Day of Silence 2010
Today is the Day of Silence, a campaign by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to raise awareness of the bullying and harassment of LGBT students by taking a vow of silence for the day. The campaign site has some great resources, including Day of Silence speaking cards, information for educators and families, [...]
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Record Store Day
Straying from our normal social justice focus, I want to take a moment to note that tomorrow, Saturday April 17th, is the 4th annual Record Store Day. Held primarily though hardly solely in the U.S. and UK, Record Store Day is a day to celebrate music and the culture of independent record stores, and to [...]
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Welcome to Round 1 of Feministe’s Next Top Troll. Read the intro post here, and be forewarned that below the fold there are offensive and disgusting troll comments that we are holding up for sport and mockery. If you do not want to read them, do not click “more”! But if you are game, read, [...]
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