Last weekend, the Feminist Majority Foundation hosted the “Western Regional Feminist Campus Leadership Conference” at Santa Monica College. Say that five times fast while burning your bra! I attended the conference, which focused on campaigns for affordable birth control, workshops on understanding the Health Care Reform bill (which was passed later on that weekend), and exposing fake clinics that target college students. Fake clinics are defined as establishments that advertise as “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”, but do not necessarily offer or practice any medical procedures that a patient may want. Often times, these centers serve as a front for pro-life activists, which can be misleading for young people who need information on all of their options. Hence, the term fake clinic was created to distinguish the difference between objective medical facilities and special interest resource centers. The conference went into great detail about the rise of fake clinics throughout the United States, especially in close proximity to college campuses. Since UCLA is located in the cozy college town of Westwood, this bit of knowledge seemed relevant enough to spread. Bruins, The Ramones said it best,”Know Your Rights!”

And ending on a musical note:

As an intern for the awesome two hours that is “All Souled Out” , DJ Donut let me play some records last week and the feminist in me was inspired with the themed set “Ladies Night”. Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summers, Queen Latifah, and Lauryn Hill were there, and if you were not, you missed out you sexist pig!

I kid. Happy Friday!

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-DJ Sephie