BLOGGING THE LONGEST REVOLUTION
Posted in Feminism on Feb 3rd, 2008
by Robin Morgan (and thanks to the Women’s Media Center)
“Goodbye To All That” was my (in)famous 1970 essay breaking free from a politics of accommodation especially affecting women (online version is here.) During my decades in civil-rights, anti-war, and contemporary women’s movements, I’ve avoided writing another specific “Goodbye . . .”. But not since the [...]
Posted in Feminism on Feb 1st, 2008
In this video, Shaikh Abdool Hamid, a resident scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, uses the rolling out, throughout the world, of woman-only buses as evidence of the truth of Islamic teachings about the segregation of the sexes and subordination of women. The gist of his teaching is one I am very familiar with. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2008
WARNING — MAY TRIGGER
“To intensify the cruelty, soldiers are even shooting women in the vagina, destroying their systems so completely that numerous operations are necessary—and even then repair may not be possible.”
By Suki Falconberg
“Go where you are least welcome; it is where you are most needed.”
–Abigail Kelley Foster
Of the many rape zones on Rape Planet [...]
Posted in Feminism on Jan 6th, 2008
Staceyann Chinn
Staceyann Chinn had us on our feet, fists raised, crying and hollering on opening night of last year’s festival. If you can, see her in person. You will never forget her.
Posted in Feminism on Dec 21st, 2007
I first encountered the a capella group Copper Wimmin at Michfest the second year I attended when they were singing to all of us as we stood in line for dinner one evening.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2007
I was going to post this as a comment to the 2007 Weblog Awards thread, but decided to go ahead and create a post for it, although I almost hate to for various reasons, including how toxic this information is.
The following excerpts of an essay written by a young woman offer insight into what happens to girls [...]
Posted in Feminism on Oct 2nd, 2007
‘The War,’ Mr. Burns, is the starvation prostitution forced upon tens of thousands of European and Japanese girls (some barely into their teens) by the ridiculous conflicts men create to display their phallic brutality. It is also the brothel attached to a military base in Arizona stocked with ‘worn-out whores’ and reserved exclusively for black [...]
Posted in Feminism, Fifth Carnival of Radical Feminists, Women's Space/Margins Women's Community on Sep 10th, 2007
(The above image of of the Duggar family was posted to a blog of a woman who seems to be, in general, a decent person.)
Found on various blogs via a quick Google search on “Duggar Family”:
The mother has a mullet. Please, someone from TLC, give the poor Duggar woman a makeover. That would be a [...]
Posted in Feminism, Fifth Carnival of Radical Feminists, Women's Space/Margins Women's Community on Sep 4th, 2007
Image from our sisters at Friends of the Lolas
The world breaks open. Underneath the layers, transcending the past, making the present.
I have seen it written. In the hour of our forced surrender. The world will diminish as the time draws near.
Aching with the lost and ancient tidings, her beginning has come. Rekindling our magic. Lusty, [...]
Posted in Feminism on Aug 25th, 2007
Thanks to my daughter, Jenni, for sending this to me! Cree Summer is an amazing musician and credits feminists for the way they have influenced her work.
You’ll love this.
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