Derrick Jensen, Here I Come
I’m off to see Derrick Jensen in Ohio at Antioch College tomorrow night, so blogging will be light over the next two days. Because Jensen is one of my ideological heroes, I’m trying hard not to pee my pants. Thrilling.
...read moreAMWU promotes menstrual leave
Flute here, not Lauren. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has put a claim in for 12 days menstrual leave for those women who suffer from chronic problems during their menstrual cycle. “It’s a tough, hot dangerous job and we believe that this is a sensible claim that’s good for the company because it will improve [...]
...read moreFeminist Books
One of the Other Laurens is looking for feminist books to use for an extra credit project in a women’s studies class. I figured I’d move this question to the top because there are plenty to be recommended. Excluding uber-academic books, the feminist canon, and feminist fiction, these are from the bookshelf immediately behind me: [...]
...read moreFeminism: What It Isn’t
I’m reposting a link to this old entry of mine because I find the anti-feminist attacks at Hugo’s blog so tiresome. An excerpt: Frankly, I do know a few “hairy-legged dykes with a vendetta against men” and quite like them, but just as there are stereotypical members of any group, there are many of us [...]
...read moreWhat I’ve Been Doing Since I Haven’t Been Blogging
Wednesday Substitute as a para for a gaggle of kindergarteners. Reconsider teaching. Reconsider taking Ethan out of Montessori next year and contemplate applying for a scholarship so he may attend kindergarten there. Feel proud that child is so damn smart without a minor push from any of us. Remember birthday is in two weeks and [...]
...read moreCuz Ya Know, We Support Our Troops!
Guest-blogger Roxanne here. An article that originally appeared at CSM and republished yesterday at Military.com illustrates just how much we Americans support our fighting women and men in the armed services. Here’s a snip: Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are now showing up in the nation’s homeless shelters. While the numbers are still [...]
...read moreOpinions sought from non-trolls
Flute here, not Lauren. I’ve just been speaking at length with my local MP about his position on abortion as it was reported that he is against government funding for it. He said that although he is personally against abortion, he is against any cuts or changes to the system and supports the right to [...]
...read moreFYI: Blogging Elsewhere
Although I haven’t been blogging here, I have been blogging required journal entries for class. Come and see me – it’s lonely over there.
...read moreThe fall and rise of community
Flute here, not Lauren. Humans are social animals. Yet today, through decades of targeted marketing, people place more value on consumer products than they do on each other. Gone are the days where social capital was the major currency of life, it has been replaced by the cold hard greenback. Now a persons capacity to [...]
...read moreListen In My Absence
I still have a pile of envelopes addressed and ready to send to a few Life Mix participants. Unfortunately the CD burner is busted and I’m afraid to part with my tower long enough to get it fixed. One of these days. My mental playlist has been all over the place lately, in part because [...]
...read moreMother’s time: diary study
I don’t usually do this (Flute here, not Lauren) blogging at the weekend lark, but an interesting study on how parents spend their time was highlighted in one of the weekend newspapers. Here is the newspaper story, and here is the full report. Interesting points include: Working mothers spend as much “active” time with their [...]
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What I’ve Been Reading Since I Haven’t Been Writing
Now featuring fruits and vegetables! And mustard! Feminism: • Considerable pissing matches criticizing the “nice” guy/jerk binary between three notable feminist bloggers and an MRA. See Hugo Schwyzer (the instigator of criticism), Amanda, and Kameron Hurley. • I rediscovered this old post at Rad Geek, Why Libertarians Need Feminism. Great read. • Also at Rad [...]
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