Posts in NAAFA Organization
Body Positivity Coverage Lags Way Behind Weight-Loss Stories
Body Positivity Coverage Lags Way Behind Weight-Loss Stories

…year-round, media coverage of “larger bodied people” is almost 120 more times likely to focus on diet and weight loss than on weight stigma, bias or discrimination, according to just-released research from the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA).

That statistic is so staggering that we decided to do our own small part toward evening the score.

Read More
From the Newsletter, Guest Posts, Media, NAAFA Organization, Press ReleasesDarliene Howellmediapost, fatinthenews, mediastudy, EqualityAtEverySize, fatliberation
NAAFA Chronicles #82 - June 1987
NAAFA Chronicles #82 - June 1987

Content warning: Reviews of a documentary mention the "O" word and WLS, as well as discussion of guidelines put out by an organization for evaluating commercial IWL promotions

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the June 1987 issue you will find: Discussion and commentary about: the documentary "Life in the Fat Lane"; guidelines for evaluating commercial weight loss promotions; NAAFA committee appointments and a message from the Newsletter editor; a review of a live show, "The Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz"!

Read More
Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA OrganizationDarliene HowellFatActivism, concerntrolling, NAAFA, EqualityAtEverySize, fathistory, intentional weight loss, antifatness
NAAFA Chronicles #80 - April 1987
NAAFA Chronicles #80 - April 1987

CW: Health concern trolling

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the April 1987 issue you will find: 1987 Convention updates, Matrix Woman's Newsmagazine devotes an issue to fat liberation, outrage in activism, media and publicity information, health concern trolling, and more!

Read More
Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA OrganizationDarliene HowellFatActivism, concerntrolling, NAAFA, EqualityAtEverySize, fathistory, fatfashion, Fatshion
Report from the International Weight Stigma Conference
Report from the International Weight Stigma Conference

The annual Weight Stigma Conference (WSC) is an international interdisciplinary gathering of scholars, advocates, community leaders, and others whose work addresses weight stigma (bias against people who are considered “overweight” in their cultures). Founded by British scholar and activist Dr. Angela Meadows in 2013, the conference has been held in Birmingham (UK), Canterbury (UK), Reykjavik (Iceland), Vancouver (Canada), Prague (Czchek Republic), Leeds (UK), and London (UK). Although the conference was founded in 2013, COVID-related delays made this year the 8th offering of the in-person conference, with a commitment to adding more virtual elements in 2023 and a fully hybrid conference in 2024. 2023 and 2024 locations are yet to be announced.

NAAFA has supported the conference as a sponsor for many years. This year, for the first time, we sent an official delegation. Board Chair Tigress Osborn and Board Member-at-Large Elaine Lee traveled to Berlin in July to represent NAAFA at the conference and learn from fat community leaders from sixteen countries.

Read More
Activism, Allyship, Events, Fat Liberation Month, From the Newsletter, Fundraising, Legislation, NAAFA Organization, TravelNAAFA Adminweightstigma, weightstigmaconference, fatliberation, FatLiberationMonth, fatrights
#isupportnaafa - Angela Livingston
#isupportnaafa - Angela Livingston

I love all the programs aimed at rounder bodies, directed toward the needs of fat people, and created for the various identities of the fat community (we are a diverse community!). Also, people who are fat allies, those who have an attraction to fat people, and those who simply want to understand fat issues are able to learn about the fat community through NAAFA’s literature and online resources. That is the reason that I think NAAFA is truly needed for anyone who is able to see wonderful fat bodies of various sizes of fatness as worthy of respect and love.

Read More
Events, Fat Liberation Month, Guest Posts, NAAFA Organization, FundraisingDarliene Howellisupportnaafa, FatLiberationMonth, NAAFA, EqualityAtEverySize, nonprofitfundraiser