The Activista: Archive

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A Feminist Resolution: To Respect/Be Respect →

(Please comment on this post at Where Is Your Line!) My last days at school were nothing if not thoughtful. It had been a rough ‘n tumble semester, but I found time once again for my feminism. I began at the American Democracy Institute’s Pathways to Power Conference. Women at the conference were frustrated with workplaces in which their work was seen as unimportant. Women wanted resources,...

Dec 31st

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Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Dec 25th

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Dec 25th

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“I’ve been involved since I was 15, so we’re talking almost 30 years now. My...”

– Cynthia Nixon (via ihatethismess) (via mry)

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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Here’s Your Fucking Jetpack: The 00’s & the Sex... →

carmyn: ah, melissa gira. (i am an inspired and hopeful future web-queen, too)

Dec 23rd

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How to start your own consciousness-raising group →

sexismandthecity: Reprinted from a leaflet distributed by The Chicago Women’s Liberation Union (1971)

Dec 23rd

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“I find that men get away with saying a lot in this business and that women get...”

– Lady Gaga, LA Times (via allecto)

Dec 23rd

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Neither Whores Nor Submissives →

sawdustess: Neither Whores Nor Submissives is a French feminist movement founded in 2002. Ni Putes Ni Soumises — I like that. And yes I am a feminist in denial.

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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NYT: From ‘Vibrator’ to ‘Cougar Town,’ Sex Is... →

Dec 22nd

Cancer Schmancer's Christmas Wishes

Dear Carmen, Guess what? The Early Detection Fran Vans have officially launched! Cancer Schmancer’s partnership with Inner Images Inc., one of the leading sources of cancer screening tests in California, will provide low income, uninsured women in Los Angeles with free cancer screenings and gynecologic cancer educational materials. And let me tell ya, this is just the beginning! ...

Dec 22nd

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Dec 22nd

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Pregnancy and the Court Martial: Outlawing... →

The Army has made pregnancy a punishable offense, leading pregnant women to court martial. (Fantastic.)

Dec 22nd

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Duke U.'s New Sexual Assault Policy, and Why It's... →

“The revised policy requires involving the Women’s Center in the disciplinary process for all known allegations of sexual misconduct and empowers the Office of Student Conduct to investigate even if the accuser does not want to proceed. Duke’s rules define sexual misconduct so broadly and vaguely as to include any sexual activity without explicit “verbal or nonverbal” consent, which must be...

Dec 22nd

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"I Am Sorry, Senator Clinton, I Was Wrong" : An... →

“I will gladly take back everything I said about Hillary Clinton – she would have made ten times the president as this man.”

Dec 22nd

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GAB Blog Looking for Articles/Writers

Gender Across Borders is planning a series about hip-hop, resistance, and feminism for mid-January. We are seeking articles that tie together an analysis of race and gender with a consideration of the impact of music on social movements. Those with knowledge of music and/or a familiarity with resistance movements in countries that have experienced war or occupation are encouraged to submit. A...

Dec 22nd

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The Spearhead: Patriarchy Works →

In a moment of grandeur, The Spearhead produces an essay on why patriarchy is a proven strategy of success, while feminism is a dream world. Go, brotherhood!

Dec 22nd

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Women’s safety involves strategies, practices and...

sexismandthecity: Women’s safety involves safe spaces. Space is not neutral. Space which causes fear restricts movement and thus the community’s use of the space. Lack of movement and comfort is a form of social exclusion. Conversely, space can also create a sensation of safety and comfort, and can serve to discourage violence. Therefore planning and policy around safety should always involve and...

Dec 22nd

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Dec 22nd

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“The figure of speech, “coming out,” is like a new beginning. It’s like a queer...”

– Coming Out Queer (via ihatethismess) (via clingtomymouth) (via seaponies) (via loveandzombies)

Dec 21st

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A Reply to: "Urban Dictionary Mess #1: 'Feminism'" →

cutmywires: 4. Activity directed toward transforming social arrangements and systems of thought that accord disproportionate honor, authority, and power to men and to whatever is categorized as masculine – and that simultaneously degrade and subordinate women and whatever is defined culturally as feminine, including many groups of men. (Allison Jaggar, editor of Just Methods: An...

Dec 20th

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A Chance At Justice Denied: Rape Kits Still Left... →

Dec 17th

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Urban Dictionary Mess #1: "Feminism" →

All of the front page definitions are anti-feminist, and dismiss feminism as either a has-been cause or a present-day misandrist cult. And so, to set the record straight: “Feminism,” (n) — 1. the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of all people. (via the Feminist Majority Foundation) 2. a movement to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the...

Dec 17th

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How can young people stay informed & educate othrs...

Dec 17th

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“For days, members of the US delegation, speaking on the condition of anonymity,...”

– MOTHER JONES: Deal-Or-No-Deal Time in Copenhagen

Dec 17th

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“Married women in the U.S. do about 70 to 80 percent of the housework. When women...”

– Of Housework And Husbands » Sociological Images (via amberlrhea) (via gauntlet) And the “Third Shift” continues. We’re working, we’re raising children- and for some reason, we’re still doing it alone. I’m still waiting on a support system for women. Men have...

Dec 17th

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Dec 17th

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The HRC to Celebrate Women with "Her HRC" Event →

18 and up, and only ten dollars!

Dec 17th

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Dec 17th

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“The National Action Plan on Climate Change in India recognises the gender...”

– Sara Ahmed (via gauntlet)

Dec 16th

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“I was too young, still in too much shock and too emotionally gone to make...”

– CNN: Rape Victims Offer Advice to Today’s College Women

Dec 16th

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Lily Allen's Trainers, Lady Gaga's Willy & Notions... →

gauntlet: Gender identity has always been particularly fraught with binary notions of male vs. female embalmed in language that has made it almost impossible to escape categorisation on either side of the divide. Thus when Madonna and Annie Lennox wanted to subvert gender stereotypes in the 80s they wore shoulder pads and suits – male symbols of power – to do so. In the nineties, with the Spice...

Dec 16th

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Write like a man →

jaundicedeye: A blogger finds success after pulling a Bronte and publishing under a male pseudonym Today, Men with Pens blogger James Chartrand revealed that “he” is actually a lady with a laptop. After working under her real name for years, Chartrand was still struggling to make it as a freelance writer. Not only was her income negligible, but “I was treated like crap, too. Bossed around,...

Dec 16th

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NYC Holding Condom Design Contest →

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Dec 15th

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PEW Issues Report on Teen Sexting →

How does “sexting” affect young people? PEW set out to find out what sexting was, and how mainstream it had become, but it’s definitely interesting to wonder how the public exchange of private thoughts makes women more vulnerable. Overview As texting has become a centerpiece in teen social life, parents, educators and advocates have grown increasingly concerned about the role...

Dec 15th

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An Emasculating Truth →

A new documentary wants men to stop slackin’, stop lettin’ women get ahead, and be men- claiming a loss of manhood because of a recorded drop in testosterone one percent each year. And let the gender theorists speak now or forever hold their peace.

Dec 15th

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