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What past Bitch articles do you want to see online?

Debbie Rasmussen — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:12:47 -0400

One of the people hard at work behind the scenes here is Kyla Wagener, AKA Bitch webmonkey. I'm sharing this for two reasons. First because Kyla recently started her own blog. She's wicked smart. You should read it.

I also share this because in her role as webmonkey, Kyla's wrangling all the content from past issues to be posted here. Our plan is to make available all content from issues that are sold out, and selected content from issues that are still available for purchase (get them while they last!).

Visiting Portland!

Lisa Jervis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:38:59 -0400

I'm up in Portland this week, visiting Debbie and hanging out at the Bitch office. I haven't been here in about a year, and it's amazing to see how bustling the office is—with interns and volunteers and new staffers (hi, Brian!)—while maintaining a relatively unfrenzied vibe, even though it's the middle of production on a new issue. This kind of calm, um, was never really achieved when I was working here. I'm going to try not to read anything into that.

A Bitch Pitch

Amy S. Williams — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:42:53 -0400

I was about a month into my job at Bitch and seeking meetings with many who are closest to B-Word's heart. I had the pleasure of meeting the individual who wrote this pitch about a year ago in a Seattle coffeeshop. Her words have blown us away and got us thinking about raising money and the values around procuring donations, sponsorship, planning events/fundraisers and grant funding and different ways to get folks engaged enough in our work to make a contribution.

A moment of silence, please...

Andi Zeisler — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:53:52 -0400

Sisterhood of Muslim female MCs and singers

Briar Levit — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:00:24 -0400

I just happened to stumble upon this inspiring musical project spearheaded by singer, Deeyah (often referred to as the 'Muslim Madonna'), today. She describes it as this:

Portlanders: Support your local nonprofit feminist bookstore!

Debbie Rasmussen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:50:15 -0400

Here in Portland, just a couple miles away from the Bitch office, lies a fantastic nonprofit bookstore called In Other Words Women's Books and Resources. In my humble opinion, it's one of the greatest places in town.

A collection of random things

Lisa Jervis — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:48:54 -0400

Last night I co-hosted a fundraising house party for the kick-ass feminist media organization Women in Media and News. I've been involved in the organization since its planning and launch, and am proud to be its founding board chair.

B-Word/Bitch is starting a lecture series!

Amy S. Williams — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:11:39 -0400

B-Word/Bitch magazine is thrilled to announce our first lecture series, “Feminist Perspectives in Pop Culture,” a four-evening series made possible by the generous funding of the Oregon Council for the Humanities! We are so happy that we've been dancing around the office. And then panic set in because we need a confirmed line-up of folks to speak!

So, I thought I'd share our potential speaker list, the folks we'd LOOOOVE to partner with and see what y'all have to say about it. Drumroll please.............

Come work at Bitch!

Debbie Rasmussen — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:34:39 -0400

Please spread as far and wide as you possibly can...

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Here at Bitch, we're in search of a perfect someone to join our tiny but dedicated staff as a program director (full-time) at our office in Portland, Oregon. Someone bright, with a deep talent and love for analyzing media/pop culture from a perspective rooted in social/economic justice, who's passionate about both print publishing and newer (to us, at least) forms like online, audio, and video, someone excited about helping shape the future of the work we do at Bitch (and who recognizes Bitch's potential), someone committed to DIY/grassroots operating, who understands Bitch's role as both critiquing what's crappy and praising what's good, who's as excited about Bitch as a multimedia organization as Bitch as a magazine…

Guilty DIY Pleasures

Briar Levit — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:36:43 -0400