Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
social justice
Working to eradicate inequalities by highlighting institutional, cultural and insidiously socialised biases and bigotries.
Quicklink: Disasters prove value of sign language interpreters
Natural disasters in Queensland and New Zealand have highlighted the value of sign language interpreters.
Mythcommunication and Defending the Indefensible
Two posts from today that neatly bookend a whole series of shelves about the rape culture. We’re not supposed to ever hold a winning hand here.
QFT: why we all need unions, and protests
instead of getting angry that public sector employees are actually being treated decently, let’s ask private sector employers why they refuse to show their employees the same respect
Femmostroppo Reader March 14, 2011
This week’s a busy week! Have another linkfest.
Femmostroppo Reader March 13, 2011
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. Today it’s a roundup of other people’s linkfests. What did we all miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Happy Sydney Mardi Gras!
I love how the exactly the same objections from some sectors come out every single year.
Seminaring
I am spending most of this week in a room like this, so the last thing I want to do when I get home is spend *more* time on the ‘puter. Which makes posting tricksie.
So, in no particular order:
Open Letter to Melbourne Queer Film Festival attendees
This guest post is from Jonathan Williams, a member of the MQFF trans selection panel, a body which did NOT select one particular trans-themed film which has been included in the festival program.
Slam Poetry for Feminism
Via Clementine Ford on FB, two great slam poetry performances from a few years ago.
Hoyden About Town 