June 25-30: Radical Feminist Seminar, Wheelock Media Institute, Stop Porn Culture Training in Boston

From the website of Stop Porn Culture!Come to Boston for a week of feminist theory and activism. Stop Porn Culture presents three back-to-back events. Participants can attend one, two, or all three.June 25-26Radical Feminist SeminarTwo days of education, organizing, and networking. Women from all over the world will be exploring classic and contemporary radical feminism […]

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Rain and Thunder Calls for Contributions to Disability Issue

***********CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS***********Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism is looking for contributions for our upcoming issue on Disability (deadline March 1, 2011): How do women define and experience disability? How do ableism and disability oppression affect our lives? How does disability intersect with and inform other social/political identities and struggles? […]

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December 5: 7th Annual Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage in Northampton

Safe Passage announces its 7th annual Hot Chocolate Run in Northampton: The Hot Chocolate Run raises funds for Safe Passage, the Hampshire County organization providing shelter, counseling, and advocacy services to women and children who have experienced domestic violence. This event is Safe Passage’s largest fundraising event. We are so fortunate to have the support of thousands of […]

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APAN Action Alert: “Tell Newbury Comics executives to dump CDs which promote violence against women”

From the Anti-Porn Activist Network: ACTION ALERT! September 2010 Tell Newbury Comics executives to dump CDs which promote violence against women. Necro’s CD Die!, contains a song so vile that 3 different music retailers have already dropped it (Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Juno.com). The song, “Human Traffic King”, glorifies criminals who kidnap women and force them […]

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October 21-23: Anti-Pornography Conference at University of New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire Womyn’s Club is organizing an anti-pornography conference this October. The conference will take place in Durham, NH and is free to all. See this website for more details. We have asked ourselves: what does an effective community response to sexual violence look like? When a community decides to come together to meet in […]

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Norma Hotaling Awards Announced

Global Centurion, a foundation which fights human trafficking by focusing on demand, announces the Norma Hotaling Awards. Download an award application form (PDF).   Three Awards in Commemoration of Norma Hotaling Norma Hotaling (1951-2008), founder of the SAGE, transcended homelessness, addiction and prostitution and transformed her suffering into an opportunity of hope for others. Trafficked into prostitution […]

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Lambda Literary: “Discarded Teens: ‘Kicked Out'”

It might claim otherwise, but the sex industry is no friend to the LGBT community. Lambda Literary writes in June: There’s a dirty secret in the LGBT community. One we rarely discuss, but one that affects thousands of queer teens every year: homelessness. According to a report by The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 26% of […]

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Pioneer Valley Gets 300+ Posters This Week to Protest Valley Advocate Escort Ads

NoPornNorthampton in conjunction with Our Voices Matter is putting up over 300 posters (download full-size PDF) throughout Pioneer Valley this week. Contact Daily Hampshire Gazette/Valley Advocate Publisher Jim Foudy and ask him to drop massage/escort ads from the Valley Advocate. See also:Not For Sale Media Project: Downloadable Posters MSNBC Investigates Human Trafficking and Prostitution in the […]

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March 10: Professor Gail Dines Presents “Supersexed” at Holyoke Community College

Wheelock College professor of sociology and women’s studies Dr. Gail Dines makes a special visit to Holyoke Community College tomorrow (directions). The public is invited. Don’t miss it!See also:June 12-13, 2010: Stop Porn Culture – An International Feminist Anti-Pornography ConferenceGail Dines: “Penn, Porn and Me” (7/1/08)Gail Dines Presents: Pornography and Pop Culture (explicit)Here are selected […]

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June 12-13: Stop Porn Culture – An International Feminist Anti-Pornography Conference

We are pleased to publicize this event from Stop Porn Culture:Stop Porn Culture:An International Feminist Anti-Pornography ConferenceJune 12-13, 2010Wheelock College, Boston MAIn March 2007, over 500 people gathered at a conference in Boston to help re-ignite a progressive and feminist movement against pornography. Our second national conference will once again bring together activists, academics, researchers, […]

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