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Items in this update:
o Acid attacks on women in Kashmir
o Is Redbook bending the truth?
o Police target 'tart carders'
o Most victims of domestic abuse don't want to press charges
o Falwell apologizes to gays, feminists, lesbians
o Women's group banned in Ethiopia
o Third Florida judge resigns over sexual harassment
o Woman dies in 'abortion pill' test
o Afghan women first victims of terrorism
o Rape flourishes in US prisons
o Atlas Shot
o Let her live
o Redefining domestic violence
o Campaign to liberate Afghan women must continue
o Domestic violence awareness month letter
o Male rape in US prisons
o Mother's Index 2001
o The mom radio show
Hello ifeminists:
The editorial for this week is entitled "Afghan women first victims
of terrorism." Many thanks to Kevin O'Reilly for setting up a memorial site
for the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy.
<http://kevin.oreilly.net/> For the foreseeable future, all the columns I
write for FOX News will deal with the "war."
The ifeminist Bulletin Board is discussing nothing other than events
of 9-11. Emotions are running high and, if bellicosity allows people to
vent or to sort through their feelings, then it serves a valuable funtion.
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0109b/index.html>
Those who interested in my views can find then at the top of my homepage.
<http://www.zetetics.com/mac/>
Last Monday I established a new moderated e-mail list called "The
Ifeminist Singles Social Club" as one more brick in the community we are
building. Unfortunately, I let the ball drop. This -- coupled with a
problem in my e-mail -- means that I have lost some queries from people
who were interested in joining. Please resend e-mail to which I have not
responded to mac@ifeminists.com.
And now I am going to get back to the daily and unglamorous work of
advocating the principles in which I believe. Gandhi had a wonderful saying
that I will mangle because I do not remember it perfectly: "tho' what you
are able to do seems inconsequential, it is important to do it." My "secret"
for getting through bad times is the same as the secret to life itself. You
get up in morning, work as hard and well as you can, be good to the people
for whom you care, be fair to strangers. Then go to bed. And do it again
the next day.
So ... onto the main event.
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Group unleashes acid attacks on women in Kashmir
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A militant Islamic faction calling itself Lashkar-eJabbar
has ordered that all women in Kashmir must wear a veil.
Those who do not risk having acid thrown in their faces.
The group has already followed through on this threat.
(09/10/01)
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2001/0910/fro3.htm
Is Redbook bending the truth?
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A women's group has accused Redbook of misrepresenting
research that associates breast cancer with induced
abortion and the birth-control pill. (09/11/01)
http://www.WorldNetDaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=24363
Police target 'tart carders'
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It took 30 officers on week-long patrols, it meant giving
juveniles police records, but London phone booths are
now safe for the sensibilities of tourists. 'Tart
carders' -- kids who post ads for prostitutes in booths
-- have been targeted and thwarted. (09/14/01)
http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=457205&in_r
eview_text_id=408568
Most victims of domestic abuse don't want to press charges
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"Three out of four domestic violence cases go to court
without the help of the victim." (09/14/01)
http://www.examiner.com/news/default.jsp?story=n.wifprosecute.0914w
Falwell apologizes to gays, feminists, lesbians
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Reverend Jerry Falwell retracted a statement, broadcast on
his TV show "The 700 Club," in which he blamed
feminists, gays and lesbians (among others) for
bringing the terrorist attacks of September 11 to New
York and Washington. (09/14/01)
http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/14/Falwell.apology/index.html
Women's group banned in Ethiopia
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The Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, a group that
organized demonstrations to protest violence against
women, has been banned by Ethiopia's Justice Ministry.
(09/14/01)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/women/chi-0109130260sep13.story?coll=
chi%2Dleisurewomannews%2Dhed
Third Florida judge resigns over sexual harassment
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Judge Howard Berman has become the third Florida circuit
court judge to resign in the past year after being
investigated for alleged sexual harassment. (09/14/01)
http://www5.law.com/lawcom/displayid.cfm?statename=FL&docnum=85698&table=new
s&flag=full
Woman dies in 'abortion pill' test
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A Canadian woman died during testing of the controversial
"abortion pill" but it is unclear whether her death has
any connection to the drug. (09/11/01)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010911/ts/abortion_pill_death_1.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Afghan women first victims of terrorism
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by Wendy McElroy
"If the United States retaliates against last Tuesday’s
terrorist attacks by bombing Afghan cities, among the
main victims of a U.S. strike will be the innocent women
who live in terror under the Taliban government."
(09/17/01)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34502,00.html
Rape flourishes in US prisons
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by Neve Gordon
"In a new groundbreaking report, Human Rights Watch
documents the widespread prisoner-on-prisoner rape in
U.S. men’s prisons. The rights group accuses state
authorities of not taking measures to prevent and punish
rape and, in many cases, for allowing this cruel form of
abuse to persist." (09/14/01)
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/091401/091401l.htm
Atlas Shot
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by Amber Pawlik
An Objectivist analysis of the bombing of the World Trade
Center.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/a/m/amp237/AtlasShot.html
Let her live
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by staff
A moving advertisement/plea to educate children in gun use
in order to protect themselves against government
oppression. (09/01)
http://www.saveourguns.com/poster-letherlivefree001.htm
Redefining domestic violence
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by Wendy McElroy
"Battered women are not generally portrayed as responsible
adults with free will who strike a bad bargain or
misjudge a situation. But that scenario is probably as
common as any of the ones sketched by mainstream
feminism." (09/11/01)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34159,00.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
Campaign to liberate Afghan women must continue
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In the wake of terrorist attacks and rage against
Afghanistan, it is important to remember other victims
of the Taliban: the women who live under its
totalitarian rule. The URL at the end of the article
leads to a petition and other action items.
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=5796
Domestic violence awareness month letter
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November 1, 2001
October is domestic violence awareness month. This a
pre-written letter that you can send to your local
media, asking them to cover male victims as well. It
includes the names of people available for interviews.
http://www.desertlightjournal.homestead.com/DVawareness.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
Male rape in US prisons
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Human Rights Watch undertook three years of research to
expose the problem of male rape in U.S. prisons. The
resulting free online 378-page report is based on
information from over 200 prisoners spread among
thirty-four states, some of whom were interviewed
personally, as well as an exhaustive survey of state
prison authorities.
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/
Mother's Index 2001
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A report -- "State of the World's Mothers 2001" -- provides
information on how the world's mothers and children are
faring, from literacy to contraceptive use. It includes
a "Girl's Index" to chart the next generation of
mothers.
http://www.savethechildren.org/mothers/sowm01/contents.shtml
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
==> Audio and Video <==
The mom radio show
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Michelle Cadwell and Traci Foster want you to know about a
new Internet radio show "The Mom Show" live on the
Internet on Thursdays 11am to 1pm PST on wsradio.ws. It
is all about the daily joys, frustrations, and current
issues of parenting and being a mom.
momshow2001@yahoo.com
http://209.221.155.87/wsradio/mom_show.htm
For more Audio and Video see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/multi/
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