by Fatima van Hattum | May 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
This Saturday, May 14th, New Mexicans will be gathering at Bans Off Our Bodies abortion access rallies statewide to express our outrage at the provisional Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v Wade. This ruling would enable states to criminalize and ban abortion...
by Fatima van Hattum | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Yet life has shown me that any time a single man dares to transgress patriarchal boundaries in order to love, the lives of women, men, and children are fundamentally changed for the better.” – bell hooks
by Fatima van Hattum | Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Women’s History Month was born of a gap in our education system and lack of equitable representation in our history books. March was declared Women’s History Month by Congress in 1980, on the heels of a 1970s teacher-led movement to institute a week devoted to women’s...
by Fatima van Hattum | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Black history…must raise a fundamental question about the quality of life Black people have been allowed to experience. If we are indeed a part of this nation, then our lives and experiences have a claim on our national narrative. African American history forces us...
by Fatima van Hattum | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here we are at the top of a new year. The days are short, and the nights are long. It is a time to dream about continuing our work for gender justice and healing in our communities. It is a time to be still, to slow down, and to prioritize quiet. We know we do our...
by Fatima van Hattum | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
NewMexicoWomen.Org (NMW.O), the only statewide women’s fund, is committed to gender justice and healing. Throughout the past year, we have continued to work for a world where all self-identified women and girls have access to the health and reproductive care they...
