March 29th, 2007
moldy oldies
In the grand tradition of tired, lazy, or burned out bloggers everywhere, while I’m on hiatus here I thought I’d post something from days gone by for your perusing pleasure.
Choosing Justice - originally posted 05/02/2005
The other day at dinner, a friend and I were talking about this article, which attempts to defend the thesis that […]
Filed under: feminism as politics, lesbian feminism by Amy's Brain Today
March 25th, 2007
films
American Blackout
From the theater release notes:
“Chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 […]
Filed under: reviews by Amy's Brain Today
March 19th, 2007
hiatus
I’ve decided to give myself a little break from blogging. I’m going through a moral crisis or something, and I don’t have anything useful or productive to say. To those of you who’ve written me, thanks, and if you haven’t gotten a personal note yet, you will soon; not blogging will free up […]
Filed under: animals, blogging by Amy's Brain Today
March 14th, 2007
fun with spinach
This is Kya’s favorite recipe, and the reason why she is a big hit at potlucks around here. When she shows up, everyone always gets a gleam in their eye and asks breathlessly, “Did you bring your spinach?” (Well, someone did once, anyway.) Anyway, basically it’s just spinach (frozen chopped spinach, thawed […]
Filed under: fluff and musings by Amy's Brain Today
March 12th, 2007
new in the archive today
Making Separatist Connections: ‘The Issue is Woman Identification’ by Margaret Sloan-Hunter:
I am reminded of an incident in Chicago during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. A meeting had been announced to deal with Black Power, and it was understood by most that it was for blacks only. But a black woman showed up […]
Filed under: feminism as politics, lesbian feminism, racism, separatism, words from women by Amy's Brain Today
March 11th, 2007
my first youtube!
Make Love Not Porn! Who says feminists don’t have a sense of humor? And disco is so not dead!
Filed under: activism/organizing, feminism as politics by Amy's Brain Today
March 10th, 2007
Río de Lágrimas
We have just returned from seeing this wonderful agonizing trilingual “multimedia presentation” at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and I am damn near speechless. It’s a wonderful, beautiful, brilliant, strong, devastating portrayal of the way that the colonization of Mexico has been played out on women’s bodies, beginning with the role of Malintzin in […]
