April 2013
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Spring 2013 Zine: Feminism and Food - Now...
Interested in gender activism and the politics of food? FIFE wants to publish your poetry, prose, photography, drawings, digital media designs, ALL OF IT.
Not an artist/auteur you say? NOT A PROBLEM. Take our survey here.
Submit all art and literary works to femmag@gmail.com
Deadline: Noon, April 14th
November 2012
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Remember: Presidents appoint SCOTUS justices!
A little tidbit that wasn’t adequately addressed in the debates: the newly elected President of the United States will likely appoint 2 or even 3 justices to the Supreme Court - and if you’re foggy about SCOTUS, remember that they set precedent for the laws of the land. So when you VOTE TODAY (because choosing not to is WILDLY IRRESPONSIBLE) realize that your decision will affect the...
FALL 2012 ZINE AWWWW YEAHHHH
What are your greatest ambitions and worst fears regarding gender and activism? Tell the FIFE ‘zine in this survey about feminist utopias and dystopias: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGZDaElMSGMzbXhHbXNLOUtEV0x3VGc6MQ
CREATIVE/CRAFTY FOLK: The ‘zine wants to publish your art and literary works! Poetry, prose, photography, drawings, prints, digital media designs,...
October 2012
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“Understanding free speech as an abstract system is a liberal position....”
– Catherine MacKinnon (via philosoccult)
Food Day report analyzes how minimum wage hike... →
Berkeley — A new report released today (Wednesday, Oct. 24) in observation of national Food Day 2012 says that a proposal pending in U.S. Congress to raise the minimum wage would increase retail food prices for American consumers by at most 10 cents a day, while helping nearly 8 million food workers and 21 million workers in other industries.
The report from the recently established Food Labor...
April 2012
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“That women are joining in the ongoing disassembling of my appearance is salient....”
– Ashley Judd
Intuitive Eating and Exercise Workshop
Come explore the connection between stress, eating, and exercise!
U.Va Women’s Center, 2nd floor
Thursday, April 12, 4:00 - 5:30
Educators from Student Health’s nutritional services and the U.Va Mindfulness Center will answer questions & help us explore ways to get in tune with our bodies.
Come dressed to participate in a few gentle yoga exercises! Mats and snacks will be...
The Edmund Burke Society presents:
The Hypocrisy of the Left Regarding Women
April 5, 7:30 PM
Gibson Room, Cocke Hall
U.Va. alum and Young America’s Foundation Vice President Kate Obenshain will discuss the failure of radical feminism and the left’s rhetorical hypocrisy.
^^^^^ Who’s going to this??? Need some FIFErs to represent human decency.
March 2012
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THE SPRING ZINE IS COMING →
This Spring we’re gettin’ zen. What does spirituality mean to you? Tell us your thoughts about gender, community, and the possibility of a higher power in our survey by March 31. If you’re into wordz n’ craftz n’ stuff, send us your poetry, prose, photography, prints, etc. exploring feminism and faith by April 4 to femmag@gmail.com.
February 2012
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Anonymous asked: is there a list serve at uva that i can join to get more information?
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Virginia Ultrasound Bill: Republican Lawmaker... →
Democrats have criticized Gilbert’s floor statement, and Englin said that the statement is in line with previous Republican comments on the issue. He noted he had a conversation with one GOP lawmaker regarding his amendment where the lawmaker had told him that women had already made the decision to be “vaginally penetrated when they got pregnant.”
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Campus Dating Violence Fact Sheet →
Relevant.
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Stand Strong in Support of New No-Cost Birth... →
It’s up to pro-choice Americans to speak up for birth-control coverage. Sign your name to let the administration know that you are with them 100 percent.
SIGN IT, PEOPLE.
January 2012
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October 2011
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rizzylamey asked: Hello, my name is Lizzy Ramey and I am a second year student at the University of Virginia and I am an intern for the Virginia Coalition to Protect Women's Health. I am working with these organizations in order to seek those who are willing to help stop the war on women's right to choose in Virginia. Recently, the Senate passed emergency regulations that would be harmful to...
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House Passes ‘Let Women Die’ Bill After Extremely... →
As predicted, the US House of Representatives has passed HR 358, otherwise known as the “Protect Life Act,” otherwise known as the bill that would allow hospitals to let women to die rather than perform a life-saving abortion. Every single Republican in the House supported the measure, and 11 Democrats crossed the aisle to join their life-protecting brethren. USA! USA! USA!
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got five minutes? fill out our 'zine survey! →
September 2011
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“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to...”
– Erin McKean, A Dress A Day
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“As long as the label ‘dyke’ can be used to frighten a woman into a...”
– Radicalesbians
something to think about next time you or someone you know is hesitates to claim the label of “feminist” because of what others might think of them.
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The Socio-Cultural Context of Rape: A... →
Peggy Reeves Sanday examined the incidence, meaning, and function of rape in a cross-cultural sample of 156 tribal societies from the assumption that human sexual behavior, although based in a biological need, is an expression of cultural forces.
Two general hypotheses guided the research:
The incidence of rape varies cross-culturally
A high incidence of rape is embedded in a distinguishably...
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Virginia Board Of Health Passes Strictest Abortion... →
Huffington Post:
The Virginia Board of Health passed the most severe abortion clinic regulations in the nation on Thursday, which health advocates say could effectively close down all 22 abortion providers in the state.
The regulations, commissioned by the state legislature and written by the Virginia Department of Health, are largely unrelated to patient health and safety. They would treat...
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Anonymous asked: Consider changing your poster/graphic on the female orgasm to be more inclusive; the one you posted is incredibly heteronormative, suggesting that all women's partners are men and so they need to "step it up", etc.
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who has
theme ideas for this semester’s FIFE ‘Zine?
August 2011
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Just in case you weren't able to jot down those...
www.smittenkittenonline.com
www.adamevetoys.com
www.edenfantasys.com
www.clitical.com
www.libida.com
www.babeland.com
www.early2bed.com
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STOP FAKING IT.
for FIFE’s first meeting of the fall semester, we’ll be doing a little Feminist Sex 101 with help from our friends at VOX.
Tuesday, August 30th @ 7:30pm in Newcomb 389
we can’t wait to see all of our veteran FIFErs and some new faces, too!
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81% of women who did not consider themselves to be...
“I’m not a feminist, but…”
In a study executed by Miriam Liss, Christy O’Connor, Elena Morosky, and Mary Crawford of the University of Connecticut, 233 college women were asked if they considered themselves to be feminists. In addition, they were given the Feminist Perspective Scale as well as the Feminist Identity Scale containing items used to measure their...
July 2011
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June 2011
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How to Talk to Little Girls →
Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for dieting at age 5 and foundation at age 11 and boob jobs at 17 and Botox at 23. As our cultural imperative for girls to be hot 24/7 has become the new normal, American women have become increasingly unhappy. What’s missing? A life of meaning, a...
