International Fat Liberation Day reclaims 4 March as a day of dignity, resistance, and collective power. Grounded in the fat liberation movement, it challenges weight stigma, rejects individual blame, and interrupts harmful narratives disguised as “health.” This day exists to centre lived experience, demand systemic change, and insist that fat people deserve justice, not erasure.

We are witnessing the re-rise of fat hatred, not just in culture, but in policy, institutions, and state power. From military rhetoric and visa exclusions and public health narratives, fat bodies are being positioned as problems to be controlled or excluded. This blog traces how fat hatred is being re-weaponised through health, governance, and conformity, and why global connection matters for resisting it.

Why we established days of significance. And what comes next.  When we launched End Weight Bias, one of the big-picture questions we asked ourselves was: how do we shift culture in a way that is meaningful, sustainable, and community-led? We don't want to just counter harmful narratives; we want to create new ones. Not content to just push back; we want to build momentum.  One of the ways we’re doing that is by establishing Days of Significance that centre dignity, joy, liber

A practical guide to the everyday actions we can all take to help end weight bias. From noticing our language to challenging internalised beliefs, this piece explores what meaningful allyship looks like in real life.