From fmlist@newmedium.com Wed May 8 15:52:29 1996 From: fmlist To: "'broadcast@newmedium.com'" Subject: Feminist Budget Discussion Forum Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 17:19:05 -0400 Women's WebWorld -- The Feminist Majority Online http://www.feminist.org In February 1996, over 3,000 feminists gathered in Washington DC for = "Expo 96 For Women's Empowerment," hosted by the Feminist Majority Foundation. Developing a feminist federal budget was among the chief features of = Expo '96. Women have largely been left out of the federal budget debate, but = at the Expo, women set goals, shared information, and exchanged resources = to construct a feminist federal budget. =20 As an outgrowth of Expo 96, we have launched a Feminist Budget Center on = our world wide web site at:=20 http://www.feminist.org/other/budget/budgethome.html To facilitate the participation of women in constructing an alternative = budget, we=20 have created an interactive discussion forum called Feminist Budget = Thread, found at: = http://www.feminist.org/cgi-bin/fmf/net.Thread/bin/net.Thread.pl. =20 We invite you to submit your suggestions, plans, and ideas on creating a = feminist=20 budget and to respond to the submissions posted by other participants in = this=20 discussion forum. The password for this thread is:=20 women$ The Feminist Budget Center also includes the Expo '96 budget materials, provides access to both Internet and non-Internet budget resources, = informs users how to get a copy of the federal budget, features a weekly budget = quiz, and allows users to listen to the Expo '96 General Assembly on "Making = Women Count: Developing A Feminist Budget."=20 Please share this address-- http://www.feminist.org/other/budget/budgethome.html --with other researchers and advocates who are committed to economic=20 empowerment for women. We hope you find this site useful and = stimulating. Feminist Budget Center: http://www.feminist.org/other/budget/budgethome.html Feminist Budget Thread: http://www.feminist.org/cgi-bin/fmf/net.Thread/bin/net.Thread.pl Password for Thread: =20 women$ While you are on our site, please visit our Affirmative Action section, = where=20 we have added information on federal anti-affirmative action = legislation[ http://www.feminist.org/other/ccri/aafederal.html ] as well = as a state-by-state=20 map [ http://www.feminist.org/other/ccri/states.html ] of = anti-affirmative action=20 measures moving at the state level. Information about Freedom Summer 96 = to save women's rights and civil rights in California can be found at:=20 http://www.feminist.org/other/ccri/intern.html The general address for the Affirmative Action Information Center is:=20 http://www.feminist.org/other/ccri/cahome.html For Equality, The Feminist Majority Online From fmlist@newmedium.com Wed May 15 17:21:17 1996 From: fmlist To: "'broadcast@newmedium.com'" Subject: Freedom Summer '96 Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 19:06:57 -0400 WANTED: Housing for young Freedom Summer Activists in California this summer. WHERE: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, San Diego. WHEN: June 1st to November 5 (election day). Any portion of time within those dates or for the entire program. WHY: Young activists nationwide have dedicated their summer to Freedom Summer '96 -- a voter education and registration drive in California. Students from campuses and communities nationwide are traveling to California to sound the alarm about the so-called California "Civil Rights" Initiative, a measure which bans affirmative action and guts sex discrimination law. Although the internship is unpaid, the demand to participate is high and we want everyone willing to help save women's rights and civil rights to have that opportunity. In order to offset the cost of participation, we are providing the interns with housing. If you, a family member or a friend are able to provide housing for a Freedom Summer Activist, please contact Susie or Abbe at (213) 651-0495O or send a response to femmaj@feminist.org with your name, address and phone number. We especially need housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. After this initial contact, we will provide you with more information regarding what's involved in housing an intern. We also pursue a screening process of all those offering housing. BACKGROUND ON CCRI AND FS'96: The Feminist Majority, as part of a coalition of over 150 women's and civil rights organizations dedicated to defeating the California Civil Rights Initiative, is spearheading Freedom Summer '96 -- a voter registration and education drive. Harkening to Freedom Summer '64 -- during which students traveled to Jackson, Mississippi to register the vote -- this program has recruited hundreds of activists nationwide to travel to California and defeat the deceptive California Civil Rights Initiative. This Initiative, currently on the ballot for the November 5th elections, actually bans affirmative action programs and guts sex discrimination law in public employment, education and contracting. Freedom Summer '96 interns will participate in an extensive one week training session (starting either June or July first) during which they will learn organizing and campaign skills from national leaders such as Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority, Delores Huerta, vice-president of the United Farmworkers, Patricia Ireland, President of the National Organization for Women and the young activists who have organized Freedom Summer '96. After the training sessions, activists will be placed in targeted areas throughout California. As members of squads, they will be responsible for creating high visibility events within their communities so as to educate the public about the deceptive nature of CCRI. A 1995 Lou Harris poll shows that when initially asked about CCRI, approximately 78% of those polled responded that they would vote for it. When the same group of people were asked if they would vote for an initiative which bans affirmative action and guts sex discrimination laws, 69% responded that they would not vote for it. The dramatic shift in numbers illustrates that we must educate the public if we hope to defeat CCRI and save the hard-won gains of the Civil Rights Era. Thank you, The Feminist Majority From fmlist@newmedium.com Tue May 21 09:39:43 1996 From: fmlist To: "'broadcast@newmedium.com'" Subject: New Feminist Majority Homepage Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 11:31:22 -0400 Hello! This notice is to let you know that the Feminist Majority Foundation Online -- Women's Web World has a new look! Our homepage design has changed, highlighting more sections and more of our users' favorite spots. Please visit the site and let us know what you think! http://www.feminist.org Throughout the summer we will be updating our extensive Internet Gateway as well as other sections where we may have links to your site. Please let us know if you have changed your URL, or made any major changes or additions to your site. Thank you! In cybersisterhood, The Feminist Majority Foundation Online From fmlist@newmedium.com Thu May 23 12:05:32 1996 From: fmlist To: "'broadcast@newmedium.com'" Subject: New Feminist Majority Homepage Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 14:02:46 -0400 Hello! This notice is to let you know that the Feminist Majority Foundation Online -- Women's Web World has a new look! Our homepage design has changed, highlighting more sections and more of our users' favorite spots. Please visit the site and let us know what you think! http://www.feminist.org In cybersisterhood, The Feminist Majority Foundation Online From Donerail@aol.com Thu May 30 22:32:34 1996 From: Donerail@aol.com Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 00:32:30 -0400 To: matfem@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Questions inspired by the Intro. Hello. Greetings. I have a B.A. in women's studies & history from Emory (in Atlanta).I am a graduate student in Science & Technology Studies at Cornell (on a leave of absence, hence the commercial email address). My research interests (tho' they are in flux as I have been away so long) include women, gender, & computing; the social history of technology, including domestic, industrial, & reproductive technology; the history of women scientists, engineers, inventors, etc. I am also interested in the philosophy of science & technology, especially feminist critiques. I have just joined the group and read the introduction, and consequently I have a few questions. (1) I was wondering if someone could elaborate on the differences between "postmodern cultural materialism" and just-plain-materialism as used in the introduction. (I suspect that most of my feminist education was of the "identity-politics" kind.) (2) Are there any good introductory sources on the differences between materialist feminism and other forms of feminism, particularly Marxist & socialist feminism (the distinction eludes me, I fear)? With some trepidation I confess I had thought that materialist feminism was a nuveau term Marxist feminism, but it would seem that I am mistaken. (3) How is social constuctionism incompatible with materialist feminism? Or have I misread the introduction? I am particularly interested in this because the "social construction of technology" predominates in my department. Thanks! I look forward to reading your responses on MATFEM Yours, G. V. Palazzolo donerail@aol.com