The Men’s Story Project
MEN AND BOYS TAKING A STAND FOR HEALTHY MASCULINITIES AND GENDER JUSTICE
The Men’s Story Project is a replicable storytelling and dialogue project that brings critical dialogue on social ideas about masculinity into public forums around the world – via men’s own voices and stories.
Celebrating Jennifer Siebel Newsom and her new film, THE GREAT AMERICAN LIE
ANDERSON ROSENWALD SCHOOLS Added to The National Register of Historic Places
Thanks to the work of pioneering grassroots activists and the National Trust’s Rosenwald Schools Initiative, Rosenwald schools have begun to be identified, preserved and celebrated.
WHAT WOMEN REALLY WANT by Natalie Seber
“What do women want?” is an age old question that continually changes and will continue to change as we find ourselves developing in a society that has held us back for so long. It has always been implied that women’s wants are illogical and completely unpredictable, and therefore, we can’t be trusted to know what’s best for us.
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer filmmaker, active from the late 19th century, and one of the very first to make a narrative fiction film. From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world. Women Filmmakers
SPECKLED TROUT REVIEW
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NEEDS HELP Transcribing Suffragist Documents
from BOOK RIOT
Fast typists, adept transcribers, and fearsome keyboard clackers, lend me your ears! The Library of Congress needs your help. The Smithsonian reported on July 30 that the Library seeks help transcribing more than 16,000 pages of suffragist diaries, letters, speeches, and other documents. All are available on the library’s crowdsourcing program, By the People, and they’re hoping volunteers will help in the effort to bring more suffragist stories to light.
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Gentle Mothering Services
Gentle Mothering is a nonprofit organization that provides support to low-income women and Latinx families during childbirth by providing affordable childbirth classes, birth and postpartum services in Western North Carolina and the surrounding areas.
We understand first-hand, the importance of having personalized birth plans in place that provide the confidence and capability necessary for women to achieve their birth goals.
CULTURAL COLLISIONS 2019
Patriarchy is at its most potent when oppression doesn’t feel like oppression, or when it is packaged in terms of biology, religion or basic social needs like security, comfort, acceptance and success. Heterosexuality offers women all these things as selling points to their consensual subjection.
THE 1619 PROJECT of the New York Times
The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.
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Featured Book & CD: TOWARD the CLEARING, by Jean Cassidy
We’ve done a re-run of my poetry book and CD, Toward the Clearing, more copies available!
Jean describes her poetry as “a choreography of words” as she joins her poetry with musical accompaniment. Her poetry book includes a CD of the poems accompanied by oboe, English horn, flute, piano, fretless banjo, violin, and balafon in the final product that is a beautiful collaboration with regional musicians and readers. Jean’s work has previously been published in It’s All Relative – Tales from the Tree, and in The Great Smokies Review – Online Publication through UNC Asheville
In Ordinary Time Click to hear Susan Shinn read “In Ordinary Time” with piano accompaniment by Lytingale
The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), PROPOSED REVISIONS to NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REGULATIONS
Sent in from Green Corner, the Montford Community Newsletter – Mitch Russell
I don’t usually advocate and try to remain politically neutral in this column, but to shut out our voices in a process isn’t American. There is a potential change in the US Forest Service National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, that could have catastrophic consequences. The change could include removing public comments and involvement, as well as not utilizing outside scientific analysis. You may comment using any of the methods at the end of this article, but please do so by August 26 @11:59pm
Pisgah National Forest is the closest to Asheville and in its entire range contains roughly 513,000 acres managed by the Forest Service. There is additional acreage managed by other agencies or entities.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – 9 August
“The United Nations stands ready to support all initiatives aimed at realizing the rights and aspirations of indigenous peoples.”
— UN Secretary-General António Guterres
There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They make up less than 5 per cent of the world’s population, but account for 15 per cent of the poorest. They speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.
Indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Despite their cultural differences, indigenous peoples from around the world share common problems related to the protection of their rights as distinct peoples. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
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Dear Steward of the Planet, Today, August 9th, honors the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. We celebrate this day to raise awareness of the needs of Indigenous peoples worldwide, in recognition of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations that was held in Geneva 37 years ago, in 1982. We are living in a time of climate crisis. As a groundbreaking report by the UN recently noted, “the health of ecosystems on which humans and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever.” Much of the answer to solving this climate crisis lies in the wisdom and knowledge of Indigenous peoples who have long fought at the frontlines of environmental threats. Indigenous communities able to draw on traditional wisdom to find solutions that have the potential to help restore our planet. Unfortunately, due to their dependence upon the earth, they are also among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change. At Seeding Sovereignty, we recognize the profound importance of centering Indigenous communities in our collective fight to sustain and restore our planet. Our work is grounded in the wisdom of these communities, and we are committed to creating opportunities for Indigenous peoples (particularly women) to communicate these perspectives themselves on an international stage. We invite you to step into our vision. Close your eyes and imagine a world that deeply respects Indigenous and women’s leadership on environmental issues, tapping into a lineage of knowledge that dates back thousands of years. Imagine that we have achieved sustainable progress for human civilization, while not compromising the home planet that has sustained the lives of billions. On this day of commemoration for Indigenous communities, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Seeding Sovereignty to help bring Indigenous, empowerment-focused, and rights-based approaches to the forefront of a movement to preserve our planet. Your contribution will directly support the mentorship of Indigenous leaders across the country, bringing us closer to our collective vision. Thank you, The Seeding Sovereignty Collective For more information and to donate, visit:
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Women in Congress get higher scores on environmental issues
By Anika Lanser
A new report from Rachel’s Network, a nonprofit that focuses on women and environmental issues, finds that women legislators are far more likely to vote in favor of legislation that protects or preserves the environment. The research, based on an analysis of the League of Conservation Voters scorecards for members of the U.S. House and Senate from 2006–2018, found that the average LCV score for women senators was 71 compared to 46 for their male counterparts. In the House, women on average scored 70 while men scored 43.
**SOUTHEAST WISE WOMEN HERBAL CONFERENCE Honoring Women and the Earth October 11-13
Welcome wonderful women~ Conference registration is now open! We invite you to join us for the 15th anniversary celebration as we gather again in sisterhood—celebrating plants, the Earth, and one another. Be among the first to sign up! Registration discounts available until August 31 Registration is Open!
Over a thousand participants will gather to celebrate the women’s herbal conference 15th anniversary
Up Close & Personal With Four Appalachia Now! Artists
Shauna Caldwell, Appalachian State University graduate student and Appalachia Now! project intern, recently sat down with four artists whose work will be shown in the Museum’s opening exhibition Appalachia Now! An Interdisciplinary Survey of Contemporary Art in Southern Appalachia. Click the names to read more about Clarissa Sligh, Danielle Burke, Eleanor Annand, and Molly Sawyer!