A Reflection on Activism: Why I did not Attend the Women’s March and Why I no Longer feel Guilty About it

Written by Funto Omojola As I woke up to a flood of images on my social media platforms featuring thousands of men and women clad in pink pussy hats with signs proclaiming fundamental women’s rights to challenging the presidency of Donald Trump, my immediate reaction was not one of pride and comfort, but one of […]

Activist Spotlight: Wailly Compres

Written by Maeve McKaig Wailly Compres, a senior philosophy major, is a community organizer with a passion for education and conversation. As an activist, Compres works as a leader of the Bard chapter of Million Hoodies for Justice, a national human rights organization working to end gun violence and systematic violence in communities across the […]

Why Young Women Should run for Office–An Overview of the Elect Her Workshop

On Friday, November 3rd, Bard Center for Civic Engagement and Election@Bard worked together to present the Elect Her workshop. The workshop was facilitated by the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, Running Start, which seeks to educate young women about the importance of politics. The purpose of the workshop was to help college students understand why more women […]

Resisting Together: Symposium on Grassroots Political Action in the 19th Congressional District

Written by Xaver Kandler On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, when most people would usually be taking a long walk or sitting in the sun on their porches, over one hundred community members, students, and staff filled one of the largest Bard College lecture halls to discuss how to resist together. The event, titled Resisting Together: […]