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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 broad range of material is welcome, from profiles of particular artists to commentary on the connection between hip-hop and resistance. Articles can focus on the United States or on other countries. Feel free to pitch your own ideas!
To apply, please submit your article (300 – 1500 words) along with a résumé or short summary of interests and experience to Amy at music@genderacrossborders.com by Friday, January 15, 2010. Articles should include relevant links that provide additional information and, preferably, an image to run with the entry. No prior experience with blogging or professional writing is necessary. Anyone with an interest in social movements and music is welcome to contribute.
Decisions will be made by January 22, 2010 and all contributors must be available via email January 23 and 24 to participate in the editing and uploading process.
Please feel free to email Amy at the above address with any questions.
My stand on sex education is
We need to teach them responsible parenthood in consonance with the sex education. We don’t need to teach everything but at least give them the basic facts. Along the way, the children can do some more research on their own
Read more: http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2009/09/13/sex-education-the-reproductive-health-bill-5043/#ixzz0R3jPtDTm
Santhi Soundarajan has a message for Caster Semenya, the South African track star whose gender has sparked an international athletics row: “She should not abandon the fight.” Soundarajan lost her 2006 Asian Games silver medal in the 800 m after failing a gender test. “I come from a small village and had no one to fight for me,” Soundarajan said in an interview with TIME on Aug. 29. “I hope Semenya will come out of this better than I did.”
“She should not let them take away her medal,” Soundarajan says, or allow one test to determine her fate. “She is a woman and that’s it, full stop,” Soundarajan says. “A gender test cannot take away from you who you are.”
And similarly, an article on the UN’s Sexuality Guidelines.
gauntlet: Travel writer Dervla Murphy discusses the life of another fearless woman traveller, Freya Stark. Stark roamed across Arabia and Persia, frequently risking her life, and during the Second World War set up a pro-British intelligence network in Cairo.