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By Internationally Oriented Feminist • 11 years ago

When my being a woman wasn’t defined as “not man”

I recently had the privilege of speaking at a feminist conference in Zagreb organized by CESI, the Center for Education, Counseling and Research, a human rights-oriented non-governmental organization that has a strong women’s rights focus. Like any type-A-personality international traveler, I researched things to do and see in the city, as well as traveling conditions for women.

Earlier in the year, I had been fortunate to have spent time in Morocco, Jordan and the Middle East with a mixed-gender group as part of an international cultural exchange fellowship organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. During that trip, I noticed that the looks from men whom our group passed on the streets varied based on whether we were all together as a mixed-gender group compared to a few women walking together versus any one of us women walking alone. So as I prepared for my solo trip to Zagreb, I wanted to know what to anticipate when traveling to a corner of the world that would be new to me.

While women’s traveling blogs told me Zagreb is a generally safe place for women traveling alone, I wasn’t fully prepared for what it would feel like. This blog, originally posted on Huffington Post, is my attempt to capture the experience.

I have a confession to make. My second night in Zagreb, Croatia’s capitol, I did something shameful. Something I never would have done in the United States….

It’s a desire ...
By Internationally Oriented Feminist • 13 years ago

Response from Dillards re: Anti-Choice Fundraiser

I used SisterSong’s activist alert function yesterday to send a comment to Dillard’s notifying the store it had lost my business because of its decision to sponsor a fundraiser benefiting the ad firm that develops the offensive, race-baiting billboards popping up across the country. While the response was that Dillard’s is not a sponsor, there is no indication Dillard’s will withdraw its participation from the event, which comes in the way of providing merchandise for a fashion show.

Dillard’s is not a sponsor of this event.  The publicity incorrectly implied that Dillard’s is a sponsor.  We are a fashion retailer providing merchandise for a fashion show which we frequently do for a variety of organizations in the communities that we serve.  Dillard’s ...

I used SisterSong’s activist alert function yesterday to send a comment to Dillard’s notifying the store it had lost my business because of its decision to sponsor a fundraiser benefiting the ad firm that develops the offensive, ...