Three hundred feminists blanketed the concrete in Washington Square Park last night, their attention focused by the now-familiar mic check. The “Raging Grannies” had just performed. A banner, framed by the park’s iconic arch, declared that the first NYC Feminist General Assembly, presented by Women Occupying Wall Street (WOWS), was in full swing. About the Author Sarah Seltzer is a freelance writer in New York City and associate editor at Alternet. Her work can be found at ... Also by the Author The first Feminist General Assembly is a model for how OWS can—and can't—work alongside established social movements. Women helped found and sustain the leaderless, anarchist-influenced movement—and despite running into bursts of sexism and ignorance, they are determined to stick around. After seven months ... Continue reading →
From homophobic remarks to awful bills, here's a little roundup of a month of assault from the GOP. May 17, 2012 | A sign at NYC's 2011 rally for women's health. Photo Credit: Sarah Seltzer LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email. It seems like with every cultural step forward by the country on the whole, the right-wing has to take a few leaps backward--and women, gays and minorities are the victims.This month has already brought some great moments: massive protests on May 1 and the historic cultural moment when a sitting US president endorsed marriage equality. But simultaneously the GOP and other conservative institutions have gone on what felt like ... Continue reading →
Well this is a deeply screwed up story, even for someone who reads about police wrongdoing and unjust anti-activist measures all the time. Some anti-NATO protesters in Chicago have been arrested and charged with “possession of incendiary or explosive device, conspiracy to commit terrorism & providing material support for terrorism," in apparent retaliation for being involved with a recent video that shed light on Chicago police intimidation practices.Firedoglake's Kevin Gosztola wrote a post late last night about how a group of activists were detained, with some of them released on Friday night:Two of the nine activists arrested in a preemptive raid of an apartment in Bridgeport on the south side of Chicago were finally released Friday night. They joined four activists that were released earlier. ... Continue reading →
Three hundred feminists blanketed the concrete in Washington Square Park last night, their attention focused by the now-familiar mic check. The “Raging Grannies” had just performed. A banner, framed by the park’s iconic arch, declared that the first NYC Feminist General Assembly, presented by Women Occupying Wall Street (WOWS), was in full swing. About the Author Sarah Seltzer is a freelance writer in New York City and associate editor at Alternet. Her work can be found at ... Also by the Author The first Feminist General Assembly is a model for how OWS can—and can't—work alongside established social movements. Women helped found and sustain the leaderless, anarchist-influenced movement—and despite running into bursts of sexism and ignorance, they are determined to stick around. After seven months ... Continue reading →
Three hundred feminists blanketed the concrete in Washington Square Park last night, their attention focused by the now-familiar mic check. The “Raging Grannies” had just performed. A banner, framed by the park’s iconic arch, declared that the first NYC Feminist General Assembly, presented by Women Occupying Wall Street (WOWS), was in full swing. About the Author Sarah Seltzer is a freelance writer in New York City and associate editor at Alternet. Her work can be found at ... Also by the Author The first Feminist General Assembly is a model for how OWS can—and can't—work alongside established social movements. Women helped found and sustain the leaderless, anarchist-influenced movement—and despite running into bursts of sexism and ignorance, they are determined to stick around. After seven months ... Continue reading →
