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International Women's Day interview with Claire Robillard Every year, women around the world gather to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8. The occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress made towards equality and justice for women, and to demand change in the struggle against sexism and patriarchy. Claire Robillard has helped organise International Women's Day events since she moved to Vancouver in 1994. Last week, Seven Oaks spoke to Robillard about the role of IWD and the women's movement in the context of severe cutbac...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 10:18am PST
RECENT STATS ON U.S. MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULTS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG Human Rights Organization Launches Two-Year Campaign to Fight Violence
Against Women, Calling Such Abuse the 'Greatest Human Rights Scandal Today'...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 9:40am PST
3/8 SF: Int'l Women's Day Protest and Film about Venezuela Calling all women to the
5th GLOBAL WOMEN'S STRIKE
"Invest in Caring Not Killing"
Calling all men to join with women as
we
STOP THE WORLD AND CHANGE IT!...
Posted: Sat, Mar 6, 2004 10:07pm PST
Thurs. 3/11 Film Screening: "The Cucumber Incident" Save the date!!! Thursday, March 11th SF Bay Area IMC video screening for International Women's Day!!...
Posted: Fri, Mar 5, 2004 1:54am PST
Mumia Abu-Jamal -- "What Women Want" On March 8th 2004, women around the world in LA, England, Argentina, Uganda, Peru, Philadelphia, San Francisco, in Guyana, in southern India, in Trinidad and Tobago, in Spain, women will be staging the 5th Global Women's Strike. A movement involving women in some sixty countries many involved in grassroots organizations....
Posted: Thu, Mar 4, 2004 6:41pm PST
3/4 International Women's Day Film Celebration Double Feature Film Showing: "With Babies and Banners" and "You Have Struck a Rock!" — San Francisco...
Posted: Thu, Mar 4, 2004 12:59am PST
Berkeley Copwatch: In Song and Struggle COPWATCH is having an event to celebrate women and the political struggle women continue to fight against....
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2004 6:25pm PST
Narika Performance Event Narika is an organization dedicated to helping women in immigrant and Southeast Asian communities recover from sexual abuse and violence....
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2004 6:06pm PST
One World, Many Faiths: A Collection of Altars by Women Artists The rich diversity of cultural and spiritual influences on women in the Bay Area can be seen in One World, Many Faiths, an exhibition of multi-cultural altars by 20 diverse female artists at SomArts Bay Gallery March 4 – 24, 2004. Coinciding with National Women’s History Month, this exhibition offers a range of current artistic perspectives exploring a feminine view of personal, spiritual and cultural identity....
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2004 10:22am PST
Trespasses: A Celebration of Women Filmmakers In celebration of International Women's Day the Activism & Social Change department at New College of California is hosting Trespasses a four-day film festival highlighting the work of women filmmakers...
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 5:49pm PST
photos from Women's Voices Rise Up 
A few pictures from the 3rd annual "Women's Voices Rise Up" show....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 3:51am PST
3/7: International Women's Day Fair: Women as Peacekeepers Spend an afternoon of renewal, revolution and celebration with Bay Area women as we
celebrate the legacy of the early women's peace movement; a movement that began over
100 years ago when courageous women in countries worldwide began actively voicing
their need for equal rights, peace and universal suffrage...
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 3:15pm PST
Tonight in SF: Sparks Fly! An evening of culture and politics dedicated to woman political prisoners
and battered women serving time for fighting back...
Posted: Sat, Feb 28, 2004 4:44pm PST
Int'l Women's Day Forum at USF International Women's Day Forum at USF, covering Juarez, Criminal Injustice, Women in Prison, LGBTQI immigrant situations and more!...
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2004 4:17pm PST
Ladyfest Garage Sale...this Saturday! Ladyfest Benefit Garage Sale...be there or be square....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2004 2:13pm PST
Every Weds: Code Pink Vigils Election season is upon us and many believe this is the most important election in decades. Being visible and speaking out in our communities is more important than ever. Our vigils are gaining great momentum....
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2004 9:54pm PST
March for Women's Lives I think I was about 17 when I found out that my mom had had an abortion. She had just recovered from tuberculosis and was still taking massive doses of antibiotics to fight off the chronic bronchitis that had sprung up in its wake. She had been seriously dating somebody for the first time since her divorce. Despite protection, she got pregnant....
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2004 2:03pm PST
Tonight: Webcast discussion with Eve Ensler on tampax.com (?!) Tampax invites you to meet Eve Ensler live online and hear her talk about what it means to be a vagina warrior, share stories of the amazing women and girls who make up V-Day (http://www.vday.orG), and answer your questions! Visit http://www.tampax.com/ to participate in the free webcast at 11:00PM EST (8:00 pacific)....
Posted: Tue, Feb 17, 2004 6:49pm PST
Call for Global Women's Strike 3/8 8 March 2004 -- Calling all women
5th GLOBAL WOMEN'S STRIKE
Calling all men to join with women to STOP THE WORLD AND CHANGE IT!
INVEST IN CARING NOT KILLING!...
Posted: Sun, Feb 15, 2004 12:52pm PST
Religious rightist to head FDA’s Reproductive Committee Dr. Hager is a practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as "pro-life" and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women...
Posted: Sun, Feb 15, 2004 12:24pm PST
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