Arielle Silver-Willner
Inclusive Sex Education, Queerness, and “Giving Young People their Due”
Cory Silverberg On How to Talk about the Things We Don’t Want to Talk About
Author: Arielle Silver-Willner
Why the Supreme Court Decision on West Virginia v. The Environmental Protection Agency Is an Attack on Women
Dahlia Rockowitz
By dealing a blow to bold climate action just one week after the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, the Court showed once again that it holds little regard for the rights of women and girls, and the health and safety of families.
Photos: Merle Hoffman’s 50-Year Fight for Reproductive Healthcare
Joan Roth
This year, Choices celebrates its 50th anniversary, and with abortion access once again under attack, it is the perfect time to follow Hoffman’s lead and rededicate ourselves to this fight for justice.
Meet the Queer Jewish Filmmaker Determined to Save the U.S.’s 21 Remaining Lesbian Bars
Arielle Silver-Willner
My work is about shattering the preconceived notions of what it means to be a woman, what it means to be Jewish, what it means to be queer.
Anya Rous on “Pray Away” and Using Film as a Tool for Social Change
Arielle Silver-Willner
Anya Rous’s latest film, Pray Away, lays bare the practice of LGBTQ conversion therapy in the Baptist church, featuring intimate profiles of all parties involved. It’s now streaming on Netflix.
A Twelve-Year Old Fleeing the Pograms
Arielle Silver-Willner
[T]he way that the woodcarvers of Eastern Europe, hounded out of their homes, were able to reinvent themselves here, well, that’s very inspiring..I wanted to shine a light on that story, and then to give a feminist twist.
The Earth Is the Heart of Our Lives
Arielle Silver-Willner
Passover celebrates freedom. However we will only be free when our earth is healthy and able to support our lives for the long term.
When Should a Classic Book Become a Relic of the Past?
Arielle Silver-Willner
Looking at children’s literature through a contemporary lens is a hot topic these days. While E.B. White’s intentions seem quite pure, we also consider the many authors who do not hold up under scrutiny. The big question we now ask ourselves is: Do we stop reading their books?
A Little Backyard Writing School
Arielle Silver-Willner
It’s Friday afternoon and I am in my backyard, setting out plastic cushions six feet apart, disinfecting pencils, and copying my lesson plan onto a dry erase board with multi-colored markers. It’s starting to get cold, but I’m armed with a case of hand warmers and a list of activities that will keep my students… Read more »
Lilith Votes: The Truth about Voter Suppression
Arielle Silver-Willner
The “use it or lose it” attitude toward voter registration reveals a major flaw in our country— it seems that voting is in fact not a right, but a privilege.