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	<description>News. Views. Politics. Culture...with a feminist perspective</description>
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		<title>July 28 on FM:  Abortion Battle on ‘12th &amp; Delaware’, Poet Cynthia Gonzalaz &amp; Artist Timoi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Susan Kraker and Melissa Chiprin
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady dialogue about their documentary 12th &#38; Delaware. This compelling film puts viewers on the front lines of the raging abortion battle in the U.S. today. 12th &#38; Delaware debuts on HBO August 2.
Later, Salavadoran poet Cynthia Gonzalez, dialogues about her new book Suspendios [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/07/july-28-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>July 21 on FM:  Women&#8217;s Rights at Seneca Falls, &#8216;Opinionated&#8217; Women &amp; ReelGrrls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen and Susan Kraker
July 19th is the anniversary of the 1848 first national Convention for Womens Rights! We celebrate with Louise Vance, director of the documentary film Seneca Falls, the story of nine high school girls who traveled to the anniversary celebrations to perform their play - about the intersection of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/07/july-21-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Join the Site: Beyond Seneca Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From BeyondSenecaFalls.com
Join the awesome new social networking site Beyond Seneca Falls and engage with forums, live chats and blogs. The networking site launches on 7/19/2010, the anniversary of the 1848 Seenca Falls Convention for Women&#8217;s Rights, and is a space to dig deeper, connect with ourselves and others, express our views, and inspire the creation of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/07/join-the-site-beyond-seneca-falls/</link>
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		<title>July 14 on FM: Disrupting and Exposing Dis-information Art &amp; Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings and Melissa Chiprin
Christene and Melissa will peel back the layers of Dis-information at Peel Here political sticker and paste up forum’s Brace Your Self  with Rosanna Esparza Ahrens aka/ZanlovesEast LA, Diana Gamboa, and Erendira Bernal, Operations Manager at Self Help Graphics &#38; Art,  who is creating public performance interventions advocating a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/07/july-14-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Activism: Radical Women Mobilizing Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, July 22, 7:00 p.m.
Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., L.A. 
Radical Women Modilizing Meeting
Come learn about current socialist feminist political mobilizing efforts and how you can get involved in issues, from Supreme Court nominations to holding British Petroleum accountable, to building united fronts to counter right wing assaults on women and immigrants.  Bring your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/07/in-activism-radical-women-mobilizing-meeting/</link>
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		<title>July 7 on FM: Politics of (Feminist) Theater</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Lynn Harris Ballen
 All the world’s a stage –but in Los Angeles, does small theatre even matter? Are relevance, popularity and economic survival mutually exclusive? And what about the women –from a feminist perspective?  We’ve put together a roundtable including Dorie Baizley from East/West Players, Leilani Chan from Teada (a POC [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/07/july-7-on-fm-politics-of-feminist-theater/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Kim Gordon Performing/Guzzling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In New York Kim Gordon&#8217;s art exhibit &#8220;Performing/Guzzling&#8221; is on exhibition at KS ART / KERRY SCHUSS.
Performing/Guzzling is both an installation of new paintings, sculptural objects, and works on paper by Kim Gordon and the title of a new artist&#8217;s book of the same name published by Rizzoli/Nieves (New York/Zurich)&#8230; 
Gordon&#8217;s large-scale, black-and-white word paintings are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/06/in-art-kim-gordon-performingguzzling/</link>
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		<title>In Art:“Their Right and Nothing Less&#8221; Exhibit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday June 19, 2010 is the opening reception of “Their Right and Nothing Less,” an exhibit commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Suffrage Movement at The Herritage Square Museum in Los Angeles.
A special exhibition looking at the 90th Anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Complete with original, rarely-seen ephemera from the early years of the suffrage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/06/in-art%e2%80%9ctheir-right-and-nothing-less-exhibit/</link>
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		<title>In Group Discussion: Women&#8217;s CR Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Cat Woman a.k.a. Catherine, a Feminist Magazine guest and coalition member is hosting a Women&#8217;s CR Group. With the intention of getting together and having some fun, we will do a talking circle in Native American fashion and pass the talking stick around to talk about Women&#8217;s issues in the tradition of Women&#8217;s movements. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/06/in-group-discussion-womens-cr-group/</link>
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		<title>In Art: LA Women’s Theatre Project Summer Season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LA Women&#8217;s Theatre Project Summer Season! 
Music, Comedy, Drama &#38; Dysfunction&#8230; - Three shows for the summer season! 
 
Tickets at: http://www.lawomenstheatreproject.com/
 
Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd.
2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Convenient Parking available at the Hollywood/Highland Complex. $2.00 with Theatre validation. (Redline Stop)
 
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
June 4th – July 16th 2010 - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/06/in-art-la-women%e2%80%99s-theatre-project-summer-season/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Play opening, FABULATION or the Re-Education of Undine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Opening on June 4, 2010 for a limited engagement of 6 performances, is the much talked about play, &#8220;FABULATION or the Re-Education of Undine.&#8221; This story is brought to us by Pulitzer Prize winning author Lynn Nottage, who is famously known for her play &#8220;Ruined.&#8221;

Lynn Nottage’s FABULATION: OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE takes a satirical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/06/fabulation-or-the-re-education-of-undine/</link>
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		<title>June 2 on FM:  Modern Slavery / Films / Communist Revolution / Jerusalem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Celina Alvarez
There are 27 million slaves in the world today –and the slave trade is thriving right here in Los Angeles. We’ll explore this horrifying reality and  plant  some &#8220;SEEDS OF RENEWAL&#8221; with Executive Director Kay Buck describing  how the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking  (CAST) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/06/june-2-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>May 26 on FM: So. Central Farmers-Farmchella &amp; Michelle Huneven Author of ‘Blame’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio and Melissa Chiprin
Joining us is Xochitl Lujan -Mother, Educator, Community Organizer and South Central Farmer Community Supported Agriculture Cooperative Member.  We will dialoguing about the upcoming Farmchella, a celebration you are all invited to by the South Central Farmers. Also joining the conversation as we learn more about the June 12 Farmchella [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/05/may-26-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>May 12 on FM:  Girls Play Ball, HollaBack at Harrassers &amp; Arroyo Museums Celebrate Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings, Celina Alvarez and Lynn Harris Ballen
Just in time for baseball season&#8230;12 year old Chelsea Baker will bring us up to speed with her 70mph fastball and knuckleball which helped her pitch two &#8220;perfect games&#8221;.  Plus Justine Siegal - the first female to coach professional men&#8217;s baseball (and the only woman currently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/05/may-12-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Sign the Petition: Maternal Health is a Human Right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International USA: Urge Secretary Sebelius&#8217; Department to Create an Office of Maternal Health
In honor of Mother&#8217;s Day, stand up for Mother&#8217;s rights. The goal is to breakdown the barriers to care for pregnant women in the United States, and put an end to preventable maternal death. Help pregnant woman get the healthcare they deserve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/05/sign-the-petition-maternal-health-is-a-human-right/</link>
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		<title>May 5th on FM: Lonely in Tucson, Rasquache &amp; on/off the streets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Celina Alvarez and Josy Catoggio
It’s feeling kinda lonely in Tucson, Arizona where performance artist Denise Uyehara calls for action on public funding for the arts and how her focus on our migration across borders of identity has taken her into immigrant rights and art as tools for social justice.
We’re taking it to – and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/05/may-5th-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Connect at Swork</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.

An invitation to our FM listeners!&#8230; Swing by Swork on Saturday at 10:30AM to meet Christene and Alicia and chat on the implications of marriage and having kids in this day and age.
Sworkland is the perfect place for a play date.
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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/05/connect-at-swork/</link>
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		<title>Apr 28 on FM: Feminist Psychologist Catherine Edelmann &amp; Congressional Candidate Lois Herr</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio
Josy talks with with Feminist psychologist Dr. Catherine Edelmann author of FROM PERSEPHONE TO ATHENA: Patriarchal Oppression of the Feminine Psyche. Dr Edelman will talk about how believes patriarchy practices control through trauma to women&#8217;s bodies and minds and the suppression of Goddess spirituality.
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And hear from Lois Herr - congressional candidate in Pennsylvania’s 16th district [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/04/apr-28-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Apr 21 on FM: Girls on The Wall,  Native American Women’s Outreach &amp; Feminist Intersections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Lynn H. Ballen and Celina Alvarez
The teenage girls of Warrenville Prison get a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form -  a musical based on their lives. We hear from filmmaker Heather Ross, &#38; from Meade Palidofsky of Chicago’s Storycatchers Theatre, about Girls On The Wall- the documentary that follows three female inmates as they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/04/apr-21-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Apr 14 on FM:  DTLA Youth Center, RevolutionGirlStyle, Jane Hamsher &amp; Healthcare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Christene Kings
Associate Director &#38; Co-founder, Vanessa Acuna, of the new Downtown Los Angeles Youth &#38; Culture Center which provides cultural, environmental, and social justice education based on character building, cultural exchange, and community involvement.  Vanessa will bring us up to date on the work of Youth advocates, local residents, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/04/apr-14-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>April 7 on FM:  ‘Wealth’ vs. $; Homophobia; ‘Blind Spots’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov, Lynn Harris Ballen, and Celina Alvarez
Latoya Peterson from Racialicious gives us her take on why “wealth is a feminist issue”, how wealth –-differentiated from “money” &#8211;confers benefits that “mere income” doesn’t –and what to do about it. More info contact: revimonroe@earthlink.net
African American feminist theologian Reverend Irene Monroe explores the intersection between religion and homosexuality [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/04/april-7-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Mar 31 on FM: Take Back the Night, WeHo Women’s Conference &amp; ImMEDIAte Justice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov  and Lynn Harris Ballen
Exciting student-organized feminist events are happening at Cal State Northridge!  From “Take Back The Night” rallies to self-defense training ……Shira Brown - Director of the CSUN Women&#8217;s Research and Resource Center, &#38; Juliane Perez - board member of the CSUN GWSSA, tell us all about it.
And West [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/mar-31-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>March 24 on FM:  ‘Manifesta’, ‘Domination Is Abomination’ &amp; 40 Days of Prayer for Juarez</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio and Melissa Chiprin
We will have a conversation with Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards about their tenth anniversary edition of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future. Manifesta articulated the concerns of Third-Wave Feminists when it was published 10 years ago.  Authors Jennnifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards spoke for and to many young [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/mar-21-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Mar 17 on FM: Join Women On The Bridge, TeAda New Performance &amp; ‘The Real Girls Guide’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen and Celina Alvarez
Hear all about &#8216;Join Women On The Bridge&#8217;  - one of the many International Women&#8217;s Day events - when we celebrated… and yes, we agitated!
On March 8, women from Rwanda and Congo came together in peace - on a bridge between their two countries - to demand an end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/mar-17-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Mar 10 on FM: New Narratives for Haiti &amp; A Prayer for Juarez</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Christene Kings
In an interview on February 10, Associate Professor of Anthropology, African-American Studies and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University Gina Athena Ulysse discusses Haiti. Ulysse contextualizes Haiti not only historically but how Haiti is perceived and represented which plays out in how the crises was handled, what is happening now-and ultimately [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/mar-10-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>WRRAP Honors Gloria Steinem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Private Residence (Beverly Hills)
From WRRAP:

“An Evening With Gloria Steinem”
The Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP) will honor World Renowned Feminist Activist, Writer, Lecturer and Former Editor of Ms. and New York Magazines, GLORIA STEINEM, who will also appear as a Guest Speaker at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/wrrap-honors-gloria-steinem/</link>
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		<title>In Lecture: Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
Saturday, March 20, 2010,
Huntington Library (San Marino)
1151 Oxford Rd.
From Huntington Women Studies:

The Huntington Library Women’s Studies Seminar presents “Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives”
Panelists:
Sherry Velasco
Professor and Chair
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Southern California
Chikako Takeshita
Assistant Professor
Department of Women&#8217;s Studies
University of California, Riverside
Deborah Mindry, PhD
Global AIDS Research Fellow
UCLA Program [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/in-lecture-gender-sexuality-and-reproduction/</link>
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		<title>In Celebration: Grrl Fair IX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
March 6, 2010
Santa Ana
511 E Santa Ana Blvd
From Grrl Fair on Facebook:

Grrl Fair IX - A Celebration of International Womyn&#8217;s Day
Grrl Fair is a D.I.Y. yearly showcase held in honor of International Womyn&#8217;s Day that promotes community and the arts, bringing attention to local Female Artists, Photographers, Filmographers, Activists, DJs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/in-celebration-grrl-fair-ix/</link>
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		<title>Mar 3 on FM:  Antidote for Compassion Fatigue, Xicana/Latina LiveArtShow, ‘Broads’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Celina Alvarez with support from Jojo Blondal
“Are you compassion fatigued?  Burned out? Think you can’t stand one more litany of injustices?”  Well, hold on! Across the world, women are “acting locally” to overcome poverty, war, domestic violence, sex trafficking, illiteracy, malnutrition, disease, discrimination and inequality.  These women may lack [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/03/mar-3-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Mujeres de Maiz Live Art Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
   5:00pm
Along First Street in Boyle Heights (East LA)
From Mujeres de Maiz on Facebook:

MUJERES DE MAIZ 13th Anniversary: 13 BAKTUN
The 13th Annual Mujeres de Maiz Live Art Show will take place Sunday, March 7th, 2010 in Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles, CA
The event is an all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/02/in-art-mujeres-de-maiz-13th-anniversary/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Month-long Dedication to the Women in Juárez, Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
February 16 to March 27, 2010
 
New CASA 0101 Theatre (Los Angeles)
2009 E. First St
From CASA 0101 on Facebook:

A PRAYER FOR JUAREZ
Our 40 days of prayer for Juarez begins on Tuesday, February 16 at 12 noon. We invite you and your friends and family to join us in this global [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/02/in-art-month-long-dedication-to-the-women-in-juarez-mexico/</link>
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		<title>In Unity: For International Women&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
Sunday, March 7th
10 AM - 12 PM
Cesar Chavez Bridge (Downtown Los Angeles)
Cesar Chavez Ave. &#38; Mission Rd.
From CODEPINK:

JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE
    for International Women&#8217;s Day
Sunday, March 7th 2010  10 AM - 12 PM
Los Angeles, CA
International Women’s Day: Join Me On The Bridge
This is the day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/02/in-unity-for-international-womens-day/</link>
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		<title>In Activism: CSUN&#8217;s Take Back the Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Plaza del Sol USU (Northridge)
18356 Halsted Avenue
From Take Back the Night on Facebook:

CSUN&#8217;s Take Back the Night Rally
The Take back the Night Rally is a popular traditional event that has been held since the spring 2004 semester and is significant for it is one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/02/in-activism-csuns-take-back-the-night/</link>
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		<title>In Lecture: An Afternoon with Angela Y. Davis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
February 21, 2010
WLCAC, Phoenix Hall (Los Angeles)
10950 Central Ave.
From A New Way of Life:

Dreaming of Justice, Still in the Struggle&#8230;
  An Afternoon with Angela Y. Davis
February 21, 2010
WLCAC, Phoenix Hall
10950 Central Ave., Los Angeles
2-3pm
 VIP Reception with Angela $50
3-5pm
Presentation &#38; Discussion $10
MORE INFO
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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/02/an-afternoon-with-angela-y-davis/</link>
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		<title>Jan 20 on FM:  Girls Helping Girls, Local Kids in Harmony &amp; Sarah Schulman on ‘Ties That Bind’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Celina Alvarez and Lynn H. Ballen
What kind of difference can just one high-school girl make in the lives of thousands of girls and women around the world?  A surge of empowerment will hit the airwaves when that high-schooler - Sejal Hathi - talks to us about what inspired her to embark on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/01/jan-20-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Write a Letter: Help Save Vital Commissions from Being Eliminated!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Action Alert has expired.
The vital work of three Los Angeles City Commissions - Commission on Women, Youth and Children and Commission on the Status of Women, and Human Relations - is being eliminated! These commissions are often the only way for ‘minority’ voices to be heard at the city council level so please take a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/01/1457/</link>
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		<title>Jan 13 on FM: Military Women ‘Outside the Wire’ &amp; Music from Sheila Nicholls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin
We will continue a recent dialogue which aired December 23 with filmmaker Amanda Spain.  Spain has focused her energies into social issue documentaries. Her latest project was producing the documentary series In Their Boots, this series was dedicated to showing how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affect us here at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/01/jan-13-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Jan 6 on FM: Chicana Feminisms, Road-tripping with Girldrive &amp; ‘Palestine, New Mexico’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov , Lynn Harris Ballen, and Celina Alvarez
We’re reclaiming  the “F” word in a far ranging exploration of power and privilege, rejecting standard binaries of race, ethnicity, class and gender.  Professor Aida Hurtado, the author of Voicing Chicana Feminisms brings us her own fierce voice.
How do you experience feminism? How do you do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2010/01/jan-6-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Dec 23 on FM: Women after Combat, Afghani Women &amp; ‘Women who Kill’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio and Melissa Chiprin
We will have a conversation with filmmaker Amanda Spain who has focused her energies into social issue documentaries. Her latest project was producing the documentary series In Their Boots, a series dedicated to showing how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affect us here at home. Tonight, we will be discussing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/12/dec-23-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>4th Annual Fair Trade and Conscious Gifts Holiday Bazaar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday December 12th 2009, 11 am – 4 pm
Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Geneva Room)
3300 Wilshire Blvd
From Afghan Women&#8217;s Mission

Tired of submerging your conscience every holiday season?
Worried you won’t be able to afford gifts this year?
JOIN US for the 4th Annual Fair Trade and Conscious Gifts Holiday Bazaar!
WHEN: Saturday December 12th 2009, 11 am – 4 pm
WHERE: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/12/4th-annual-fair-trade-and-conscious-gifts-holiday-bazaar/</link>
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		<title>Dec 9 on FM: Afghan Women at Risk, Rock Critics &amp; Top 10 Female Artists of ‘09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings and Melissa Chiprin
Joining us is rock critic Nikki Darling and music writer Solvej Schou.  Listen in and explore with us the history of feminist rock critics, female music writers and how their words influence rock n roll and music journalism.  We will be discussing what it means to write [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/12/dec-9-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Performance: La Angry Xicana?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, December 12, 2009

La Angry Xicana?!
Written &#38; Performed by Adelina Anthony
Directed by D&#8217;Lo
A full-length solo show that features Adelina&#8217;s trademark Spanglish humor and flirts with all kinds of cultural taboos.
All proceeds benefit the Southern California Library
Tickets on sale soon!
Info:  (323) 759-6063 www.socallib.org
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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/12/in-performance-la-angry-xicana/</link>
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		<title>In Celebration: A New Way of Life Anniversary Gala</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, December 12, 2009
Watts Labor Community Action Committee - Phoenix Hall  (Los Angeles)
10950 South Central Ave

A New Way of Life Reentry Project is pleased to invite you to our 11th Anniversary Gala
&#8220;Transforming Lives Together&#8221;
Supporting our programs to transform the lives of women returning from prison and jail, provide free legal services to the community, and to advocate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/12/in-celebration-a-new-way-of-life-anniversary-gala/</link>
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		<title>Dec 2 on FM: Fat Lib, A New Way of Life &amp; ‘Tree’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Lynn Harris Ballen with Jojo Blondal
We&#8217;re flying in the face of the &#8220;obesity epidemic&#8221; alarmists and declaring:  &#8220;Fat people, you have nothing to lose!&#8221;  Professors Esther Rothblum and Sondra Solovay share the revolutionary politics and research behind fat liberation and define obesity as a socio-political disease, not a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/12/dec-2-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Film: Latina Independent Film Extravaganza</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is in the past.
December 11th-13th, 2009
CASA0101 (Los Angeles)
2009 E. First Street
BHLIFE is a festival that features the creative work of Latina film directors from all across the country.  An event dedicated to the ongoing effort to present the complexities of our community and the women within it, and break away from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/latina-independent-film-extravaganza/</link>
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		<title>Nov 25 on FM: Jesse Bliss’ ‘Tree of Fire’, Armenia in Jeopardy &amp; ‘No Thanks/No Giving’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Leilani Albano, Abelina Galustian, and Melissa Chiprin
 We will be talking with Jesse Bliss about her One night only! Unique, site-specific reading of her new play, “Tree of Fire”. Inspired by her life and experiences as an educator in our nation’s prison system, her play gives voice to three female inmates whose lives are threatened [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/nov-25-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Sign the Petition: Protect the Rights of Rape Victims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Moveon.org

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Stop Protecting Rapists
 In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was working for a private contractor in Iraq when she was brutally gang-raped by coworkers. Four years later, Jamie is still being denied justice.
Jamie can&#8217;t file U.S. criminal charges because the rape took place overseas, and a fine-print clause in her contract [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/sign-the-petition-protect-the-rights-of-rape-victims/</link>
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		<title>Join the Campus Campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Pacifica Radio Archives

Campus Campaign: From the Vault to the Classroom
 Support Phenomenal Women’s voices in Schools!  Our own Pacifica Radio Archives is making historic recordings accessible to students through their school libraries. You can Sponsor a School through the Campus Campaign &#38; send them CD&#8217;s of the historic &#38; Feminist voices of Phenomenal Women [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/join-the-campus-campaign/</link>
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		<title>Nov 18 on FM: ‘Dancing with Butterflies’, Veteran Service Women &amp; Campus Feminists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Celina Alvarez and Lynn H. Ballen
Celina and Lynn will be talking to author Reyna Grande about her latest book “Dancing with Butterflies”.
Plus, following up on Veteran’s Day, we’ll hear from Anu Bhagwati of the Service Women&#8217;s Action Network.
And then we’ll meet campus coordinators Allie McDonald &#38; Jacqueline Sun, to hear about the recent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/nov-18-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Film: Precious</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In select theaters.
Precious is based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. More info here.

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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/in-film-precious/</link>
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		<title>Sign the Petition: Send a Coat Hanger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Action Alert has expired.
From CREDO

Did 20 pro-choice Democrats forget what happens when women are denied access to abortion?
Why did pro-choice Democrats vote to approve the Stupak Amendment, the most serious assault on abortion rights in a generation?
According to FiveThirtyEight.com, 20 of the 64 Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the measure are nominally pro-choice. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/sign-the-petition-send-a-coat-hanger/</link>
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		<title>In Celebration: Feminist Salute to Native American Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:30 PM
Solidarity Hall
2170 W. Washington Blvd. (Los Angeles)
From Radical Women LA:
Feminist Salute to Native American Women
A Non-Traditional Thanksgiving celebration will honor the lives of indigenous women with stories and poetry songs. Turkey dinner, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6:30 p.m. for $10 donation.  Hosted by Radical Women.
For more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/in-celebration-feminist-salute-to-native-american-women/</link>
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		<title>Nov 11 on FM: The Sacred Feminine &amp; Humane Immigrant Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings and Melissa Chiprin

Meet body worker and birth Doula - Pati Garcia. A body worker trained in Shiatsu, Cranio-Sacral, Pregnancy, Women&#8217;s Sacred Anatomy, and birth Doula.   Pati brings people to a deeper understanding of self, therefore evolutionizing individuals&#8217; awareness and well-being. We&#8217;ll also discuss her role as a women&#8217;s consciousness raising workshop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/nov-11-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Film: NIGHT MOVES Movie Weekends presents GIRLS ON FILM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday Nov 20 &#38; Saturday Nov 21
Ace Hotel
701 E. Palm Canyon Dr (Palm Springs)
SPECIAL 25% off Standard Room rate. All movies and curated events included! Call to book rooms direct at 760.325.9900 and mention code DRAWPIC09. Or book online at acehotel.com
From Ace Hotel

 NIGHT MOVES Movie Weekends at Ace Hotel &#38; Swim Club presents GIRLS ON FILM
DAISIES [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/in-film-night-moves-movie-weekends-at-ace-hotel-swim-club/</link>
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		<title>Tell Obama to Stand with Us to Protect Women&#8217;s Health Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Planned Parenthood 

What&#8217;s It Going to Take to Pass Health Care Reform That Serves Women? Leadership.
Despite hundreds of thousands of voters like you and me who called on members of the House of Representatives to include women&#8217;s health care in health care reform, the bill that passed on Saturday November 7, 2009 includes a ban [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/tell-obama-to-stand-with-us-to-protect-womens-health-care/</link>
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		<title>Nov 4 on FM: The Genius of Girls &amp; a ‘Precious’ Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Josy Catoggio with Jojo Blondal
Dr. Patti Feuereisen speaks out for the genius of sexually abused &#8221;Invisible Girls&#8221;, and gives us a graduate level crash course on the nuanced power dynamics involved in attention-grabbing headline stories.
And we’ll share excerpts from a vintage interview with Sapphire, the author of the gut-wrenching book Push [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/11/nov-4-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Oct 28 on FM: Wisdom of Ancestors &amp; a Guide to the Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio
Feminist Magazine celebrates Halloween, Day of the Dead, and All Souls Day by bringing you the wisdom of the past and a guide to the future!
Join hostwitch Josy Catoggio as she interviews Lori D. Ginzberg, Professor of History and Women’s Studies about her latest biography,  Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life. Stanton [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/oct-28-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Lectures: Shira Tarrant talks about Gender Justice Activism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October 23, 2009 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Occidental College (Los Angeles)
1600 Campus Road
Source Redroom.com
Shira Tarrant: Masculinities Week at Occidental College
Shira Tarrant talks about Gender Justice Activism. Tarrant&#8217;s discussion concludes a week focusing on critical explorations of masculinity. Other speakers include Jackson Katz, Byron Hurt, Robert Jensen, Jeff Tobin, and Michael Kimmel.
Shira Tarrant Biography
Shira Tarrant is an expert in gender [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/in-lectures-shira-tarrant-talks-about-gender-justice-activism/</link>
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		<title>Oct 21 on FM: Smokejumpers, Pasadena Latinas &amp; Women Building California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Celina Alvarez and Lynn Harris Ballen
Things will heat up all over the airwaves as we hear the smokin’ story of Gerrit Craig, telling us about her unique career and experiences as a smokejumper – those highly-trained, experienced firefighters who parachute in to fight fires in rugged terrain.
And local author and community activist Roberta [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/oct-21-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Music: Cuban Chanteuse Omara Portuondo Stops at Royce Hall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October 23, 2009 at 8PM
UCLA Live at Royce Hall (Westwood)
340 Royce Drive
(310) 825-2101
From UCLA Live
Cuban Chanteuse Omara Portuondo
Stops at UCLA Live Royce Hall


Fans of Cuban songstress Omara Portuondo don’t want to miss her one night only performance at  UCLA Live’s Royce Hall on October 23rd at 8 p.m. Omara Portuondo celebrates her recent visa [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/in-music-cuban-chanteuse-omara-portuondo-stops-at-royce-hall/</link>
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		<title>Demand Health Care Reform Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From A Woman is Not a Pre-existing Condition.com


I don’t deserve health care that meets my needs.
I shouldn’t demand fairness in my health care coverage.
I can’t do anything about it anyway.
That’s what the health insurance profiteers want you to think.
They aren’t thinking about the mother who is struggling to find insurance because she had a Caesarean [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/demand-health-care-reform-now/</link>
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		<title>Stop Games that Normalize and Promote Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Equality Now.org

Japan: Rape simulator games and the normalization of sexual violence&#8230;
Please write to the Japanese government officials, calling on them to comply with Japan’s obligations under CEDAW, including the recent strong exhortation of the CEDAW Committee to ban games and cartoons that normalize and promote sexual violence against women and girls. In your letter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/stop-games-that-normalize-and-promote-sexual-violence-against-women-and-girls/</link>
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		<title>In Hollywood: Love Your Body Day Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fri, October 23 - Sun, October 25, 2009
Locations &#38; Days listed below.
Source: Hollywood Now.org
 Friday, october 23, 2009 - 6-9 PM
Love Your Body Day Kick-Off Event  Happy Hour at the O&#8217;Bar Restaurant
8279 Santa Monica Blvd. &#8212; FREE Admission &#8212; No Host Bar

Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 12 noon - 4 PM
Love Your Body Day&#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/in-hollywood-love-your-body-day-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Help to End Anti-Abortion Terrorism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Feminist Campus.org

Tell President Obama YOUR Story
Speak out for abortion rights on behalf of the courageous healthcare workers on the frontlines of the struggle for women’s rights and lives. With his help and yours, we can stop this domestic terrorism.
TAKE ACTION
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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/help-to-end-anti-abortion-terrorism/</link>
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		<title>Support Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Amnesty International
Please join us in urging the Obama Administration to actively support reintroduction and passage by Congress, this fall, of the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA). Re-introduction of I-VAWA has been pending in Congress for several months, and the Administration&#8217;s active support of reintroduction of the bill will be critical in helping ensure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/support-reintroduction-of-the-international-violence-against-women-act/</link>
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		<title>Oct 14 on FM: Stop Police Brutality, Blog with Fbomb &amp; Save Domestic Violence Shelters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings and Melissa Chiprin
We will have a conversation about October 22 Coalition 14th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation with DJ Tiah Star one of the organizers of October 22 coalition.
And, young feminist blogger Julie Z., creator of fbomb blog, joins the show. The FBomb.org [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/oct-14-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Music: ZIGGY MARLEY Headlines KPFK Peace Awards/Benefit Concert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, October 9, 2009
5:30pm VIP reception/ 7:00pm show
John Anson Ford Amphitheater (Hollywood)
2580 Cahuenga Blvd, L.A. 90068
From www.kpfk.org
IMAGINE PEACE! Pacifica Radio KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles celebrates 50 years of broadcasting with Peace Awards &#38; Concert…. imagine the world that’s possible through the peace actions of today.
Tickets for the benefit show in support of KPFK on sale [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/in-music-ziggy-marley-headlines-kpfk-peace-awardsbenefit-concert/</link>
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		<title>In Music: Mini Concert/Fundraiser for Incarcerated Women &amp; Their Children in El Salvador</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, October 09, 2009
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
El Salon Acapulco (Los Angeles)
1929 S. Los Angeles Street

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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/10/in-music-mini-concertfundraiser-for-incarcerated-women-their-children-in-el-salvador/</link>
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		<title>Sept 9 on FM: The Prison Industrial Complex Exposed &amp; Nejma Shea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings and Melissa Chiprin
As Obama continues to state there is no torture in America, our guests bear witness to the daily torture within the prison industrial complex.
We will have a conversation with organizer-Kim McGill, co-founder of the Youth Justice Coalition/Free L.A. a Southern California-based youth led movement that works against race, gender and class [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/09/sept-9-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Sept 2 on FM: Women in Afghanistan,  Women in Armenia &amp; ‘A Woman’s Journey of Spirit’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio and Melissa Chiprin
Melissa Chiprin will be dialoguing with Fahima Vorgetts Board member and Director of Funds of Women for Afghan Women (WAW) an organization of Afghan and non-Afghan women from the New York area who are committed to ensuring the human rights of Afghan women. Ms Vorgetts will update us with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/09/sept-2-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Aug 26 on FM:  Women&#8217;s ‘Rashi&#8217;s Daughters’ &amp; &#8216;Making It Legal&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio and Melissa Chiprin
We will celebrate Women’s  Equality  Day with Radical Women L.A’s Yuisa Gimeno.  President of the L.A. chapter  Gimeno  will be dialoguing about their upcoming  film screening, Rebel Hearts: The Grimke Sisters, a documentary about these militant abolitionists, whose multi-slavery platform is relevant today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/au-26-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Equality Day Town Hall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 26, 2009
West Hollywood Park Auditorium (West Hollywood)
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard

Women&#8217;s Equality Day
A Town Hall with the President of NOW and You.
The City of West Hollywood Women&#8217;s Equality Day Celebration, with a Town Hall discussion of the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act, featuring Terry O&#8217;Neill, sponsored by the West Hollywood Women&#8217;s Advisory Board. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/womens-equality-day-town-hall/</link>
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		<title>Support Urgency Legislation for Domestic Violence Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Action Alert has expired.
From stopfamilyviolence.org
On July 28, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed all state funding for Domestic Violence programs - as a result, several shelters will be forced to close their doors; many will have to cut back on services. Senator Leland Yee. Ph.D. has written two bills to restore this life-saving funding, but they need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/support-urgency-legislation-for-domestic-violence-services/</link>
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		<title>In Film: Women&#8217;s Rights Day Celebration Film Screening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, August 30, 2009, 2:00PM
 Solidarity Hall (Los Angeles)
2170 W. Washington Blvd.
From Socialism.com
“Rebel Hearts: The Grimke Sisters” is a groundbreaking documentary that highlights the lives of Sarah and Angelina Grimke, anti-slavery movement leaders and early feminists. Their demand for full participation in the abolitionist struggle split some of the male leadership at the time. These [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/in-film-womens-rights-day-celebration-film-screening/</link>
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		<title>Aug 19 on FM: ‘One Tough Nun’, Latinas Taking Charge &amp; Theatre From the Ground Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Lynn Harris Ballen and Celina Alvarez
Join us as we talk to ‘one tough nun’ -  Sister Mary Scullion of Philadelphia - about how her work with homeless and low income folk landed her on TIME magazine’s 2009 list of the &#8220;World&#8217;s 100 Most Influential People.&#8221;
Hear from Laura Esquivel and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/aug-19-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Aug 12 on FM:  ‘Girl&#8217;s Guide to Rocking’, Casita Del Pueblo Art Gallery &amp; Juarez Femicides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Christene Kings and Melissa Chiprin
Meet an obsessive music lover who&#8217;s spent her life playing, performing, publicizing, and writing about rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll, Jessica Hopper.  Hopper&#8217;s,  A Girl&#8217;s Guide to Rocking is a hip, inspirational guide for rad girls who want to make their rock dreams come true. It includes tips on how to choose the right [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/aug-12-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Aug 5 on FM: Corporations Sexualize Children &amp; Technology Masquerades As Magic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Catoggio
Joining Josy is Jean Kilbourne Ed.D co author with Diane Levin Ph.D  of, So Sexy  So Soon:   The New Sexualized Childhood And What Parents Can Do To Protect Their Kids.
Levin and Kilbourne stress that there is nothing wrong with a young person&#8217;s natural sexual awakening, but it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/aug-5-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Do It Yourself, Do It Together: Make Feminist Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[September 25, 2009, 11AM - 4PM
University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
Kerckhoff Hall, 734 West Adams Boulevard
From make/shift magazine:
Do It Yourself, Do It Together: Feminists Make Media
Two endeavors in contemporary feminist publishing will come together to explore the state of feminist discourse as it emerges in the form of online publications, handmade zines, and printed magazines. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/in-art-do-it-yourself-do-it-together-make-feminist-media/</link>
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		<title>In Art Activism: Donate! Volunteer! &amp; Shop!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 8, 2009
Solidarity Hall (Los Angeles)
2170 W. Washington Blvd
Contact: radicalwomenlosangeles@gmail.com
Saturday August 8, 2009, 16 years later, Femicides in Ciudad Juarez. Everyone is invited to participate in a day of art activism Your help is needed for a
Gigantic Rebel Rummage Sale
Donate! Your quality books, house wares, tools, toys, clothes, electronics, collectibles and other items will help support feisty feminist [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/08/in-art-activism-donate-volunteer-shop/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Protest Tapestry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 8, 2009
Self-Help Graphics &#38; Art (Los Angeles) 3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Contact: info@selfhelpgraphics.com
Saturday August 8, 2009, 16 years later, Femicides in Ciudad Juarez. Everyone is invited to participate in a day of art activism related to the femicides in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico . All ages and skill-levels are welcome to take part in the re-purposing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/in-art-protest-tapestry/</link>
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		<title>July 29 on FM: LGBT Comic Kate Clinton &amp; &#8216;Woman in the Zoot Suit&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Josy Cattoggio and Lynn Harris Ballen with Jojo Blondal
We’ll be talking to LGBT comic icon Kate Clinton about her latest book – I Told You So – a politically astute survival guide that Rachel Maddow describes as ‘coffee-out-your-nose’ funny. And we’ll meet Catherine Ramirez, author of The Woman in The Zoot Suit, joined in discussion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/july-29-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Solo Exhibition Graffiti Artist TIMOI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 11- August 5, 2009
Casita&#8217;s Art Gallery (Whittier) 6738 Greenleaf Avenue
From Timoi.com
The exhibit features works from everyone’s favorite Timoi series, The killer Calo Series. The series is composed of female characters that come from the planet Oaziz (a realm of heaven) with main character Calo, who is an eight year old girl with the wisdom of an elder. Calo and her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/in-art-solo-exhibition-graffiti-artist-timoi/</link>
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		<title>July 22 on FM: ‘Oaziz’, Sirah &amp; Leonard Peltier&#8217;s Parole Hearing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Christene Kings
Joining us is Artist, Designer, Illustrator, Poet, and Curator Susana Timoi De Leon - We will be discussing her latest project a solo show called “Oaziz; The Killer Calo Series” at Casita Del Pueblo, as well as, Room 13 Los Angeles Foshay a self sustainable art studio at a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/july-22-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>July 15 on FM: Girls on the Run, Outfest &amp; Women Coming of Age</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Celina Alvarez and Lynn Harris Ballen.
Elizabeth Sadlon from Girls on the Run will join us to talk about the L.A. chapter of this nationwide program that shows preteen girls how to avoid ‘the girl box’ – and develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.  And soon to be seen at Outfest: German [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/july-15-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>July 8 on FM: The Coup in Honduras Update, Susy Sepulveda &amp; LSB Election Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Christene Kings
We will have a critical conversation with Eva Golinger.   Golinger has been reporting up to the minute news on the coup in Honduras.  Eva Golinger is a Venezuelan-American attorney, writer and investigator. Author of The Chávez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela (2005) and Bush vs. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/july-8-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>July 1 on FM: ‘Spreading Corruption’, Surviving Homelessness &amp; ‘Coming Home’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Celina Alvarez.
What does it take to get accused of “spreading corruption on earth” and face the death penalty?   Soodi Eshraghi  and Chitra Golestani Maghizi  from the Bahá&#8217;í faith  detail  religious persecution, and prosecutions, in Iran and what we can do to free seven political [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/07/july-1-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>June 24 on FM: Rape Kits Neglected by LAPD, The Purity Myth &amp; Indigenous Peoples Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Christene Kings
It is estimated that nearly 7,000 rape kits sit on LAPD freezer shelves waiting testing with at least 217 of those past the statute of limitations, rendering them useless even if a rapist is identified by the DNA collected. How can these &#8220;expired&#8221; kits be resuscitated if at all? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/06/june-24-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Los Angeles City Council</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
mayor.villaraigosa@lacity.org
(213) 978-0600
Council Member Ed Reyes
councilmember.reyes@lacity.org
(213) 473-7001
Council Member Paul Krekorian
councilmember.krekorian@lacity.org
(213) 473-7002
Council Member Dennis Zine
councilmember.zine@lacity.org
(213) 473-7003
Council Member Tom LaBonge
councilmember.labonge@lacity.org
(213) 473-7004
Council Member Paul Koretz
councilmember.koretz@lacity.org
(213) 473-7005
Council Member Tony Cardenas
councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org
(213) 473-7006
Council Member Richard Alarcon
councilmember.alarcon@lacity.org
(213) 473-7007
Council Member Bernard Parks (Chair of Budget &#38; Finance)
councilmember.parks@lacity.org
(213) 473-7008
Council Member Jan Perry
councilmember.perry@lacity.org
(213) 473-7009
Council Member Herb Wesson
councilmember.wesson@lacity.org
(213) 473-7010
Council Member Bill Rosendahl
councilmember.rosendahl@lacity.org
(213) 473-7011
Council Member Greig [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/06/los-angeles-city-council/</link>
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		<title>Press Conference Highlighting the Work of NOW</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Action Alert has expired.
June 18, 2009
National Jewish Women’s Council LA (Los Angeles)
543 N. Fairfax
 
Press Release from Hollywood NOW:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Conference
Contact Yvonne Golub  lbnow@onebox.com   866 251-5167 x3024
2 P.M. Thursday June 18, 2009
National Jewish Women’s Council LA
543 N. Fairfax, LA, CA 90036
Presidents of the local 5 Southern California NOW chapters Press [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/06/press-conference-highlighting-the-work-of-now/</link>
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		<title>Speakout! Women In Dialogue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Action Alert has expired.
May 30, 2009
Southern California Library (Los Angeles)
6120 South Vermont Ave.
 
From KPFK:
GLOBAL WOMEN’S STRIKE / WOMEN IN DIALOGUE
Saturday, May 30, 10:30am-3pm
Southern California Library, 6120 South Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044
Time: 10:30am – 3pm
Contact: Ruth Todasco
Tel: (323) 939-6248
Email: ruthtodasco@crossroadswomen.net
www.globalwomenstrike.net/
Community Dialogue
Women Demand Bailout: Resources for those of us with the least!
This Community Dialogue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/speakout-women-in-dialogue/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Visiones Chicanas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 30, 2009

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		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/in-art-visiones-chicanas/</link>
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		<title>May 27 on FM: ‘Epidemic Proportions’, SolArt Gallery, Migrant Rights &amp; Healthcare Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Ariana Manov

They will dialogue with Kristy Lovich, collective co-founder of Studio Cuarenta Y Tres of their recent event, “Epidemic Proportions,” designed to use the visual arts, spoken word, and performance in order to address xenophobia, racism, sexism, and homophobia as they are shaped by the use of &#8220;The Epidemic&#8221; in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/may-27-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>Save HIV Care &amp; Prevention in California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Action Alert has expired.
From the San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The Governor of California has released a plan to end HIV/AIDS treatment for nearly 35,000 Californians! Our neighbors who rely on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program for life-saving medication, eradicating years of progress against HIV and putting lives at risk.
There is no time to waste.  I urge you to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/save-hiv-care-prevention-in-california/</link>
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		<title>May 20 on FM: ‘Who Does She Think She Is?’, Nawal El Saadawi &amp; Alexandria House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Hosted by Celina Alvarez and Lynn Harris Ballen

Meet Nawal El Saadawi - Egyptian novelist, psychiatrist and activist and hear how she&#8217;s dealt with censorship, imprisonment and exile; why her radical books are being read again; &#38; why she&#8217;s here for the upcoming &#8220;Feminisms &#38; Intersectionalities&#8221; Conference at UC Riverside. Academy Award winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/may-20-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>May 13 on FM: The Guerrilla Queenz &amp; Rebeldia Alegria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Melissa Chiprin and Christene Kings
We will dialogue with The Guerrilla Queenz – who are out to infiltrate hip hop &#38; reggae with Revolutionary But Gangsta lyrics that seek to elevate and motivate the gente by bringing awareness to all types of community issues. The Guerrilla Queenz are Sistahs Centzi &#38; Eyerie alongside Dj Papalotl [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/may-13-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Film: Tuesday Night Flicks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 2009 - July 2009
Liliflor Collective Studios (Los Angeles)
 2026 E. 1st Street
From Kozmica:
Tuesday Night Flicks!
Come and enjoy a night of movies every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 7:30pm
Movie starts @ 8:30pm
$5 donation at the door
May 12th – Once Were Warriors (A Maori [New Zealand's Native nation]
May 26th – They Live
(An 80&#8217;s movie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/in-film-tuesday-night-flicks/</link>
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		<title>May 6 on FM: Ms. Magazine, LA Homelessness &amp; ‘LA Views’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by: Ariana Manov and Celina Alvarez
We’ll be talking about “TheNew Ms.”, Hilary Clinton and “A New State of Mind;&#8221; Hilda Solis, A New Sheriff in Town;&#8221; and about Donna Brazile and how “Real Men Don’t Hit” with political psychologist Martha Burk from Ms. Magazine who’ll also tell us how Obama keeps insulting women.
Ariana and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/may-6-on-fm/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Visual Protest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 15 &#38; May 16, 2009
Downtown LA
  2323 E. Olympic Blvd. (on Olympic between Santa Fe Avenue and Mateo Street)
From Facebook
Stop the Armed Forces!
A two-day art event to heighten awareness about the abuse of power by police forces.
Friday, May 15 2009 &#124; 8:00pm – 2:00am
Saturday, May 16 2009 &#124; 12:00pm – 6:00pm
TO VIEW EVENT DETAILS [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/in-art-visual-protest/</link>
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		<title>In Art: Celebrate Children&#8217;s Day in Long Beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 3, 2009, 12 PM to 4 PM
Long Beach Organic’s Wild Oats Community Garden
10th Street and Grand Avenue
From ¡Rebeldia Alegria!:
¡REBELDIA ALEGRIA!: LOCAL FAMILIES, ARTISTS CELEBRATE CHILDREN’S DAY IN LONG BEACH
Contact: Brieanne Buttner, (818) 809-6671, rebeldiaalegria@gmail.com
In a free event, families from the greater Los Angeles area will come together to observe Children’s Day and celebrate childhood [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/05/in-art-celebrate-childrens-day-in-long-beach/</link>
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		<title>Apr 29 on FM: Music &amp; Movies, Bulgarian ‘Supergirls’ &amp; Saffire Sings the Blues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Ariana Manov and Lynn Harris Ballen with Jojo Blondal
Performers from SuperDevoiche – the UCLA Bulgarian Women’s Choir  – join us to talk about the amazing harmonies and the women’s history in their music.  Superdevoiche is a redolence of women’s voices - inspired by the great Bulgarian women’s choirs, and ancient folk traditions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://feministmagazine.org/2009/04/apr-29-on-fm/</link>
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