He stands
wider than anyone else on the stage.
Takes the
chosen time to regal us
with tired words of
women-hate.
Crazy hurled around like an
electric shock
keeping me in place.
He attacks their clothes,
looks to their bodies as signs of
own-ability and flirts
to get his way – in.
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Shopping in my Closet
lately i”ve been thinking a lot about clothing.
i”ve gone through many wardrobe changes in my life – i like to imagine them as different costumes for the different roles i”ve had to play. there were the first years – lacy, frilly, all matching, already refusing to eat – a nice, sweet little pollyanna. innocent, and sexualized. i was loved. then i got older, fatter, more interested in lots of colors and loud, clashing patterns. i like to call this my punky brewster phase – a personal fav. but, i was “ugly” (i.e. – no longer a doll) and so – unloved. this realization brought on the stlye-depressed, no-interest-in-clothes-or-appearance phase – unloved and now invisible. i soon realized i was never going to get anywhere being the “ugly” girl, stopped eating all-together and wore all belly shirts, synthetic bright orange and brown shirts that clung to my body and the perfume “charlie”s white” (after my father”s name). i wasn”t loved… but i was sexy again. high school brought on the all-american girl phase (otherwise known as i-want-to-be-like-andie-mcphee-from-“dawson”s creek” phase) – loved. in college it was 50″s style dresses with white sneakers (while i dreamed of pumps) – loved. JCrew perfection – loved. all-black-all-the-time depression (opposite of the pollyanna i started with) -unloved but sexy. and finally the pop-punk pierced eyebrow with dyed hair phase (the grown-up punky brewster!) -unloved, and sexy.
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What Matters
What matters is the color of the floor,
unwashed and sticky
blackness, between the boards, the
sweat beading familiar and
wet on my hands,
the shape of her brow
as she smiles at me
more than she frowns, and
the times when I can say
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Hopes for Obama’s Cairo Speech Turn Out to be Too Audacious
With the rest of the world I anxiously tuned in to what has been labeled Obama’s “Cairo speech.” Most importantly, I was hoping the President would give appropriate attention to the issue I consider a top priority in our relations with the “Islamic world”: the status of women. When Obama said “let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together,” I braced myself; fingers crossed, to see what he would say about the violence and discrimination that plague so many women’s lives in the Middle East.
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FREE PARTY/ OPEN MIC Celebrating Blog & Paradigm Shift TV Launch & LGBT Pride! Bloggers, Videos, Poets, Musicians & Performers Wanted!
Location: The People Lounge
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: In the heart of the Feminist District
People Lounge, 163 Allen Street, NYC
(Between Stanton and Rivington, F or V Train to 2nd Ave)
HopStop.com Directions CLICK HERE
Cost: FREE!!
ALL WELCOME to CELEBRATE & PARTICIPATE!!!
GUEST BLOGGERS WANTED!
Content can be:
- your personal story
- editorials
- interviews
- reviews
- poetry
- creative non fiction
- fiction
- ideas welcome!
Email post to:
Blog@paradigmshiftnyc.com
SHORT VIDEOS WANTED (up to 10 min)
Original content can be related to:
your POV, feminism, women’s issues, LGBT issues, your activism or
work, your passions, your performances, music videos, ideas welcome!
Post private video to YouTube and send a link to:
ssmith@paradigmshiftnyc.com
or
email video to above address
MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS, POETS, WRITERS WANTED!
SIGN UP FOR OPEN MIC:
email: llopez@paradigmshiftnyc.com
Category: Events, Paradigm Shift Event /
Women & Religious Equality with Leora Tanenbaum
Paradigm Shift: NYC’s Feminist Community Presents
Women & Religious Equality with Leora Tanenbaum
Author of “Taking Back God: American Women Rising Up for Religious Equality”
“A fast-rising social critic.” —Publishers Weekly
A portion of the proceeds donated to Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) a feminist interfaith organization
When: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: In the heart of the Feminist District
People Lounge, 163 Allen Street, NYC
(Between Stanton and Rivington, F or V Train to 2nd Ave)
HopStop.com Directions
Ticket Cost: $7 pre-sales before March 31st, $10 at door
RESERVE SPOT NOW >>
MORE INFO: http://www.takingbackgod.com
“Religious feminism is not dead! If you believe in gender equality and belong to any of the three great ‘religions of the Book,’ Taking Back God will both energize and anger you. As an observant Jew herself, Leora Tanenbaum carefully nuances the secondary status of many women in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. She shows how women are challenging repressive traditions in light of the core values of their faith. As a Christian feminist myself, I especially appreciated learning and Jewish and Muslim women in parallel circumstances and with similar interpretive hurdles. Tanenbaum blends extensive research with human interest stories and an embracing attitude that keeps one turning the pages.”
—Reta Halteman Finger, assistant professor of New Testament, Messiah College, and former editor of the Christian feminist magazine Daughters of Sarah
ABOUT LEORA TANENBAUM:
http://www.takingbackgod.com/bio.htm
Leora Tanenbaum is the author of Taking Back God: American Women Rising Up for Religious Equality (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). It exposes the fact that millions of American Christian, Jewish, and Muslim women love their religion but are deeply troubled over their inferior status as women within their faith.
Leora’s previous books are Catfight: Rivalries Among Women: From Diets to Dating, From the Boardroom to the Delivery Room, about the ways in which women often try to sabotage one another, and Slut! Growing Up Female With a Bad Reputation, about girls labeled “sluts” by their peers (both HarperPerennial).
Internationally, her books are available in Germany, Turkey, Australia/New Zealand, and Greece.
In addition to books, Leora has written for Newsday, Seventeen, Ms., and The Nation, among many other publications. She has been featured in Redbook, The Washington Post, and The Forward, among many publications. She is quoted regularly in newspapers such as The New York Times, L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today and in magazines ranging from CosmoGirl to Child. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Feminist Press.
Leora lectures widely at venues including the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Makor at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, and campuses such as Stanford, Columbia, Duke, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Spelman College.
Leora regularly discusses girls’ and women’s issues on TV news and entertainment shows. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Inside Edition, The O’Reilly Factor, Politically Incorrect, and other programs. She is also proud to have been lampooned onCNN’s Capitol Gang.
Leora lives in New York City with her husband and two sons. She enjoys leyning (chanting the words of the Torah in synagogue), listening to the Beatles, and being unspeakably silly with her children.
ABOUT WATER:
http://www.his.com/~mhunt/
The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) began in 1983 in response to the need for theological, ethical, and liturgical development for and by women.
We are a feminist educational center, doing work locally, nationally and internationally organizing programs and projects, publications and workshops, counseling, spiritual direction and liturgical planning which help people actualize feminist religious values in the service of social change.
WATER helps develop inclusive religious and social communities, and focuses feminist faith on bringing about social justice.
Category: Events, Paradigm Shift Event /
Benefit: Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival Half-Way Soirée in NYC
Directions to The MichFest Half Way Soirée
168 Delancey Street Between Clinton St. and Attorney St.
Need a ride or bunk with someone local? Check the MichFest Forum: http://www.michfest.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=17
Get Driving Directions: http://maps.google.com
F train to DELANCEY [[walk 1.5 blocks east]]
View subway map >>
View HopStop.com >>
Driving From Brooklyn: Take the first exit off the Williamsburg Bridge onto CLINTON STREET. The Delancey is located on the NORTH SIDE of DELANCEY STREET at CLINTON STREET.
Driving From Uptown Manhattan: Take 2nd Ave. south and make a left turn at Delancey Street. The Delancey is located on the NORTH SIDE of DELANCEY STREET at CLINTON STREET.
From Penn Station
Walk to 34th Street and Broadway. Then,
take the F train downtown to Delancey Street. Walk 1.5 Blocks East
to 168 Delancey Street Between Clinton St. and Attorney St.
From Grand Central
Take the F train from 42 Street + 5th/6th Ave – Bryant Park station heading Downtown to Delancey Street. Walk 1.5 Blocks East
to 168 Delancey Street Between Clinton St. and Attorney St.
From outside NYC
Train & Bus:
NJ Transit Train, Bus Schedules, Metro North Schedules, Long Island Railroad:
http://www.njtransit.com/
View MTA website >>
From Newark International Airport
Take the shuttle / monorail to the NJ Transit terminal. Walk to 34th Street and Broadway. Then, take the F train downtown to Delancey Street. Walk 1.5 Blocks East to 168 Delancey Street Between Clinton St. and Attorney St. View other travel methods from the airport >>
From JFK Airport
Take the JFK AirTrain from John F Kennedy Airport station heading to Jamaica Station. Get off at Sutphin/Jamaica Station. Take the J train from Sutphin Blvd – Archer Av/JFK station heading to Broad St. Get off at Delancey St – Essex St. Exit near intersection of Delancey St and Norfolk St. Start out going East on Delancey St towards Suffolk St. 2 min walk to: 168 Delancey Street Between Clinton St. and Attorney St.
Category: Events, Paradigm Shift Event /
“I Had An Abortion” Documentary Screening & Discussion with Jennifer Baumgardner, Filmmaker, Activist, Author & Gillian Aldrich, Filmmaker
in honor of Roe vs. Wade anniversary a portion of the proceeds donated to New York Abortion Access Fund
additional support by Women & Hollywood, Haven Coalition, NARAL Pro-Choice NY
Location: The People Lounge
When: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: In the heart of the Feminist District
People Lounge, 163 Allen Street, NYC
(Between Stanton and Rivington, F or V Train to 2nd Ave)
HopStop.com Directions CLICK HERE
Cost: $12 online pre-sales until Jan 20, $15 at door
BUY DISCOUNTED TICKETS NOW: CLICK HERE
“Fresh, moving, important…Muriel Rukeyser wrote, ‘If one woman told the truth about her life, the world would split open.’ [This film] gives us 10 truth-telling women, and splits the world open in as many ways.”
Katha Pollitt
The Nation
Underneath the din of politicians posturing about “life” and “choice” and beyond the shouted slogans about murder and rights, there are real stories of real women who have had abortions. Each year in the US, 1.3 million abortions occur, but the topic is still so stigmatized it’s never discussed in polite company.
Powerful, poignant, and fiercely honest, I HAD AN ABORTION tackles this taboo, featuring 10 women – including famed feminist Gloria Steinem – who candidly describe experiences spanning seven decades, from the years before Roe v. Wade to the present day. Filmmakers Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich insightfully document how changing societal pressures have affected women’s choices and experiences.
More info and to purchase a DVD: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c693.shtml
About Jennifer:
After a five-year stint as an editor at Ms., Jennifer Baumgardner began writing for a diverse array of publications, doing investigative pieces for Harper’s, Mother Jones, and The Nation. Jennifer is co-author of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism and author of Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics, as well as Abortion & Life.
Jennifer is a popular pundit and interview guest for venues from Oprah to Talk of the Nation. For two years, she was a host on She Span, a weekly political roundtable on the Oxygen Network for women. In 2003, the Commonwealth Club of California hailed her in their centennial year as one of six “Visionaries for the 21st Century”.
About Gillian:
Gillian Aldrich is a documentary producer and journalist who has worked on social justice issues in television, radio, and print. She has worked with Michael Moore on several projects, including most recently as a field producer for the academy award winning documentary Bowling for Columbine, on his television series, The Awful Truth, and on his best-selling book, Downsize This, as well as contributing to his documentary, The Big One. In television, she line-produced Trio’s The Syringa Tree, a moving one woman show about growing up in South Africa under apartheid. With Skylight Pictures, she co-produced Battle for Broad, a documentary about the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, a renowned group of homeless activists in Philadelphia who have made homelessness an international human rights issue.
About New York Abortion Access Fund:
NYAAF is a voluteer-run, non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to low-income women who cannot afford to pay for an abortion.
http://www.nyaaf.org/…
About Women & Hollywood:
News and commentary about Hollywood from a feminist perspective
http://www.womenandho…
About Haven Coalition:
http://havencoalition.org
The Haven Coalition is a network of volunteers who provide a meal
and a safe place to sleep for women who are forced to travel to
New York City for late-term abortions. Since our inception in June of 2001,
Haven has hosted close to 700 women for over 800 nights.
About NARAL Pro-Choice NY:
http://www.prochoiceny.org
Take Action with NARAL Pro-Choice New York!
NARAL Pro-Choice New York is the state’s foremost pro-choice political
organization. We work to protect safe, legal abortion and to expand
the full range of reproductive rights for women regardless of age,
race or income. As a volunteer with NARAL Pro-Choice New York, you’ll
join a dedicated community of pro-choice activists that have worked
tirelessly for over 30 years to protect and expand reproductive health
care and choice throughout New York State. To get involved in NARAL
Pro-Choice New York’s activist efforts, please contact Community
Organizer, Laleña Howard at 646-520-3506 or lhoward@prochoiceny.org.
Here’s how you can get involved: Organize on your campus by holding a NARAL Pro-Choice New York event and distributing materials. Host a house party and we will come talk to your friends about current reproductive rights issues and ways to take action. Become a petition captain and we’ll mail you petitions so you can collect signatures for pro-choice legislation in your own community.
Category: Events /
$7 Workshop: Are You Financially Secure? with Tanya Osborn
When: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: In the heart of the Feminist District
People Lounge
163 Allen Street, NYC
(Between Stanton and Rivington, F or V Train to 2nd Ave)
HopStop.com Directions >>
Workshop cost: $7 online pre-sales here before Jan 10, $10 at door
Pre-sale tickets are no longer available. Please come to the door to purchase.
Details:
Q & A session included to answer all of your questions
You will learn:
– How to survive and thrive in today’s difficult financial climate
– How does the state of America’s economy affect our lives
– How to overcome financial obstacles that effect women in their 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond
– Valuable options that can assist you in reaching your financial goals, covering all major areas of home finance, including retirement and savings strategies, debt management, income protection needs and more.
About Tanya:
For the last 11 years, Tanya Osborne, Independent Financial Services Professional at Primerica Financial Services, has provided a valuable Financial Needs Analysis service to populations in need, focusing on the finances of women. For more information, visit http://www.primerica.com/public/ or
http://www.womeninprimerica.com/
