Author Archives: Jennifer Dorsey

Jennifer came to the HPA because of Harry Potter and an unhealthy love for activism. When she's not managing the communications department, writing press releases, or talking to reporters she works for the government doing much of the same thing. She graduated with a BA in political science in 09 and an MA in communication in 2010 from American University and is therefore also a political nerd. She also loves to write, especially when she should be doing something else.

Wizards Can Wrock the Vote

Have you ever voted? According to statistics there’s an excellent chance that you’ll say no if you’re under 30, aside from if you are not yet or were not 18 in the last election.

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On the Shooting in Aurora, CO

As many of you have probably heard by now, last night in Aurora, CO a gunman shot and killed twelve people and injured many others in a midnight release of The Dark Knight Rises. This tragic, senseless act of violence has put us into shock. The HPA staff sends our remorse and our thoughts to [...]

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Last day to enter the #VLOGAVERSARY Giveaway!

For those of you who are just checking in or have otherwise been hiding under a non-HPA rock, this week is the one year anniversary of the HPA Vlog! Exciting, eh? We agree and so we’ve been joining them in their festivities all week. One of the biggest ways they are celebrating is by hosting [...]

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It’s a Vlogaversary! (Oh, and there’s free stuff)

This week is the one-year anniversary, ahem I mean Vlogaversary, of the HPA’s YouTube Channel. The year has been filled with a range of videos from funny and playful, to introspective and enlightening. Lauren, Julian and Kelly regularly cover social justice issues, musings of college students, and discussions of HPA campaigns.

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Are We the Capitol?

In Monday’s vlog Julian posed two questions: “How can we break through the norms of our society that prioritizes the wrong problems, and do you think you do enough to help end world hunger?” Easy questions, yes? Right. Not so much. They’re great questions. Don’t get me wrong. But I’ve been sitting here for quite [...]

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Food is the Ultimate Leverage. It’s #notagame

Have you been following our cross-platform discussions? If not, go read our tumblr post from this week and Kelly’s vlog from Wednesday. Caught up now? Excellent. So Kelly asked us to answer – what motivates leaders who use hunger a tool to control? Well Kelly, it’s hard to tell for sure. But I do have [...]

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Women of the World… Unite?

As you all probably know by now, this past Thursday, March 8, was International Women’s Day. We’ve been talking a great deal here on our blog and over on our Imagine Better site about what fictional women inspire us. This conversation will continue throughout the month for Women’s History Month and to celebrate The Hunger [...]

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And the Guest Blogs Continue…

As you all probably noticed, all of last week we posted blogs from our staff and guest bloggers on how fictional women inspired, influenced, and changed them as a lead up to International Women’s Day. From Rory Gilmore to Esther from the Bible, female characters from books, movies, television shows, and more make large impacts [...]

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I Don’t Want to Be a Shoe!

In the pilot of “FRIENDS” Rachel Green, the spoiled, ditzy, daddy’s little girl who runs out on her wedding when she realizes she isn’t really in love with her husband, shows up in her wedding dress at the apartment of her friend she hasn’t spoken to in years. In a scene that foreshadows much of [...]

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Read it First. No regrets.

Jennifer gives us the counter argument to Taekia’s latest post. Which do you agree with? Tell us in the comments.

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