Summer, Sex and Spirits — and a free ticket!
Monday July 25th is the 7th annual Summer, Sex & Spirits hosted by the PPNYC Activist Council in New York City. I will be there, and you should come too. There will be an open bar all night, music by New York nightlife legends Justine D and DJ Ayres, and burlesque performances by Calamity Chang, [...]
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Summer, Sex and Spirits
Monday July 25th is the 7th annual Summer, Sex & Spirits hosted by the PPNYC Activist Council in New York City. I will be there, and you should come too. There will be an open bar all night, music by New York nightlife legends Justine D and DJ Ayres, and burlesque performances by Calamity Chang, [...]
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I should really be an advice columnist for all those people who write letters being like, “My husband/boyfriend/girlfriend/friend/wife is really great and wonderful, and I love them so much, and everything in our relationship is completely perfect except they always tell me to go make them a sandwich bitch / stomp kittens to death for [...]
...read moreNetroots Nation 2011
This is a guest post by April Lukes-Streich.
It was difficult to choose, as so many [sessions] looked interesting and were sure to be helpful, but I was extremely happy with each of the session I attended. Highlights of some of the panels I attended:
Permanent Wave’s 4th SOUND WAVE: Benefit for SUPPORT NEW YORK
This Thursday is a great benefit for Support NY, an organization that provides support for sexual assault survivors. The details on Facebook: MORENO and MATA are just two of the people who get away with rape every day in our country. we are furious with and disheartened by the omnipresence of rape and sexual assault [...]
...read moreSlutwalks and the Future of Feminism
Jessica Valenti has a great piece up at the Washington Post about sexual assault, feminism and how Slutwalks are doing their part to counter victim-blaming. But what Valenti finds most exciting about the Slutwalks — and what I do, too — isn’t the content as much as the grassroots activism and the offensive (as in [...]
...read moreRude Awakenings: Stories of Political Origins tonight at Housing Works
Feministe pal The Rude Pundit has a new book out, and we’re celebrating him/it with a reading at Housing Works in New York City tonight. I’ll be reading a story about promise rings and Christian Horse Camp — you don’t want to miss it. The details: What: Rude Awakenings: Political Origin Stories at Housing Works, [...]
...read moreProtest Today, NYC, 5pm
An awesome collective of grassroots feminist activists have organized a protest today at 5pm. Come join us! If you aren’t able to be there, please sign the petition. The details, from our press release: Friday, May 27, 2011 (New York, NY) – Hundreds of New Yorkers will gather at 100 Centre Street, in front of [...]
...read moreProtest the NYC Cops’ Rape Acquittal
A few local feminists, including Lori Adelman, Erica Sackin, Julie Klausner, the women of Permanent Wave and myself are organizing a rally tomorrow, Friday May 27th, to protest the acquittal of two police officers and to demand that the NYPD institute regular and ongoing trainings on sexual assault and harassment for all the members of [...]
...read moreTake Action Today To End Sexual Violence in Conflict
This is a guest post by Jaclyn Friedman.
Today is the international day of action against sexual violence in conflict. And it only take a few minutes to urge your elected officials, wherever you are, to make ending sexual violence in conflict a top national priority.
Things I Have Never Done That I Would Like To Do Before the World Ends
So, the bad news is that we’re all going to die. The good news is that we know when we’re going to die, so we can blow our life savings this week to do all the things we’ve always wanted to do. Unfortunately, my life savings is somewhere in the low four figures (and my [...]
...read moreSupporting Abortion Rights Throughout the UK
This is a guest post by Hannah. Hannah is a writer and activist in sunny London town. She blogs about gender, disability, and whatever else is sticking in her teeth, over at give the feminist a cigarette. Being a UK lady-blogger and reading predominantly US blogs, when reading about abortion in the States, you succumb [...]
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