went and why our community must continue to Fund Fat.

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.

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.

Last year, NAAFA and Google partnered to create All-In Plus Size Guidelines, a first-of-its kind project to help authentically represent plus-size people in marketing. This year, Google executive Melina “Melú” Lopez was nominated for AdColor’s Innovator Award. Read more about how Melú continues to work with NAAFA and fat activists to support fat rights and fat liberation.

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 anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

As we come to the end of year, it's a good moment to take stock of what we have achieved. The movement for fat liberation is growing and gaining momentum. Read more on what NAAFA and our allies have accomplished in 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.

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.