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A Bitch Pitch
I was about a month into my job at Bitch and seeking meetings with many who are closest to B-Word's heart. I had the pleasure of meeting the individual who wrote this pitch about a year ago in a Seattle coffeeshop. Her words have blown us away and got us thinking about raising money and the values... Read more »
A moment of silence, please...
...for Estelle Getty — also known as the Golden Girls' Sophia Petrillo — who died today at age 84. Though her shoes were undoubtedly tiny, has any sitcom actress really filled them... Read more »
Sisterhood of Muslim female MCs and singers
I just happened to stumble upon this inspiring musical project spearheaded by singer, Deeyah (often referred to as the 'Muslim Madonna'), today. She describes it as this:'... Read more »
A collection of random things
Last night I co-hosted a fundraising house party for the kick-ass feminist media organization Women in Media and News. I've been involved in the organization since its planning and launch, and am proud to be its founding board chair.
The room was full of amazing feminist activists, and you could... Read more »
B-Word/Bitch is starting a lecture series!
B-Word/Bitch magazine is thrilled to announce our first lecture series, "Feminist Perspectives in Pop Culture," a four-evening series made possible by the generous funding of the Oregon Council for the Humanities! We are so happy that we've been dancing around the office. And then panic set in... Read more »
Come work at Bitch!
Please spread as far and wide as you possibly can...
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Here at Bitch, we're in search of a perfect someone to join our tiny but dedicated staff as a program director (full-time) at our office in Portland, Oregon. Someone bright, with a deep talent and love for analyzing media/pop culture... Read more »
Guilty DIY Pleasures
I stumbled upon this little brooch over at Etsy.com. In light of our previous post with Tina Fey's original proclamation: 'Bitches get stuff done!', I couldn't help putting it here on... Read more »
Action update on the birth-control-as-abortion thang
NARAL's letter-writing link is here (goes to Congress). Planned Parenthood's is here (goes to the White House).
And, courtesy of commenter softpieces on yesterday's post, Department of Health and Human Services contact info:
Secretary Mike Leavitt's office: 202-690-7000
Secretary Mike Leavitt's... Read more »
Our government wants to define some forms of birth control as abortion
Someone on my favorite feminist- and media-related listserv just pointed me to this article, by the ever-knowledgable Cristina Page, about a new Health and Human Services Department proposal that would define the pill, the patch, the shot, the IUD, the ring, and Plan B as abortion rather than... Read more »
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