Posts tagged “feminism”
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Sarah Erdreich Talks “Generation Roe” on Book TV
March 21, 2013
Earlier this month, Sarah Erdreich–author of the upcoming Generation Roe (on sale March 26th, 2013)–appeared at the Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., to discuss the future of the pro-choice movement and what the next step will be for abortion rights in America. The event was broadcast on C-SPAN’s Book TV, and you can now view the entire hour-long program on Book TV’s Web site.Erdreich has been identified as a leading pro-choice activist by Newsweek, and her incisive writings on abortion rights have been noted by Jezebel, Feministing, and the National Partnership for Women and Families. Now, in Generation Roe, Erdreich tells the true stories of those whose lives are most changed by this issue, and outlines the outrageous legal battlegrounds that have popped up across the country, all with frankness and candor. Gloria Steinem says Erdreich “replaces lies with honesty and myth with reality” in this, her first book.
Tags: abortion, Activism, Authors, book tv, c-span, CSPAN, current events, d.c., feminism, Feministing, generation roe, gloria steinem, jezebel, National Partnership for Women and Families, newsweek, politics, politics & prose bookstore, politics/government, sarah erdreich, videos, washington, womens rights
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Sarah Erdreich on The Fairness Doctrine
March 20, 2013
Sarah Erdreich, author of the upcoming book Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement, was Patrick O’Heffernan’s guest on this Monday’s episode of The Fairness Doctrine. In his daily one-hour online and on-air radio show. Patrick explores news, politics and culture from all sides of the spectrum in civil conversations that focus on ideas, not “gotcha’s.” Monday’s program featured Erdreich explaining the next essential steps in the fight for abortion rights.Click here to listen to the full program on Blog Talk Radio!
Tags: abortion, Activism, current events, feminism, generation roe, interview, nonfiction, politics, politics/government, pro choice, q&a, radio, sarah erdreich
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Ralph Nader on Democracy Now!: Obama is a “political coward”
July 22, 2011
“[Cordray] is no Elizabeth Warren. He doesn’t have her communication skills,” says Nader. “She is a rare find. And by throwing her overboard, Obama has signaled to hundreds of good, smart people all over the country, who would like to turn our government around and make it stand for the people, that they may be too good for the president, they may be too good for the rogue Republicans.” — Ralph Nader, Democracy Now!
Tags: consumer financial protection bureau, democracy now, feminism, only the super-rich can save us, ralph nader
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Eva Gabrielsson and Gloria Steinem at 92nd Street Y
June 29, 2011
Tags: 92nd street y, eva gabrielsson, feminism, gloria steinem, millennium trilogy, nonfiction, stieg larsson, there are things i want you to know
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The Wall Street Journal interviews Eva Gabrielsson
June 28, 2011
“Eva Gabrielsson, the common-law widow of the late novelist Stieg Larsson, whose Millennium trilogy sold 60 million copies world-wide, has written a moving memoir “There Are Things I Want You To Know” About Stieg Larsson and Me. The title comes from a love letter Mr. Larsson wrote to Ms. Gabrielsson at 22 years old, thinking he might die in Ethiopia. . . Now, she tells of their 32 years together, of his sudden death in 2004 at 50, of her loss of stewardship of his $100 million literary estate that, according to archaic Swedish inheritance laws, goes to his estranged father and brother. On an American book tour that has become a media event, Ms. Gabrielsson spoke to the Wall Street Journal, about her life and her book, on Thursday, before being interviewed at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y by feminist icon Gloria Steinem.” — Wall Street Journal
Tags: eva gabrielsson, feminism, gloria steinem, interview, stieg larsson, stiegandeva, there are things i want you to know, wall street journal, wall street shuffle
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Overcoming Speechlessness performance at the Brooklyn Museum
June 11, 2011
Saturday, June 11, from 2-4pm at the Brooklyn Museum: CODEPINK founder Jodie Evans will moderate a discussion on social justice, creative activism and peace in the Middle East with the unstoppable Dana Balicki, Medea Benjamin, Sally Kohn, and Ann Wright.
Come see an excerpt from Alice Walker’s Overcoming Speechlessness, a reflection of her travels through Gaza; a meditation on the human spirit and the struggle of speechlessness in the wake of violence and war. Adapted by Dana Balicki, directed by Tamilla Woodard, choreographed by Shani Collins-Achille.
Tags: alice walker, brooklyn museum, codepink, feminism, overcoming speechlessness
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Rose author, Inga Muscio, at Village Books in Bellingham, WA
June 8, 2011
June 8, 2011, Inga Muscio will be at Village Books in Bellingham, WA, discussing her latest work Rose. With trademark precision and razor-sharp wit, Muscio explores the impacts of passive violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward healthy and imaginative sex and love. Rose breaks new ground in answering a fundamental question in most feminist and antiracist writing: how do we identify, witness, and then recover from trauma—as individuals, as families, as communities, and as a country? Location: 1200 11th Street Bellingham, WA 98225. For more information go to www.villagebooks.com.
Tags: abuse, bellingham, feminism, inga muscio, nonfiction, reading, rose, village books
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Inga Muscio at Seattle Town Hall
May 22, 2011
Inga Muscio, author of Rose: Love in Violent Times and Cunt, will be speaking at Seattle Town Hall on Sunday, May 22nd, from 7PM to 8:30PM.
In Rose, the follow-up to her iconic feminist book Cunt, Inga Muscio explores the impact of violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward health, and the ability to love. In addressing how we identify, witness, and then recover from trauma—as individuals, as families, as communities, and as a country—Muscio takes on dire topics with vigor and bravery, offering a fresh perspective on achieving empowerment and self-possession. Presented by Town Hall, with Elliott Bay Book Company.
To buy tickets, go here or call: 800-838-3006. Learn more about the event.
Tags: cunt, feminism, inga muscio, rose, violence
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Ina May Gaskin in Colorlines
April 15, 2011
Before Medicaid was established in the 1960s, women of color and low-income women had little access to hospital birth because they couldn’t afford to pay for it. In the rural South, midwifery thrived until the ’70s and ’80s. Women of color in urban cities in the North moved into the hospitals more quickly, in part because laws outlawing midwives were enacted more quickly there and in part because the teaching hospitals in these areas wanted more birthing women to learn on. One doctor even paid immigrant women to birth at his Chicago hospital, according to Gaskin. Once Medicaid was enacted and provided reimbursement for obstetricians and hospital birth, it signaled the end of the midwifery era, as doctors made the final push to bring all of birth into their domain in the hospital now that they were guaranteed payment for the services.
Tags: birth matters, feminism, ina may gaskin, pregnancy
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Elevate Difference reviews Birth Matters
April 15, 2011
Gaskin brought to her writing a powerful feminist stance and a tremendous feeling of sisterhood. She does not only claim to believe in women; she lives this message. Her unwavering trust in women’s bodies and capacities to make the right choices for them based on unbiased, accurate information felt every bit as empowering as I’m sure she meant it.
Tags: birth matters, elevate difference, feminism, ina may gaskin, motherhood, pregnancy, review