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PETITION THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TO KEEP THE SPECIAL TRAFFICKING UNIT
Posted by Charlotte on October 13, 2009
Mary Honeyball MEP is the Labour representative in the European Parliament for London. She is the Labour spokesperson for women’s rights in Europe as she sits on the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee. She is also the
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A LESSON IN HYPOCRACY
Posted by Charlotte on October 12, 2009
Tags: American Apparel, Daily Fail, Sexism, Women's Bodies
It’s difficult to rant about the sexual implications of American Apparel’s advertising when you use women’s bodies in states of undress with no real effort for reporting to provide reader enjoyment in your paper.
REMEMBERING OLIVE MORRIS – NEW ARCHIVE
Posted by Charlotte on October 12, 2009
Tags: Archives, Black, Ethinic, feminism, Minority
Obviously it may be a bit difficult for some non-Londoners to get down to an evening event in the middle of the working week – but I would mark this down for future visiting.
Date: Wednesday 21 October
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CALL TO DISREGARD PEOPLE IN THE SEX TRADE AS PEOPLE
Posted by Charlotte on October 11, 2009
I think my headline is a little catchier than today’s Observer’s version Call to legalise World Cup sex trade
Apparently leading voices are calling to temporarily legalize prostitution for the World Cup in South Africa to stop the…
INCLUSIVITY: GETTING IT RIGHT, IN BRIEF.
Posted by Charlotte on October 9, 2009
Tags: cis, feminism, inclusivity, Trans
The feminist movement has been plagued forever with divisions, with people and statements which self destruct a movement which is supposed to be about equality and raising us all up.
At the start of this week I was made aware…
LONDON FEMINIST TWEET UP
Posted by Charlotte on October 6, 2009
Tags: feminism, london
Saturday, 10 October…
A WHOLE NEW WORLD
Posted by Charlotte on October 6, 2009
Tags: Charlotte, News
Well.
You may have not made it to the mothership .co.uk site in quite some time, but after some super dedicated work from Kerry at ReallyFancy.com we have integrated everything you’ll ever need from us, right here in…
MEDIA BACKLASH: KEEPING THINGS THE WAY THEY USED TO BE
Posted by Charlotte on October 3, 2009
Tags: Backlash, feminism, News
My awareness of the backlash against feminism has become acute, particularly when in the mainstream media, particularly in misrepresentation of facts, figures and even words. As newspapers are my preferred medium, let me use headlines to make my point. …
FEMINISM IN LONDON CONFERENCE FILLING OUT
Posted by Charlotte on October 2, 2009
Tags: events, feminism, london
Feminism in London, October 10, 2009
Pornification, the pay gap, eating disorders…
Where do we go from here?
If you are a woman or a pro-feminist man, come along to join the discussion.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Susie Orbach, Beatrix…