Black HERstory Month

During the month of February, many activities and events are planned to celebrate the histories or herstories and cultures of people of African descent. How can you participate? Want to put on an event, but fresh out of ideas? Well have no fear! Here are a few suggestions to get you started:

http://feministcampus.blogspot.com/2009/01/black-herstory-month.html

Love Your Body: Campus and Community Actions

Whether you have 6 minutes or 6 weeks...

You can TAKE ACTION to bring
NOW's Love Your Body Campaign
to your Chapter, Campus Affiliate and Community!

http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/0209kit.html

No Woman, No Culture Immune to Violence Against Women

Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

February 20, 2009

Rihanna. Aasiya. Does it take a celebrity assault to get violence against women into the news? What about something as gory as cutting off the woman's head? Indeed the story of one woman's life or death can open up a discussion with people who may not think about the issue at all, or that they can do anything about it...

http://www.now.org/news/note/022009.html

No female Senators or Reps on stimulus package conference committee

...This is what it means to not have a critical mass, to have less than 25% of your constituency represented. Only 17% of all congressional members are female. And so, with five from the Senate (5% of the Senate) and 5 from the House (just over 1%), what chance do women get to be selected for these critical reconciliation meetings?

The evidence is out there about the economic impact on women of the recession and women’s organizations have been consulted all along the way. This exclusion of all female congressional members from this final process is absolutely perplexing to say the least...

http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2009/02/11/no-female-senators-or-reps-on-stimulus-package-conference-committee/