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Some of you may be interested in this....

CFP:  Gender and the Body (e-journal)

Meowpower feminist online journal (http://www.meowpower.org) is looking for papers for its inaugural issue as a quarterly journal.  We are seeking papers from a variety of approaches and topics including but certainly not limited to:  body image, pop culture, music, television, film, spirituality, sexuality, literature (classic or popular), theory, politics, LGBT, violence and the body, historical approaches personal narratives, creative writing, academic papers, journalistic writing. Please send your completed paper and a CV or writing resume to submissions@meowpower.org by November 12.  Any attachments must be compatible with Microsoft Word.

( A Call for Editors of Feminist Online Journal )

Film screening and benefit gig to raise awareness of and cash for the plight of the women of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Proceeds from these fundraisers will go to Casa Amiga and AMIGOS DE LAS MUJERES DE JUAREZ...

buy a t-shirt. see a film. hear some cool tunes.

Thanks to the brilliant Kirstie, our website is up: http://www.ladyfestdublin.org.

It's just a front page at the moment, but we think it's swell.

We happen 12-14 November of this very year.

has just uploaded their website. Please check it out at www.ladyfest.ca.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Performance art, visual art, music, film, fashion, burlesque and more...it's Ladyfest Seattle 2004!

Thursday, June 24th
The Girly Gala, aka The Big O...pening
Capital Hill Arts Center, 7 pm $10 per floor, $15 for both
--DJs, a fashion show, performance art, film showcase, visual art show and auction, musical performance by Dear Nora, Anna Oxygen, The Buttersprites, Trespassers William and Mirah kick off four days of fun focused feminism with a bang!

All of this is followed by three more days of awesome events, see http://www.ladyfestseattle.org for full schedule.

LITTLE LADYFEST (2005) phila/nj

www.littleladyfest.org for more info
littleladyfest@mail.com


We would love for performers, distros, anything to help out!

( there's a list )

we are from jersey...www.purevolume.com/royden

Graceland is hosting a benefit show for Ladyfest Seattle on Friday, June 4th featuring:

The Hot Rollers
The Jezebel Diary
EWI
Orizon
Roundabout

**There will be two raffles for Ts, CDs, a gift certificate to Atlas Clothing and a billiards or video game party at Jillian's, tickets only $1 each**

Doors are at 4:30pm, show starts at 5pm. Admission is $8...ALL AGES, bar with ID

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*On a slight tangent, it's a big deal to have "all-ages" shows here in Seattle because we have really restrictive rules about them. Is it an issue anywhere else?

HOWDY!

Does anyone know of some cheap motels and shelters in/around Austin, but not too far from San Marcos?

Thanks,
caroline :)

I'm still bummed out about having to miss so much of Ladyfest this weekend, but I've been going back through the pictures and getting reminded of the fun I did have. Here are (in no particular order) my favorite moments from Ladyfest Texas 2004:

• Ainjel Emme's duet with her mother
  
• Sarah's birthday cake (and the ensuing cake fight in the audience) during the Bad Apples' set
  
• Watching Anita (my gf) dance to Ms. Led and the Butchies
  
• Anita meeting a lot of my friends
  
• Big Sam's quesadillas
  
• Being alive and able to attend as much of the festival as I did (thank you, Seton)

Least favorite moments:

• Having to cancel my own performance (damn exploding organs!) and not getting to meet baldomom and popejoan
  
• The drunk piece of shit who kept shoving me around during the Bad Apples' set
  
• Trying to stay awake during the singer/songwriter showcase when I was in such pain
  
• Being told by one of the ignorant-ass protesters that "no woman is ever forced to become pregnant"
  
• Missing all of the workshops, especially those that were presented by my friends
  
• Confirming that two of my friends broke up with each other

Ladyfest Seattle 2004, a four day festival of women-centered arts (including music, performance art, burlesque, film, visual art), seeks volunteers to help us put on a successful festival that both showcases some great art and raises money for charities--specifically Aradia Womens Health Clinic and Amnesty International.

Interested in being an event volunteer for Ladyfest Seattle 2004? All volunteers get free admission to LFS for the day of their volunteeer shift and are a very much appreciated part of making the fest a success.

Our first event volunteer orientation takes place on Saturday, June 5th, at 1pm. The meeting will be held at Caffe Vita on Capitol Hill, 1005 East Pike, Seattle. We will most likely be meeting upstairs, look for a table with a sign.

At the meeting you will hear about Ladyfest Seattle and our purposes and goals, learn about our scheduled events, and be able to sign up for shifts that match your interest and availability. LFS is an inclusive organization--all are welcome.

Please feel free to forward this information to anyone you know who might be interested. If you would like to volunteer for the fest but are unable to make this meeting, please send an e-mail to coordinator@ladyfestseattle.org with your availability, any special skills you might have (sound engineer, film projection, etc. and if you don't have any, don't worry--everyone is welcome), your age (some events are 21+) and your contact information.

You can find out more about Ladyfest Seattle at http://www.ladyfestseattle.org

LFS 2004 is a project of GCSS.

There was a group of underage fundies (three of them) who showed up at both Ladyfest Texas Venues venues tonight (Thursday) to protest our support of the Lilith Fund. They were the most ignorant little fucks I've ever met. One of the twits actually said (I shit you not, this is an exact quote), "No women are forced to become pregnant." <sputter> WTF? The best part was when it started raining, they used their signs as umbrellas, choosing to stay a little drier than promote their message. Nice dedication, girls.

Ladyfest TX Kicks off tonight with some FREE events!

FREE Art Show at Iron Gate Studios
Come check out this great art with free beer, booze and cheese. Starts at 6 and goes til 9. Come one, come all!

...followed by a FREE music Showcase: The Dazzling Damsels of Song (A Singer-Songwriter Revival) at the Church of the Friendly Ghost. Starts at 9 pm sharp (and is just a stone's throw from the Iron Gate Studios where the FREE art show is being held). There will also be free refreshments (Read: Beer, Booze, Cupcakes) here...

Check out http://www.ladyfesttx.org for more details.

Ladyfest Texas is May 27-30

( Details! )

I'm going to be performing in the Mistresses of the Mic showcase at Ladyfest Texas in a couple weeks and still haven't picked which pieces I'm going to perform. I have a five-minute time slot to fill. Here are the pieces that I'm considering:

Disassociation
A Drive in the Country
Face Time
Generic Dream #3
Generic Dream #47
I Have Seen the Enemy
Invisible Woman
The Other Woman
The Politics of Passing
Puddle of Wine
Stranger in My Skin
Window Shopping
Your Souvenir

BTW, I'm pretty sure that I did "The Other Woman" and "Window Shopping" last year so I might want to drop them to avoid repetition.

Please, please, please, if you have any feedback on this, let me know ASAP. I'll probably be trying them out on Anita this weekend also.

All workshops will be held in the Student Services Building on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Admission is $5 per day or free with a festival wristband (available from the Web site).

Small print: Subject to change, yada yada yada. Check the Web site for updates

( Schedule )

This Thursday, May 13th:

Ladyfest Seattle Benefit show

$6 cover/21+/doors at 8
at The Hideaway (formerly the Sit N Spin, at 2219 - 4th Ave, in Belltown

Featuring:

Jen Wood
Tart
DJ Girl 6
*special guests*
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Join us for these artists, plus a fashion show, raffles, silent auction, bake sale, too. All proceeds go to benefit Ladyfest Seattle