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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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 [...]
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Above is a photo of my new (to me!) stove. I got it free via Freecycle in my area. Through Freecycle I have also been the grateful recipient of a very fine sectional couch, an entertainment center, a computer desk, a computer, two La-Z-Boy recliners and a medium-size animal crate.
Freecycle is [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Capitalism, Colonialism, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Feminism, Heroes, Immigrants, Indigenous Women's Rights, Love Between Women, Male Terrorism, Prostitution, Racism, Racism and Feminism, Rape and Sexual Assault, Revolution, Sex Trafficking, Sexism in the Military, Sisterhood, Sustainability, War, War on Women, World March of Women on Nov 7th, 2008
I received the following Call to Action in my e-mail a few days ago. I’ve been part of the World March of Women since its beginning 10 years ago. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long! In 1999 I participated via telephone in NOW’s organizing meetings as the group in charge of U.S. women’s involvement. I [...]
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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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