*LET’S KEEP LIFTING EACH OTHER UP: American democracy finally passes the Bechdel test
By Monica Hesse in The Seattle Times
The promise of a Joe Biden presidency was a return to normalcy, but 62 seconds of Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony were quietly revolutionary. Not the soar of Amanda Gorman’s poem, or the thunderous power of Lady Gaga using a golden microphone to belt the national anthem. In a ceremony filled with artistic creations specifically designed to arouse emotions of patriotism and pride, the 62 seconds that did so most effectively were from a bland, scripted oath of office, administered with the same exchange of words for more than a hundred years. But never between two women. CLICK FOR MORE
SAVE THE DATE for Our VOICE Major Fundraiser – Speaker CHANEL MILLER – March 11, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Before the world knew her name, Chanel Miller was inspiring millions and changing the landscape of how we talk about sexual assault.
*CHECKING IN: about Perception, Perspective, and Patience
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF SMALL WINS
By The Ellevest Team 31, 2020
At Ellevest, we love to celebrate our community’s wins, big and small. We’re definitely here for the big milestones — if you just paid off all your debt, bought a house, started that business, got the promotion, we’re going to be right there celebrating with you, because that’s amazing.
A Letter to the SheVille Community
Hello SheVille readers!
We’re incredibly excited to announce that we have officially become the new owners of SheVille.org. This transition has been months in the making and is not a venture that we have come to lightly.
THE ARTS: Face Masks, The Flute, Virtual Concerts and Simone Leigh
Simone Leigh’s practice incorporates sculpture, video, and installation; all are informed by her ongoing exploration of black female-identified subjectivity. Leigh works in a mode she describes as auto-ethnographic. Her objects often employ materials and forms traditionally associated with African art; her performance-influenced installations create spaces where historical precedent and self-determination commingle.
From Plaster to Plastic, Artists Take Inventive Approaches to Face Masks
In Denver, an exhibition of artist-designed masks shows that face coverings are not only crucial to our health but can also offer unique means of self-expression.
by Hakim Bishara in Hyperallergic
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PAN HARMONIA One more time! Porch Music Live, Tuesday Oct 27 @ 5 pm
PAN HARMONIA One more time! Porch Music Live, Tuesday Oct 27 @ 5 pmKate Steinbeck performs music for flute alone
The weather should be beautiful, so come on out to a historic Asheville neighborhood for some LIVE MUSIC!! Chairs will be provided and spaced apart per health guidelines. Masks required.
You are welcome to bring your own beverages and glasses and arrive anytime after 4:30.
Seating is limited to 25, so you must preregister.
Pan Harmonia www.PanHarmonia.org PO Box 18342 Asheville, NC 28814
Leonard Pitts: Women are not the ones who need fixing
Women are not the problem.
There has always been something grotesque about the idea that they are. But to embrace that idea in the #MeToo era is not just grotesque, but clueless. It suggests that you slept through a reckoning that has shifted the Zeitgeist.
So somebody please tell Ernst & Young to wake up and smell the 2019.
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.
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The Washington Post: Five myths about fatherhood
By Paul Raeburn
This month, the Supreme Court struck down a law that treated unwed mothers and fathers differently when granting citizenship to their children born outside the United States — the requirements for fathers were stiffer. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, authoring a majority opinion joined by five other justices, wrote that the law was based on gender stereotypes that violated the notion of equal protection. (photo from Naturally Healthy Parenting) Continue reading
*WOMEN’S LIVES: FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS MAKE IMPORTANT RECENT RULINGS: Reinstate DACA and Provide Equal Protection for Same-Sex Domestic Violence Survivors
(Asheville, NC) – – Two different December rulings by federal and state courts are resulting in life-changing protection – – both to DACA “Dreamers” and also to same-sex domestic violence victims. Nonprofit Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) provides free, civil legal aid in Western North Carolina, and is working with clients affected by these recent changes in the law.
On December 4, a federal judge ruled that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must fully reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Renewals (DACA) program. Not only will current DACA recipients still be allowed to renew their participation in program, new applications will now be accepted for the first time in three years.
A NOTE FROM ELIZABETH MCCAIN: A Lesbian Belle Tells Southern Stories of Family, Loss and Love
*FEATURE: REGIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS and friends of SheVille – So, why is performance art important, you ask?
In the closing decades of the 20th century, performing arts critics became increasingly despondent about the longevity of these art forms. Many believed that the performing arts would gradually become obsolete, thanks to the rise of the TV and also of the early Internet. The critics stated that the arts would become as relevant to 21st-century society as string quartets were to their own time, and believed that gradually, the performing arts world would become unfashionable and little used by society.
SHEVILLE.ORG Has New Owners!
It is with great pleasure that we announce that new ownership has come to SheVille! This team of experienced & passionate women will begin managing SheVille.org effective immediately.
Let your kids fail. It’s good for them.
By Claire Gillespie in The Week
Nobody likes to fail. At best, it’s embarrassing and frustrating. At worst, it can cause major career or personal setbacks and lead to a downward spiral into negativity. Basically, failure is no fun. So it’s unfortunate that A vast body of research tells us that failing is actually good for us. It provides an opportunity for development, increases resilience, and helps protect against anxiety. Failure, ironically, is crucial to success.
How to get preschoolers ready to learn math
In The Conversation: If you’re a parent of a preschooler, you might be wondering how you can help set your child up for success once they enter kindergarten.
By now, you have probably heard of the importance of reading and talking to your child to support their language and literacy skills. You may have even made reading, talking and learning the ABCs part of your daily routine.
But did you know that you can also support your child’s math learning during everyday interactions at home? CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Welcome to the Western Carolina Medical Society PROJECT ACCESS
About Project Access®
Project Access® is a ground-breaking physician volunteer initiative providing access to comprehensive medical care for low-income uninsured Buncombe County residents since 1996. More than 2,500 low-income individuals in Buncombe County receive healthcare through Project Access® annually.
The 11-year-old who galvanised a global movement at the March for Our Lives
By Chitra Ramaswamy in The Guardian
We are living in a dizzying culture of powerful individual moments, as well as wider movements. The most compelling moment at March for Our Lives – the biggest gun-control protest in a generation – was thanks to an 11-year-old girl from Virginia called Naomi Wadler. In just three minutes and 30 seconds, a child born under George W Bush’s presidency managed to galvanise a global movement, and quote Toni Morrison to boot.
Science Says Period Brains Aren’t A Thing: Women Are Not Surprised – Our Bodies Our Blog
Watching Senator Jason Chaffetz is Fascinating!
In this short op ed, Jane Edwards shows us how to read between the lines. See what you think.
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