Feminism

SHERRY WOLF is a long time activist currently living in Chicago.
Member of the Editorial Board of International Socialist Review, Wolf
has written articles on a variety of topics ranging from the war in
Iraq to the struggle of women to gain access to abortion. Some recent
articles include "Stonewall: The birth of gay power," and "The Myth of
the Black/Gay Divide." Her essays and lectures can be seen in Monthly
Review, Znet, and on CounterPunch.org.

Roe v. Wade 36th Anniversary Program
January 22, 2009 7:00 pm
First Unitarian Church 220 S. Winton Rd.

Guest speaker: William R. Baird of Eisenstadt v. Baird, the Supreme Court Decision that legalized birth control for unmarried people as well as married people

Known as a birth control crusader and the Father of the Abortion Rights Movement, in 1967 Bill Baird was convicted and sent to prison for giving birth control to unmarried people. He has appeared three times before the U.S.

Coconut Oil SLAMMED – Soybean Growers make a KILLING

The 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is coming up on Thursday, November 20th. Several activities are being planned, which we hope you will consider attending.

At noontime on Thursday, there will be a gathering and vigil at the Liberty Pole in downtown Rochester to remember the dead and to call attention to the violence against transgender people. More details will follow.

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Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca.
Thursday, September 25

Justice for our sister Marcella Sali Grace!

Brother and sisters,

Our hearts are full of sadness and rage because our sister Sali was brutally raped and murdered 20 minutes from San Jose del Pacifico and up to this moment the Oaxacan Attorney General's Office, as is its custom, is not doing anything regarding the fact that there exist witnesses who have information to identify those responsible.

Americans who love the environment must beat back the Palin horse and the climate apocalypse it is bringing.

The Queer Radical Reading Group will be meeting on Thursday September 4th and 18th at 7 PM at Equal Grounds to discuss Julia Serano's book Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Please come!

An evening of strip-tease, drag, tap, music, and comedy!

All fund raiser proceeds will go towards the Unconventional Action Upstate NY legal defense fund for folks going to demonstrate against the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota (September 1st - 4th) and the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado (August 25th - 28th).

Shut down the RNC!

What: Anarchist feminist reflection on 160 years of struggle.
When: Saturday, 19 July 2008. 12PM-whenever
Where: Seneca Falls, NY [more precise location forthcoming, but it'll be outdoors, rain or shine]
Why: On July 19th 1848, the national conversation on 'the condition and rights of women' began in Seneca Falls, NY. Subsequent movements for gender justice have left a mixed legacy in terms of analysis, tactics and impact.

* El Libertario published in its 51st edition (Venezuela, Novermber - Dicember 2007) a text compilation that expresses important aspects of what anarchism proposes may be done to face the growing problem of gender violence.