Viva la Feminista

The question of where the ERA fits into the feminist movement is one that I wrestle with a lot. I got word that there was a conference on the ERA coming up, but since I couldn't attend I was all, "BOO!" Thankfully an attendee sent me this to share with y'all:  by Colleen Giles Last weekend I attended a conference at Roger Williams University titled "The ERA in the 21st Century." The conference brought together accomplished scholars, national activists, and twenty-something feminists like myself that are still learning to navigate their own paths to equal rights.  The conference aimed to open a dialogue about the place of the Equal Rights Amendment in American culture and politics.  The ERA galvanized the Second Wave feminist movement, though it failed ratification in enough states to become an amendment in 1982.  The ERA has also been a part of Third Wave feminism, with Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards naming it as an essential comp...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ROUNDTABLE on LATINA FEMINISM April 25-26, 2014, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH Abstract Deadline JANUARY 20, 2014 Invited Speakers: Edwina Barvosa, University of California, Santa Barbara KarenMary Davalos, Loyola Marymount University You are invited to participate in the 2014 meeting of the Roundtable on Latina Feminism, a forum for discussion of Latina feminist theory and practice. Suggested themes include but are not limited to the following: *Latina Aesthetics *Visual Representations of Latinas *Latina Political Thought *Latina Identity *Latina Embodiment *Latina Activism *History of Latinas in the U.S. *Mestizaje and Mulataje *Latina Sexualities *Queer Latinidad *Latina Pedagogy *Latina Ways of Knowing *Latina Spirituality *Immigration *Coalitions across difference *Works on individual Latina or Latin American feminist writers and theorists Guidelines for Submission: 1. Abstracts should be approximately 1500 wor...

Just a quick note to point out two pieces that I wrote for other sites that perhaps you missed... 1) I interviewed US Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius while she was in town for Blogher '13: This week a little boy was born in London . One day he will grow up to be the King of England. This week a little boy was born in Chicago. Who knows what he will grow up to be. One thing we do know is that the future king’s birth most likely cost half as much as baby boy Chicago.    The state and cost of health care in the USA is why the Affordable Care Act is an important piece of legislation. I am unsure if the cost of health care will go down under Obamacare (I hear it won’t), but we do know that everyone will be mandated to have insurance. This, hopefully, should put health care in the affordable category for most of us. But will it help minimize health disparities in the US? This is what I asked Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen...

Friday morning I'll be on a panel with my Girl w/Pen sisters at the 2011 National Women's Studies Association conference .Our panel title is "Gone Virtual: Opportunities & Challenges for Feminist Scholar-Bloggers" is on Friday at 9:45 AM. Which will be a bit of a challenge for me since I'll be getting into Atlanta around midnight because I have class on Thursday nights. Thus I apologize to the 8 am panels that I'll be eating breakfast through. If you will be there, please leave me a comment or @ me on twitter so we can meet up! Internet access is not going to be strong at the conference, so I can't say that I'll be live-blogging/tweeting anything. I will have my phone in order to tweet things when I can. I also have draft 2 of a paper due the Monday I return, so I will have my laptop in order to write. Wish me luck in balancing an awesome conference with homework!

This post is so way late, but better late than never! This year was the first time I attended Netroots Nation. My absence was due to my long time feelings towards Kos himself. But enough friends convinced me that I should at least consider attending one of these years. And when Deanna Zandt invited me to be on a panel proposal and we were selected, I figured this was my chance to check it out. And you know what? It was pretty cool. As with any blogger conference it's awesome to meet people I've only interacted with thru a computer screen. I spoke on a panel with Deanna.... Here is a clip from my part of the panel: I also had the chance to chat with National Education Association VP Lily Eskelsen. We bonded over our kids. I also think she really loved chatting with someone from Chicago whose child is in the Chicago Public School system. We've been Arnie Duncan's guinea pigs longer than the rest of the country. I was interviewed by Amy Goodman which is sti...

Egads! What is the Goddess trying to tell me by having my professional calendar explode just as I start my PhD program? Or is it a test? One that I'm failing? We'll see. While we wait, why don't you come on out and see me in action: September 17 20x2 "Who Knew?"  8 pm at Martyrs' Restaurant and Pub 20 people get to interpret one question, "Who Knew?" I'm pretty nervous about this one.  September 23 Celebrate Chicago Abortion Fund's 25th Anniversary. Honoring Heather Booth and the Abortion Seven, of the Jane movement. 6pm until 8pm Macy's 111 N. State Street, Seventh Floor Narcissus Room Join us for an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and celebration of twenty five years of the important work of the Chicago Abortion Fund. Tickets: $75 until September 15 or $100 after I'm not speaking or anything, I just really want to see you there. :) September 25 Facing Race Media Plenary Covering Race / Uncoveri...

It's that time again! SXSWi Panel Picker time! UPDATED on Monday, August 23, 2010 And once again, I have the honor of being part of one panel that is in contention: Social Media: The Pink Collar Ghetto of Tech? When Keidra approached me for this panel, I knew it was an awesome idea because I struggle with this question a lot. I'm jazzed at the idea of sharing space with Jason Falls (the story of how we met very much relates to this panel!) and Shireen Mitchell (we once had dinner & talked forever about this topic!). If you have a moment, click on over and vote. If you have 5 moments, please post a comment. Apparently the SXSWi gods like comments. I'm also voting &commenting for others. Here is my list of panels that I've voted (and possibly commented on) for SXSWi: First is Cinnamon's panel: Self Doubt: Kill It With a Skillet. If you missed her panel this year, it was a smashing success.  Others Interaction Jones and the Template of ...