From dhenwood@panix.com Thu Aug 3 09:45:05 1995 Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 11:48:18 -0400 To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu From: dhenwood@panix.com (Doug Henwood) Subject: We have our own NGO! (fwd) I'd be interested in hearing what folks think of this. Doug -- Doug Henwood [dhenwood@panix.com] Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax ====================================================================== >Network of Sex Work Projects-European Symposium on Health and the Sex >Industry-Edinburgh 1994 > >SEX WORK AND HUMAN RIGHTS >Systematic violation of the human rights of women who work in the sex >industry is global and endemic. In it's most potent form this means >imprisonment, torture and murder. At the other end of the scale are the >liberal countries where prostitution is tolerated or legalised. But even in >those countries sex workers do not have the same rights as other workers. > >The persecution of sex workers is inexorably linked with the idea that sexual >services should not be sold. Churches, and other conservative institutions, >who have always held this view have been joined in recent years by feminists >who argue that prostitution should be abolished because it is inherently >exploitative. Sex workers are seen as victims who are 'forced' into >prostitution either by violent coercion or economic circumstances. > >To sustain these ideas involves dismissing the voices of prostitutes, or >listening only to those whose experience and perceptions fit the idea that >commercial sex is abusive. >Conferences, no matter how well intentioned, cannot secure human rights for >sex workers. What they can do is ensure that sex workers are heard. It is >essential that prostitution issues are programmed in consultation with >prostitutes and that prostitutes are heard at the conference. > >These principles apply with ease to other groups. It would be unthinkable to >hold a conference on racism without black people, or on disability rights >without disabled people or on sexual orientation without gay men and >lesbians. To organise a conference in such a way would be regarded as a >violation of human rights in itself because self determination - the right to >speak for yourself - is a fundamental human right. > >It is a shameful aspect of the modern women's movement that the oppression >of prostitutes has effectively been assisted by the exclusion of sex workers > from important policy making areas. The sex workers rights movement in >developed countries has made some progress in the struggle to be heard and >sex workers from developing countries are beginning to speak out also. (A >delegation of 10 sex workers from developing countries attended the >international AIDS Conference this August and were able for the first time to >challenge what was being said about them.) > >We are therefore asking for formal support in requesting that the 4th >international Conference on Women in September 1995 ensure the following >1 That sex work issues are included in the program >2 That sex workers' organisations in developed and developing countries are >consulted about the program >3 That the conference takes steps to ensure the participation of sex workers >by a) providing appropriate resources and, b) ensuring that sex workers are >able to enter China >legally. > >The Network of Sex Work Projects is an international NGO which facilitates >information sharing between projects working with and for sex workers and >advocates for the advancement of the rights of sex workers. > >Cheryl Overs >Co-ordinator >21a Torphicen St. >Edinburgh EH3 8HX >United Kingdom >Network of Sexwork Projects is supported by the Commission of the European >Communities,WHO Regional Office for Europe, Global Programme On AIDS > From susanp@osprey.csrv.uidaho.edu Tue Aug 15 09:56:03 1995 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 08:52:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Palmer Susan Subject: list information request To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu I am looking for discussion lists for Women's Centers as well as a list for people engaged in domestic violence and sexual assault research and education. If you have information or addresses, would you please forward them to me personally? Many thanks, Susan Palmer From susanp@osprey.csrv.uidaho.edu Tue Aug 15 10:20:18 1995 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 09:19:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Palmer Susan Subject: Re: list information request To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu In-Reply-To: Apologies. I absentmindedly omitted requests for information on postings for conferences specifically concerning women's and gender issues. I would appreciate any information you have on a centralized source for that information. Thanks again, Susan On Tue, 15 Aug 1995, Palmer Susan wrote: > > I am looking for discussion lists for Women's Centers > as well as a list for people engaged in domestic violence and sexual > assault research and education. If you have information or > addresses, would you please forward them to me personally? > Many thanks, > Susan Palmer > > From jamshid@newmedium.com Wed Aug 16 07:24:23 1995 From: jamshid@newmedium.com Date: Wed, 16 Aug 95 09:28:48 PDT Subject: Women's Studies Database To: MATFEM@csf.colorado.edu The Feminist Majority, with the assistance of New Media Publishing, is currently in the midst of creating a World Wide Web site. A subsection of this site will focus on the growing field of women's studies, providing information on related Internet resources, journals and books, and programs and centers. In addition, a database section entitled 'Feminist Faculty' will help a cross-section of scholars network and share information. This database, comprised of faculty members in women's studies and related fields, will allow users to search by keyword and locate other faculty members. If you would like to be included in this database, we ask that you email us with the following information: Name Email address(es) Position School Areas/topics of interest In your message, please use "feminist faculty" as the subject line, and type each field entry on a separate line. The last field entry can be up to a paragraph in length, including, among other information, your area of specialization, current research topics, requests for assistance/documents, educational background, current or upcoming publications, etc. To ensure inclusion in the launch version of the site, we ask that you respond as soon as possible. Send all messages to: fmupdate@newmedium.com. Please feel free to further distribute this message. Thank you. New Media Publishing The Feminist Majority From barthme@conrad.appstate.edu Thu Aug 17 08:58:03 1995 id <01HU6EB65BOS8WXCMC@conrad.appstate.edu>; Thu, 17 Aug 1995 11:01:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 11:01:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Melissa Barth Subject: Feminist Faculty In-reply-to: To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu > > Name: Melissa E. Barth > Email address(es): barthme@appstate.edu > Position: Director, Office of Women's Concerns & Women's Studies and Professor of English > School:Appalachian State University, Boone, NC > Areas/topics of interest: social construction of gender, women's literature, popular culture, feminist theory, lesbian (queer) theory, lesbian writers, issues of gender, race and class, particularly pertaining to lesbians, women of color, and economically disenfranchised women, feminist pedagogy, women's studies I have my BA and MA in English from Washington STate U and the PhD from Purdue in critical theory/English. My most recent work has been in the areas of lesbian studies, sexual harassment, and popular culture (the images of women and persons of color in high end mail order catalogs) From pdtaka01@homer.louisville.edu Thu Aug 17 15:21:02 1995 From: Pamela D Takayoshi Subject: Re: list information request To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 17:25:14 -0500 (EDT) In-Reply-To: from "Palmer Susan" at Aug 15, 95 08:52:50 am This message is for Susan Palmer. Sorry; I didn't know her email address. > I am looking for discussion lists for Women's Centers > as well as a list for people engaged in domestic violence and sexual > assault research and education. If you have information or > addresses, would you please forward them to me personally? > Many thanks, > Susan Palmer Susan--Could you let me know also what you find out? I'm interested in this information personally (I'm involved with a women's center here in Louisville) and professionally (I'm planning a WS course on women and violence in American culture). Thanks. Pam ==================================== Pamela Takayoshi Department of English University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 40292 pdtaka01@homer.louisville.edu From psu02880@odin.cc.pdx.edu Thu Aug 17 23:03:45 1995 Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 22:08:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Katheen Drew To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: list information request Pam- Do you know about the women's studies list? Besides the list postings, the list moderator also oversees the archives that includes a listing of all the listserv's that deal with issues affecting women. There is an group on intimate violence, one devoted to college campus programs around issues of sexual assault and rape. Women's Study list is: listserv@umdd.umd.edu family violence: intvio-L: listserv@uriacc.uri.edu support for abuse survivors: listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu Hope this helps- Kathy Drew among other things- chair of the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence board On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Pamela D Takayoshi wrote: > This message is for Susan Palmer. Sorry; I didn't know her email address. > > > I am looking for discussion lists for Women's Centers > > as well as a list for people engaged in domestic violence and sexual > > assault research and education. If you have information or > > addresses, would you please forward them to me personally? > > Many thanks, > > Susan Palmer > > Susan--Could you let me know also what you find out? I'm interested in this > information personally (I'm involved with a women's center here in Louisville) > and professionally (I'm planning a WS course on women and violence in American > culture). Thanks. > Pam > ==================================== > Pamela Takayoshi > Department of English > University of Louisville > Louisville, Kentucky 40292 > pdtaka01@homer.louisville.edu > From ferguson@philos.umass.edu Sat Aug 26 14:50:57 1995 by pobox.oit.umass.edu (PMDF V5.0-4 #6523) id <01HUJBA9IJFK009VI1@pobox.oit.umass.edu> for matfem@csf.colorado.edu; Sat, Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 16:55:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Ann Ferguson Subject: Re: list information request In-reply-to: To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu 26 Aug 1995 Dear Sheree: Here are the people I know who are on leave at UMass: Naomi Gerstel, Sociology Nancy Folbre, Economics Carmen Diana Deere, Economics and LAS See you Sept 7! Best, Ann Ferguson ferguson@philos.umass.edu From lkuo@cwis.unomaha.edu Sun Aug 27 16:24:14 1995 Subject: Re: info request To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 17:29:18 -0500 (CDT) From: Lenore Kuo In-Reply-To: <199508200608.AAA09144@csf.Colorado.EDU> from "matfem@csf.colorado.edu" at Aug 20, 95 00:08:04 am INFORMATION REQUEST: I am very interested in any discussion of or references to the concepts of bodily integrity/bodily autonomy. If you have any information on this topic, please send to : lkuo@cwis.unomaha.edu Thanks! Lenore Kuo From jamshid@newmedium.com Wed Aug 30 15:48:35 1995 Date: Wed, 30 Aug 95 17:34:01 PDT From: jamshid@newmedium.com Subject: Feminist Majority Online! To: broadcast@newmedium.com The Feminist Majority Online -- http://www.feminist.org The Feminist Majority is pleased to announce the launch of its World Wide Web site, The Feminist Majority Online. Created with the assistance of New Media Publishing, this revolutionary site contains a comprehensive array of information on all aspects of women's issues -- with over 1200 screens of information. Among the ground-breaking features are more than 365 links, each described and organized under topics such as Women's Health, Violence Against Women, Women and Work, Global Feminism, Women & Girls in Sports, and Women in Politics. The site also provides full access to Feminist Majority publications and studies on topics ranging from Teaching Women's History to Abortion Clinic Violence. In addition, the site allows users to utilize the latest in technology and Take Action on a number of pressing political and social debates, reaching national leaders on issues such as the Packwood hearings and CEDAW ratification. These are just a few of the many exciting elements that make up The Feminist Majority Online. Please visit, and let us know your suggestions and comments. We think you will find it a most valuable resource. If you are interested in being included in our Feminist Faculty database, the next few paragraphs contain information on how to register. The Feminist Majority New Media Publishing A subsection of the Feminist Majority Online will focus on the growing interdisciplinary field of research on women, providing information on related Internet resources, journals and books, and programs and centers. In addition, an interdisciplinary database section entitled 'Feminist Faculty' will help a cross-section of scholars network and share information. This database, comprised of faculty members in women's studies and related fields, will allow users to search by keyword and locate other faculty members. 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The Feminist Majority New Media Publishing From jlnewton@ucdavis.edu Wed Aug 30 16:24:51 1995 Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 15:28:06 -0700 To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu From: jlnewton@ucdavis.edu (Judith Newton) Subject: feminist faculty Name: Judith Newton Department: Women's Studies College/University: U.C. Davis Address : Davis, CA 95616 Phone/Fax 916 752 8988 Fax: 916 752 4484 Email address(es): jlnewton@ucdavis.edu Research areas/Topics of interest: Cultural studies, masculinities. Working on oral histories of the political and intellectual trajectories of left wing academic men, especially in relation to gender and race politics. Also working on current reconstructions of masculinity, the return of the father, Evangelical manhood, etc.