Feminist Events Calendar

November:
- 25th: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

December:
-1st: World AIDS Day
- EC Day of Action

January:
-22nd: 32nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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Vote Early and help FMF Get Out Her Vote on Election Day!
With eleven days until the election, we still have a lot to do. Campuses all across the country are now working on mobilizing young people to vote. You can help by voting early if your state allows (see list below), or by voting early in the morning on November 2nd and then taking Election Day off to help motivate others to vote!

Pictures from your GOHV campaigns
We have now begun to post pictures and stories of Get Out Her Vote campaigns all over the country. Check out the new GOHV 2004 pages, and submit your own pictures, event descriptions, and success stories for us to post to campusteam@feminist.org.

New Feminist ecards
Send your friends and family one of our new ecards. There are Get Out Her Vote cards, new Love Your Body designs, and more! Send a Feminist ecard today!

Get Out Her Vote t-shirts!
Get the your Get Out Her Vote t-shirts that read, "Vote as if your life depends on it." Students get a discount off the online price, so call (1-866-444-FMLA) or email your Campus Organizer and order them for your FMLA today and get visible!

University of South Carolina
FMLA members protested the state's sex education policies in front of the State House in Columbia last week. The protest was in response to a decision by Fort Hill high school administrators to ban any discussion of abortion, gay marriage, or stem cell research in a mock presidential debate held by the high school's students. South Carolina's health education act currently prohibits discussion of abortion and homosexuality in a classroom setting.

The FMLA now plans to survey area middle and high schools in order to have a better picture of what is being taught in sex education classes. They plan to use that information to continue efforts to change the current law through protests, possible lobbying, petitioning, and contacting school teachers, counselors, and administrators with things they can do to help change the current requirements and restrictions.

Penn State University
On Friday, October 29 the PSU FMLA, along with the PSU Women's Studies Program, will host Gloria Steinem. Penn State is one stop on Steinem's "1,500 mile road trip to reach women and young voters." Tickets for this event are free!

University of Iowa
In preparation for a week when students could vote on campus, The University of Iowa FMLA held a screening of Iron Jawed Angels. They used the showing of this film about what women went through to get the right to vote to inspire people to get active. Using the slogan, "These women gave their lives - can you give one day?" they signed up volunteers to help get the word out about the satellite voting stations they have on many campuses in Iowa - where students can vote early by filling out an absentee ballot in person. All this week, as students vote early, the FMLA will ask those who have already voted if they will volunteer to Get Out Her Vote on Nov. 2nd.

The FMLA at Iowa State University is holding a similar campaign to advertise it's satellite voting station, as are students at the University of Northern Iowa.

Feminist Spotlight: Clarion University FMLA

We would like to congratulate Clarion University's FMLA on being approved to be an official student group on their campus after passing the semester-long trial period with flying colors! Since their establishment, they have actively been involved in several different awareness campaigns and activities on their campus and in their community.

This summer they designed a glass case display in the hallway of a building on campus with important information on the suffragist movement, the FMLA, and The Vagina Monologues. They also have created an exhibit called Faces of Feminism in the hallway of their Women's Studies Office Building. This photography exhibit displays Clarion feminists and each individual's explanation of what feminism means to them.

This fall Clarion University's FMLA has been working hard on the Get Out Her Vote campaign. They registered many people to vote in their area and are currently involved in mobilization efforts. As part of GOHV they also worked with Ani DiFranco's Vote Dammit Tour. They got around 218 pledge cards and 48 registrations in one night at one of Ani's concerts! They have also coordinated a "movie night" screening of Iron Jawed Angels. At that event, they talked about voting and the suffragist movement. On National Coming Out Day, the FMLA teamed up with Allies to coordinate an awareness campaign for this important day. In honor of Domestic Violence Month, they teamed up with Women United and STAR to celebrate their 4th Annual Flame to Fire, which is a domestic violence awareness event at Clarion. This year, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, these organizations are collecting items for Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE), a local non profit organization that helps battered women.

Later this year, the FMLA will begin preparations for their annual production of The Vagina Monologues. In conjunction with this production, they have a weeklong celebration called The Vagina Carnival. During this week, the FMLA will host a series of events about women and women's empowerment.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Clarion University's FMLA, and thank them for all of their hard work!

GOHV Contest Winners
The winners of the Get Out Her Vote rewards will be announced in the next issue of the Feminist Campus Ezine.

Several States to Consider Gay Marriage Ban Amendments on November 2
October 19, 2004--Constitutional amendments banning gay marriage will appear on the ballot in eleven states this November. The amendments are expected to motivate conservatives to get to the polls in four presidential battleground states, reports the Associated Press, and may influence several Congressional races. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the following states will consider constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah. More

More Feminist News

Female Aid Worker Kidnapped in Iraq
October 19, 2004--The head of operations in Iraq for CARE International, a leading humanitarian aid organization, was kidnapped this morning. Reuters reports that Margaret Hassan, who was born in Britain and married an Iraqi, has lived in Iraq over the past 30 years and has been working for CARE International since the early 1990s. According to CARE's website, it is the only foreign non-governmental organization that has a continuous presence in southern and central Iraq. Hassan recently led a team of 60 staff to provide the aid needed at hospitals and to help restore power and water supplies, reports Reuters. More

No Country Has Achieved Full Equality for Women Reports CEDAW Committee
October 18, 2004--Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the UN Committee for CEDAW announced that no country in the world has achieved full equality between men and women in law and in practice. The Deputy Secretary-General Louis Frechette asserted that women are still "significantly under-represented in public life," and still suffer from violence and sexual harassment in their daily lives, reports UN News Service. More

More Global Feminist News

Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development.
Sign this petition online to reaffirm your commitment to women's rights worldwide.

World AIDS Day
Plan your World Aids Day events now, so that you have time to organize a successful event for this important day. Once you have your plans in place, let us know what you are planning so we can feature your good ideas in the ezine!

December EC Day of Action!
According the Kaiser Family Foundation, only 1 in 5 women in the US know enough about emergency contraception to access EC pills within the 72-hour time frame. We must empower every woman on every campus by educating them on Emergency Contraception. Get Active!

That Takes Ovaries!
THAT TAKES OVARIES Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts
-- a book, play, open mike movement and organizing tool for women and girls' empowerment.

Celebrating gutsy women around the globe, because courage is contagious.

Mixing arts with activism for women and girls empowerment, both individuals and organizations can lead their own Ovaries open mike or perform the Ovaries play in their own communities. Real-life stories about the gutsy, outrageous, courageous things women and girls have done; multicultural, playful, touching true tales of estrogen-powered deeds.

~oOo~ THE THAT TAKES OVARIES OPEN MIKES: Because women everywhere have inspiring stories to share, any woman anywhere (including you!) can lead an Ovaries open mike in her community or on campus, in living rooms or in public places -- 120 held to date. There, gals boast about times they acted boldly, guys proudly talk about the women in their lives -- their mothers, sisters, daughters. All speakers get a chocolate egg wrapped in gold foil -- a Golden Ovary Award for their courage. Events held just for fun or as a fundraiser for your favorite local and int'l women's causes -- including your own organization. First time organizers welcome! Hold a stand-alone event or make it an exciting audience-participatory addition to an already scheduled meeting.

Register to host your own open mike at www.thattakesovaries.org

~oOo~ SEEKING VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS, INTERNS, GO-GETTERS GALORE: Want to assist/intern with our organization? Want to organize a big Ovaries event with local or nat'l celebrities? Want to help us fundraise for this powerful, unique, fresh and already proven initiative? Contact: Info@thattakesovaries.org

At www.thattakesovaries.org

• Buy the Ovaries book (also available at bookstores)
• Find scheduled Ovaries events in your area
• Register to hold your own Ovaries Open Mike or Play
• Request a copy of the Ovaries script
• Invite Rivka Solomon, Founder-Exec. Director of TTO, to speak

Rivka Solomon
Writer * Executive Director
THAT TAKES OVARIES
Rivka@thattakesovaries.org

Find a feminist internship or post-graduate job!

Job Search Tips:

• Start your job search early!
• Begin to document your student activism in a folder or a binder. This is a great resource to have on interviews!

Each issue will now have new tips to help you succeed in finding a feminist internship or job. Have a great tip for this new section? Submit it to campusteam@feminist.org!