SUBTEXT feminism, politics and culture magazine | not-for-profit DIY publishing since 2006
SUBSCRIBE TO POSTS
POSTS TAGGED FEMINISM
IT’S ALL ABOUT ‘CHOICE’
Posted by Laura on March 10, 2010
Tags: Books, feminism, Radio, socialisation
I’ve currently knee-deep in a backlog of books, radio and tv programmes and blogs on feminist issues. Half-way through Natasha Walter’s Living Dolls, Kat Banyard’s The Equality Illusion next on the pile and the Women BBC2 series being taped for…
ANYONE HERE BEEN RAPED AND SPEAK ENGLISH: PART 1
Posted by Charlotte on March 9, 2010
Tags: AmnestyUK, feminism, Harriet Sherwood, International News, Jenny Wood, Kat Banyard, Samira Ahmed
Amnesty UK held an event on Monday night as part of the Wisewords festival, both to celebrate women’s writing and self expression and to raise the profile of their media awards.
MILLION WOMEN RISE
Posted by Charlotte on March 8, 2010
Tags: feminism, Million Women Rise, Women
The annual Million Women Rise took place on Saturday, leading a rabble rousing crowd of thousands of women in singing, chanting and noise making of all kinds down Oxford Street to Trafalgar Square. Sadly, not everyone felt welcome to join…
WOMEN
Posted by Charlotte on March 8, 2010
Tags: Documentaries, feminism, International Women's Day, TV, Vanessa Engle, Women, Women Activists, Women Libbers, Women Mothers
Jess McCabe and I recently watched the full three-part documentary about women made by Vanessa Engle, the resulting review has been posted at the F – Word.
This three-part BBC documentary has many interesting moments, say Charlotte Cooper and Jess McCabe.…
THE GUARDIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Posted by Laura on March 6, 2010
Tags: feminism, International Women's Day, press
In today’s edition of The Guardian…
- an International Women’s Day Poster (perfect for any empty office wall space)
- a mega big piece entitled “How the ‘new feminism’ went wrong” which refers to recently published Living Dolls, The Equality Illusion.
…
EVERY MOTHER IS A WORKING MOTHER
Posted by Charlotte on March 2, 2010
Tags: feminism, International Women's Day, IWD, Marches, Mothers, Working Mothers
There is some more marching afoot, the Mothers March is being organised by Global Women Strike amongst others.
Mothers March & Speak Out
Date: Saturday 13 March 2010
Time: 2pm
Location: Trafalgar Square then Parliament Sq, London SW1
EVERY MOTHER IS A WORKING MOTHER
The survival of…
A TALK AND THOUGHTS ABOUT FAT ACTIVISM
Posted by Charlotte on February 25, 2010
Tags: charlotte cooper, fat activism, feminism, ladyfest goldsmiths, obesity
I went to the Charlotte Cooper talk on Fat Activism as part of the Ladyfest Goldsmith week yesterday and thought I would share a little of the event with you. Quick note, yes I know I’m Charlotte Cooper but I’m not that…
ADVERTISING FAIL
Posted by Charlotte on February 24, 2010
Tags: Advertising, fail, feminism, Sexism, Subtext Magazine
Advertising fail
Oh no, it’s not sexist ‘cos there are pictures of men in the same position. Head Palm Desk.
A PLACE OF RAGE: COMING TO A DVD NEAR YOU
Posted by Charlotte on February 17, 2010
Tags: A Place of Rage, Alice Walker, Angela Davis, feminism, June Jordan, Kalifilms, Subtext Magazine, Womanism
A Place of Rage – Trailer from Kali Films on Vimeo.
A Place of Rage is a film celebrating the contributions of prominent African American women including Alice Walker, Angela Davis and June Jordan – and it’s on its way to finally being released…
FEMINIST JOBS: FAWCETT RECRUITING
Posted by Charlotte on February 12, 2010
Tags: Fawcett Society, feminism, jobs, Subtext Magazine
Head of Policy and Campaigns
The job will involve developing credible policy proposals that both influence current debates and set the agenda for future thinking on realising womens rights and in conjunction with the CEO, devising campaigns strategies that dont just…