From LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU Tue Feb 12 15:52:31 2002 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:48:04 -0600 From: "L-Soft list server at UIC (1.8d)" To: Laura Q Subject: File: "FEMINISTSF LOG0105C" ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 08:03:19 -0700 Reply-To: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" Sender: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" From: Maryelizabeth Hart Organization: Mysterious Galaxy Subject: ILLICIT PASSAGE Comments: To: Feminist SF/Fantasy and Utopia Literature ON TOPIC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MG has received our signed copies from Alice Nunn. Yesterday I sent individual emails to everyone I had on record indicating interest in a copy. I expect to have about a half dozen copies available beyond what was spoken for. Angela Barclay mentioned proposing an informal FEMSF BDG for ILLICIT PASSAGE in the late summer or early fall. Please call or email the store at orders@mystgalaxy.com (note -- please use this email, not my office email) with your payment info if you are still interested in a copy. Please note that Alison/Alice was kind enough to sign all of the copies. The book is $6.50 US plus shipping. If you prefer for it to be sent US Priority Mail, the cost will be around $10 total. UPS delivery will be slightly more. For delivery outside the continental US, please inquire. Thanks, Maryelizabeth -- ******************************************************************* Mysterious Galaxy Books Local Phone: 858.268.4747 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite 302 Fax: 858.268.4775 San Diego, CA 92111 Long Distance/Orders: 1.800.811.4747 http://www.mystgalaxy.com General Email: mgbooks@mystgalaxy.com ******************************************************************* -------------------------------------------------- This is the feministsf listserve, intended only for discussion of feminism and Speculative Fiction. To unsubscribe from this listserve, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU and in the body of the message say: unsubscribe feministsf Contact feministsf-request@UIC.EDU if there are problems. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 10:50:36 -0700 Reply-To: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" Sender: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" From: "Laura J. Mixon-Gould" Subject: FW: [RWWATCH] Democracy Summer Training for Young People Comments: To: feministsf@uic.edu, Sf-ffws Chat In-Reply-To: <0.1600003522.495563433-212058698-990031077@topica.com> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit For those interested. Those not, forgive the spam. -l. -- Laura J. Mixon * ljm@digitalnoir.com * www.digitalnoir.com ---------- From: Rich Cowan Reply-To: rich@organizenow.net Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:38:30 -0400 To: rwwatch@topica.com Subject: [RWWATCH] Democracy Summer Training for Young People PLEASE REPOST WIDELY!! -- May 16, 2001 [Constructively responding to the debacle in Florida, eight civil rights and multi-issue organizations have very quickly put together a summer training institute geared for young progressives. They need help publicizing this to potential attendees -- they have to fill something like 20 slots in the next ten days. This will be a fantastic opportunity for people who are 18 to 29 years of age who want to learn practical skills for 1 week and optionally spend their whole summer working for a social justice organization. The location is the "scene of the crime": Tallahassee, Florida. Please send any questions to democracysummer@excite.com. -rich cowan ] Democracy Summer 2001 June 17-23, 2001 Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida Democracy Summer 2001 is the coming-out party of a diverse, multi-ethnic young people's movement to take back the reins of power over our own lives. First: a Democracy Institute June 17-23, 2001 on democratic reform and organizing skills. The Institute is at Florida A&M University right in the state capital-Ground Zero of the new movement for electoral justice. Then: Following the Institute, participants will have the opportunity to spend time working with on-the-ground projects and campaigns on electoral reform in Florida and elsewhere.* Who's Coming: (the following are some of the guests who are coming or who have been invited) -Cornel West -Maxine Waters -Cynthia McKinney -Ron Daniels -Ralph Nader -Lani Guinier -Medea Benjamin -Matt Jones -Gwen Patton -Ted Glick -Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou -Stephanie Wilson -Molly McGrath -Kemba/Gus Smith -Mel King -YOU! Workshops On: Issues -Butterfly Ballots, Roadblocks & Pregnant Chads: the Florida Election -Historic Voting Rights Struggles & How They Continue Today -Overt & Discriminatory Actions Against Voters of Color -How Electoral Issues Connect w/ Other Struggles for Social & Economic Justice -Public-not corporate!-Financing of Political Campaigns -Opening Up the System & Making Voting Easier -Equal Access for Third Party & Nontraditional Candidates -Why 50% of the Population Has Dropped Out of Politics -and every point of the Voters' Bill of Rights* Organizing -Creative Action for Electoral Reform -Lobbying Do's and Don'ts -Community Outreach and Organizing -Building a Diverse Movement -How to Talk to, Influence and Spin the Media -Organizing in and Beyond College Campuses -Arts and Activism -Roundtable: What Works/What Doesn't Activities -Film Showings -Live Music -Open Mic Night -Poetry Slam -Reality Tour of Tallahassee: Poverty and Public Health Sponsoring Organizations: Center for Voting and Democracy, Democracy Matters, Fannie Lou Hamer Project, Global Exchange, Independent Progressive Politics Network (IPPN), Institute for Policy Studies/Progressive Challenge, NAACP Youth and College Division, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Youth Vote. Application (Please return right away) Name: ________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Email: _________________________ University or Organizational Affiliation (optional)_______________________ Race(s) (optional)________________ Age___________ Do you want to be matched with an internship as a field organizer following the Institute? (Note that most internships are unpaid)___________________ Answer on a separate page: 1. What are your particular interests relating to electoral reform and the Voters' Bill of Rights? 2. What do you hope to get out of Democracy Summer? Fees and scholarships: Registration fee is $300 including room and board. We are committed to making sure that nobody is turned away due to lack of funds. Please contact us or see our website for information on scholarships and fundraising. Internship placement and support is free all summer. Send you're application back to (or for questions or comments): Democracy Summer c/o Institute for Policy Studies 733 15th St. NW, Suite 1020 Washington, DC 20005 democracysummer@excite.com 202-234-9382 x. 257 www.democracysummer.org *If you are with a group that is interested in hosting one or more interns, please be in touch. **Voters' Bill of Rights: Strict enforcement of the Voting Rights Act; Abolition of the Electoral College; Clean money elections; Instant Runoff Voting; Proportional Representation; Voting rights for ex-prisoners; Make voting easier and more reliable; Easier candidate access to the ballot, media and debates; Independent and non-partisan election bodies; Statehood for the District of Columbia ===================================================================== This message was sent via RWWATCH, a low-traffic forum that responds to right-wing campaigns (coming from any party) to misrepresent the truth in order to undermine democracy. info page: http://www.topica.com/lists/rwwatch subscribe: rwwatch-subscribe@topica.com (send a blank email) unsubscribe: rwwatch-unsubscribe@topica.com RWWATCH is a project of Organizers' Collaborative (http://www.organizenow.net) We are a new grassroots effort supported by over 160 contributors. 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To unsubscribe from this listserve, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU and in the body of the message say: unsubscribe feministsf Contact feministsf-request@UIC.EDU if there are problems. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:31:00 -0400 Reply-To: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" Sender: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" From: Tracy A Mitchell Subject: Samuel Delany on WAMU (in DC) radio show Comments: To: feministsf-lit@UIC.EDU, feministsf@UIC.EDU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello All: I just learned that a radio show out of DC will be interviewing Samuel Delany this Tuesday. I don't know if folks can access the show via the internet or not but I thought I would pass the info on: Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi, produced by local Public Radio station WAMU (88.5 FM in the DC Area). Samuel Delany's interview will broadcast on Tuesday, May 22, at Noon Eastern Time on WAMU. Peace, Tracy -------------------------------------------------- This is the feministsf listserve, intended only for discussion of feminism and Speculative Fiction. To unsubscribe from this listserve, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU and in the body of the message say: unsubscribe feministsf Contact feministsf-request@UIC.EDU if there are problems. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:24:12 -0500 Reply-To: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" Sender: "For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature" From: Todd Mason Subject: Re: [*FSF-L*] Samuel Delany on WAMU (in DC) radio show: Mitchell Comments: To: Feminist SF/Fantasy and Utopia Literature ON TOPIC Comments: cc: feministsf@UIC.EDU, Fred K Ollinger MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" PUBLIC INTEREST is offered by NPR to the other network stations as well, so you may want to check your local listings if webradio is not a solid option for you. http://www.wamu.org/pi/index.html is the PUBLIC INTEREST page on WAMU's site, and the interviews are usually archived (seek the 2001 Archives link on the page). Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Tracy! TM -----Original Message----- From: Tracy A Mitchell [mailto:tracyam@US.IBM.COM] Hello All: I just learned that a radio show out of DC will be interviewing Samuel Delany this Tuesday. I don't know if folks can access the show via the internet or not but I thought I would pass the info on: Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi, produced by local Public Radio station WAMU (88.5 FM in the DC Area). Samuel Delany's interview will broadcast on Tuesday, May 22, at Noon Eastern Time on WAMU. -------------------------------------------------- This is the feministsf listserve, intended only for discussion of feminism and Speculative Fiction. To unsubscribe from this listserve, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU and in the body of the message say: unsubscribe feministsf Contact feministsf-request@UIC.EDU if there are problems.