Abortion access in Alabama; eco-feminism is intersectional feminism; celebrating Earth Day in the time of COVID-19.

*"Today at Ms."** | **April 22, 2020*

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*Women's and Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief to Stop Alabama from Restricting Abortion [ [link removed] ]*

BY FEMINIST NEWSWIRE | An historic coalition of women's rights, civil rights, human rights and reproductive justice groups filed an amicus brief yesterday in the 11th Circuit Court supporting the federal district court's ruling that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state's response to the coronavirus.

*Eco-Feminism is Intersectional Feminism [ [link removed] ]*





BY CHELSEA JOHNSON, LATOYA COUNCIL & CAROLYN CHOI | "We all depend on the clean air, clean water and oxygen provided by beautiful spaces such as the Amazon rainforest. Fighting for our environment and the collective needs of Earth's dwellers in ways that best benefits them is putting intersectional feminist social justice in action."

*Earth Day, Ecofeminism and Racial Injustice in the Year of the Plague, COVID-19 [ [link removed] ]*







BY HEIDI HUTNER | What right do humans have to sit on top of nature, to dominate and exploit the land, animals and women and people of color? Hunter asks this question and more in her moving essay on ecofeminism and what celebrating Earth Day looks like in the time of COVID-19.

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