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Gender Justice and The US Social Forum

Guest Post from Nora Dye
“Another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary, another Detroit is happening.” That’s the tagline of the United States Social Forum, a convergence of activists happening this summer in Detroit. Detroit was chosen because it is ground zero for viewing the consequences of our current economic system, and the story of Detroit mirrors a larger story about the relationship between capitalism, race, gender, class, ability, nationality, and other social identities in the United States.
When Detroit is in the news (as it was recently due to the tragic murder of Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a seven year old who was killed by a Detroit police officer), it is usually portrayed as a place where a culture ...

Guest Post from Nora Dye
“Another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary, another Detroit is happening.” That’s the tagline of the United States Social Forum, a convergence of activists happening this summer in Detroit. Detroit was ...

Help Feministing get to Netroots Nation

A moment for shameless self-promotion and a polite request!
I’m trying to get to Netroots Nation this year. NN is the conference formerly known as Yearly Kos, and it’s a huge gathering of online bloggers and activists from the progressive movement.

Netroots Nation amplifies progressive voices by providing an online and in-person campus for exchanging ideas and learning how to be more effective in using technology to influence the public debate.
The fifth annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) will be held July 22-25 at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Netroots Nation 2010 will include panels led by national and international experts; identity, issue and regional caucuses; prominent political, issue and ...

A moment for shameless self-promotion and a polite request!
I’m trying to get to Netroots Nation this year. NN is the conference formerly known as Yearly Kos, and it’s a huge gathering of online bloggers and ...

“Slut Panel” postmortem: Shame, shame, go away

As Lori wrote yesterday, the two of us spent Monday in Cambridge, MA, at the Harvard Rethinking Virginity conference. I, along with Lux Alpatraum of Fleshbot, Therese Schechter of Trixie Films and Sady Doyle of Tiger Beatdown, was on the panel entitled “Debunking the Virginity Myth: Feminist Responses to Slut Shaming” and my goodness did I have a great time. It was a real honor to be on a panel with such smart, funny ladies, and a privilege to be able to talk some of these issues out in a safe and supportive public space.

If you were to ask me what my biggest takeaway from our panel (which was lovingly nicknamed and introduced on the day ...

As Lori wrote yesterday, the two of us spent Monday in Cambridge, MA, at the Harvard Rethinking Virginity conference. I, along with Lux Alpatraum of Fleshbot, Therese Schechter of Trixie Films and Sady Doyle ...

Boston area Feministing fans: Don’t miss the Rethinking Virginity conference!

Next Monday, Lori and I will be speaking at the Rethinking Virginity conference at Harvard. Hosted by Harvard University Queer Students and Allies and masterminded by Lena Chen, the subject of last week’s Feministing Five, the conference is a whole day of panels and workshops that will cover everything from the historical roots of our obsession with virginity to what that obsession means for queer folks to what healthy sexuality looks like in practice. Lori and I are both very excited to be a part of a stellar line up of speakers that includes respected academics, professional activists, sex educators and kickass feminist bloggers. It’s not every day you get a professor from Harvard Divinity School and the editor ...

Next Monday, Lori and I will be speaking at the Rethinking Virginity conference at Harvard. Hosted by Harvard University Queer Students and Allies and masterminded by Lena Chen, the subject of last week’s Feministing Five, the ...

CLPP 2010: Closing Plenary: Undivided Rights: Building Power, Linking Movements

In this past year, abortion rights have not been the only target of the right-wing populism sweeping the country. In this time of economic vulnerability, the resurgence of conservatism, rhetoric and violence threatens to turn back progress on multiple fronts – from health care, to education, to environmental protection, to the civil rights of our communities. [This plenary discusses] how the struggle for reproductive and sexual rights is intricately linked to movements for economic, social and environmental justice and peace, and how working together we can build real political power through the progressive energies of young people and grassroots activists across borders and across communities.

Some quotes from this powerful and practical closing plenary after the jump.

In this past year, abortion rights have not been the only target of the right-wing populism sweeping the country. In this time of economic vulnerability, the resurgence of conservatism, rhetoric and violence threatens to turn back progress ...

CLPP 2010: Masculinities

This panel, which featured Feministing’s own Miriam Pérez, was a complex and nuanced discussion of the idea of masculinity. Speakers addressed masculinity from personal and cultural perspectives, from within queer communities and compulsory straight communities, and in U.S. and international contexts.
Panelist’s presentations were followed by a fascinating discussion that focused on, among other topics, the ways traditional masculinity hurts men and boys and limits their gender options and ability to express themselves.
Some of the panelists comments after the jump.

This panel, which featured Feministing’s own Miriam Pérez, was a complex and nuanced discussion of the idea of masculinity. Speakers addressed masculinity from personal and cultural perspectives, from within queer communities and compulsory straight communities, and in ...

CLPP 2010: Feminism and the rights of people involved in sex work and street economies

This panel was an incredible conversation about the issues surrounding sex work and street economies. What was so great about it was that it featured and centered the experiences of folks who are sex workers themselves or work directly with sex workers.
So often conversations and debates about sex work simply leave the workers themselves out completely.
These notes are not a comprehensive view of the discussion, but some notes after the jump. Check out the organizations that were present for some really great work that is trying to address the needs of folks in the sex work industry directly.
Update: There is some confusion in comments about the speakers and their histories with sex work. If they self-identified as ...

This panel was an incredible conversation about the issues surrounding sex work and street economies. What was so great about it was that it featured and centered the experiences of folks who are sex workers themselves or ...

CLPP 2010: Speaking Out for Reproductive Freedom

This powerful session features activists from the U.S. and abroad speaking about abortion rights, LGBTQ organizing, youth liberation, economic justice, climate change, HIV/AIDS, parenting, prison abolition and more. Through their voices we… mark the interconnections among issues and movements.

Some quotes from this inspiring plenary after the jump.

This powerful session features activists from the U.S. and abroad speaking about abortion rights, LGBTQ organizing, youth liberation, economic justice, climate change, HIV/AIDS, parenting, prison abolition and more. Through their voices we… mark the interconnections among issues ...

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