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Wearing Your Feminism On Your Sleeve

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on February 18, 2009 - 3:05pm; tagged clothing, environmentalism, feminism, KM Stitchery.

It's like Christmas morning in the Bitch Magazine office!

Today we received an amazing Audre Lorde shirt and press kit from the indie clothing line KM Stitchery (all contained in a box hand-collaged with pictures of feminists).

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SXSW: It's Party Time, Austin!

Music post by Kelsey Wallace on February 18, 2009 - 11:27am; tagged amazing fun, breakfast tacos, events, Kill Rock Stars, music, SXSW.

Calling all feminist music fans! We here at Bitch are super-psyched to be sponsoring a party at this year's SXSW with our awesome friends at Kill Rock Stars. The details:

Wednesday, March 18 @ Club Deville (900 Red River) 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The Thermals! Marnie Stern! Thao! Bitch merch! And oh so much more!

Read on for more about the awesome KRS bands playing the party, and to let us know if we'll see you there!

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Breast Feeding: Making Grown Ups Vomit

Science post by La Macha on February 18, 2009 - 10:33am;

Any regular follower of mine knows that I am the world's biggest fan girl for Salma Hayek. She is beautiful, she's a self-described feminist, she fights to make a place for women of color in general and Latinas specifically in the world of entertainment, AND she's an advocate of breast feeding!

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Social Awareness A Go-Go

Love / Shove post by Ashley Brittner on February 16, 2009 - 9:56pm; tagged music, nostalgia, War Child.

Since its inception in 1995, War Child benefits children in war torn areas of the world by working with local organizations to teach skills and spread knowledge to as many people as possible in the hopes to change trends in their countries. In a "teach them to fish" fashion, War Child works in places like Uganda, Iraq and Afghanistan to bring social justice, education and basic necessities to women and children. Just like any other charity or non-profit, War Child relies on donations and fundraising to fund its programs.

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Women Earn Top Filmmaking Honors at NAACP Image Awards

Movies post by Tammy Oler on February 16, 2009 - 4:35pm; tagged Cadillac Records, Darnell Martin, Gina Prince Bythewood, Jenny Lumet, NAACP, Oscars, Rachel Getting Married, Secret Life of Bees.

Big news from the NAACP Image Awards at the end of last week: women took top honors in the film directing and writing categories. Gina Prince-Bythewood won the prize for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture for The Secret Life of Bees, while Jenny Lumet took home honors for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for Rachel Getting Married. Best Picture honors also went to The Secret Life Bees. What's more, women were represented almost equally in the writing and directing categories, with Prince-Bythewood earning a nomination for writing, and Darnell Martin earning writing and directing nods for Cadillac Records.

This is great news during the awards season homestretch. While the media is busy contemplating Kate Winslet's potential acceptance speech meltdown, it's a welcome sight to see more recognition of women who are MAKING films.

[Full list of winners here: NAACP Image Awards]

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Adventures in Feministory: Mrs. President

Love / Shove post by Kjerstin Johnson on February 16, 2009 - 12:57pm; tagged feministory, history, presidents.

I think this year is the first time President's Day has felt worth celebrating! Considering the historic nature of our country's first African-American President, here are just a few other ground-breaking American political campaigns.

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The OTHER Teen Vampire Romance Movie

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on February 14, 2009 - 2:25pm; tagged horror films, Let The Right One In, romance, Sweden, vampires.

Several months ago, I remember hearing a movie reviewer say, "If you seen one teen vampire romance film this year, let it be Let The Right One In." I figured that since the Bitch site has been entranced by Twilight for what feels like months now, it would be appropriate to give this film its proper dues.

So, in honor of Valentine's Day and Kelsey's blog post on my favorite Swedish import, let me tell you a little about Let The Right One In.

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