Drew Davies from the Map of Gaps campaign forwarded along an awesome resource. Basically, what the map shows are locations of services meant to help women get out of dangerous situations involving domestic violence of sexual exploitation. What the map ALSO shows is how geography gets political — note that most of Britain is red (meaning zero access to facilities) for many of the resources the map is meant to help you find.

This is both an awesome resource for abuse … READ MORE

Tenth Annual Women’s History Month Conference

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY (20 minutes from midtown Manhattan)

Black Power, Black Feminism: Black Women’s Activism and Development of Womanist/Feminist Consciousness in the Era Black Power.

This Conference is FREE and open to the public.

Register at:http://www.slc.edu/womens-history/conference/index.php

Traditionally scholarship on the Black Power era has characterized this time of renewed cultural and political nationalism and activism as an almost exclusively male domain.

This has begun to change. Not only … READ MORE

I find myself a little bit conflicted by my reaction to feminist men/feminist allies. We have a couple of great men who write here, and by no means do I intend to belittle their contributions or those of other men who are actively involved in feminist work. Not only do I think that power imbalance is destructive to everyone (though not in equal measure), I think it goes without saying that such an imbalance can’t be fought by women alone. … READ MORE

I’m fortunate enough to know a lady who has the time and resources to fly around the globe helping others. She works with organizations to bring medical supplies to communities that need them. The work they do makes lasting improvements in people’s lives.

Today, she sold me a couple of very cute and well-crafted monk bags that were made in Sri Lanka by an organization of women called Suba Ude:

Suba Ude’s mission is to organize long term sustainable and participatory creative … READ MORE