We recommend Hugo Schwyzer’s 12/1/09 article, “Bonding through revulsion and desire: a note on homosociality and strip clubs”. A few excerpts: Homosociality is the notion that for American men in particular, the approval of other males is of paramount concern, even more sought after than validation from women…Men in our society, as countless scholars of […]
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January 15-17: Stop Porn Culture Slideshow Training, Bellingham, WA
We are pleased to share this announcement from Stop Porn Culture: Our next slideshow training will be January 15-17, 2010, in Bellingham, WA. Come and get the experience, knowledge, and confidence to talk publicly against pornography in your community. The training will include in-depth presentations on topics such as: the links between pornography and violence […]
A Review of Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money, and Sex
NPN’s Jendi Reiter reviews Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money, and Sex by David Henry Sterry and R.J. Martin, Jr. (Brooklyn: Soft Skull Press, 2009). This fascinating but uneven anthology of personal essays by current and former sex workers gives readers a glimpse into the complex emotions of […]
Pictures from The Clothesline Project at Smith College
Here are pictures from The Clothesline Project at Smith College, November 1-8, 2009. The Clothesline Project is an exhibit intended to break the silence around sexual assault and gender violence. It is a vehicle for people affected by sexual violence to express their emotions or share their stories by decorating shirts, which are then hung […]
StandardNET: “Pornography at root of more and more domestic violence incidents”
Utah’s Standard-Examiner reported on September 19: More women requesting help are reporting that their abuser views pornography, according to officials who work with abused women.“Five years ago pornography wasn’t something we talked about,” said Kay Card, director of Safe Harbor, a women’s shelter in Davis County.The pornography is a “cancer”, she said.“Women can’t compete with […]
Bitch Magazine: “Wack Attack” – Confronting Online Harrassment
“Wack Attack”, a 2008 article from Bitch Magazine, offers advice to women and feminists confronting online harrassment: 1. Don’t Silence Yourself. Even the staunchest advocates for ignoring harassment support this stance, because they want women to keep writing online. Do whatever you need to do to feel safe, but don’t quit. Your silence gives every […]
Iceland Criminalizes Strip Clubs
Object, a UK organization, has kindly given us permission to reprint the following bulletin from their Stripping the Illusion July 2009 update: case study: Iceland“We have now shown that we understand the connection between pornography, prostitution and human trafficking.” Gudrun Jonsdotti, spokesperson for Stigamot, an Icelandic sexual violence support center.“A complete victory has been achieved […]
Adrienne Rich: “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence”
Capital Video’s Amazing.net store in Northampton portrays itself as gay-friendly, but this is just a fig leaf over the true nature of the bulk of today’s porn industry: Adrienne Rich describes the reality in “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence”, published in The Signs Reader: Women, Gender & Scholarship (The University of Chicago Press, 1983, page […]
Not For Sale Media Project; Downloadable Posters
Artemis Fund is a non-profit organization in Western Massachusetts which works to promote the human rights of women and girls. They have kindly given us permission to reprint the following material. View the original page here. Click on the image of each poster to download a full-size PDF. Not For Sale Media Project The Not […]
Our Poster to the Valley Advocate: “Stand up for women! Drop your Massage/Escort ads”
This week NoPornNorthampton is distributing over 300 11×17 posters throughout Pioneer Valley in conjunction with Our Voices Matter. Contact incoming Daily Hampshire Gazette/Valley Advocate publisher Jim Foudy and let him know it’s time for the Advocate to exit the escort business. For a high-resolution PDF of the poster, download it here (480KB). See also: Prostitution: […]