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Grassroots Media Truth Tour

Minnesota Nice blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, September 24, 2008 - 4:19pm; tagged: activism, fundraising, grassroots media, independent media, independent publishing, outreach.

The Grassroots Media Justice Tour is starting soon and might just be coming to your town. Check it out and spread the word! Bitch is proud to be a sponsor. In fact I was supposed to participate on the tour, but... well, as you all know, we need all hands on deck to sustain our beloved organization. I'm there in spirit...

Tour Highlights:

* Performances, multimedia, and interactive presentations from grassroots media makers.

* Workshops, trainings, and skill-shares.

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Humanizing animal rights

Minnesota Nice blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, September 1, 2008 - 10:47am; tagged: activism, animal rights, beyond feminism, documentary, movies, reimagining feminism, veganism, watch this!.
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Action update on the birth-control-as-abortion thang

Delightfully Cranky blog post by Lisa Jervis, July 16, 2008 - 9:33am; tagged: activism, horror, reproductive justice.

NARAL's letter-writing link is here (goes to Congress). Planned Parenthood's is here (goes to the White House).

And, courtesy of commenter softpieces on yesterday's post, Department of Health and Human Services contact info:
Secretary Mike Leavitt's office: 202-690-7000

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Drinking

Minnesota Nice blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, July 13, 2008 - 10:23pm; tagged: activism, alcohol, alcoholism, bar culture, community organizing, discuss!, drinking culture, inclusive spaces, obstacles to activism.

Alcohol is a depressant, right? And alcohol use and aggression/violence are related? But isn't it possible to use alcohol as a force of good, as a relaxant, as medicine? Don't we all deserve coping mechanisms?... And who are we to judge?   

Warning: Downer alert

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Give away rice and expand your vocab

B-sides blog post by Amy S. Williams, March 13, 2008 - 2:25pm; tagged: activism, philanthropy.

Now discovered - a new way to pass time at work, while expanding your vocabulary and giving away rice!

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The Cold Shoulder

Saving Superheroines from Comic-book Violence
The Cold Shoulder
Article by Shannon Cochran, appeared in issue Super; filed under: Books; tagged: activism, comics, heroes, heroins, misogyny, superheroines, violence.

There’s a new Bat in Gotham City. Like Bruce Wayne, she’s a rich socialite by day and a black-clad vigilante at night. And, also like Bruce Wayne, in both incarnations she’s apt to sweep the ladies off their feet. Kate Kane, the new, revamped Batwoman, isn’t the first lesbian character to debut in the DC Comics universe, but she might have the highest profile. Last June, DC Executive Director Dan DiDio issued a press release saying the move was intended “to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world.”

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Egos Without Borders

Mapping the New Celebrity Philanthropy
Egos Without Borders
Article by Summer Wood, appeared in issue Green; filed under: Social commentary; tagged: activism, Africa, celebrities, charity, philanthropy.

You can’t turn on the television or flip open a magazine these days without encountering an image of a star promoting his or her latest cause célèbre: Oprah handing out makeup kits at a women’s hospital in Ethiopia; Angelina Jolie visiting refugee camps (alone or with Brad Pitt); George Clooney zipping around in his tiny electric car and making speeches about Darfur; Jay-Z and Kofi Annan holding a press conference about global water issues; Madonna performing concerts against a backdrop image of aids orphans—and, more recently, bringing a motherless Malawian boy home with her after making a large donation to his orphanage.

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Cornering the Market

Damali Ayo and the Business of Race
Cornering the Market
Article by Lisa Katayama, appeared in issue Fun & Games; filed under: Social commentary; tagged: activism, art, politically incorrect, race, racism, slavery, stereotypes, tokenism.

When Damali Ayo was 12, her parents sent her to day camp with 20 white kids. The kids were fascinated by the way Ayo’s hair maintained its texture in the pool. Even after she deliberately dunked her head in the water, they were convinced that black hair doesn’t get wet.

This experience stuck with her as she launched her art career in the predominantly white city of Portland, Oregon. Ayo often felt she was the token black person relied upon for opinions and advice precisely because of her skin color.

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Scrambled Signals

Rivka Ketzel Solomon reflects on a childhood defined by her parents’ activism, Ms. magazine, and T&A tv
Article by Rivka Ketzel Solomon, Illustrated by Hugh D Andrade, appeared in issue Fighting Back; filed under: Activism; tagged: activism, childhood, comics, family, gender roles, media, second wave, socialization, tv, tv women, why pop culture matters, wonder woman.

When i was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, it didn’t matter that my parents were some of the earliest feminist leaders on the East Coast, that I grew up watching their activism from up close, or that I saw them live (not just profess) equality between the sexes. It didn’t matter that I was a girl hooked on Ms. magazine from the very first year it was out, that I regularly flipped through my mom’s copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves, or that I ravenously collected Wonder Woman comic books.

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