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• Hackers Crow about "Downing" Feminist Websites; Image Raeping (explicit language)

  Published: August 30, 2007, 6:08 am

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do, Debate On The Issues, First Amendment

  First Amendment or no, it is remarkable how often porn defenders and anti-feminists leap to disrupt and suppress speech they don't like. August has seen a wave of hacker action against feminist websites, as documented by Encyclopedia Dramatica, a kind of wikipedia for hackers. You may want to use a proxy service when visiting this site to mask

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• Letter to Gazette: "Porn store is going to have a bad effect on children"

  Published: September 3, 2007, 5:10 am

  Tags: Capital Video Corporation, Impact Of Porn, Real Estate Ethics, Legal Ethics, What You Can Do, Secondary Effects

  Today's Gazette publishes a letter from Jessica Grant of Northampton: Driving my children down Summer Street to Market Street as I do several times a week I was disturbed to see a brightly colored sign adorned with stars on the soon-to-be-open porn store on King Street...At what age would a child be able to type that into a browser and see the

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• Valley Advocate: Stop Profiting from the Sexual Exploitation of Women

  Published: September 16, 2007, 1:25 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Porn Industry, Media Ethics, Business Ethics, What You Can Do

  We have heard that the Valley Advocate, our local alternative weekly, prides itself on championing the cause of the underdog. Unfortunately, if that underdog is female, another champion will need to be found.In the back pages of the Advocate, and on their websites, you will find ads like the following:Escorts, Massage, or TVs/TS REBEKA

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• MSN UK: Pimp My Live

  Published: September 16, 2007, 11:43 am

  Tags: Media Ethics, Business Ethics, What You Can Do

  The world's largest software company casually throws around the word "pimp" to sell people on Windows Live. It doesn't get much more mainstream than that. When you consider what pimping is generally about--the abusive physical control of women to turn tricks for cash--it takes your breath away. Feel free to give Microsoft your opinion.See

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• Fourth Annual Mayor Higgins' Hot Chocolate Run

  Published: November 6, 2007, 4:55 pm

  Tags: What You Can Do, Northampton News

  We encourage folks to turn out for Northampton's Fourth Annual Mayor Higgins' Hot Chocolate Run on December 1. The proceeds will benefit Safe Passage, which serves women, children and families affected by domestic violence.Choose from a 5K Road Race or a two-mile walk through downtown Northampton. The event begins at The People's

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• Another Victory for NOW-NYC: New York Magazine Drops Sex Ads

  Published: November 16, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Media Ethics, Business Ethics, What You Can Do

  Congratulations to NOW-NYC, which last week persuaded another publisher to drop its sex ads. Several news outlets reported on the story:International Herald Tribune, 11/6/07 New York Magazine agreed Tuesday to stop accepting sex ads after the local chapter of a women's rights group threatened protests outside the popular weekly publication.The

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• Amnesty International USA: "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence"

  Published: November 18, 2007, 2:37 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do

  Amnesty International USA is calling attention to the unacceptable treatment currently received by Native American and Alaska Native rape survivors: During the 16 days between November 25th, International Day against Violence against Women, and December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the call to eliminate all forms of violence against

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• Stop Porn Culture Presents: Anti-Pornography Slideshow Training, January 2008, Austin, TX

  Published: November 18, 2007, 1:57 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do

  STOP PORN CULTURE is a group fighting against the harms of pornography. It was started by Gail Dines, PhD., Robert Jensen, PhD., and Rebecca Whisnant, PhD. Stop Porn Culture has been (and is being) greatly assisted by a number of other people, such as ICASA, (The Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault), and the very hard-working and dedicated

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• Capital Video's King Street Porn Shop Set to Open Soon

  Published: December 8, 2007, 5:35 am

  Tags: Capital Video Corporation, Northampton News, What You Can Do

  The Republican reports yesterday that Capital Video's Amazing.net porn shop on King Street is set to open soon. Northampton Building Commissioner Anthony L. Patillo issued a certificate of occupancy. Patillo expects to return to the store this coming week to verify that its stock conforms to the city's adult-use zoning laws. These laws

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• Call to Action: Ask the Valley Advocate's New Owner to Drop the Sex Ads

  Published: December 12, 2007, 2:14 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Northampton News, Media Ethics, Business Ethics, What You Can Do

  Today's Gazette reports that its parent company, Newspapers of New England, is acquiring the Valley Advocate. Now is a good time to ask NNE to start on the right foot and drop the Advocate's sex ads. Here is a sample letter: Mr. Tom BrownPresident and CEONewspapers of New England, Inc.One Monitor DriveConcord, NH 03302Dear Mr.

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• Gazette: "King Street porn store to open Monday"

  Published: December 15, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Capital Video Corporation, Northampton News, Ordinances And Regulations, What You Can Do

  Today's Gazette reports that Capital Video's Amazing.net porn shop at 135 King Street will open on Monday. To conform with city ordinances, it will contain 998 square feet of "adult-themed items", down from a potential 6,000+ square feet in their original plans in late June 2006.The store's 20 proposed viewing booths were heaved over the side

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• Stop Porn Culture and Wheelock College Announce a Summer Institute, July 8-11, Boston, MA

  Published: February 6, 2008, 11:48 am

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Impact Of Porn, Porn Industry, Media Ethics, What You Can Do

  We are pleased to publicize the following announcement from Stop Porn Culture:Media Madness: The Impact of Sex, Violence and Commercial Culture on Adults, Children and SocietyA Summer Institute for Educators, Students, Human Service Professionals, Activists and ParentsJuly 8-11, 2008, Wheelock College, BostonFor the 14th consecutive year, Wheelock

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• Sex Trafficking Conference, April 2-4, McAllen, TX

  Published: February 5, 2008, 1:09 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do, Prostitution

  The Women's Studies Committee of South Texas College announces the 2008 Sex Trafficking Conference. It will take place during April 2-4 at South Texas College - Pecan Campus, 3201 West Pecan Boulevard, McAllen, TX.Proposals for papers, panels and roundtables will be accepted through February 20. Topics may include: The nature and causes

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• GENDER AND JUSTICE Conference, March 28-29, Costa Mesa, CA

  Published: February 5, 2008, 12:48 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do

  The Center for Women's Studies at Vanguard University announces the CWS GENDER AND JUSTICE Conference. This conference will take place during March 28-29 at Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA. Registration is $69 ($49 if you register by February 20).The program: Friday - March 28 200812:00 2:00 pm Registration2:00 - 5:00 pm

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• Call for Contributions: The Art of Resistance: Creative Writings on Prostitution

  Published: February 4, 2008, 6:24 am

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do, Prostitution

  We are pleased to publicize the following announcement:Call for Contributions: The Art of Resistance: Creative Writings on ProstitutionDeadline: September 15, 2008Prostitution is an issue that impacts everyone in that its harm remains invisible due to systemic racism, classism, sexism, and histories of colonialism. As we make our way into the 21st

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