Blog Entries - October 2007

We miss Grace Paley

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:14:05 +0100

Grace Paley, one of our finest writers, passed away last August. To celebrate her life and work, Judith Arcana has helped organize an 85th birthday party on the evening of December 11 at Broadway Books in NE Portland OR. Judith Arcana is the author of Grace Paley's Life Stories; a Literary Biography.

If you miss Grace P [...]

PulseWire will connect women around the planet

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100

If you are working in the fields of human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and water sustainablity, PulseWire welcomes you to their founding online community.

Here, any woman with access to a basic computer, and eventually a cell phone, can speak her truth, ask for what she needs and share her solutions through pictures, audio, video and the written word.

Please visit Pulsewire to learn more.

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<h1>Saying goodbye to Mardge and Gordy</h1>
<p>infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100</p>
<p>Three hundred people crowded in Reza's restuarant on the Northside to bid farewell to Mardge Cohen and Gordy Schiff, two of Chicago's finest physicians. Gordy has accepted a teaching position at Harvard, meaning that he and Mardge will be moving to Boston. </p><p>Mardge and Gordy have been battling for quality hea [...]
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<h1>Would you like to converse with the presidential candidates?</h1>
<p>infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:34:31 +0100</p>
<p>The American Medical Women's Association(AMWA) is sponsoring a series of call-in phone conferences with the presidential candidates in preparation for the 2008 election.</p><p align=

The theme of the teleconferences is women's health. According to AMWA,

Guaranteed access to high-quality, patient centered, pr [...]

EMMA is coming to Chicago

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100

EMMA, a play by Howard Zinn about the renowned American anarchist Emma Goldman will be opening at the Trap Door Theater on October 18 in Chicago. For more detailed info please visit their website.

It is being directed by Kate Hendrickson, the daughter of Ayrie Moore, who belonged to the Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU) and Rising Up Angry.

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Finding Iris Chang is due on Oct 22

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Paula Kamen's bio of writer Iris Chang is due in the bookstores on October 22. Iris Chang committed suicide in November 2004 after a long battle with depression.

Iris Chang's best known book was The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. The book tells the story of the infamous 1937-1938 Nanking massacre which took place during the Si [...]

Aung San Suu Kyi on Non-Violence

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:33:38 +0100

As the terrible repression continues in the nation of Burma, here is a video of Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi talking about the importance of non-violence in the struggle for democracy.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest by orders of the corrupt Burmese military regime for most of the past 17 years. If the people of Burma could realize their dreams, she would be leading the country instead.

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Women in Hollywood from a Feminist Viewpoint

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Melissa Silverstein takes a feminist microscope to the over glamourized world of women in Hollywood. Hollywood is so male oriented that women and their stories and expertise get shunted to the side.

Her Women in Hollywood blog will focus on what's going on for women in Hollywood - what movies are being made; what directors are getting jobs; what actors are working; and anything else that will help tip the balance.

Take a look at her Women in Hollywood blog HERE .

Rape Awareness Program Under Fire at the University of Maryland

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100

For the past 17 years, students at the University of Maryland have participated in a rape awareness program where victims and advocates against sexual violence hang T-shirts along a huge clothesline on campus. Some victims also write the names of their assailants on their shirts.

Now the university lawyers have jumped in and told the students not to put the names of their assailants on the shirts because of fear of lawsuits. Some observers have speculated this concern [...]

Aurora Health Center Will Open for Business!

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Here is the text of the press release we received at 5:56 PM:

What: Press Conference
Where: Aurora Planned Parenthood Health Center, 3051 E. New York Street, Aurora, IL When: Tuesday, October 2, at 10 am

Finally! Just minutes ago we received our occupancy permit from city of Aurora Mayor, Tom Weisner and we will be OPEN FOR BUSINESS TOMORROW!

*We encourage anyone who is interested to attend the Aurora city council meeting on their own to monitor the discussion, but [...]