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The Daily Free Press

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The Feminine Empowerment Movement held “FEMS Book Fair and Zine Release” to celebrate the release of their inaugural zine in Harvard Square. PHOTO COURTESY ZENAIDA ELENA

Grassroots group hosts zine release and book fair, fostering feminine empowerment

Shaney Sze April 3, 2018

A quaint wooden walkway led to the entrance of the book fair, adorned with an eye-catching pink t-shirt promoting feminine empowerment. Tables were set up for local artists to showcase and sell their...

Tardigrade Stage addresses climate change through performance art

Kiran Galani February 1, 2018

The newly founded Tardigrade Stage, an arts collective raising money for organizations fighting climate change, held its first event at the Democracy Center last Saturday. The event, “Arts for Climate:...

The Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam Tournament hosts its first annual festival Saturday and Sunday in Cambridge. PHOTO BY DIANE LEANE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Poetry festival provides space for feminine art

Diana Leane October 25, 2017

Northeastern University student Aika Misawa stood in front of a pew-filled room as the audience snapped, clapped and yelled in support. She had just performed a poem she wrote called  “New Gods.” Wearing...

Stephanie Leydon speaks Thursday afternoon at the Democracy Center about how media acts as an informer and manipulator in today’s society. PHOTO BY JOHNATHAN KINDALL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Women Explore discussion forum reflects on significance of media

Johnathan D. Kindall March 21, 2017

WGBH television and radio reporter Stephanie Leydon met with a group of Boston residents and students at the Democracy Center in Cambridge Thursday afternoon to discuss power, problems and importance...

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