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Outdated and Feministing events in the Bay Area for November

It’s time to show California some love! I am getting ready for a two week mini book/Feministing tour to the Bay Area and to spend time with some of our West Coast crew (Jos and Anna–who chose sunshine over snow–how dare they?!). If you live in or around the Bay Area please join us for one or more of these events.

Jos and I will be speaking at UC Merced on Wednesday at 7:30pm about feminism, blogging, social media and how to work to shift the culture of rape and violence in the mainstream media. Get more details here. I will be reading from Outdated followed by a Q&A at Modern Times book store in San Francisco on November 6th ...

It’s time to show California some love! I am getting ready for a two week mini book/Feministing tour to the Bay Area and to spend time with some of our West Coast crew (Jos and Anna–who chose ...

By Chloe Angyal • 14 years ago

Concrete jungle where slutty dreams are made of

This weekend, New York City got all slutty. SlutWalk NYC was held in Union Square and let me tell you, it was one hell of a day.

My hat off to the organizers, who put an enormous amount of time, energy and thought into the day. It really showed. Thanks to the survivors and allies who showed up to protest slut-shaming and victim-blaming, to support survivors, and to show the larger community that they won’t tolerate rape culture. And lastly, a huge round of applause to the speakers and performers who shared their stories and their passion with the crowd.

A bunch of Feministing crew members were there – Lori, Samhita, Goddess Jaz, Maya, Courtney, Vanessa and myself – and ...

This weekend, New York City got all slutty. SlutWalk NYC was held in Union Square and let me tell you, it was one hell of a day.

My hat off to the organizers, who put an enormous amount ...

By Chloe Angyal • 14 years ago

Two awesome upcoming NYC events

New York readers, mark your calendars! Here are two great events for your entertainment and edification, featuring an all-star cast of amazing feminist thinkers and writers.

First, a reading of Big Big Love with Hanne Blank at Re/Dress, October 13

You might remember Hanne from her Feministing Five interview earlier this year. Hanne is the author of Virgin, the forthcoming Straight and of Big Big Love, the one-of-a-kind book about sex and love for plus-size people. This event is to celebrate the new edition of Big Big Love, which came out September 20 (you can buy it here). Re/Dress is a plus-size vintage closing store in Brooklyn – though they also have some great non-vintage stuff too! I am ...

New York readers, mark your calendars! Here are two great events for your entertainment and edification, featuring an all-star cast of amazing feminist thinkers and writers.

First, a reading of Big Big Love with Hanne Blank at Re/Dress, ...

By Miriam • 14 years ago

Social justice as a tool for combating sexual violence

On Wednesday evening I gave a talk at Kenyon College as part of their annual Take Back the Night Week, about how we can use social justice to combat sexual violence.

Via a request on twitter, I thought I’d share some of what I spoke about there.

This is the second Take Back the Night Event I’ve been a part of and I’m constantly inspired by the students organizing and passion when it comes to really talking about the big picture of what it might take to really end sexual violence.

One of the most powerful parts of many Take Back the Night events is the speak out, where sexual assault survivors are given the opportunity to tell their stories, publicly, to an ...

On Wednesday evening I gave a talk at Kenyon College as part of their annual Take Back the Night Week, about how we can use social justice to combat sexual violence.

Via a request on twitter, I thought ...

By Chloe Angyal • 14 years ago

Theatre festival highlights women playwrights of colour

Now in its twelfth year, the River Crosses Rivers II festival is one of the only events in America that highlights the works of women playwrights of colour.

“The goal, simply put, is to give these women the kind of exposure that is provided by Ensemble Studio Theater, whose goal is to nurture individual theatre artists and to develop new American plays,” the festival website says. “The River Crosses Rivers II is a stellar lineup of playwrights whose voices add richness and texture to the American Canon.” The American Canon has not traditionally made a whole lot of space for women playwrights, and it’s made even less room for women playwrights of colour. The River Crosses River festival is one way ...

Now in its twelfth year, the River Crosses Rivers II festival is one of the only events in America that highlights the works of women playwrights of colour.

“The goal, simply put, is to give these women the ...

By Chloe Angyal • 14 years ago

Theatre festival highlights women playwrights of colour

Now in its twelfth year, the River Crosses Rivers II festival is one of the only events in America that highlights the works of women playwrights of colour.

“The goal, simply put, is to give these women the kind of exposure that is provided by Ensemble Studio Theater, whose goal is to nurture individual theatre artists and to develop new American plays,” the festival website says. “The River Crosses Rivers II is a stellar lineup of playwrights whose voices add richness and texture to the American Canon.” The American Canon has not traditionally made a whole lot of space for women playwrights, and it’s made even less room for women playwrights of colour. The River Crosses River festival is one ...

Now in its twelfth year, the River Crosses Rivers II festival is one of the only events in America that highlights the works of women playwrights of colour.

“The goal, simply put, is to give these women ...

By Samhita • 14 years ago

Sakhi summit: Preventing violence, promoting justice

Rethinking the way that organizers handle sexual assault and domestic violence is not easy work. The tools that are given to us are often tools that can also hurt us, i.e. an over reliance on the criminal justice system. If this week has shown us anything it is that sometimes the criminal justice system can’t be trusted–especially when working with communities of color–so how do we create solutions to violence that don’t simply reproduce violence?

This is the question that is being asked at the first ever Sakhi for South Asian women’s “game-changing” summit:

Preventing Violence, Promoting Justice will provide the opportunity to explore the intersections among domestic violence, immigration, economic justice, philanthropy, health and other related movements for social justice and to ...

Rethinking the way that organizers handle sexual assault and domestic violence is not easy work. The tools that are given to us are often tools that can also hurt us, i.e. an over reliance on the criminal justice system. ...

By Vanessa • 14 years ago

PPNYC Ticket Giveaway: Spend the night with Lizz Winstead

At her comedy show to benefit Planned Parenthood of New York City, that is.

Next Thursday, the Daily Show co-creator is making a stop on her “Planned Parenthood, I’m Here For You!” tour to NYC, and we’ve got some tickets to give away!

In addition to Lizz’s awesomeness, the show at Gramercy Theatre will include other bad-ass women like Sandra Bernhard, Lisa Lampanelli, Joan Walsh of Salon, and musical guest Ambrosia Parsley. In short, it’s going to be one big, hilarious pro-choice party.

Now, on to the trivia! PPNYC has graciously offered us two tickets to give away to Feministing readers, so I will grant free tickets to the first two people that email me with the ...

At her comedy show to benefit Planned Parenthood of New York City, that is.

Next Thursday, the Daily Show co-creator is making a stop on her “Planned Parenthood, I’m Here For You!” tour to NYC, ...