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How much money do you spend on corporate media?
This past weekend I attended a talk by Jen Angel – media activist, writer, and cofounder of Clamor magazine – whose energy and dedication to radical media activism never cease to amaze me. Jen recently published a pamphlet called Becoming the Media: A critical history of Clamor magazine (PM Press... Read more »
Specular Preserves at Reading Frenzy
I
just found out about this show for first Thursday at Reading Frenzy.
Looks like it's gonna be great!
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Get some nuts?
If you’re offended, you can take some relief knowing that the ad was never shown in the United States – Mars (Snickers’ parent company) agreed to pull it after complaints from the HRC.
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Submit to Make/Shift
If you haven't checked out Make/Shift magazine yet, I highly recommend it.
From their mission statement:
Make/shift magazine creates and documents contemporary feminist culture and action by publishing journalism, critical analysis, and visual and text art. Made by an editorial collective... Read more »
Enough! Resisting Capitalism
Thanks to Jessica Hoffmann for alerting me to a new project I'm thrilled to spread the word about:
Enough: The Personal Politics of Resisting Capitalism
Enough is a space for conversations about creating shared values and practices around wealth redistribution, how to sustain grassroots movements... Read more »
Summer reading suggestions?
Anyone out there have summer reading suggestions for our on-line readers? Non-fiction and fiction....? graphic novels? essays? bring it all on.
My gal, my son and I are heading out on a roadtrip this Sunday to a little cabin in Montana for a week of reading and relaxing and I would love to take a... Read more »
When is enough, enough?
Over the past year at B-Word/Bitch we have been talking about growing. And doing some growing, too. But within these discussions there are some fundamental questions that not just B-Word contends with, but many, if not most, non-profits.
When is enough, enough?
When have we grown enough? How do... Read more »
Attention artists and makers of things!
Now
is the time when I ask all you 'makers' to support Bitch by
donating one of your pieces to our annual fundraising art auction. This year
promises to be as good (if not better) than last year!
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What past Bitch articles do you want to see online?
One of the people hard at work behind the scenes here is Kyla Wagener, AKA Bitch webmonkey. I'm sharing this for two reasons. First because Kyla recently started her own blog. She's wicked smart. You should read it.
I also share this because in her role as webmonkey, Kyla's wrangling all the... Read more »
Visiting Portland!
I'm up in Portland this week, visiting Debbie and hanging out at the Bitch office. I haven't been here in about a year, and it's amazing to see how bustling the office is—with interns and volunteers and new staffers (hi, Brian!)—while maintaining a relatively unfrenzied vibe, even though it's the... Read more »
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