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BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN’S AID FUNDRAISER
Posted by Charlotte on March 16, 2010
Tags: Birmingham, events, Fundraiser, Rape Crisis, Subtext Magazine, Women's Aid
Date: Sat 20th March 2010
Time: 8pm-2am
Admission: £5
Location: Wagon & Horses Pub, Adderley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4ED
Everyone knows that Women’s crisis and refuge centres are horribly underfunded so what better way to combat that than joining…
FILMS IN LONDON AS PART OF HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Posted by Charlotte on March 15, 2010
Tags: feminism, Human Rights Watch, International News, Subtext Magazine, Women's Rights
This year’s programme includes two empowering films highlighting stories of women’s activism, resistance and solidarity around the world, as well as a short film by a youth filmmaker
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GETTING STERN
Posted by Charlotte on March 15, 2010
Tags: feminism, Rape, Rape Crisis, Stern Report, Subtext Magazine, Women's Rights
The long awaited Stern review came out today so lets brush up on what it is and what’s being said about it online. The Stern review was authored by crossbench peer Baroness Stern in response to two high profile serial…
SECOND WAVE FEMINISM ARCHIVE
Posted by Charlotte on March 13, 2010
Tags: BBC, feminism, Second Wave Feminism Archive, Subtext Magazine
The BBC has a second wave feminism archive!
From a quick look at what’s on the front page I have to say it doesn’t address my previous concerns with the Women Libbers documentary — that is it focuses…
BUREAURCRACY HERE TO STAY
Posted by Charlotte on February 24, 2010
Tags: Conservatives, Politics, Post Bureaucratic Age, Subtext Magazine
The Conservative’s A Post Bureaucratic Age conference held in Shoreditch on Monday was an outing for the tories progressive face: an open data, crowd sourcing, power to the people fist in the air for politics—however it may have oversold…
ADVERTISING FAIL
Posted by Charlotte on February 24, 2010
Tags: Advertising, fail, feminism, Sexism, Subtext Magazine
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…
NEW AD CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE TEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Posted by Charlotte on February 15, 2010
Tags: advertising campaign, Domestic Violence, Raising Awareness, shane meadows, Subtext Magazine, Teenage domestic violence
The Home Office is launching a new £2m TV, internet, poster and radio campaign to raise awareness about teen domestic violence launching with an ad directed by Shane Meadows, the director who brought us Somerstown, This is England and…
MILLION WOMEN RISE FUNDRAISER: NOTTINGHAM
Posted by Charlotte on February 13, 2010
Tags: Belly-dancing, Fundraiser, Million Women Rise, Nottingham, Subtext Magazine
Location: Canal House, Nottingham
Date: Friday, February 19th
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £5
BELLY dancers in Nottingham are taking part in a women-only benefit to raise money for Million Women Rise, in London May 6.
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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…