on the road

Bitch in Salt Lake City

Debbie Rasmussen — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:35:51 -0400

Back to the most recent Bitch fundraising trip...

I'd never been to Salt Lake City before, so I was excited to check it out. After a long drive in from Denver, I was even more excited to be greeted by a plate of vegan cookies, freshly-baked by our host, Courtney Maguire (thanks, Courtney!). Courtney is one of the folks involved with the Female Empwerment Movement (FEM), a new(ish) feminist group created in response to the high rates of sexual violence in Salt Lake. FEM also helped organize and get the word out of the evening's events, and I'm grateful.

I'm also grateful to Angela Brown, Meghann Griggs, and the rest of the folks at SLUG magazine,who responded almost immediately to our call for assistance in helping
put together the discussion and fundraiser in Salt Lake. SLUG was founded in 1989 and remains Utah's oldest alternative paper.

Belated but big love to Lincoln

Debbie Rasmussen — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:57:22 -0400

Did you know that Lincoln, Nebraska, was a hotbed of radical lesbian-feminism in the 1970s?

I didn't until I had the pleasure of visiting there recently. And awesomely enough, the vibe is still there. I had one of the most memorable nights I've had in a long time back at the very end of June, on the latest Bitch fundraising trip.

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.

Coming to Salt Lake City tonight

Debbie Rasmussen — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:49:57 -0400

There's a discussion first, then a fundraiser following. Please come if you can!

Heading to Lincoln on Monday!

Debbie Rasmussen — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:27:34 -0400

The fundraiser will be happening after the Feminism In/Action discussion. Please come to both if you can!

Denver Feminism In/Action discusion coming up!

Debbie Rasmussen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:56:50 -0400

Please come out for this and spread the word! More details are here.

Lincoln Feminism In/Action discusion coming up!

Debbie Rasmussen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:50:00 -0400

Please come out and spread the word! More details are here.

Bitch in the Brew City

Debbie Rasmussen — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:26:21 -0400

I am in love with Milwaukee (and the poetry chapbook collection at Woodland Pattern, part of which is shown above).

A little mad at the Mad City

Debbie Rasmussen — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:54:32 -0400

When I moved to Madison to go to school several years ago, all I knew about the city was that people often referred to it as the "Berkeley of the Midwest" because of its history of radical politics. And while – like Berkeley itself – that intense thread of resistance is not nearly as palpable as it must've been back then, the vibe of the city is still very progressive. As one example, I don't know of any other city in the United States with as many worker collectives/cooperatives.

Milwaukee folks, too, please!

Debbie Rasmussen — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:45:58 -0400