[Herstory] January CWLU Herstory E-Zine

Tue Jan 27 06:54:04 EST 2004

Hello: Welcome to the January 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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HELP THE HERSTORY PROJECT TEST ITS NEW ONLINE SHOPPING CART OF 
CLASSIC FEMINIST POSTER IMAGES

As you probably know, many of the classic Chicago Women's Graphics 
Collective images are now available again  on the CWLU Herstory 
website. However, visitors to the site must download a form and mail 
it in with their payment.

We now have an online shopping cart with credit card ordering , but 
we need you to look it over and test it before it goes "public". 
Please visit http://www.cwluherstory.org/CWLUMarket/ccp51/ and then 
tell us what you think. You may use the "Contact Us" web form on the 
site or e-mail infogal at cwluherstory.org. Please alert us to any typos 
or factual errors you find.  Let us know if you find anything 
confusing or if something does not work as you expect.

As an incentive, we are offering a 10% discount on any shopping cart 
orders from now until February 15 as a way to help us test the online 
catalog before it goes public.

The Chicago Women's Graphics Collective began as a  workgroup of the 
Chicago Women's Liberation Union and distributed tens of thousands of 
feminist posters worldwide until it disbanded in the early 1980's

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CWLU HERSTORY PROJECT MEMBERSHIP DRIVE CONTINUES

The Herstory Project is continuing its membership drive complete with 
premiums like poster reproductions, refrigerator magnets, T-shirts, 
and Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band CD's.

A number of people have sent in their membership forms already. 
Membership is our main source of income to continue this project. 
Membership forms are available at 
http://www.cwluherstory.org/join.html  in Adobe Acrobat form. Details 
about membership levels and premiums are on the form.

Thanks to everyone for your financial support!

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BITCH MAGAZINE RUNS AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN MOVING DAY ALBUM

In 1972,  the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band and its sister 
band, the New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Band, cut a classic album 
called Mountain Moving Day. BITCH magazine has a long article by 
Jennifer Baumgartner  in its Winter 2004 issue about both bands.

Inexplicably, the article fails to mention that the music of both 
bands is available on the Herstory site along with articles and 
photos. Anyway, if you actually want to hear these bands as well as 
read about them, visit 
http://www.cwluherstory.com/CWLUGallery/rock.html. You may listen 
using the Quicktime  browser plug-in or download MP3's of all the 
songs on the album.

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WOMEN'S MONTH IS COMING TO UIC

Every year the University of Illinois at Chicago puts on a month-long 
series of  women's events. We don't have all the details, but we do 
know that Jennifer Abod and Angela Bowen will appear on February 26. 
They produced the video "The Edge of Each Other's Battles" about 
feminist writer Audre Lorde. Jennifer Abod was in the New Haven 
Women's Liberation Rock Band.

In addition, Amy Goodman, a  radio-tv journalist with the alternative 
media outlet "Democracy Now!", will be speaking at the opening 
reception on March 2.

We'll have more details in the next issue. Herstory coordinator 
Estelle Carol  is working with the UIC Women's Affairs Office on 
publicity.

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GENERATIONS OF FEMINISM CONFERENCE PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY 28 AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

UC femininsts are organizing a special conference on February 28 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.

The conference will be at the Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Theater, 
1212 East 59th Street in Chicago. Pre-registration is required, but 
the actual conference is free. You may read more about the conference 
at http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cgs/GFConference.htm

The Herstory Project will try to have a table there.

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JO FREEMAN WILL BE DISCUSSING HER BOOK - AT BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES - 
IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND WASHINGTON DC

Jo Freeman's new book about her experiences in the Bay Area Civil 
Rights Movement and the Berkeley Free Speech Movement is finally on 
the shelves.  Jo will be discussing her book at several locations in 
the SF Bay Area and Washington D.C. Please visit 
http://www.jofreeman.com/whatsnew.htm for more details.

You may read an chapter from her book on our Feminist Salon at 
http://www.cwluherstory.com/phpweb/article.php?sid=76 . Jo Freeman 
was one of the pioneers of second wave feminism and is the author of 
many books and articles.

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AURORA LEVINS MORALES CELEBRATES HER 50TH BIRTHDAY WITH A POETRY AND 
CULTURE FEST IN BERKELEY CA

Join Aurora and friends for a celebration of her 50th birthday, and 
28 years as a progressive artist in the Bay Area.  Proceeds will 
benefit Aurora's work as a poet and community historian and help her 
to self-publish her new book, "Unbroken Hearts", a collection of 
poems and essays that weaves together the events of September 11, 
2001, the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine/Israel, and the end 
of her marriage.

Aurora will read from her new poetry collection "Unbroken Hearts". 
There will also be performances by Avotcja, Aya de Leon, Barbara 
McAfee, Carlos Baron, Luisah Teish, Luz Guerra, Pat Wynn, Ricardo 
Levins Morales and Rico Pabon.

Aurora is a poet and community historian. She and her mother were 
both members of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union.

The celebration will be February 19 at 7:30 pm at La Pena Cultural 
Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. E-mail  aurora at historica.us 
for more info.

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DO YOU REMEMBER THE AUGUST 26TH WOMEN'S STRIKES AND MARCHES OF 1970?

Stephanie Gilmore, a historian, is writing about the women's protests 
which took place on August 26, 1970.. Please share your memories with 
her. She is especially interested in what went on outside of New York 
City. Contact her at gilmore.78 at osu.edu .

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SO WHAT'S NEW ON THE HERSTORY SITE?

We added a guide on how to produce the Paula Kamen's Jane play. The 
guide was put together by Nikki Gruise of Winona State University in 
Minnesota. You may read it at 
http://www.cwluherstory.com/CWLUFeature/Janeguide.html . It is very 
thorough and quite impressive.

Our Herstory Fundraising Shopping Cart is now ready to test at 
http://www.cwluherstory.org/CWLUMarket/ccp51/

We updated our Feminist Salon at http://www.cwluherstory.com/phpweb/ 
with  new articles including:

- a  review of a book on gays in Hollywood
- a call to join the Access & Equity Contingent at the April 25 March 
on Washington for Women's Lives
- a poem by Wendy Collier about domestic violence
- an article by Wendy Collier about domestic violence
- an analysis of sexism by Punkerslut
- an article about women at the Afghan Loya Jirga
- a report from Womens World about gender censorship

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!

Persepolis  by Marjane Satrapi
A stunning graphic novel about growing up in Iran after the fall of 
the Shah. This book gets past the stereotypes about Iran and delves 
into the complexity of being a woman in that nation. Highly 
recommended.

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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://gynpages.com/
Abortion Clinics Online lists over 400 abortion providers by state. 
It also has a wealth of info about general reproductive health issues.
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http://www.9to5.org/
9to5 is the National Association of Working Women, an organization 
that has been battling gender discrimination in the workplace for 30 
years.
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http://www.femina.com/
Femina is an all-purpose women's gateway to the Internet, a kind of 
Yahoo for women. A good place to begin research on any women's 
related topic.

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FEMINIST EVENTS AND ACTION CALENDAR

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WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST BOOKSTORE HAS A GREAT JAN - FEB LINEUP OF EVENTS

Jill Zimmerman Rutledge , Lynne Cox, Shannon Olson, Jean Thompson, 
Susan Vreeland, Harlyn Aizley, Cynthia Yoder  and Perri Klass  will 
be among the writers appearing at Women and Children First Bookstore 
in Chicago during January and February.

5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Phone(773) 769-9299.
Visit the Women and Children First website at 
http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com for dates and times as well as 
info about other  events.
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WAR FORUM: AN ART EXHIBIT

This exhibition is a forum for expression about the subject of war 
through visual images and/or words about the war activities of the 
United States and about war in general.  Among the artists 
represented is Mary Ellen Croteau, a Herstory Project member.

January 23 - February 19
WomanMade Gallery
2418 W. Bloomingdale
Chicago, IL 60648

For more info call 773-489-8900

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JUSTICE MATTERS: LEGACIES OF THE HOLOCAUST AND WORLD WAR

Mona Sue Weissmark will read from her book born from a meeting of the 
sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors and Nazis. Justice Matters 
shows how the psychology of hatred and ethnic resentments are passed 
from generation to generation. Professor and psychologist Mona Sue 
Weissmark,Ph.D., the child of Holocaust survivors, is also the 
founder of the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice. Peter Hayes, 
Ph.D. Professor of Holocaust Studies at Northwestern will facilitate 
a discussion following the reading.

Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 6:00 pm
Goethe Institut
150 North Michigan Avenue Suite 200
Chicago,Il 60601

Admission is free

For more information please call 312-263-0472 or  visit 
http://www.goethe.de/chicago
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CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM: ANOTHER CHICAGO IS POSSIBLE

The Chicago Social Forum will bring together activists from different 
movements, organizations, campaigns and struggles for democratic 
discussions, debates and building solidarity. It takes its 
inspiration from the World Social Forum in Brazil, which attracted 
more than 10,000 people at its first meeting in 2001. Two years 
later, some 100,000 attended, from across Latin America and around 
the world.

Saturday, January 31 from 9 am to 6 pm
Jones High School
606 S. State
Chicago IL

For more information or to endorse this event, call 312-427-2533 or 
visit http://www.chicagosocialforum.org/ 

The Herstory Project plans to have a table there.

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MARRIAGE EQUALITY RECEPTION

To honor the commitments made by local same-sex couples, and to 
shower appreciation on supportive family, colleagues, faith leaders 
and friends.  No cost for admission. Cash Bar. RSVPs requested. Taste 
the cake. Catch the bouquet. Dance. Celebrate!  Hosted by Lambda 
Legal and High Risk Gallery MC'd by Anthony Rapp, from the original 
cast of "Rent" Music spun by DJ Wanda Rodriguez.

Thursday, February 12, 2004, 7-9 p.m.
High Risk Gallery
1113 West Belmont, Chicago

Contact RoiAnn Phillips at Feb12Chicago at lambdalegal.org or at 
312.663.4413 ext. 43 for more info.

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LOOKING FOR A JOB, FELLOWSHIP OR INTERNSHIP?

Changing Worlds has two part-time positions open in Chicago. Changing 
Worlds has done some outstanding exhibitions documenting the 
immigrant experience in Chicago.

Office Operations Coordinator: Computer proficiency in Microsoft 
Office, Peachtree Accounting Software and Database systems is 
required. Interested candidates should submit their resume, cover 
letter, and salary requirements to Changing Worlds at 
info at changingworlds.org. 

Coordinator of Resource Development:  Successful applicants should 
have a Bachelors Degree in English, Communications or equivalent 
experience and education in the areas of fundraising, website design 
and marketing strategy development. Interested candidates should 
submit their resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to 
Changing Worlds at info at changingworlds.org.  
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The Jewish Women's Archive seeks to appoint six fellows in 2004 to 
conduct research on Jewish women's roles in shaping community in 
cities across North America. The resulting articles will be published 
as part of an edited volume that will mark the 350th anniversary of 
American Jewish community to be celebrated in 2004-05.

Research fellows may be graduate students or more advanced scholars 
in fields related to American Jewish women's history and will receive 
$1000 during the period of their research and an additional $1500 
upon submission of the completed essay. Applications must be 
postmarked by March 15, 2004. For more detailed information  see 
http://www.jwa.org/fellowships , contact the Jewish Women's Archive 
at 617-232-2258 or e-mail kgoldman at jwa.org.
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The Feminist Majority Foundation is seeking interns  to help 
organize campus and community activists for the National March for 
Women's Lives in Washington, DC on April 25. A more detailed 
description can be viewed at http://www.feminist.org/intern.
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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.

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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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"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is:
I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express 
sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."- Rebecca West