What do you want to see from feminism?

Posted July 9, 2009
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In your area what kind of events do you want to see in regards to feminism?

What kind of issues do you think feminists should be focusing on now?

Where do you see the most effective and successfully feminist activism being done?

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Review of J Courtney Sullivan’s feminist-themed novel August 6, 2009

Written by Laurel M. Long In J. Cournet Sullivan’s debut novel, Commencement, four Smith college dorm mates friends are reunited several years after their college graduation. Sullivan, a Smith alum and writer for the New York Times editorial department, is plenty equipped to deal with describing the harrowing tales of friendship and falling out among today’ […]

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Become a fan! July 27, 2009

off our backs is trying to utilize Facebook for more outreach! You can now become a fan of off our backs on Facebook and can join our group! To become a fan, go here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/off-our-backs/102542748862 To join our group, look us up on Facebook! grace, oob intern

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Feminism Summer School July 27, 2009

DC Students for a Democratic Society is providing a series of summer courses about feminism! “DC SDS is providing a student-run, reading and discussion-based radical summer school! The next topic we will be learning about will be feminism. Over the three week course, we will have 8 classes. Each class’ readings will be provided in links below [.. […]

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Highly educated women– a threat?? July 10, 2009

Judith Warner has a controversial article today about educated women in American society and how they are viewed as either elitist or a threat. http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/dont-hate-her-because-shes-educated/ The article highlights the manufactured divide between “real women” and “highly educated women.” To me, the piec […]

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What do you want to see from feminism? July 9, 2009

In your area what kind of events do you want to see in regards to feminism? What kind of issues do you think feminists should be focusing on now? Where do you see the most effective and successfully feminist activism being done?

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Statistics on Stalking July 9, 2009

In light of the post on Marion Barry and in response to his supporter who commented that Barry’s harassing and stalkerish voicemails to the victim were simply “silly” here are some stats that give us an idea the state of stalking at this time. The SVS measured the following stalking behaviors: • making unwanted phone calls • sending [...] […]

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Marion Barry: Bringing stalking to the forefront July 9, 2009

So the most recent fiasco Marion Barry has gotten himself into involves a women who he was stalking. Now I don’t care to discuss too much about Marion Barry but more the responses that we printed in the washington City Paper following a 2 page article on the man’s latest crazy and criminal acts. Please [...]

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Women and the Supreme Court July 9, 2009

The NY Times magazine has a great interview out with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about the place of women on the Supreme Court. The article is especially relevant given the recent nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the bench. The article can be found online here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/magazine/12ginsburg-t.html?pagewanted=1 Justice Ginsburg talks […]

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Women protesting in Iran June 29, 2009

In hopes of getting this blog more updated on current events, here’s a link to an interesting article about the role of Iranian women in the recent protests: http://www.desertdispatch.com/opinion/demand-6380-equal-iranian.html Excerpt from the article: “The majority of the protesters on the streets have been women because they are fearless in th […]

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Hospitals that Provide Forensic Examinations June 26, 2009

Hi Oob Talk! A few weeks ago it came to my attention that not all hospitals provide forensic exams (or they do so on specific days) and therefore sometimes victims of sexual assault are expected to go hours from their location to get one. When I realized this I decided that as a side summer project [...]

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