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Comment on International Women’s Day 2010: “This is the Time” by admin

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:26:33 +0000

CruisinSusan/Fish! How funny– I was just thinking about you a day or two ago and wondering how you were. You okay? I’d love to hear how you are doing, though I’m sorry to hear things are rough for you. So great to hear from you–

Heart

Comment on International Women’s Day 2010: “This is the Time” by CrusinSusan/Fish

CrusinSusan/Fish — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:09:31 +0000

Hey hearrt….odd huh?….still search out the ol’ gang when things get rough (guess we all do, eh?). Always glad to find a few of the radfems still out there. Read where they’re at. Remember myself.
Best—CrusinSusan (aka: fish)

Comment on A Whore’s Rage by KR Wordgazer

KR Wordgazer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:34:18 +0000

Thanks, Rebecca. I have looked up GEMS, and someone also gave me information about International Justice Mission.
I will do what I can to support these organizations.

Comment on How Women Could Make Politics Irrelevant by julia

julia — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:55:44 +0000

So now this has me thinking about the original post of this thread: how to make community with other women to depend less on the patriachal world. I can certainly see all kinds of exchanges: food for firewood, childcare for auto-mechanics, all kinds of ways to work for each other. The problems still arise when it comes to things like mortgage, income tax, being forced to buy health insurance if this horrible bill becomes a law, etc. I can’t imagine a compleltely self-sufficient community within the United States, becuase there are so many rules and laws and a big prison system to fill up if you get caught ‘breaking’ their rules.

Comment on How Women Could Make Politics Irrelevant by firefly

firefly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:25:25 +0000

My book ‘Beyond Power’ has been at a friend’s for almost a year. Before that it was at my sister’s for a few years. I think the size of it keeps busy readers from ‘digging into’ this wonderful book. I have been wanting to share my enthusiasm about it with someone for a long time. Glad you brought it up Julia and that Heart had this blog and shared her appreciation for this book’s amazing feminist look at ‘power’. ‘Beyond Power’ was published in 1985, but will remain forever relevant, as it is also a much needed feminist herstory.

Comment on How to Honor Mary Daly by julia

julia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:18:06 +0000

Heart, I’m smiling as I read this blog; I can’t tell you how happy I am that it’s up again
I know why Ms put Alice Walker and Gloria Steinam on the cover and not Mary Daly. Mary Daly, it seems to me, spoke her mind and did not care what people thought of her, especially men. She hated assimilation. Well….as much as I admire and love the work of both Walker and Steinam, they are safe feminists. They don’t challenege the mainstream (menstream) in the way that Mary Daly or Marilyn French or Andrea Dworkin did.

Comment on How Women Could Make Politics Irrelevant by julia

julia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:07:41 +0000

So nice to read this feedback from both of you, Heart and firefly! It’s hard to keep this book to myself, inside of my brain. Some days I can only read one page and then I have to put it down and digest it. Beyond Power answers many of the questions I’ve had about the world my entire life.

Comment on How Women Could Make Politics Irrelevant by firefly

firefly — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:37:52 +0000

I agree with you Julia and Heart that ‘Beyond Power’ by Marilyn French is a brilliant book and vastly underrated. It is a bit intimidating when you first see what looks like a door stopper of a book, and which is a herstory as well as political philosophy, but when you start reading it, it is so well written you can’t put it down. I, also, find it to be the best book I ever read.

Comment on Colonized by Level Best

Level Best — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:23:35 +0000

You’ve been a touchstone for a lot of us, Heart. I hope your life and the lives of those you love will go well and you’ll be able to keep sharing with us.

Comment on Colonized by admin

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:13:31 +0000

Thanks, Gayle! <3