Posted in Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Internalized Misogyny, It's all connected, Love Between Women, Practical Radical Feminism, Racism, Racism and Feminism, Sisterhood, Womanism, Women and Disability, in my language on Jan 3rd, 2009
(Note: Jeyoani actually wrote this as a comment in another thread, but it’s really good and I thought it should be its own post. Thanks, Jeyoani! Heart)
It stings to be told – worse, truly realize – you’ve been privileged and are part of institutionalized racism and part of what is keeping it going.
Most good people [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Capitalism, Cronehood, Earth, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Feminism, Heroes, Homelessness, Homes, Inspiration, It's all connected, Practical Radical Feminism, Rural Womyn, Small is Beautiful/Sustainable Agriculture/Alternative, Sustainability, Women as Writers, Women's Art, Women's Culture, Working Class People, the Animals on Dec 21st, 2008
Carla Emery as a young woman
I’ve been thinking about the women in my life who have most deeply influenced me (besides my mother, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, relatives by blood, all of whom have so deeply influenced me and who have given me so much). One of these women was Carla Emery, who died [...]
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Isn’t this a wonderful photo of Norma Hotaling? She was only 57. A celebration of Norma’s life will be held this Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, 9:30am at:
The SAGE Project, Inc.
1275 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 905-5050
She was a giant. As with so many others recently, we have lost a hero to [...]
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Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism is looking for contributions for our annual ACTIVISM Issue (deadline December 5, 2008).
What does radical feminist activism mean to you? What does it look like in your life? In your community? What are your strategies as an activist for creating a culture [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Heroes, Male Terrorism, Practical Radical Feminism, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, Sexism in the Military, War on Women, Woman Hating, Women's Bodies on Nov 12th, 2008
Julie Bindel has a post up today about Sheila Jeffreys’ new book, The Industrial Vagina:
Jeffreys has also discovered just who is making money out of this market. It is, of course, a huge earner for pimps, traffickers and brothel owners, but many others are profiting too: hoteliers make extra revenue by supplying prostitutes to businessmen; [...]
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Posted in Heroes, Pornography, Practical Radical Feminism, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Revolution, Rights of the Disabled, Sexism in the Military, Sisterhood, Women and Disability, Women as Writers, Women in Media on Oct 20th, 2008
Following are a few recent examples of the overall brilliance of lesbian/radical feminist Julie Bindel (above). Go, Julie! You do us so proud!
School for deaf children faces further hurdles
Oct 14 2008: Why do parents and teachers of a nearby primary oppose a merger with threatened school? Julie Bindel reports
Cooking Mama’s way
Oct 8 2008: Julie Bindel: [...]
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Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Earth, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Feminism, Feminist Politics, Heart for President, Her, Heroes, Inspiration, Love, Male Terrorism, Party Politics, Police Violence, Practical Radical Feminism, Racism and Feminism, Revolution, Sisterhood, Sustainability, The Left, The Mother, The Rape of Iraq, The Skies, War, War on Women, the Animals on Aug 31st, 2008
Cynthia McKinney, Green Party Candidate for President of the United States, outside the Convention, Sunday, August 24, 2008: :
Our country has been hijacked, and the Democrats are in on the plan… When it came to war and occupation, the Democratic leadership showed us that financing an illegal and immoral war, based on lies, was more [...]
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Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Being Poor, Capitalism, Colonialism, Earth, Feminist Politics, Her, Indigenous Women's Rights, It's all connected, Peak Oil, Practical Radical Feminism, Sustainability, The Skies, Working Class People on Aug 25th, 2008
At a May hearing of Congress, oil industry piously called the chaos a natural and even healthy display of market forces — the law of “supply and demand” at work. Their solution: “stay the course” and drill for more oil in environmentally sensitive areas. This might make a small dent in prices in 2030! But it [...]
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