events

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.

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.

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.............

Milwaukee Zine Fest

Debbie Rasmussen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:04:06 -0400

The Milwaukee Zine Fest is this weekend, Friday through Sunday, July 18-20. Workshops, films, tables of zines and other printed matter.

It's free!

Friday night: BBQ, baseball, kickball, and music

Saturday and Sunday: Zine fair, dialogues, and workshops, plus more music at night

Bitch (and Make/Shift!) will be represented by the wonderful Joy Zuccarello, so please visit her table and attend the discussion she's facilitating about feminism on Sunday from 1-1:45.

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!

And now for a sexy conference

Debbie Rasmussen — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:28:14 -0400

This weekend, June 13th to June 15th is Sexy Spring, Minneapolis's radical, sex/body positive, sex education skill-share and conference.

The event is focused on exploring the ways sex, sexuality, relationships, our bodies, and our choices affect our lives. It's a weekend full of workshops, discussions, play, demonstrations, crafting, art shows, communal meals, telling stories, and sex/body performances and dancing.

More conference bitching

Debbie Rasmussen — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:33:03 -0400

I was back in Minneapolis this weekend for the National Conference for Media Reform, an event organized by the folks at Free Press, a nonpartisan group focused on media reform and policy.

Pub Quiz Tonight at the Vita Café!

Briar Levit — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:04:45 -0400

Quizmistress Toni Tabora-Roberts will test your knowledge of women and pop culture with everything from general-interest questions to name-that-tune brainteasers. Win great prizes and support the work of your favorite local feminist magazine.

Vita Café, 3024 NE Alberta at 30th Ave.
6–9:00pm
$5-$20 (sliding scale) per person to play—up to 6 people per team.

"If a femme falls in the forest..."

Debbie Rasmussen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:02:27 -0400

This past weekend, we at Bitch were honored to be a community partner in Portland's Queer Documentary Film Festival 's screening of FtF: From Female to Femme. QDOC is the only festival in the United States (and apparently one of two worldwide) devoted to queer documentaries, and FtF: From Female to Femme is – to my knowledge – the first feature length documentary that explores the experiences and identities of femme as a queer identity. This lack of femme analysis is a little alarming, considering the breadth and depth of analyses focused on butch, FtM, and other masculine(/queer) identities. But then again, as books like Julia Serano's Whipping Girl: A Transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity illustrate, femme identities and femininity in general continue to be misunderstood and maligned (and in some senses, masculinity so fetishized), so it also makes sense.

The Art of Cari Vander Yacht

Amy S. Williams — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:31:51 -0400

check out her work! it is great - plus! we are having a bake sale! come on by and if you aren't in the area, eat a cupcake and look at some art in spirit with us!