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Mar. 15th, 2008 06:23 pmhear Robin Morgan speak this morning.
It was a fairly crappy week for a variety of reasons that I don't feel much like going into involving the Cold that Will Not Die, (crushing) personal disappointments (that I'll get over soon enough, thanks to getting bored easily, especially by moping about) and so forth, which is why I haven't posted much.
So I'm just going to start with today as though the rest of the week hasn't happened until I'm ready to deal with it.
We went to the belated ( a week after actual Int'l Women's Day) International Women's Day celebration at the U. of M today to hear Robin Morgan (http://www.robinmorgan.us/) speak. Morgan, for those of you who may not be familiar with her work, is one of the so-called Second Wave feminists who've been around forever and is still doing worthwhile work. She gave a rousing speech on global feminism(s), talked about her work helping women organize in Nepal and gave a plug to The Women's Media Center (http://www.womensmediacenter.com/). It was good and it was inspirational. I started shopping for things to do at the info tables the minute she finished. And she was very charming when I had her sign my copy of "Fighting Words." Big thumbs up on the Morgan Experience.
I'll be checking out some new stuff this year, including my first Twin Cities Femme Mafia meeting, which I'm looking forward to. Thanks to Sam for poking at me and causing me to remember it was going on and for her and Betsy for getting me excited about it.
The other thing we did at the gathering this morning was get seriously chirpy at the Rituals MN table (http://www.ritualsmn.net/). I think we made the owner's day. Brief advertising plug - locally made, cruelty-free, women-owned, natural body care products with scents that don't make me gag and choke (I've got chemical sensitivities and am allergic to lots of things). Lovely stuff. :-)
After that, we were off to see "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" - silly but charming Cinderella story.
Now off to go try odd goat cheeses we acquired today.
It was a fairly crappy week for a variety of reasons that I don't feel much like going into involving the Cold that Will Not Die, (crushing) personal disappointments (that I'll get over soon enough, thanks to getting bored easily, especially by moping about) and so forth, which is why I haven't posted much.
So I'm just going to start with today as though the rest of the week hasn't happened until I'm ready to deal with it.
We went to the belated ( a week after actual Int'l Women's Day) International Women's Day celebration at the U. of M today to hear Robin Morgan (http://www.robinmorgan.us/) speak. Morgan, for those of you who may not be familiar with her work, is one of the so-called Second Wave feminists who've been around forever and is still doing worthwhile work. She gave a rousing speech on global feminism(s), talked about her work helping women organize in Nepal and gave a plug to The Women's Media Center (http://www.womensmediacenter.com/). It was good and it was inspirational. I started shopping for things to do at the info tables the minute she finished. And she was very charming when I had her sign my copy of "Fighting Words." Big thumbs up on the Morgan Experience.
I'll be checking out some new stuff this year, including my first Twin Cities Femme Mafia meeting, which I'm looking forward to. Thanks to Sam for poking at me and causing me to remember it was going on and for her and Betsy for getting me excited about it.
The other thing we did at the gathering this morning was get seriously chirpy at the Rituals MN table (http://www.ritualsmn.net/). I think we made the owner's day. Brief advertising plug - locally made, cruelty-free, women-owned, natural body care products with scents that don't make me gag and choke (I've got chemical sensitivities and am allergic to lots of things). Lovely stuff. :-)
After that, we were off to see "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" - silly but charming Cinderella story.
Now off to go try odd goat cheeses we acquired today.