February 2012
102 posts
Shawty in Translation: Interactive Installment 1
shawtygotskillz:
Shawty /ʃɒti/
(Noun) (slang)
a creator. a collaborator. anyone who helps creates space for pleasure, understanding, growth, or healing. an attractor of other shawties. my people.
While in the process of getting our Call for Shawties translated to Spanish, it was radical sex educator genius Latino Sexuality who lovingly provoked:
question though, some euphemimsis may not...
Watchsexismandthecity:
An organization uses yoga to help rape survivors in Rwanda heal and grow stronger.
Since 2007, in collaboration with the medical NGO WE-ACTx, Project Air has reached up to 4,000 HIV+ women and children in eight locations in Rwanda
Film Review: Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984... →
myfeministway:
Yesterday I had the chance to see the wonderful documentary and wrote a review (in German).
Today would have been Audre’s 78. birthday.
From the House of Yemanjá, Audre Lorde
bonnietsunami:
My mother had two faces and a frying pot where she cooked up her daughters into girls before she fixed our dinner. My mother had two faces and a broke pot where she hid out a perfect daughter who was not me I am the sun and the moon and forever hungry for her eyes.
I bear two women upon my back one dark and rich and unhidden in the ivory hungers of the other mother pale as a...
angry black gurls unite.
nudiemuse:
I’ll bring the cheese.
Submission Call: Challenging Convictions:... →
“My culture taught me that the strength and pride of a woman lies in staying and...”
– Ngomwa by Ellen Mulenga Banda-Aaku
African Women Writing Resistance
Interesting line.
(via fumblingtowardshappiness)
The LatiNegr@s Project: Reflecting on The... →
latinosexuality:
from my media justice column
This February marks the 2nd anniversary of an virtual online project that I co-created called The LatiNegr@s Project. I’ve been reflecting on how this project has grown and evolved and wanted to write a 2-year review of the project. It…
Not too late to include LatiNegr@s in your Black...
lati-negros:
check us out and spread the word!
The LatiNegr@s Project
“In order to understand why transphobia and cissexism persist and are continually...”
– Ida Hammer, in an interview with Bitch Magazine (via mikroblogolas)
“I am listening to what fear teaches. I will never be gone. I am a scar, a report...”
– Audre Lorde, from A Burst of Light (via theredtree)
The Afroqueerized Beekeeper: Opportunities to... →
The IPS Internship Program is hosting 12 months of discussions on geopolitics, race, class, the environment and more. The month of March will highlight issues affecting women in communities of color and will be open to the public. Right now we’re still lining up speakers, so if…
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AfroFuturism: A Performative Lecture
afrofuturistaffair:
GriotWorks, Misty Sol, Sanctuary Wholistic Arts, and The AfroFuturist Affair Present:
************************** ************************** AfroFuturism: A Performative Lecture
**************************************************** AfroFuturism: A Performative Lecture will feature six women moderator and panelists who will demonstrate and discuss how their creative...
Turquoise Traipsing: SUBMISSION CALL-OUT -- Min... →
tierracita:
INANNA PUBLICATIONS
is seeking SUBMISSIONS for a new anthology:
Min timeh: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Resistance, and Space
Edited by Ghadeer Malek and Ghaida Moussa
Deadline for abstract submissions: February 28, 2012
Completed submission deadline: April 30,…
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DC/MD/VA We're Coming Your Way!
lati-negros:
March 29-31 is the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association Conference at George Mason University.
We will be holding a roundtable for the People of Color caucus entitled: How Did We Get Here?: Being AfroLatin@ in the Ivory Tower, in Activism and Online
on Friday March 30 at 315pm.
Come see us and support us too!
Also, Bianca is discussing her experiences and surviving the...
shawtygotskillz:
Announcing AMC2012 Tracks, Network Gatherings, and Practice Spaces. Submit session proposals now!
You are now invited to submit proposals for AMC sessions. Submit your proposal at AMPTalk!
We are looking for sessions that can be hosted within AMC Practice Spaces or Tracks, or that stand alone in their awesomeness. When you propose your session, you can associate your proposal...
