Women Against Poverty Collective: Housing Takeover Day by Jenn, at Feminist Toronto 12:31 am / 09 June 2007
More coverage of the women's housing takeover!
Categories: women's housing takeover
June 2007
More coverage of the women's housing takeover!
Demanding Shelter by Jenn, at Feminist Toronto 11:55 pm / 07 June 2007
A women and trans-folk only housing squat in Toronto attracted about 300 participants on Sunday, and a large number of police. Despite a strong anti-violence message, protesters were forcibly evicted from the squatted house at 4 Howard Street (Bloor and Sherbourne Sts.) after occupying the site for several hours.
Categories: women squat
Afghan journalist killed for giving voice to women by Jenn, at Feminist Toronto 11:51 pm / 07 June 2007
The murder of two female journalists in Afghanistan in the space of a week has brought home the risks that newswomen face in a country where women are not expected to ask questions.
Zakia Zaki, 35, was shot seven times as she slept in her bed with her young son late Tuesday. A respected journalist and human-rights activist in the province of Parwan just north of the capital, she headed the U.S.-funded Peace Radio. She was also the principal of a local school and ran for parliament in 2005.
This is so frightening. I don't support the current Canadian presence in Afghanistan - in its military role - but I do acknowledge that things in that country are scary. The treatment of women there is particularly scary.
A Fat Rant. by Jenn, at Feminist Toronto 10:16 pm / 01 June 2007
My friend Jill posted this video on her Facebook. It's called A Fat Rant.
It was made by a woman named Joy Nash and is around eight minutes long. There are also many video responses to her "rant." I haven't watched them all, but this one Re: A Fat Rant is my favourite.
One of the things Joy talks about in her video is shopping. How hard it is to find something larger than 14. I am a size 14, and I still have a hard time finding anything.
The best part about her rant is that she talks about not being ashamed of fatness, and not allowing it to be a definition. Like those who reclaim words, like "queer" or "cunt," this follows with the reclamation. Joy offers that we shouldn't hide our weight, but state it like we'd state a hair colour.
An amazing video.
And, to join in, I weigh 184 and my hair is brown.
It was made by a woman named Joy Nash and is around eight minutes long. There are also many video responses to her "rant." I haven't watched them all, but this one Re: A Fat Rant is my favourite.
One of the things Joy talks about in her video is shopping. How hard it is to find something larger than 14. I am a size 14, and I still have a hard time finding anything.
The best part about her rant is that she talks about not being ashamed of fatness, and not allowing it to be a definition. Like those who reclaim words, like "queer" or "cunt," this follows with the reclamation. Joy offers that we shouldn't hide our weight, but state it like we'd state a hair colour.
An amazing video.
And, to join in, I weigh 184 and my hair is brown.
