Nov 20th 2007 is the 9th annual Transgender Remembrance Day, a day for remembering the dead women and men who were targeted by anti-trans bigotry and violence.
The official website: http://www.gender.org/remember/day/
November 18, 2007
November 5, 2007
September 20, 2007
Jena 6 Day of Action!
September 20th 2007 is the Jena 6 Day of Action. Go here to find out how you can get involved and what you can do to help. They literally have everything from flyers you can print out and post in your neighborhood, to phone numbers you can call and a list of events that could be happening in your area.
August 15, 2007
Two great tastes that taste great together
Feminism, and gaming, what could be better?! The August Issue of Cerise is out, and our own Karen Healey has an article in it. Check it out!
(The back page has a comic, by the way, so it is in fact three great tastes. Can you bear that much awesome in one place?)
August 10, 2007
Rainbow Girl.
Would you like to buy an amateur comic? Would you like to help stop domestic violence and sexual assault in Kenya?
Now you can do both at the same time!
My 38-page feminist cartoon romp, Rainbow Girl Stars in SEXY WAR, is now available for online purchase. It is an international grassroots fundraiser with all proceeds donated to Umoja Uaso Kenyan Women’s Village, a formidable group of women in Umoja, Kenya who are escaping and stopping domestic violence and sexual assault in their lives and community.
August 7, 2007
Feminism: Weirdly, Not About Men!
This wonderful post from LJ user pnkrokhockeymom articulates with clarity and passion exactly why responding to feminist critique of patriarchy by reassuring the writers that there are nice guys out there can be so very infuriating.
The thing is, it goes so far beyond any one man’s actions, good or bad. These really nice guys always show up–they’re well meaning but they don’t understand– they say, “But some of us are nice,” as if our reactions and internalized confusions are the result of irritating behavior by individual assholes, rather than institutionalized sexism we bear from all fronts simultaneously. The frustrating thing I always feel, and always want to say, is DUDE: FEMINISM IS NOT ABOUT MEN. This is not about you, individually. This is about a culture that treats me as a breeding machine whose sexuality and sexual activity is to be controlled, through any means necessary. No prince charming in feminist clothing (and believe me, I know they’re out there, I’ve loved them, I’ve fucked them, and I hope to find more of them in the future), simply by saying “Well, I like it that you are a sexual being, and I love you and respect you not despite it but for it and apart from it simultaneously,” can negate the impact of a lifetime as a member of the sex class.
July 30, 2007
July 24, 2007
Girl Wonder Adds Support to Bra Blitz
Girl-Wonder, founded on the idea of activism and collective action, is officially joining and supporting P.O.W.E.R. In Comics’s Bra Blitz.
Lisa Neptune, founder of P.O.W.E.R., is looking into ordering overstocked/slightly damaged bras from Enell for use in mailing campaigns to major comic publishers. For those unfamiliar with the network, P.O.W.E.R. in Comics is a social network devoted to the promotion of women and minorities in comic creation, comic store/ publishing house ownership, and simple comic enjoyment.
At the moment, she would like to get a head count of members interested, and how many bras they would like. Once she has that, we can get a price estimate out. Also, begin collecting the names and addresses of those you feel should receive a letter and bra. Those will be discussed and posted at a later date. If you’re interested, please leave a comment at the forum topic.
But why are you so angry?
This link has been making the rounds lately, and I think it’s especially pertinent to G-W.org. Given the recent discussion floating around the blogosphere on the place of anger in activism, this fabulous discussion on the empowering and useful aspects of anger provides a new perspective.