In 1980 President Jimmy Carter proclaimed March as “Women’s History Week” since International Women’s Day falls on March 8th. Congress declared all of March to be “Women’s History Month in 1987. In the past three decades... Read more
by Mirra Price The month of February is designated as African American History Month. How did this celebration of the history and heritage of African Americans get started? In 1915, historian Carter G. Woodson, traveled... Read more
by Mirra Price The #MeToo movement and women’s equality have been pretty much ignored in the presidential debates. It’s been two years since the #MeToo hashtag went viral, exposing prominent men in the entertainment indu... Read more
by Mirra Price I just went to see “Bombshell” with Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson. It was powerful to see how these women brought down serial sexual harasser, Roger Ailes of the Fox... Read more
Interview by Corinne Segal Good food should not be a privilege: it’s a human right. That principle has been a guiding force for Nada Khader’s work in social justice movements, which has taken her from Washington, D.C. an... Read more
by Mirra Price A couple of days ago Americans enjoyed traditional meals with families and friends on Thanksgiving. Ever since I was in grade school I have heard the story of the first Thanksgiving in which Pilgrims and N... Read more
by Mirra Price Most everyone I know has been stung by a bee at some point in their lives. When I was five or six years old, I was walking barefoot in our back yard. I was stooping to smell dandelions, violets, and the ho... Read more
Blog by Mirra Price 10/1/19 When I was a girl, my Aunt Mickie gave my brother and me parakeets. We had a male and a female, which I learned you can tell by the color on their nostrils, or ceres, above their beaks—blue fo... Read more
by Mirra Price Worldwide Climate Rally and Strike Today, September 20, 2019 over 2,800 actions took place over the world, which aim to “disrupt business as usual in order for people to know that this is a really serious... Read more
Follow this link for the Facilitation Guide to accompany the manual Tools to Change the World, our study guide based on the Progressive Utilization Theory (Prout) https://www.proutwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/Facilitation-Guide-w_covers-FINAL.pdf
Come to Madison! The 4th Prout Planning Seminar (PPS4) will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on the weekend of October 11-13, 2019. Humanity is bleeding. The crises of our country and our world are escalating on multiple fr... Read more
by Mirra Price Gender equality is often seen as a woman’s issue. Yet gender equality for women is good for men as well as women. I’m listing here a few steps that men can take to become allies to women in our struggle fo... Read more
by Mirra Price Pledge to the Earth I was pleasantly surprised early Friday morning when I heard my elementary school students reciting “The Pledge to the Earth” instead of “The Pledge of Allegiance.... Read more
Tools to Change the World, a practical guide for activists and educators who are working to build an unstoppable movement for peace and justice, has been reviewed by educator and activist Bill Ayers. Read his review here... Read more
by Mirra Price For the first time this summer, I woke up at night because I was chilled and had to pull on more covers. Brr! Technically, we still have summer for another month, until September 23rd, the autumn equinox.... Read more