Our Principles
1. Our feminism must focus on addressing intersectional struggles. Our work centers the experiences of, and fights for the rights of, people who identify as Indigenous, trans, non-binary, queer, women, disabled, Black, brown, neurodiverse, or any combination thereof, and for the equity of people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. All chapters need to work against perpetuating white feminism, and any extension of misogyny.
2. Our fight for conservation and environmental justice is intimately connected with the feminist and anti-racist movements. Our members must respect that these international struggles are central to our fight to address the current climate crises.
3. At events, everyone must be respectful of one another. This includes being considerate of new birders, acknowledging an individual’s pronouns and rejecting any racist, sexist, ableist, classist, homophobic, sizeist or xenophobic behaviors.
4. All flora, fauna and funga encountered at events must be treated with respect and participation in local conservation actions are always encouraged. The ABA birding code of ethics must be followed by all members at all events.
5. We recognize that support needs to go beyond having a platform, and in order to effect change we need to provide material support, time, and labor to fight against oppression and climate catastrophe. We invite all members to join us in this work.
You can find a Code of Conduct that incorporates these principles here.
About Us
The Feminist Bird Club was founded in NYC by Molly Adams in 2016 as a way to leverage both their passion for birds and their passion for social justice into a cohesive whole. Since then, the Feminist Bird Club has expanded to chapters across so-called North America and Europe.
Leadership
Amanda Fucello (she/her), Secretary
Divya Anantharaman (they/she), Communications Director
Ellen Zemlin (they/them), Treasurer
Jeana Fucello (she/her), Merch Goblin
Kasia Chmielinski (they/them), Chapter Relations Liaison
Molly Adams (she/they), Director of Design
Wendy Walker (she/her), Operations + Chapter Relations Liaison
These folks make up the board of Feminist Bird Club, Inc. non-profit organization and many coordinate local chapters. Each chapter has its own unique non-linear leadership structure, but at this time they are not registered as non-profits.
A big warm thank you to Aidan Koch, director of IFIAAR for designing our logo, NYT photographer Sophie Butcher, to the chapter members who shared the photos on the chapter page, and to founding leadership team members, Karla Noboa (they/them), Martha Harbison (they/them), Akilah Lewis (she/her).