Feminist Events Calendar
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May: Women's Health Care Month
-4th: National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day
-8th-14th: National Women's Health Week

June:
-27th: National HIV Testing Day

July:
-5th-22nd: Meeting of UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

August:
-26th: Women's Equality Day

September: EC Back to School Campaign
-10th: International Gynecological Awareness Day
-28th: 5 year Anniversary of FDA approval of Mifepristone (RU-486)

October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month & Domestic Violence Awareness Month
-11th: National Coming Out Day
-15th: Love Your Body Day
-20th: National Young Women's Day of Action

November:
-7th-11th: EC Week of Action
-25th:International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
-25th-Dec. 10th: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

December:
-1st: World AIDS Day
-10th: International Human Rights Day

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It's End-of-Semester Time!
It's hard to believe, but the end of the semester is almost here! Remember to schedule a time before you leave for Summer Vacation to talk to your Campus Organizer about the past semester and plans for next year. This end-of-semester review is invaluable to the FMF Campus Team in our constant efforts to improve our program and make sure that we are meeting your needs.

To schedule an appointment with your Campus Organizer call one of our offices toll free: 1.866.444.FMLA (East Coast), 1.866.471.FMLA (West Coast) or email campusteam@feminist.org.

Even if you are not the leader of an FMLA or affiliate group, we would like to hear from you! Fill out this online user survey and let us know how we are doing.

Update Your Info on Feminist Campus!
Are you graduating this year? Going abroad? Transferring? If so, make sure to update your information on FeministCampus.org! Just sign in at www.feministcampus.org and click on 'Update your Profile'

Follow up on FMF's Global Conference
Visit the Conference website for pictures from the Conference, an order form for "the global majority...again" video, follow-up information, downloadable versions of Conference materials, and information on the upcoming regional Global Women's and Human Rights Conferences.

Stay active by signing up for global alerts so that you can get involved in campaigns across the country from the Feminist Majority Foundation and other organizations who attended the conference.

FMF Outstanding Campus Leaders Awards Nominees
Did your campus group do something extraordinary this year? Do you have an awesome FMLA president, officer, or member who was an exceptional leader this year? If so, nominate them for FMF's Outstanding Campus Leaders Awards! Email a one page nomination letter by May 11th (that's next wednesday!) to your Campus Organizer at campusteam@feminist.org, telling us what this group or person did that makes them outstanding.

George Mason University
George Mason University FMF affiliate group Pro-Choice Patriots hosted their first annual Sextravaganza on April 25th, an event to educate the campus about all options and all perspectives concerning sexual health and identity. Representatives from groups such as GMU Peer Health Educators, Advocates for Youth, Catholic Campus Ministries, Global Campaign for Microbicides, and the FMF distributed information.

While many feminist groups hold similar events on their campuses, Sextravaganza 2005 received widespread attention from local and national media due to the response of community members and several Virginia lawmakers. One in particular, State Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax) opposed the fair taking place, denouncing Sextravganza as "really just designed to push sex and sexual libertine behavior as far, fast, and furiously as possible." Pro-Choice Patriots Co-Chair Amanda Agan was surprised at the political response that the event garnered. She said that the group was mindful of presenting a variety of perspectives while exploring topics such as safe sex, date rape, sexual health, and abstinence.

The GMU Administration supported the group's event, commending the students for sparking a dialogue about the potential outcomes and consequences of sexual behavior.*
Read more from local news sources!

California State University Chico
In response to hate graffiti being spread on their campus, the Women's Center at CSU Chico (an FMF affiliate group) organized a Reclaim Graffiti Day during which they placed large planks of wood out on the quad and had people paint positive graffiti messages on them. See more pictures of the positive graffiti!

Sonoma State University
The Sonoma State University (CA) FMLA participated in a Safe Spring Break tabling fair on their campus. The FMLA table had information about EC and the Back Up Your Birth Control campaign. They coordinated with the campus health center to have someone from the health center tabling with them who would set up appointments for students to go to the health center and get an advance prescription for EC.

Hood College
Congratulations to the new FMLA at Hood College (MD), which just recieved official recognition as a student group and granted a budget of over $2000 for the 2005-2006 academic year!

New FMLAs!
We would like to welcome the Sonoma State University (CA) FMLA, Feminists for Progress, a new affiliate group at University of South Alabama, and Liberal Women's Association, a new affiliate group at Shepherd University (WV) to the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance community!

*Source:
Gowen, Annie. "Lawmaker Decries GMU Health Fair, 'Moral Depravity'."
Washington Post. 22 Apr. 2005, B01

New Legislation Would Impose Federal Restrictions on Teen Abortion
April 28, 2005--Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize the transportation of a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without parental involvement. The so-called Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act would require doctors to contact the parents of out-of-state patients 24 hours before performing an abortion. The Senate is expected to consider its version, known as the Child Custody Protection Act, this summer. This is the third time the House has passed such legislation, but the Senate has never considered the measure before. However, the policy is on the Republicans' top 10 list of priorities this year, the Associated Press reports. President Bush issued a statement yesterday urging the Senate to pass the bill. More

Republicans Reject Compromise on Judicial Nominees
April 27, 2005--Senate Republicans yesterday rejected a compromise offered by Democrats on judicial nominees. The compromise would have allowed some of President Bush's conservative nominees to receive simple majority votes in the Senate, and President Bush would have to withdraw the other nominees to the Circuit Courts of Appeals, according to the Washington Post. In addition, Republicans would have had to agree not to change Senate rules to ban future filibusters against judicial nominees. This rule change, known as the "nuclear option," would prevent filibusters on judicial nominees -- including Supreme Court nominees -- by requiring only a simple 51-vote majority to close debate and move to a vote on the judges. Present rules require 60 votes to close the debate. A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found that two out of three Americans oppose changing the rules of the Senate to "make it easier for the Republicans to confirm Bush's judicial nominees." More

More Feminist News

Iraq's Newly Appointed Cabinet Includes Six Women
April 29, 2005--Iraq's National Assembly has approved a list of 36 new cabinet members that includes six women.

The female members of cabinet include Suhaila Jaafar as Minister of Migration and Displacement, Jwan Massoum as Minister of Communications, Nasreen Berawari as Minster of Municipalities and Public Works, Narmin Othman as Minster of the Environment, Azhar al-Sheikhli as Minister of State for Women's Affairs, and Bassima Boutros as Minister of Science and Technology, reports CNN. More

Thousands of Girls Forced to Fight With Armed Groups
April 28, 2005--A new report shows that current efforts to release children from armed groups often overlook the fact that over 120,000 girls have been abducted and forced to fight with armed groups around the world. According to the Save the Children report "Forgotten Casualties of War: Girls in Armed Conflict," girls as young as eight years old are being forced to be sex slaves or so-called "wives" of commanders.

The report shows that approximately 300,000 children are involved in armed conflict around the world today, and up to 40 percent of them are girls. In addition to being sexually violated by armed groups, girls are forced to take an active part in fighting. They also take on other duties such as cleaning and providing medical care. More

Female Iraqi Parliamentarian Killed
April 27, 2005--A female Iraqi member of parliament was shot and killed at her home in eastern Baghdad today by armed gunmen in an attempt to destabilize the reconstruction process. According to BBC News, Lamia Abed Khadouri al-Sagri, a member of Iraq's National Assembly, did not have permanent security detail. Instead, she had to rely on her own sons for protection. Khadouri is the first member of the 275- seat National Assembly to have been killed since the January elections, reports Reuters. More

More Global Feminist News

"The Struggle for Women's Rights at Home and Abroad" with FMF Deputy Director of Global Programs, Sara Hasan Nagy and panelists from ChoiceUSA and CodePink. Read the chat!

"the global majority...again"
Download an order form for the new FMF video, "the global majority...again"

Southern Girls Convention
The Seventh Annual Southern Girls Convention will be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 17-19, 2005. The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting devoted to networking, organizing, educating, and agitating, to empower women and girls in the South.

2005 Annual Conference of the National Women's Studies Association
NWSA's annual conference provides an opportunity for teachers, students, scholars, activists, and community and cultural workers to share research findings, strategies, and programmatic concerns, for effecting social change.

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