14 August 2008

IOC/You Tube censor Tibet protest footage

Following IOC demands, You Tube have pulled a clip showing footage of a Free Tibet protest because …. it contained imagery including the five-rings Olympic logo, and therefore was an infringement of copyright. So much for the goal of the… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 14 August 2008 | Comments (9)

11 August 2008

On race and beauty

In this really moving exploration of why she is so hurt and angry at her (black, male) best friend’s insistence on dating white girls, Latoya Peterson at Racialicious, talks about how black women experience beauty standards differently than white women:… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 11 August 2008 | Comments (1)

30 July 2008

Larry Summers, Women and Maths

You may remember a controversy a couple of years ago about remarks made by Larry Summers, former President of Harvard University. He suggested that the reason there are fewer women than men at the high end of scientific research… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 30 July 2008 | Comments (10)

23 July 2008

This is a quick one…

… but those interested in Mamma Mia should check out this Shapely Prose review of the film from a feminist perspective (and check out the blog more generally - it’s one of my favourites)…. Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 23 July 2008 | Comments (0)

16 July 2008

Crappy articles of the day

Checking the news today I decided to take a break from the usual suspects and catch up with the world’s happenings via The Telegraph. Granted, its editorial stance is usually not in line with my personal politics, but it’s good… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 16 July 2008 | Comments (16)

11 July 2008

Abortion by Internet

The Indpendent are reporting on an internet site, Women on Web, who are selling abortion pills online to women in countries with heavily restricted access to abortion. The drugs cost £55. This originates from a British Journal of Obstetrics and… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 11 July 2008 | Comments (7)

Sexual violence campaigner gets fewer votes than Miss Great Britain

As Louise reported a few weeks ago, Jill Saward - campaigner against sexual violence - stood in yesterday’s Haltemprice and Howden by-election. This was the by-election called by David Davis in protest over the 42-days detention proposals, CCTV and DNA… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 11 July 2008 | Comments (8)

8 July 2008

RIP Jana Mackey

Feministing and many other blogs carry the incredibly sad story of Jana Mackey, a feminist activist who worked to stop violence against women, volunteered on a rape crisis helpline, and who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend last weekend. Jana… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 8 July 2008 | Comments (12)

Church votes to allow women bishops

For those interested in such things, the Church of England’s ruling body, the General Synod, has voted to allow women to be consecrated as bishops, despite opposition from some 1,300 clergy members of the Church who have threatened to leave… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 8 July 2008 | Comments (21)

25 May 2008

An open letter to the Rt Rev Kieran Conry

Dear Rev Conry, You were quoted in the Daily Mail today, on the subject of the adoption agencies from which the Catholic Church is withdrawing funding. I understand that the future of those agencies is extremely uncertain as a result…. Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 25 May 2008 | Comments (5)

22 April 2008

Messy Tuesdays

One of my oldest and dearest friends, Lara at KnitWit, has developed a concept which I think is rather fab. Lara’s into crafts, knitting most particularly, and craft blogging. Part of the joy of craft blogging is proudly displaying photos… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 22 April 2008 | Comments (8)

10 April 2008

Stop the Strip Pub - update

A quick update on the ‘Stop the Strip Pub’ campaign currently running in Stoke Newington, Hackney. It aims to block the application of local pub and former jazz bar ‘Satchmo’s’ to become a sex entertainment establishment, with pole dancing on… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 10 April 2008 | Comments (0)

1 April 2008

Carnival Against Pornography and Prostitution now up

Up at The Burning Times, the Third Carnival Against Pornography and Prostitution, hosted by Debs. The highlights for me are the Twisty entry (when is the Twisty entry *not* anyone’s favourite?): I’ve said it before and I’ll again: patriarchy isn’t… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 1 April 2008 | Comments (3)

18 March 2008

I am so in love with this clip

Not strictly feminist, but couldn’t resist the chance to share! “Gay scientists isolate the Christian gene” - because gayness can be inherited just like baldness. Watch it a second time to read the scrolling ‘news’ bar. Hat tip to the… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 18 March 2008 | Comments (3)

McCartney-Mills and divorce

I’ve been brewing a post on this for some time, and now Helen has pipped me to the post! But I have two points to make about the Macca vs Mucca divorce. The first is that the level of hatred… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 18 March 2008 | Comments (12)

16 March 2008

Lazy reporting on abortion

Lazy reporting at The Times today, who open with “Women may be at risk of mental health breakdowns if they have abortions” - Bookdrunk at Rhetorically Speaking (one of my favourite blogs - she is blisteringly funny!) points out that… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 16 March 2008 | Comments (0)

Stop the Strip Pub

Those in the Stoke Newington/Dalston area may be interested to know about a fledgling campaign to stop Satchmo’s - a bar I used to be really fond of - from getting a license to become a “sex encounters establishment”. Former… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 16 March 2008 | Comments (8)

29 February 2008

Sack Kay Burley!

I’ve been a bit slow on the uptake here, but catching up on my blogs I stumbled across this by MatGB on Liberal Conspiracy. Pamela Wright, the partner of Steve (recently convicted of murdering five prostitutes in Ipswich) was interviewed… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 29 February 2008 | Comments (12)

24 February 2008

Some men’s views on prostitution

There was a thoroughly depressing article on the BBC news magazine pages last Friday, focusing on men who say they are not ashamed to use prostitutes, and their justification for their ‘hobby’. If reading that makes you despair for the… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 24 February 2008 | Comments (22)

22 February 2008

Conservatives: A New Approach To Women’s Issues

A reader recently wrote in to complain about anti-Tory bias on these pages. In particular it was in reference to an image used in my blog piece on the protests outside of the Ann Widdecombe anti-abortion roadshow, in which some… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 22 February 2008 | Comments (14)

19 February 2008

Shake your Bobarosa for the boys

Apparently the latest craze in Ivory Coast is the Bobarosa - literally, “big bottom” in Djoula - a dance inspired by big bottoms from the perspective of (you guessed it) a couple of Ivorian men. Both sexes are doing… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 19 February 2008 | Comments (9)

12 February 2008

More Hillary bashing

In case anyone thought Jess was exaggerating claims of misogyny fuelling the anti-Hillary campaign in the US, here’s a recent image snapped at the Conservative Political Action Conference (originally from here): I stumbled across this in a post by Jeff… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 12 February 2008 | Comments (0)

6 February 2008

We are the pro-choice majority

Hundreds of women and men surrounded the entrance to Central Hall Westminster tonight to picket a meeting called by Ann Widdecombe and various anti-abortion groups as part of a national roadshow. Here’s a mugshot of me (centre), Catherine Redfern… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 6 February 2008