Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism
@urgentactionfund.bsky.social
We partner with frontline feminist movements to support women, trans, and non-binary activists striving to create a more just and equitable world. Learn more at urgentactionfund.org.
Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
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@whrdic.bsky.social
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
@whrdic.bsky.social
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, @whrdic.bsky.social is relaunching the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign for its third year. #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, @whrdic.bsky.social is relaunching the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign for its third year. #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
Policy makers and funders must take meaningful steps to protect human rights defenders in online spaces. There’s #NoExcuse for digital abuse. ❌ Learn more about what online backlash against feminist activists looks like and how we can fight back: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Policy makers and funders must take meaningful steps to protect human rights defenders in online spaces. There’s #NoExcuse for digital abuse. ❌ Learn more about what online backlash against feminist activists looks like and how we can fight back: feministactivismwithoutfear.org #16Days
How can philanthropy meet the polycrisis of rising authoritarianism & intensifying climate disaster?
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How can philanthropy meet the polycrisis of rising authoritarianism & intensifying climate disaster?
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
In Alliance Magazine, UAF, HRFN, & the CS Fund make the case for urgent investment in grassroots movements successfully defending democracy & our planet. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-phi...
“The fact is that queer people do not have the same rights. There is this huge new political, conservative push to silence us and take away our rights.”
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“The fact is that queer people do not have the same rights. There is this huge new political, conservative push to silence us and take away our rights.”
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
Meet Diana – a queer human rights defender who spoke truth to power and faced backlash from delegates at the UN www.linkedin.com/pulse/risk-b...
Injustice requires silence to take root and grow.
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Injustice requires silence to take root and grow.
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
🗣️ But feminist activists are its fierce, daily opposition. They speak truth to power to demand a more just world and they are targeted—often by the state actors they challenge.
They won't give up. We won’t either. www.linkedin.com/pulse/femini...
Indigenous WHRDs lent their powerful voices for land, environment, and justice to the UN during #WHRDAdvocacyWeek, which we had the honor of co-organizing.
Read the full recap of their impact: shorturl.at/5CmpI
Read the full recap of their impact: shorturl.at/5CmpI
October 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Indigenous WHRDs lent their powerful voices for land, environment, and justice to the UN during #WHRDAdvocacyWeek, which we had the honor of co-organizing.
Read the full recap of their impact: shorturl.at/5CmpI
Read the full recap of their impact: shorturl.at/5CmpI
To sustain movements and ensure our own wellbeing, care is central to how feminist activists organize.
How can movements use collective care to respond to reprisals? Collective care can take many forms based on the community, geography, culture, and risks.
Swipe through for three examples ⏩
How can movements use collective care to respond to reprisals? Collective care can take many forms based on the community, geography, culture, and risks.
Swipe through for three examples ⏩
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
To sustain movements and ensure our own wellbeing, care is central to how feminist activists organize.
How can movements use collective care to respond to reprisals? Collective care can take many forms based on the community, geography, culture, and risks.
Swipe through for three examples ⏩
How can movements use collective care to respond to reprisals? Collective care can take many forms based on the community, geography, culture, and risks.
Swipe through for three examples ⏩
How does the struggle for a better world impact your mental health? For many feminist activists, this isn't a theoretical question.
Feminist activists deserve psychological protection and safety. Here’s what you can do help activists heal and regroup: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
Feminist activists deserve psychological protection and safety. Here’s what you can do help activists heal and regroup: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
![A quote from Hana, a feminist activist working to release people who have been arbitrarily detained, reads: "Lots of team members suffer from the things they see most, also through physical pain. When they see a doctor, it turns out it is the result of panic [and] anxiety, because we are exposed to all this violence and all these threats.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kbtco4ssh7lsdw6afwfcaruj/bafkreihep752vcb3jgkbrfjgn7o5qswfctndjo3w4ya5hqs6atl75njbba@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
How does the struggle for a better world impact your mental health? For many feminist activists, this isn't a theoretical question.
Feminist activists deserve psychological protection and safety. Here’s what you can do help activists heal and regroup: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
Feminist activists deserve psychological protection and safety. Here’s what you can do help activists heal and regroup: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
For activists & refugees who’ve escaped ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, finding a safe harbor is critical for healing & collective care. Our grantee partner is providing a safe space for women & LGBTQ+ people to transform their pain into power through art & build community. shorturl.at/ATR5v
October 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
For activists & refugees who’ve escaped ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, finding a safe harbor is critical for healing & collective care. Our grantee partner is providing a safe space for women & LGBTQ+ people to transform their pain into power through art & build community. shorturl.at/ATR5v
We recently collaborated with @womenenabled.bsky.social to create “Activists From Strength.” This report, now available in Arabic & Russian, isn't just data; it's the voices of activists from the Middle East, Central Asia, & Eastern Europe demanding change. urgentactionfund.org/publications/
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We recently collaborated with @womenenabled.bsky.social to create “Activists From Strength.” This report, now available in Arabic & Russian, isn't just data; it's the voices of activists from the Middle East, Central Asia, & Eastern Europe demanding change. urgentactionfund.org/publications/
Feminist movements are fearless, and so are the funders and supporters who stand with them in solidarity. Are you wondering how you can help build collective power and care?
Get 3️⃣essential recommendations now: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/wp-content/u...
Get 3️⃣essential recommendations now: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/wp-content/u...
October 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Feminist movements are fearless, and so are the funders and supporters who stand with them in solidarity. Are you wondering how you can help build collective power and care?
Get 3️⃣essential recommendations now: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/wp-content/u...
Get 3️⃣essential recommendations now: feministactivismwithoutfear.org/wp-content/u...
All feminist activists face enormous risks, but environmental defenders face particularly virulent threats. In fact, at least 2,253 have been killed or disappeared since 2012.
As hundreds gather for #ClimateWeekNYC, meet one of the many activists at the frontlines:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
As hundreds gather for #ClimateWeekNYC, meet one of the many activists at the frontlines:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All feminist activists face enormous risks, but environmental defenders face particularly virulent threats. In fact, at least 2,253 have been killed or disappeared since 2012.
As hundreds gather for #ClimateWeekNYC, meet one of the many activists at the frontlines:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
As hundreds gather for #ClimateWeekNYC, meet one of the many activists at the frontlines:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
Feminist activists are leading powerful movements for justice & liberation even as they face a tidal wave of backlash. We’re telling their stories in a new series.
Because fearless supporters show up in solidarity with feminist movements. Let’s be fearless together: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-se...
Because fearless supporters show up in solidarity with feminist movements. Let’s be fearless together: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-se...
September 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Feminist activists are leading powerful movements for justice & liberation even as they face a tidal wave of backlash. We’re telling their stories in a new series.
Because fearless supporters show up in solidarity with feminist movements. Let’s be fearless together: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-se...
Because fearless supporters show up in solidarity with feminist movements. Let’s be fearless together: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-se...
In 2024, we made 632 grants to fuel feminist activism in 43 countries! Our grants enabled our partners to defend reproductive freedom, fight for climate, disability, racial, and gender justice, and sustain themselves during crises. Learn more about our impact: urgentactionfund.org/2024-annual-...
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In 2024, we made 632 grants to fuel feminist activism in 43 countries! Our grants enabled our partners to defend reproductive freedom, fight for climate, disability, racial, and gender justice, and sustain themselves during crises. Learn more about our impact: urgentactionfund.org/2024-annual-...
Congratulations to our friends at Healing Justice Lineages on the launch of their beautiful and timely website today!
Explore 35 powerful oral testimonies for #CollectiveCare and #liberation from organizers, health care workers, healers, spiritual practitioners, and more: lnkd.in/gf7YYZ_5
Explore 35 powerful oral testimonies for #CollectiveCare and #liberation from organizers, health care workers, healers, spiritual practitioners, and more: lnkd.in/gf7YYZ_5
August 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Congratulations to our friends at Healing Justice Lineages on the launch of their beautiful and timely website today!
Explore 35 powerful oral testimonies for #CollectiveCare and #liberation from organizers, health care workers, healers, spiritual practitioners, and more: lnkd.in/gf7YYZ_5
Explore 35 powerful oral testimonies for #CollectiveCare and #liberation from organizers, health care workers, healers, spiritual practitioners, and more: lnkd.in/gf7YYZ_5
Today is Aytaj Tapdig Ahmadova's birthday and she's spending it in prison. A prolific journalist in #Azerbaijan, Aytaj has been incarcerated for 7 months for doing her job. Join us in calling for her freedom.
cpj.org/2024/12/azer....
#FreeAytaj #JournalismIsNotACrime
cpj.org/2024/12/azer....
#FreeAytaj #JournalismIsNotACrime
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today is Aytaj Tapdig Ahmadova's birthday and she's spending it in prison. A prolific journalist in #Azerbaijan, Aytaj has been incarcerated for 7 months for doing her job. Join us in calling for her freedom.
cpj.org/2024/12/azer....
#FreeAytaj #JournalismIsNotACrime
cpj.org/2024/12/azer....
#FreeAytaj #JournalismIsNotACrime
Activists around the 🌏 are charting new pathways for #DisabilityJustice with limited resources. Here are some recommendations from activists we work with in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia on how to show up in solidarity and support them. urgentactionfund.org/2025/03/04/a...
July 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Activists around the 🌏 are charting new pathways for #DisabilityJustice with limited resources. Here are some recommendations from activists we work with in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia on how to show up in solidarity and support them. urgentactionfund.org/2025/03/04/a...
Join us tomorrow at 12pm ET for the last session in a dialogue series on #climate and #authoritarianism hosted by the CLIMA Fund and moderated by our Kate Kroeger to discuss the role of #philanthropy in supporting movements that defend #democracy. RSVP here: climasolutions.org/climate-auth...
June 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Join us tomorrow at 12pm ET for the last session in a dialogue series on #climate and #authoritarianism hosted by the CLIMA Fund and moderated by our Kate Kroeger to discuss the role of #philanthropy in supporting movements that defend #democracy. RSVP here: climasolutions.org/climate-auth...
Rising authoritarianism in the face of the climate crisis demands political clarity and bold action from philanthropy. Learn how philanthropy can respond—not just reactively, but with courage and foresight in the CLIMA Fund's dialogue series. RSVP here: climasolutions.org/climate-auth...
June 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Rising authoritarianism in the face of the climate crisis demands political clarity and bold action from philanthropy. Learn how philanthropy can respond—not just reactively, but with courage and foresight in the CLIMA Fund's dialogue series. RSVP here: climasolutions.org/climate-auth...
Did you know that there are four Urgent Action Funds?
Together with our global consortium of feminist funds that provide support primarily to women, trans, and nonbinary defenders across the globe. Learn more about us: urgentactionfund.org/sister-funds/
🎨: Fernão Spadotto & Gabriela Sànchez
Together with our global consortium of feminist funds that provide support primarily to women, trans, and nonbinary defenders across the globe. Learn more about us: urgentactionfund.org/sister-funds/
🎨: Fernão Spadotto & Gabriela Sànchez
April 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Did you know that there are four Urgent Action Funds?
Together with our global consortium of feminist funds that provide support primarily to women, trans, and nonbinary defenders across the globe. Learn more about us: urgentactionfund.org/sister-funds/
🎨: Fernão Spadotto & Gabriela Sànchez
Together with our global consortium of feminist funds that provide support primarily to women, trans, and nonbinary defenders across the globe. Learn more about us: urgentactionfund.org/sister-funds/
🎨: Fernão Spadotto & Gabriela Sànchez
For feminist activists mobilizing to meet unexpected opportunities, challenges, & political landscapes, one grant from us means more than just funding. It means safety, care, & trust for them & their movements. Learn more: urgentactionfund.org/grantmaking/
Photo Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
Photo Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
April 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For feminist activists mobilizing to meet unexpected opportunities, challenges, & political landscapes, one grant from us means more than just funding. It means safety, care, & trust for them & their movements. Learn more: urgentactionfund.org/grantmaking/
Photo Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
Photo Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
One week from today, join us for ’Activism from Strength: What You Need to Know to Be a Disability and Gender-Inclusive Funder’ to learn about the transformative work of organizations advancing rights at the intersection of gender & disability. bit.ly/41ifIey
@womenenabled.bsky.social
@womenenabled.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
One week from today, join us for ’Activism from Strength: What You Need to Know to Be a Disability and Gender-Inclusive Funder’ to learn about the transformative work of organizations advancing rights at the intersection of gender & disability. bit.ly/41ifIey
@womenenabled.bsky.social
@womenenabled.bsky.social
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March 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Hi, we are Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism. We partner with frontline feminist movements to support women, trans, and non-binary activists striving to create a more just and equitable world. We’d love to build community here on Bluesky.
Learn more about us! urgentactionfund.org
Learn more about us! urgentactionfund.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hi, we are Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism. We partner with frontline feminist movements to support women, trans, and non-binary activists striving to create a more just and equitable world. We’d love to build community here on Bluesky.
Learn more about us! urgentactionfund.org
Learn more about us! urgentactionfund.org