Feminist Action Project
The Feminist Action Project is a new group on campus working with the Gender and
Sexuality Center to put on a conference about feminist activism. We will be spending
three days in April workshopping projects, learning about feminist organizing, and
connecting with other like-minded folks! We've got some new things happening...
First and foremost, we have a website / blog up and running. It is
http://feministactionproject.blogspot.com/. There you will be able to register, download
our call for submissions, meet the committee members and snag some sneak peeks of
programming we have planned.
Second, we've extended our call for submission deadline! Many folks have talked about
really great workshops/panels they'd like to do at the conference, and we've received
many great submissions, so we want to make sure that everyone gets a chance to submit!
Find it here: http://feministactionproject.blogspot.com/2009/12/call-for-submissions.html
Third, registration is available for the Feminist Action Project. Early registration ends
April 1st, so register early to make sure you take advantage of our early registration
fee ($25). After April 1st, the fee is $35. Find registration here:
http://feministactionproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/feminist-action-project-registration.html
If you have any questions regarding the Feminist Action Project or want to become
involved, please contact us at feministactionproject@gmail.com. Thank you for your
interest in the Feminist Action Project, and we hope to see you in April!
2.23.2010
Cool events!
http://www.utexas.edu/txunion/calendar/event/1256/
Former Ireland President Mary Robinson Lecture
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Former Ireland President Mary Robinson Lecture
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
2.17.2010
Triumphant Downloads!
Hey, have you missed the last few episodes of Lip Service? Here they are for you!
1.26.10 Texas Lonestar Roller Derby Roller Girls!
Visit the Texas Lonestar Roller Derby Website
2.2.10 Meghann Rosales of Jug Wine Comix!
www.jugwinecomix.blogspot.com.
She will have work available at Staple at the Monarch Event Center the first Saturday in March.
2.9.10 Diego and Andrea from the local band Peter and the Wolf
See a youtube clip of Peter and the Wolf
Next week on the blog we will have Brittany Campbell's show from yesterday up for download. She rides BMX in Austin and you can contact her on facebook if you have any questions for her!
Thanks for listening and your support!
DJ Megz
p.s. join our facebook group!
1.26.10 Texas Lonestar Roller Derby Roller Girls!
Visit the Texas Lonestar Roller Derby Website
2.2.10 Meghann Rosales of Jug Wine Comix!
www.jugwinecomix.blogspot.com.
She will have work available at Staple at the Monarch Event Center the first Saturday in March.
2.9.10 Diego and Andrea from the local band Peter and the Wolf
See a youtube clip of Peter and the Wolf
Next week on the blog we will have Brittany Campbell's show from yesterday up for download. She rides BMX in Austin and you can contact her on facebook if you have any questions for her!
Thanks for listening and your support!
DJ Megz
p.s. join our facebook group!
2.04.2010
what we've been doing
last week and beyond:
FEB 2, 2010
This week we are talking with Meghann Rosales, author and illustrator of Jug Wine Comix.Her website is www.jugwinecomix.blogspot.com. She will have work available at Staple at the Monarch Event Center the first Saturday in March.
Check out sweet plug:
http://jugwinecomix.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-radio-oh-oh.html
JAN 26, 2010
Tonight we talked to two of the TXRD Lonestar Roller Girls, Smarty and Miso. They explained to us the difference between banked track and flat track derby. We also talked about the history of roller derby.
From the TXRD website, www.txrd.com :
Roller Derby, Texas-style
Founded in 2001 in Austin,Texas by She-EOs Anya Jack, April Herman, Heather Burdick and Nancy Lynn, TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls was started with a vision of outrageous production value and fabulous women on skates. The Lonestar Rollergirls are local favorite daughters as well as a hearty entertainment staple, perfectly blending the "Keep Austin Weird" attitude with a free-wheeling pursuit of fun and competition, with rocking local music thrown in for good measure.
High Impact
Primarily composed of women between the ages of 21 and 40+, the Lonestar Rollergirls embody a "do-it-yourself" attitude, pooling their resources and varied skill sets to keep their league up and rolling. With 10+ committees and an elected governing body, these women have fought to build their organization from the ground up, never taking an official loan and keeping the majority of league responsibilities in-house. The same work ethic continues to pervade the league today, as the rollergirls look to the future and plot the course for where the next five years will take them. Their plans are big and their dreams even bigger, and there is no doubt that these women will continue to impact Austin, and beyond, in a serious way.
Teams
We currently have five teams: The Hellcats (50's-style vixens who love their hotrods and switchblades), The Putas Del Fuego (Cholas with a taste for blood and tequila), The Holy Rollers (the baddest bullies in the Sacred Heart schoolyard), The Rhinestone Cowgirls (Texas fillies that offer up the best in country-fried violence), and the Cherry Bombs (ruthless Rock 'n' Roll misfits run amuck).
The History
The Lonestar Rollergirls' first public bout was seen by approximately 400 spectators. By season's end, crowd attendance had reached 1,300, with hundreds having to be turned away at the door. Now, as the 80-member skater-owned and operated league hits its fifth anniversary, the sport of roller derby has grown in incredible leaps and bounds, as has the amount of involvement that each skater puts into this business.
In 2003, TXRD purchased an original roller derby banked track, making them the first all-girl league to ever skate on a banked track. TXRD has sparked a roller derby revival and can be directly connected to new leagues springing up in cities around the world, from the Cayman Islands, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
JAN 20, 2010
This week we talked to our friend Ben about his experience coming out in college. He spoke on his experience being gay in a small Texas town. We discussed the importance of tolerance and understanding, even toward people who are less-than-tolerant of the gay community. Zoja, Rocky, and I explored the importance of understanding the population's mainstream conception of a "gender binary" and how we don't quite fit in with that conception although we are straight, white women. We informed the audience of UT's Gender and Sexuality center and we spoke on what it is to be an ally.
NOV 11, 2009
Tonight we are going to be interviewing Sheeva Marvdashti and Cayce Smith from Global Health Project. Global health Project is a small group at UT dedicated to improving the conditions of Nicaraguan health care. In January, the group will be visiting the interior of the country (Chinandega) and an island on the Carribean side of the country - Blue Flowers. They will be working with a womens clinic on the island and a community clinic in Chinandega. They plan to bring much needed medical supplies to the country and help in any way they can during their stay.
FEB 2, 2010
This week we are talking with Meghann Rosales, author and illustrator of Jug Wine Comix.Her website is www.jugwinecomix.blogspot.com. She will have work available at Staple at the Monarch Event Center the first Saturday in March.
Check out sweet plug:
http://jugwinecomix.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-radio-oh-oh.html
JAN 26, 2010
Tonight we talked to two of the TXRD Lonestar Roller Girls, Smarty and Miso. They explained to us the difference between banked track and flat track derby. We also talked about the history of roller derby.
From the TXRD website, www.txrd.com :
Roller Derby, Texas-style
Founded in 2001 in Austin,Texas by She-EOs Anya Jack, April Herman, Heather Burdick and Nancy Lynn, TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls was started with a vision of outrageous production value and fabulous women on skates. The Lonestar Rollergirls are local favorite daughters as well as a hearty entertainment staple, perfectly blending the "Keep Austin Weird" attitude with a free-wheeling pursuit of fun and competition, with rocking local music thrown in for good measure.
High Impact
Primarily composed of women between the ages of 21 and 40+, the Lonestar Rollergirls embody a "do-it-yourself" attitude, pooling their resources and varied skill sets to keep their league up and rolling. With 10+ committees and an elected governing body, these women have fought to build their organization from the ground up, never taking an official loan and keeping the majority of league responsibilities in-house. The same work ethic continues to pervade the league today, as the rollergirls look to the future and plot the course for where the next five years will take them. Their plans are big and their dreams even bigger, and there is no doubt that these women will continue to impact Austin, and beyond, in a serious way.
Teams
We currently have five teams: The Hellcats (50's-style vixens who love their hotrods and switchblades), The Putas Del Fuego (Cholas with a taste for blood and tequila), The Holy Rollers (the baddest bullies in the Sacred Heart schoolyard), The Rhinestone Cowgirls (Texas fillies that offer up the best in country-fried violence), and the Cherry Bombs (ruthless Rock 'n' Roll misfits run amuck).
The History
The Lonestar Rollergirls' first public bout was seen by approximately 400 spectators. By season's end, crowd attendance had reached 1,300, with hundreds having to be turned away at the door. Now, as the 80-member skater-owned and operated league hits its fifth anniversary, the sport of roller derby has grown in incredible leaps and bounds, as has the amount of involvement that each skater puts into this business.
In 2003, TXRD purchased an original roller derby banked track, making them the first all-girl league to ever skate on a banked track. TXRD has sparked a roller derby revival and can be directly connected to new leagues springing up in cities around the world, from the Cayman Islands, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
JAN 20, 2010
This week we talked to our friend Ben about his experience coming out in college. He spoke on his experience being gay in a small Texas town. We discussed the importance of tolerance and understanding, even toward people who are less-than-tolerant of the gay community. Zoja, Rocky, and I explored the importance of understanding the population's mainstream conception of a "gender binary" and how we don't quite fit in with that conception although we are straight, white women. We informed the audience of UT's Gender and Sexuality center and we spoke on what it is to be an ally.
NOV 11, 2009
Tonight we are going to be interviewing Sheeva Marvdashti and Cayce Smith from Global Health Project. Global health Project is a small group at UT dedicated to improving the conditions of Nicaraguan health care. In January, the group will be visiting the interior of the country (Chinandega) and an island on the Carribean side of the country - Blue Flowers. They will be working with a womens clinic on the island and a community clinic in Chinandega. They plan to bring much needed medical supplies to the country and help in any way they can during their stay.
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