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18th Down Under Feminist Carnival is up at Wallaby

By Lauredhel on November 9, 2009

The Eighteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Jo Tamar’s place, Wallaby! She opens with the theme of Caring, before moving on to a panoply of links covering disability, the arts, geekery, racism, indigenous issues, religion, violence against women, sex ed, and more. The Nineteenth Carnival, covering posts from November, will [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, Meta | Tagged australia, blogging, carers, carnival, Down Under Feminists Carnival, NZ

Volunteers needed NOW for Down Under Feminists Carnival hosting!

By Lauredhel on September 7, 2009

OK, I’m now desperately needing volunteers to host the Down Under Feminists Carnival from 5th November onwards! Please place a comment here if you can volunteer, including which month you can host (and whether you’re considering an optional theme, though that can come later or not at all). If you’re a newer blogger, this is [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, linkfest | Tagged australia, blogging, carnival, Down Under Feminists Carnival, dufc, feminists, NZ, volunteers | 17 Responses

The Tenth Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Ideologically Impure!

By Lauredhel on March 2, 2009

Queen of Thorns at Ideologically Impure has put together a bumper Tenth Down Under Feminists Carnival. Did you ever think we would make it to ten? Be gobsmacked, have a groan, read about pay equity, jobs summits, crime, domestic life, healthcare, media, literature, and bits and bobs. If you’re a regular reader, or especially if [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, linkfest, Meta | Tagged accessibility, australia, australians, blogging, blogs, carnival, Down Under Feminists Carnival, dufc, hosts, NZ, submissions, volunteers

The Tenth Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching – please submit your posts now.

By Lauredhel on February 26, 2009

The Tenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is the end of the month, so get your posts in before midnight Saturday. SUBMIT YOUR POSTS HERE. This edition will be hosted by Queen of Thorns at Ideologically Impure. Submit your February posts, or those of others, by [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, Meta | Tagged australia, blogging, carnival, Down Under Feminists Carnival, feminists, NZ, queen, women | 1 Response

It’s nearly Carnival time!

By Lauredhel on January 29, 2009

The Ninth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is the end of the month, so get your posts in before midnight Saturday.

Posted in gender & feminism, Meta | Tagged australians, blogging, Down Under Feminists Carnival, NZ

Get your submissions in now for the Down Under Feminists Carnival!

By Lauredhel on November 28, 2008

The call is out for Down Under Feminist Carnival submissions at Ideologically Impure, who is hosting this month: No real theme, but I’m especially on the look-out for sassy posts by sassy people. The submission form is here. If you can’t access the form, you can use the Hoyden contact instead. Submissions due by 30 [...]

Posted in gender & feminism | Tagged australia, blogging, carnival, NZ | 3 Responses

Victim-blaming by the Queensland government

By Lauredhel on October 13, 2008

The Queensland Government has taken a leaf out of ALAC New Zealand’s book, launching a new victim-blaming campaign. The “Safer Drinking Cultures” programme aims to address binge drinking among young people. Unfortunately, they’ve decided to go with the old saw “Women drink, and get raped. Therefore, women should stop drinking in order to prevent rape.” [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, violence | Tagged advertising, alcohol, NZ, rape, victim blaming | 4 Responses

Submit for the Fourth Down Under Feminists Carnival!

By Lauredhel on August 29, 2008

Last chance to submit for the Fourth Down Under Feminists Carnival! This carnival will be hosted at Blue Milk. You must submit by the end of the month. Any feminist blog post from Australia or New Zealand is eligible – yours, or those you’ve enjoyed reading. You can find the carnival information page just by [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, Meta | Tagged australia, blogging, carnival, Down Under Feminists Carnival, feminists, hosts, NZ | 1 Response

Friday News Links Dump

Friday News Links Dump

By tigtog on July 18, 2008

It’s all over the TV news here in Australia this morning, though I can’t find video online, but here’s a picture gallery of the Amazing Shark Rescue Mission, where the marine scientists from the Gold Coast’s Sea World park led a team from the NSW Fishing Department and the Byron Bay Marine Park Authority to [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment, education, ethics & philosophy, media, Science, technology | Tagged australia, NZ, photography

Tuesday Links

By Lauredhel on July 8, 2008

A Pacman cupcake tableau. Because you can. ——————————————————- From Amazon via Photoshop Disasters, Completely Pointless Knickers, aka the “Deluxe String of Bubbles”. Where are her labia? WHERE? Related posts: Good news! WA Labor Opposition to introduce laws on breastfeeding discrimination 2 a.m. What The Fuck Qld government revises baby packs plan; no more formula promotion [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism | Tagged breast milk, bubbles, consumerism, NZ, peeves, photography | 8 Responses

Down Under Feminists Carnival: Second Edition!

By Lauredhel on July 5, 2008

I am chuffed to announce that the Second Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is now up at In A Strange Land! Lots of weekend reading for you there: check it out. And please post a pointer to it on your blog, especially if you have a post there! Now is the time to [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, Meta | Tagged australia, carnival, feminists, hairy legs, hell, NZ, volunteers

The Inaugural Down Under Feminists Carnival

By Lauredhel on June 6, 2008

Hoyden About Town is proud to present the first edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I hope you enjoy this spectacular buffet of feminist writing. The Down Under Feminists Carnival is open to feminist submissions from any blog based in Australia or New Zealand. You can submit your own posts or those of others, [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment, Culture, ethics & philosophy, fun & hobbies, gender & feminism, health, indigenous, language, media, medicine, Politics, social justice, violence, work and family | Tagged australia, blogging, carnival, feminists, hairy legs, hoydens, NZ, patriarchy, race & racism, reproductive justice, sport, tropes, violence against women | 33 Responses

Friday Hoyden: Zoe Bell

By Guest Hoyden on April 4, 2008

Guest post from Helen – thanks! Uma Thurman chats with Zoe Bell on the set of Kill Bill What hoyden wouldn’t thrill to the scene in Kill Bill 1 where Beatrix Kiddo, fighting off a hundred or so gangsters, flies through the air with impossible-looking jumps and flips. But the body in the yellow leathers [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment | Tagged hoydens, NZ, SIKAW | 4 Responses

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