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Boston's Asian Community Raises Awareness of HIV/AIDS among Massachusetts Asian Pacific Islanders |
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by MAP, |
 Boston, Mass-- The Massachusetts Asian & Pacific Islanders for Health (MAP) organization presented awards to Niem Nay-Kret, Project Director, Southeast Asian Bilingual Advocates, Inc. and Veseth Poy, Senior Case Manager, Lynn Community Health Center for their efforts to address HIV/AIDS in the Massachusetts Cambodian community. Over 90 community members came out to attend MAP’s Rooted in Acceptance reception and awards ceremony that was held on May 17th at the Boston Center for the Arts. The awards are named for Siong-Huat Chua, a Malaysian-born, Boston-based gay activist, writer, and pioneer in bringing visibility to HIV/AIDS among Asians. Mr. Chua died of AIDS in 1994. |
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22 May 2007
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Filed under: News / Gender : GLBT/Queer : Race |
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Anarchist Ideals in an Ideal Community: Boston Anarchists Talk on Strategic Resistance |
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by Sofia Jarrin-Thomas, sofiajt (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Anna Marie’s father was an Italian immigrant with anarchistic ideas but who in the 1920s didn’t identify himself openly as an anarchist. He raised his daughter in the rough and demanding environment of a working class family where hierarchical powers were not to be trusted and human relationships were critical for the survival of shrinking societies. Later in the 1940s and 50s, Anna Marie felt naturally attracted to the beat poets and dharma bums, but it was only when she read Emma Goldman that she connected with the “deep desires of anarchist ideals.” |
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14 Feb 2007
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Filed under: News / Gender : GLBT/Queer : Organizing : Race |
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Feminism Meets Anarchism at Boston Gathering |
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by h-fries, |
 On Saturday, March 4th, people from Boston and other cities gathered in Copley Square for an annual conference called "La Rivolta!" Workshops on indigenous women's resistance, international trafficking of sex workers, and anarchist parenting tied together the feminist and anarchist perspectives.
For the story, listen to the radio piece (posted as a .mp3 audio file). |
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14 Mar 2006
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Filed under: News / Gender : Organizing : Politics |
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Archdiocese of Boston Abandons Children in Need of Adoption |
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by Michael Ferola, mferola (nospam) ferola.com |
 For over 100 years, the Catholic Charities of Boston has provided loving homes for children by finding adoptive parents for them. Because of disputes about gay parents, they have decided to stop providing adoption services at all.
The social welfare organization, Catholic Charities of Boston, has decided to end its adoption program on the grounds that if they comply with Massachusetts law allowing for gay parents to adopt children that they will violate Church teachings. |
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South Dakota's Abortion Ban: A Discussion by Reproductive Freedom Activist Marlene Gerber Fried |
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by h-fries, |
 On February 24th, the state of South Dakota passed a ban on nearly all abortions. The ban, which is expected to take effect this July, will shut down the state's one abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, forcing many pregnant females to travel long distances or perhaps seek underground providers. The ban is expected to challenge Roe versus Wade, the 33-year-old legislation that legalized abortion in the U.S.
As co-founder of the National Network of Abortion Funds and organizer of Hampshire College's annual reproductive justice conference, Marlene Gerber Fried has a long history within the reproductive justice movement. On Tuesday, February 28th, she spoke near Boston about the meaning of South Dakota's abortion ban. This is an audio recording of her lecture.
[For the whole story, please listen to the posted .mp3 audio file] |
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05 Mar 2006
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Filed under: News / Gender : Human Rights : Organizing : Politics : Social Welfare |
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Coalition Forms to Defend Local Abortion Clinics |
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by homefries, |
 Sparked by an apparent need to support visitors of Planned Parenthood in the face of anti-abortion harassment, the Coalition to Defend Reproductive Rights formed a few months ago. On Saturday, November 12th, members of the new group stood outside of the clinic on Commonwealth Ave., holding pink banners and blocking the graphic signs of anti-abortion protesters. |
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14 Nov 2005
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Filed under: News / Gender : Organizing |
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Hey Baby! Girls in Hyde Square Will Not Be Silent in the Face of Sexual Harassers |
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by homefries, |
 AUDIO: A rally on August 25th sparked off a campaign to stop sexual harassment on JP's streets. Teenagers from the Hyde Square Task Force have organized the campaign, which includes not only the rally but also flyering and talking to other teenagers in public school classrooms across the city. The campaign is timely as school starts and students walk to and from school. It also follows the alleged gang rape of a teenaged girl several months ago at the Jackson Square T stop. For the whole story, listen to the posted radio piece. |
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04 Sep 2005
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Filed under: News / Gender |
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Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls Hits the Northeast |
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by homefries, |
 An offshoot of the original Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls that recently sprung up on the west coast, the Willie Mae Rock Camp was organized by feminist musicians and offered workshops on such topics as anti-oppression, instrument instruction, and self-defense.
Feminist musicians had been organizing for about a year to bring the first Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls to New York City. It took place August 8th through the 12th near Central Park. The camp was open to all self-identified girls ages 8 through 18, and drew around 80 kids from around the city by working through local Girls Clubs and schools, offering a sliding-scale tuition. To hear interviews with the girls and others, listen to the posted .mp3. |
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16 Aug 2005
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Filed under: News / Education : Gender : Media : Organizing |
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