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ARCHIVE FOR JUNE, 2010

NOONE ASKS TO BE RAPED – CAMPAIGN

Posted by Charlotte on June 28, 2010
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notanexcuse Rape Crisis Scotland are moving fast, loud and informing as many people as possible. Nobody is asking to be raped.

Check out the campaign.

Join the Facebook Group.

Share the video advert.

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SCI-FI FUTURE SEX

Posted by Charlotte on June 24, 2010
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Sex sells, and nothing sells quite so well as queer and feminist reimagining of sex in sci fi. What can I say, we’re niche media.

Since Donna Haraway’s The Cyborg Manifesto, science fiction has been a playground for feminist

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STOP SEXIST ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN AT DOWNLOAD…

Posted by Laura on June 17, 2010
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DownloadI’ve been going to Download Festival for about 5 years now on and off. For those new to the event, it’s a yearly three day festival held at Castle Donnington which features metal, punk and rock bands. What has…

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BME WOMENS ASPIRATIONS NETWORK OPEN DAY, BIRMINGHAM

Posted by Charlotte on June 6, 2010
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Date: Saturday, 12 June 2010
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Location: Ibiz Hotel. , Birmingham City Centre. Ladywell Walk. Birmingham. B5 4ST

The BME Women’s Aspirations Network in Birmingham is holding a free networking event on Saturday to learn…

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GENDER, EDUCATION, ACADEMIA

Posted by Laura on June 4, 2010
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Firstly some attention for the Gender Agenda Conference on 14th July in London. I was booked to go to this but now I’m double-booked for the day and unfortunately unable to go which is such a shame because it…

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FUNDRAISING FOR FEMINIST MEDIA

Posted by Charlotte on June 2, 2010
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Help us make The F-Word look as good as it reads! Donate now! Our good friends over at The F-Word online magazine and blog are fundraising for a brand new website — which you know you want — so commit to the expansion of online accessible feminist discussion in the UK

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