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October 20, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Health, International, Politics, Violence against women
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Understanding the Conflict
This year in school, I'm taking a really amazing English elective called Gender, Culture, Power (SURPRISE! It's taught by the same awesome teacher who handed me Jessica Valenti's Full Frontal Feminism...
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October 19, 2010 | Liz P | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Health, Violence against women
The Clothesline Project
October isn’t just Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Instead of sharing statistics that you can easily find online to show how prevalent domestic violence and...
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October 19, 2010 | Shelby Knox | Politics
Why Christine O'Donnell Is Not a Joke
Drawing on her experience as an “itinerant feminist organizer,” WMC Progressive Women's Voices alumna Shelby Knox explains why the seemingly fringe views of Delaware’s GOP Senate candidate are no laughing matter.
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October 18, 2010 | Steph | Education, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Gender Policing and Justin Bieber
"What is Justin Bieber doing out of the Kitchen?" "It is an offence that we need to share the same gender as Justin Bieber" "If Justin Bieber was a woman...oh wait, never mind" "Leave Justi...
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October 17, 2010 | Rose M | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Girls
Anorexia and Bulimia In Our Culture: Unspoken Questions
There isn't exactly a "name" for this topic so, here, i'll try to spell it out for you. It's a topic that affects me personally and deeply, but also something that is very rarely talked about in the e...
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October 16, 2010 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: The Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs. The Pipettes and released numerous singles to support ...
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October 15, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Saturday Vids: Tegan & Sara Speak Out
Recently, Annie Barr from The [i4c] Campaign - an interactive campaign that seeks to create a better tomorrow by supporting change-making entrepreneurs - interviewed the awesome duo Tegan and Sara (ch...
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October 14, 2010 | Sonia L | Arts and culture, Feminism
Blazing Stink of an August Sidewalk
Blazing stink of an august sidewalk. My fingers my eyeballs are grey with the newsprint of this morning’s sins and a heavy shamed sickness knowing I am born with Certain Inalienable Rights: to have le...
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October 14, 2010 | Lexi St. John | Environment, Feminism, Girls, Media
SPARK and Teenage Activism
My name is Lexi St. John and I am currently a senior in high school. I have been an environmental activist throughout my high school career. I am the co-founder and president (with my twin sister Liza...
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October 13, 2010 | Zoe Y | Education, Feminism, Misogyny
Military Draft and Reverse Sexism
One or two years ago, I was taking my first Women’s Studies class at my college and it began my infatuation with feminism. Naturally, I had mixed feelings at first between agreeing with my teacher’s p...
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October 12, 2010 | Alec A | Arts and culture, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Being A Gay Teen at Homecoming
I was at homecoming this past weekend and, given my miraculously heightened sense of male gender roles, I made a few interesting observations that I would like to share with the wild internet west. Al...
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October 12, 2010 | Catherine Epstein | Economy
Power Play: Reversing the Recession’s Toll on Women
Influential advocates met last week in New York to address the economic security of women and their families. Journalist Catherine Epstein reports on their deliberations—and the people they hope will join the conversation.
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October 11, 2010 | Courtney F | Feminism, Violence against women
A Modern Rant on Modern Feminism
The past few days I’ve noticed some hating going on towards modern feminism on tumblr, and hey, everyone’s entitled to their own opinions, but it still frustrates me. I don’t think people really under...
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October 10, 2010 | 5hereen 5ays | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Religion, Violence against women
I’m a Feminist (Don’t Tell The Teachers)
When you’re poised at the beginning of what you see as a vigorating cross-country marathon, it’s very hard not to step over the line. You know that it’s going to be demanding and your first aid kit wi...
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October 09, 2010 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is an electronic dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in late 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard) ...
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