WRITING THE LONGEST REVOLUTION
Posted in Femicide, Loss, Male Terrorism, Mourning, Our Blood, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, War on Women on Feb 14th, 2010
Rebecca Mott requested that I post her recent post below to my blog, and it is my great privilege and honor to do so. Rebecca, these are incredible, invaluable, unforgettable writings. I have seen thousands of essays in my life, not just in my personal reading, but as an editor. I have never seen any [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Being colonized, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Imperialism, Male Terrorism, Oppression of Women Journalists, Patriarchal Politics, RAWA, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, War on Women, Woman Hating, Women and Fundamentalism on Aug 20th, 2009
Malalai Joya in this morning’s Independent:
Like millions of Afghans, I have no hope in the results of today’s election. In a country ruled by warlords, occupation forces, Taliban terrorists, drug money and guns, no one can expect a legitimate or fair vote. Even international observers have been speaking about widespread fraud and intimidation and, among [...]
Posted in Being Poor, Erasure of Women's Lives, Female Ritual Servitude, Feminism, Male Terrorism, Patriarchal Politics, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking on Jul 3rd, 2009
Seattle Times archived photo of Frank Colacurcio Sr. (center) in 1958, waiting to be booked on charges of threatening rival jukebox operators. With him are his attorneys, Joseph Moschetto (left) and Thomas Keefe.
I remember hearing about Frank Colacurcio, above center, who is now 92, when I was a small girl in the ’50s and Colacurcio’s [...]
Posted in Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking on Jun 2nd, 2009
The NPR television debate program Intelligence Squared recently asked 14 scholars and experts to weigh in on whether it is wrong to pay for sex. Among those speaking were radical feminists Catharine A. MacKinnon and Melissa Farley. I transcribed bits of each of their presentations.
Catharine A. MacKinnon
The only difference between rape and prostitution [...]
Posted in Deciding to Live, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Feminism, Heroes, Inspiration, It's all connected, Love Between Women, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, Sisterhood, War on Women, Women and Creativity on Feb 8th, 2009
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Posted in Bailout Bill, Male Foolishness, Male Terrorism, Pornography, Prostitution, Racism, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, War on Women on Jan 8th, 2009
Larry Flynt. What a dude.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the adult entertainment industry.
“The take here is that everyone [...]
Posted in Feminism, Giants, Heroes, Practical Radical Feminism, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, War on Women on Dec 19th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Femicide, Male Terrorism, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, The Left, War on Women, Woman Hating, Women and Fundamentalism on Dec 17th, 2008
“Christians” are not oppressed in the same way “Americans” are not oppressed in the same way “whites” are not oppressed — they are not oppressed if they are male. They are not oppressed unless they are female persons
Posted in Immigrants, Male Terrorism, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, War on Women on Dec 11th, 2008
The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act passed the U.S. House at 6 p.m. Tuesday night and passed the Senate yesterday, according to Donna Hughes of the DIGNITY listserv. The bill’s sponsor is Sen. Joseph Biden [D-DE]; co-sponsors are Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD], Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT], Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL], Sen. Arlen Specter [R-PA], Sen. Samuel [...]
Posted in Being Poor, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Feminism, Her, Heroes, Homelessness, Homes, Immigrants, Indigenous Women's Rights, It's all connected, Male Terrorism, Prostitution, Sex Trafficking, Small is Beautiful/Sustainable Agriculture/Alternative, Sustainability, The Mother, The Skies, War on Women on Nov 22nd, 2008
UPDATE: Irene Fernandez has been ACQUITTED. H/t to People’s Coalition for Food Sovereignty
Dr. Irene Fernandez on receiving the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm, Sweden in December 2005:
“… I am a product of migrant labour. My father was a migrant worker from Kerala, India. He worked in the rubber plantations during the British rule [...]
