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Women’s Issues
Ovarian cancer survivor stories with Carla Jimenez and Kerry Kriseman
World Ovarian Cancer Day is May 8, and this week, advocates and activists Carla Jimenez and Kerry Kriseman joined WaveMakers to discuss their stories of survival, as well as the importance of talking about and...
Surly Voices: Managing Men and Math
First, it was ‘Don’t Say Gay’. Now, the news gets stranger in Florida as DeSantis condones the rejection of math textbooks. In addition, the topic of women managing men and their microaggressions brings up the...
Surly Voices: Civil Rights are still our fight
This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz and Donna tackle the modern movements of civil rights, both within the state of Florida and outside. From the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill to the anniversary of Bloody...
Ohio anti-abortion group speaks out at USF
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS AHEAD, READER DISCRETION ADVISED In the field outside USF’s library on Tuesday, the orange signs read “ABORTION VICTIM PHOTOS AHEAD.” Handing out pamphlets and engaging students in conversation were activists calling for...
Surly Voices: Global scares and silenced discussions
The news from all over the globe has not only been bleak, it’s bordered on downright terrifying. Whether the location is across the globe or in our backyard, it affects the whole of society. This...
Surly Voices: Gasparilla revisited, U.S. Supreme Court, social hierarchies
Condescending pilots dressed as pirates, a potential new nominee to the United States Supreme Court, and a broader look at the lens we view society through. Hosts Amina, Donna and Liz covered it all on...
MidPoint: What does Florida House Bill 5 mean going forward?
On Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2, Florida's restrictive abortion bill, HB-5, passed 10-5 by the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee. Earlier that day, WMNF MidPoint host Shelley Reback spoke with OB-GYN Dr. Robyn, an OB/GYN an abortion...
Surly Voices: liberation of divorce and Gasparilla’s troubled history
This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz and Amina discuss the liberation of divorce and Tampa's troubled history with the Gasparilla Parade.
Flashback to five years ago: Women’s March in St. Pete draws crowd of 20,000
20,000 people marched along the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg in coordination with the Women's March in Washington, D.C.
Firefighter again raises concerns about gender inequity at Tampa Fire Rescue
Tanja Vidovic, a Tampa Fire Rescue firefighter, suggests improvements to improve gender equity, such as private bathrooms.
Drive to collect feminine hygiene products
Susan L. Valdes will hold a 'period drive' in her District Office in Tampa from Oct. 11 to Oct. 22 to collect donations of feminine hygiene
A Manatee County Commissioner worked with a Texas pro-life advocate to draft an ordinance banning abortion in the county. Commissioner James Satcher is now ignoring constituents and media, while reproductive rights groups call for him...
