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23 Jan 2017

The Epidemic Of The “Opinionated” Girl

I am a woman. I have life experience and curiosity, and aspirations, and sexual desires, and an unbelievable amount of resilience. I have no need to ever be validated by any other person; man or woman. Now that that’s established, there is one thing that’s been burning inside of me

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22 Jan 2017

United, We Stand in Oakland (A Quick Reflection)

The Women’s March in Oakland sent out a message, not only do we not support Trump, but we support each other. As many as 60,000-80,000 people showed up to march around Lake Merritt and up to City Hall at Frank Ogawa Plaza. The march started around 10:30 or 11 am and

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21 Jan 2017

Tattoo Boogaloo Giving Tattoos for the ACLU!

That’s right, nasty women, bad hombres, and all around broke-ass freedom fighters! The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) fundraiser, thrown by our friends at Tattoo Boogaloo (shenanigans, team, and artistic prowess described in detail here) is set up and planned for Saturday, January 21st, from 1pm until “late.” The event will help

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20 Jan 2017

Protesters Charge Police Line in Trump Inauguration Protest

When Trump was sworn this morning in Washing D.C., protesters dressed all in black began marching through the capital streets.  Cars and shop windows were vandalized, the police began firing flash bang grenades as well as launching clouds of pepper spray into the crowds.  Tim Pool’s live periscope feed and WeAreChange on Youtube

Alex Mak - Managing Editor 0
20 Jan 2017

#WhyIMarch: Real Stories for the Women’s March

Perhaps you’ve heard whispers (or vibrant shouts) of a thing the kids (and everyone else) are going to be doing this Saturday, January 21st: the Women’s March (or the I-Hate-the-Potential-But-Actually-Probable-Future-Disaster Protest). Yes, the Women’s March is happening and it’s happening in a big way. While you don’t need to be

Candace Cui - Actual Unicorn 0
19 Jan 2017

SF to Bake Muffins for the Homeless

Get out your spatulas and oven mitts and pull up your pants, National Muffin Day is coming up on Sunday, January 29th!  For the third year in a row, San Francisco’s own Muffin Man, Jacob Kaufman, will be presenting San Franciscans (and friendly folks the world over) with his muffin

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19 Jan 2017

The Real Freaks of Coney Island

People move to New York for a lot of reasons. Work, curiosity, boredom, a burning desire to be the best damn subway mime in the fucking country… all sorts of things call out to people. For me, one of the things that drew me here was that I generally feel

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