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LIVE from Houston: Imagining A Feminist Future at the 2026 Women’s March Convening – My Body. My Pod. Episode 29
A special live-recorded episode filmed at the 2026 Women’s Convening with our friends at Women’s March
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This special episode was filmed LIVE at the 2026 Women’s Convening, hosted by our friends at the Women’s March in Houston, Texas, on September 26, 2026.
Mini Timmaraju sits down with Rachel O’Leary Carmona, Women’s March Executive Director, and Nsé Ufot, Solidarity Analytics & Media Founder and Women’s March Board Member, on stage before hundreds of organizers to explore a feminist future: what is it and how do we get there?
Content warning: this episode includes adult language and mature themes. Parental discretion is advised.
At the top of the conversation, Carmona shares a metaphor about creating a vision for a feminist future, explaining how movement work cannot just be about opposing harm; it must articulate the tangible vision of liberation being fought for.
“You all are talking about the recipe and the people need to learn about the brownie. What is the brownie that we are fighting for?” Carmona says. “What exactly are we fighting for in the face of a very clearly articulated plan?”
Together, Mini, Rachel, and Nsé lay out a vision for 2050—one built on true equity, full bodily autonomy, and sustained movement building.
They dig into:
- What a “feminist future” looks like in 2050—from federal protections for abortion access to closing health care gaps, paid leave, and menopause research equity
- Confronting the underlying misogyny of political allies willing to compromise on abortion rights while women are dying as a result of harmful bans
- Reclaiming the definition of “pro-life” to describe a society that affirms communities, ends profit-driven healthcare, and protects people from birth to old age
- Why the mutual care, mutual aid, and organizing networks created by women serve as the core operating system of successful liberation movements
- How organizers in the South and red states build resilient, long-term power without buying into national political cynicism
- Rejecting the “loser energy” of anti-abortion extremists and politicians who are actively gutting our fundamental freedoms
- Why every person has a specific assignment in the movement ecosystem—from frontline organizing and union support to childcare and community care
- The critical importance of voting in the upcoming midterm elections to win back power for reproductive freedom and a feminist future
“They’ve gotten really, really comfortable with political wins on the backs of women’s labor and at the expense of women’s lives. That’s not going to change until we aggressively elect leaders who reflect us.” — Mini Timmaraju
The conversation gets at why winning requires more than just showing up in election years—it requires building lasting community infrastructure, pouring into the next generation of organizers, and protecting our collective peace and joy along the way.
About the Women’s Convening 2026: Women’s March, in partnership with Project South and 22nd Century Initiative, supported by Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Madre, Borealis and more, convened hundreds of women from all 50 states for a national train-the-trainers summit, launching a bottom-up effort to rebuild democracy led by everyday women.
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