[Herstory] December CWLU E-Zine-- Graphics Collective Posters!
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Hello: Welcome to the December 2003 issue of the CWLU Herstory
E-Zine. Please send us news tips about upcoming events you know
about. Also, don't be shy. Send us news about yourself and what you
are doing. Feminist networking is part of what we are about. Forward
our E-Zine to colleagues and friends who may want to subscribe.
Remember: Buy online from Women and Children First Books using the
link on our homepage or the Book section of the Marketplace. Look for
the Women and Children First logo. It's a great way to buy gifts and
we'll will earn a small but much needed commission.
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GRAPHICS COLLECTIVE POSTERS NOW AVAILABLE -- FINALLY! CWLU HERSTORY
PROJECT LAUNCHES MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The CWLU Herstory Project is now reissuing reproductions of 17
selected Women's Graphics Collective posters in its new fundraising
campaign. We're selling the posters AND offering them as premiums
with membership in Herstory Project. Each poster is digitally printed
as orders are received using archival quality materials
There's still time to place your order for the holidays. In addition
to poster reprints in 3 sizes, we have poster images on refrigerator
magnets and t-shirts. To see the full selection go to our fundraising
campaign web pages and download an order form in Adobe Acrobat
format. Or ask Estelle to postal mail you one (708-386-7197,
infogal at cwluherstory.org).
Purchases -- http://www.cwluherstory.org/CWLUMarket/posters.html
Memberships with premiums - http://www.cwluherstory.org/join.html
You may phone, fax, email or mail your order and membership. Payment
is by check, money order, or credit card via a PayPal link from our
site.
We are building a complete online ordering section of the Herstory
site with a handy shopping cart. We hope to have this ready by
January 2004. In the meantime, you may use our downloadable order
form.
The Women's Graphics Collective began in 1969 as a workgroup of the
Chicago Women's Liberation Union and distributed tens of thousands of
feminist posters worldwide until it disbanded in 1983.
Thanks to everyone for your financial support!
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GENERATIONS OF FEMINISM CONFERENCE PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
UC femininsts are organizing a special conference in February to
address the complex issues related to feminism in the 21st century.
Among the invited panelists are Dorothy Allison, Sabrina Craig,
Judith Halberstam, Sharon Holland, Nancy Miller, Kate Millet. Aihwa
Ong, Lynn Speigel, Gayatri Spivak and Michelle Wallace.
Conference organizers hope to produce a moment of reflection - both
by listening to our distinguished panelists and generating discussion
between panelists and audience members about the future(s) of
feminism.
We'll keep you posted as more details emerge.
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THE HERSTORY SITE AND THE WEBLOG MOVEMENT
Weblogs or "blogs" are public online journals where people
communicate just about anything they wish to share with the world. A
number of young women have adopted various Graphics Collective poster
images to proclaim their feminist beliefs and lesbian pride on their
weblogs. This is not strictly a US phenomenon. We've seen weblogs in
Russian and Arabic that have used Graphics Collective images. We
certainly encourage people to use these images for their personal
blogs. A link back to http://www.cwluherstory.org is deeply
appreciated, but not required.
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JO FREEMAN'S BOOK -- AT BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES -- IS A SELECTION OF
THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB
The History Book Club, a division of the Book-of-the-Month Club, has
selected At Berkeley in the Sixties for one of its paperback book
features. The History Book Club is a division of the Book of the
Month Club. Jo Freeman, a well known writer and independent feminist
scholar, was one of the leaders of the Free Speech movement at
Berkeley in 1964. The book tells of her coming of age as an activist
in the early 1960's, a period often overlooked and overshadowed by
events of the late 1960's.
You may read an chapter from her book on our Feminist Salon at
http://www.cwluherstory.com/phpweb/article.php?sid=76 . The book
should be available by January 2004. We will include a link to it in
our Feminist Marketplace.
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LUNAFEST FILM FESTIVAL TOURS THE USA
The Third Annual Lunafest Film Festival has been on a 25-city tour
since September, bringing the latest in independent women's film
making to new audiences. The tour will benefit breast cancer
research.
LUNAFEST is dedicated to unlocking an important door for women
directors, by offering a national platform for artists to exhibit
their work. Only two women have ever been nominated for an Oscar for
achievement in directing (neither has won), which is not surprising
considering that recent studies by the Directors Guild of America
show that women film directors comprise only 7.4 percent of the total
number of working directors. Since its inception, LUNAFEST has
screened the films of 18 female directors before thousands of people
nationwide.
The festival is sponsored by Lunabar, a popular nutrition bar. The
festival is scheduled to arrive in Chicago in January 16th at DePaul
University. Please visit http://www.lunabar.com for more info.
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GOLDENROD MUSIC STILL GOING STRONG AFTER 28 YEARS
Goldenrod Music is excited to announce the launch of their new web
site at http://www.goldenrod.com. Goldenrod has been a women owned
and operated music company for over 28 years. Goldenrod started off
as a small distribution company that was operated out of the owner's
basement. It now distributes artists like Ani Difranco, Holly Near,
and Melissa Ferrick to name a few.
They are dedicated to supporting women artists and creating a place
to house the many talented female voices out there. Please share the
excitement with them and visit their new web site. If you would like
to see them in person, check them out at one of the many great
women's music festivals across the U.S.
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POLITICAL CARTOONIST ANN TELNAES WINS NATIONAL PRESS FOUNDATION AWARD
Ann Telnaes was named the Berryman Cartoonist of the Year 2003, one
of the most prestigious awards for editorial cartoonists. Ann Telnaes
draws a Commentoon for Women's eNews each week that is one of the
site's most popular features. You may see her work at
http://www.womensenews.org/ .
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SO WHAT'S NEW ON THE HERSTORY SITE?
We have been focused on reissuing Women's Graphics Collective images,
so we have not added any new documents. We have also been working
hard on our online shopping cart system which is mostly completed,
but not yet public.
We updated our Feminist Salon at http://www.cwluherstory.com/phpweb/
with new articles including:
- a report on the resurgence of feminism in Europe - a story about
two young high school women who were suspended for kissing in an
anti-homophobia protest - a critical look at a recent dismal NY Times
article about women "opting out" of careers - an announcement of the
Lunafest women's film series which benefits breast cancer research -
an announcement about Goldenrod Music's new website
Our Feminist Salon spotlights modern feminism. We urge you to
contribute news, essays, poems, reviews, editorials and fiction that
you may have written. We're open to just about anything feminist
related. We get a modest, but steady stream of visitors.
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BOOK!
Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her by Rosalie Riegle
This new oral history of radical Catholic activist Dorothy Day
includes experiences, many of them humorous, about the unique
characters, role models and lessons learned in trying to adopt an
early Christian communal attitude to charity and bring it to the
streets of New York City. Dorothy Day was a co-founder of the
Catholic Worker movement which combines direct action pacifism with
direct service to the poor. The book has many photos.
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WEB SURFIN' WITH THE HERSTORY PROJECT
Here are some web links of interest to feminists. Please send us your
favorite links. The Internet is a huge place and it's easy to miss
the buried feminist treasures.
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http://womhist.binghamton.edu/
Women and Social Movements in the United States:1775-2000 is a rich
resource for both students and teachers. Sponsored by the State
University of New York at Binghamton, the site has over 1000
documents. The Herstory Project contributed some of these documents.
The site is undergoing extensive upgrading and will be even better in
the near future.
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http://www.africana.com/
Africa.com is an excellent source of Black news and opinion.
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http://www.concentric.org/
Concentric Media produces thoughtful documentaries on a variety of
issues. They produced the Trilogy, probably the finest video history
of reproductive rights available. Former CWLUers and Jane members
Ruth Surgal and Jody Parsons are among those featured in this series.
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FEMINIST EVENTS AND ACTION CALENDAR
Please send notices of events to infogal at cwluherstory.org.
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RALLY FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
Rally to demand our right to organize unions without fear and
intimidation. This rally is part of International Human Rights Day.
Please visit http://www.aflcio.org/ to learn of events in your area.
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Federal Plaza 230 W. Dearborn Chicago IL
Sponsored by the Chicago Central Labor Council, Illinois AFL-CIO, AFSCME, IBEW
Contact Tim Leahy for more info 312-222-1000 tleahy at cflonline.org
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACROSS BOUNDARIES AND BORDERS: A CELEBRATION OF OUR VOICES
An evening of poetry, spoken word, music, & dance. Free and open to the public
Appearances By: The Funky Wordsmyths Donna Rose Jhinuk Beth Myers-
Women's Edge Coalition SHAREcircle and many others...
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
6:30 PM Mexican Fine Arts Center at 1852 W 19th St
Chicago IL
Call (312) 427-2060 or visit
http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/midwestern for more info
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LOOKING FOR A JOB, FELLOWSHIP OR INTERNSHIP?
The Feminist Majority Foundation is seeking a motivated feminist
activist with strong computer-skills to assist the Web Team with
office IT maintenance including software and workstations, website
maintenance, writing and marketing. This position is great for anyone
interested in using the web to facilitate feminist activism. Please
visit the career section of the Feminist Majority at
http://www.feminist.org/jobs/ or contact cocallaghan at feminist.org
for more info.
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The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is also seeking a
highly-motivated and self-starting individual with issue and or
electoral experience to fill the position of Press Secretary. Please
visit the career section of the Feminist Majority at
http://www.feminist.org/jobs/ or contact ecarmany at feminist.org for
more info.
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The Feminist Majority Foundation maintains a constantly updated
database of employers looking for feminists. Visit
http://www.feminist.org and look for "Career Center" on their
homepage. They also have a place to post your resume if you are
looking for a job. They have recently upgraded their career section
with some very useful features, so check it out if you are on a job
search.
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LOOKING FOR A SERVICE?
Suzan Erem is a versatile writer with many years experience in the
labor movement. Author of the book Labor Pains and co-author of Do
You Want to be a Mom?, Suzan also worked as an editor on a daily
newspaper. She has written poetry, magazine articles, promotional
copy and researched the labor movement. If you need expert freelance
writing and editing you may visit Suzan's website at
http://www.lastdraft.com for more info. Suzan is a member of the
National Writers Union.
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THAT'S IT FOR THIS MONTH
Please send us any news about former CWLUers, upcoming events and
feminist happenings. We depend on you to be our eyes and ears. Do you
need research assistance? Do you provide a service? Do you need a
service? Do you have a cool project you need help with? Are you
looking for a job? Do you have a job to offer? Let us know and we'll
try to include it. Feminist networking is part of what we are about.
E-mail infogal at cwluherstory.org with your contribution.
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