Feminist Events Calendar

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

December:
-1st: World AIDS Day
- 6th-10th: EC Week of Action
-10th: International Human Rights Day

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

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Get Out Her Vote 2004 was a succcess, no matter what the outcome.
The 2004 election is now decided, but we at FMF would like to congratulate everyone who worked to Get Out Her Vote over these last few months. With your help we motivated more young women than ever to stand up and use the right that their suffragist foremothers fought so hard to win. However, the fight for equality is not over and it is imperative that we continue in the spirit and energy of the last few months to use our voices and to stand up for women's rights. So keep up your hard work, it is very important and appreciated! Check out some stories and pictures from the field.

Where we go from here...
The next step for FMF's Campus Program is our Emergancy Contraception over-the-counter campaign. 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. Join us Dec. 6th-10th in an EC Week of Action.

Pictures from your GOHV campaigns
Check out pictures from the 2004 Get Out Her Vote campaign, and submit your own pictures, event descriptions, and success stories to campusteam@feminist.org.

GOHV Contest Winners
The Feminist Majority Foundation and Ms. Magazine would like to announce the individual winners of our Get Out Her Vote voter registration and mobilization campaign:

• Lisa Covington, Clarion University
• Sara Cruz, Arizona State University
• Randee Dunford-Maykall, University of Pittsburgh
• Kelly Jane Kraus, University of Arizona
• Carolyn Lathrope, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Sommer Neff, University of Northern Texas
• Andrea Scarpino, Ohio State University
• Elissa Shaw, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
• Natalie Wickland, University of Iowa
• Juliana Nicole Zuccaro, University of Arizona

These young women, along with their teams of GOHV volunteers, organized GOHV rallies, concerts, and Iron Jawed Angels movie screenings; they made classroom announcements, held dorm and sorority informational sessions, and hosted speakers on their campuses to educate and mobilize young women to vote.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
At UWM the Women's Resource Center teamed up with the GOHV team to supply the campus with a successful Election Central on both Monday, Nov. 1st and Tuesday, Nov. 2nd. They helped over 400 people locate their polling location by having laptops available and city clerk information.

Check out GOHV in the news
All over the country the Get Out Her Vote campaign made headlines. Check out these news stories and email us if a newspaper mentioned your campaign and you would like to be included in our GOHV press links.

Vanderbilt University
Congratulations to Emily Baunach, Co-President of the Vanderbilt University FMLA, for being chosen to represent the Feminist Majority Foundation on the Student Advisory Board of Idealist.org. One of the projects of this board will be organizing the 2005 COOL Idealist Conference in March.

Planning Ahead
Now that GOHV and the election are over FMLAs across the country are already planning for World Aids Day and the EC Week of Action in December, as well as Roe v. Wade events for the January anniversary of the landmark supreme court case. Make sure that your campus plans early for these events, since now, more than ever, it is imperative that we keep up the fight for equality and women's rights!

Anti-Choice Leaders Plan to Restrict Abortion Further in Bush's Second Term
November 5, 2004--Anti-abortion advocates responding to the results of the presidential election announced that with President Bush's win and the Republican Party's increased control of the US Congress, they have hopes that the administration will successfully pursue an anti-choice agenda. Citing a net gain of three anti-choice senators, the National Right to Life Committee is planning to pursue legislation that would make it a crime to travel with a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion in order to circumvent restrictive parental notification laws that inhibit a woman’s right to choose, according to Reuters. Anti-abortion advocates are also aiming to ban human cloning, even for stem cell research purposes, as well as secure right-wing, anti-abortion nominations to federal courts. More

Record Number of Women to Serve in US House
November 3, 2004--A record number of women will serve in the US House of Representatives next year, while the number of women in the Senate will remain steady at 14. Eight women picked up open seats or unseated incumbents, and 57 female incumbents retained their seats, in addition to three non-voting delegates (representing Washington, DC, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands). Of the eight new women elected to the US House, five are pro-choice, pro-women's rights. Democrats who were endorsed by the Feminist Majority PAC: Melissa Bean (IL-8), Cynthia McKinney (GA-4), Gwen Moore (WI-4), Allyson Scwartz (PA-13), and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-20). In a close race, Bean ousted Rep. Phil Crane (R-IL), a longtime opponent of women's rights and reproductive rights. More

Massive Voting Turnout Among Young People
November 3, 2004--More than 20 million young people ages 18-29 voted on November 2, which represents some 4.6 million more voters than in the 2000 election. Similarly, voter turnout among the young increased by almost 10 percent, from 42.3 percent in 2000 to 51.6 percent in 2004.

Though there are no numbers as of yet for voters between the ages of 18 to 24, or voters on college campuses, anecdotal evidence points to high turnout among college students. Field organizers for the Feminist Majority Foundation's Get Out Her Vote campaign report intense interest in the election and high turnout numbers on campuses across the country. More

More Feminist News

Ethiopia's Ruling Party Will Reserve Seats for Women
November 3, 2004--In an attempt to increase the number of women in parliament, Ethiopia's ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) will guarantee 30 percent of seats for women in Parliament. According to the Associated Press, women currently only hold 7.6 percent of seats in the 548-seat lower house of Parliament. More

Activists Protest Murders of Young Women at the Mexican Border
November 1, 2004--Over 1,000 Mexicans and dozens of American and Canadian activists are demanding justice for the hundreds of women and girls murdered in Mexico's border town of Juarez.
The majority of victims, usually workers at US-owned assembly plants and factories known as maquiladoras, are found raped and strangled. More

More Global Feminist News

2nd Annual Global Rights Celebration of International Human Rights Day
This day of celebration will be held on December 10, 2004 from 11:30am to 2:00pm at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. Look for your invitation in the mail and come be part of the excitement!

For up-to-date information on speakers and honored guests visit www.globalrights.org or call the Development Office at 202-822-4600 ext. 11

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
AIDS is a women's issue. Since the beginning of the epidemic in the USA, 152,060 women have been diagnosed with AIDS. For these women, heterosexual contact was the most common route of HIV transmission (source: http://www.avert.org). By the end of 2003, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 19.2 million women were living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, accounting for approximately 50 percent of the 40 million adults living with HIV/AIDS (source: http://www.niaid.nih.gov).

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!

International Human Rights Day
This day is an opportunity to celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets forth human rights and fundamental freedoms for people all over the world, and has a specific impact on the lives of women, by holding their countries accountable for their treatment.

This is an important day to bring attention to global women's rights. Women comprise 70% of the worlds poor, and discrimination against women and girls is an important basic cause of malnutrition. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, if it is upheld, would work to reverse these issues and help create equality for women.

Get info on what you can do on your campus for this important day.

2005 COOL Idealist Conference
Students and Youth: Are you coming to the 2005 COOL Idealist Conference at the University of California, Berkeley from March 18-20, 2005?

Would you like the opportunity to address the conference participants during the all-conference sessions? Over the next few months, Idealist will seek out students to speak at the all-conference sessions during the conference. If you are interested, act now to submit an application.

Find a feminist internship or post-graduate job!

Job Search Tips:

• Intern or volunteer at an organization that interests you, in order to learn more about the organization before you apply for a job.

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!