Posted in Deciding to Live, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Feminism, Love Between Women, Women as Writers, Women's Art, Women's Culture, Women's Poetry on Dec 31st, 2008
I limped around tightlipped through the months it took me to find a job in another city and disappear. I took a bus to that city and spoke to no one, signed the papers that made me a low-level government clerk, and wound up sitting in a motel room eating peanut butter sandwiches so I [...]
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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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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 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 Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Feminism, Love Between Women, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Sisterhood, Woman-Only Space, Women as Writers, Women's Art, Women's Culture on Oct 19th, 2008
The kids and I went to the local fabric store yesterday. I am making my youngest, Maggie, a Halloween costume this year. She’s going to be the character Gir from the cartoon series “Invader Zim.” So, I am making her this costume. Although off and on throughout my life, fabric stores have been almost a second home for me, It’s been some [...]
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Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: DCAC
Street: 18th Street NW
City/Town: Washington, DC
off our backs, the longest-running feminist newsjournal in America, is hosting a fund raiser featuring a variety of feminist, gender-conscious and/or lesbian performers to raise money for our publication!
Featuring:
-Palestinian singer and R&B artist Sabreena da Witch
-acoustic act Michelle AntiSocial
-lesbian comedian Kat [...]
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Posted in Books, Feminism, Feminist Politics, Heroes, Lesbian Community, Lesbian Life, Women as Writers, Women's Art, Women's Culture, Women's Poetry on May 29th, 2008
Tonight will be the 20th annual Lambda Literary Awards. This is the big celebration of all the best authors in the LGBT community. There are over 100 books in nomination, and it will be a gala event in West Hollywood, California.
I’m in heaven already thinking about all the organization that went into the event, the [...]
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