Blog posts by zohra moosa: 2008
Fawcett action ideas
By zohra moosa | 21 October 2008, 15:18
In Birmingham: Are you an ethnic minority woman who isn’t registered to vote? Come join Fawcett’s femocracy campaign this Thursday morning for an event where you can: speak directly to Birmingham’s ethnic minority women councillors and local activists (including…
Spotting Sexism: A Crash Course In Feminism, October 2008
By zohra moosa | 17 September 2008, 10:03
Quick reminder that the first workshop from Lights On is coming up. Spotting Sexism is a four-week crash course in feminism, and how it applies in our lives for those who feel they are near the beginning of their feminist…
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The ‘race’ is on
By zohra moosa | 29 August 2008, 15:47
Breaking news from CNN: McCain has selected a woman as his running mate. What hope now of disuading those Democrat women who were already planning on voting for McCain in protest over Obama’s nomination over Clinton? Is it more important…
Spotting Sexism - new online workshop
By zohra moosa | 28 August 2008, 10:09
Jess and I are launching Lights On, a project to workshop feminism with those who want to get a bit stuck-in through a series of online discussions and activities. The first workshop is called Spotting Sexism and is for people…
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DV services for LBT women: Exeter survey
By zohra moosa | 27 August 2008, 10:38
Adapted from the Women’s Resource Centre enews bulletin: Exeter Women’s Aid is looking to improve services to lesbians, bisexual and transgender women affected by domestic violence and would appreciate your time in filling in a questionnaire they are circulating. You…
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Shorts
By zohra moosa | 21 August 2008, 23:52
1. In the Guardian today, I fear Jessica Valenti rather underestimates just how bad the ‘mainstream feminist’ response to the ‘Obama situation’ really is. Not only is there less commentary/action on the sexism that Michelle Obama faces compared to…
Victory for SBS!
By zohra moosa | 21 July 2008, 23:03
Sorry, a bit delayed, but to officially report: SBS has won their court case. From their press release (word doc):UPDATE: Southall Black Sisters’ Victory against Ealing Council ‘There is no dichotomy between funding specialist services and cohesion; equality is necessary…
My amendment is bigger than yours
By zohra moosa | 4 July 2008, 14:09
Last week I reported on Nadine Dorries’ latest attempt to restrict access to abortion: she has tabled another amendment on reducing the time limit to twenty weeks onto the HFE Bill currently working its way through Parliament. Unity picked it…
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Abortion, HFE Bill, Nadine Dorries amendment alert
By zohra moosa | 26 June 2008, 16:04
A colleague has just informed me that Nadine Dorries MP has again used the HFE Bill to table another amendment to the Abortion Act to restrict access by lowering the time limit to twenty weeks from twenty-four. The Bill has…
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Making noise works
By zohra moosa | 19 June 2008, 13:32
It’s National Electronics Week! You know you’re excited. How could you not be? According to this press release, it’s ‘the UK’s premier electronics industry exhibition’:National Electronics Week (NEW) was conceived to provide an event that showcases every aspect of today’s…
Bat phone alert
By zohra moosa | 18 June 2008, 17:39
This one’s a reader’s request: Jessica Valenti of feministing has been interviewed on the news and politics show MobLogic and the comments on the video have become predictably sexist.The comment list is already very long, but there seems to be…
The notorious comment is free (part 3)
By zohra moosa | 14 June 2008, 01:12
As Jess posted on Wednesday, I joined a conversation with her, Jessica of feministing, Kira of the Guardian Women’s Pages and Jemima of the techy space at the Guardian this week about ‘women on the net’. Caitlin Fitzsimmons’ write-up…
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The notorious comment is free (part 2)
By zohra moosa | 14 June 2008, 01:10
As Jess posted on Wednesday, I joined a conversation with her, Jessica of feministing, Kira of the Guardian Women’s Pages and Jemima of the techy space at the Guardian this week about ‘women on the net’. Caitlin Fitzsimmons’ write-up…
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The notorious comment is free (part 1)
By zohra moosa | 14 June 2008, 01:05
As Jess posted on Wednesday, I joined a conversation with her, Jessica of feministing, Kira of the Guardian Women’s Pages and Jemima of the techy space at the Guardian this week about ‘women on the net’. Caitlin Fitzsimmons’ write-up…
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42 days: ‘just in case’ rhetoric echoes anti-abortion tactics
By zohra moosa | 11 June 2008, 15:13
e-politix has a good (short) summation of today’s media coverage of tonight’s vote on whether to extend the pre-charge detention period from 28 (already the longest in Europe, see Liberty’s campaign) to 42 days. In reading the review, I was…
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When the personal isn’t political: abortion as taboo
By zohra moosa | 14 May 2008, 23:37
Access to abortion in the UK is not as good as it should be. In less than a week, MPs will be voting on whether to make the situation worse by reducing the time limit. Kit Roskelly has dissected the…
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Vote!
By zohra moosa | 1 May 2008, 12:24
Local elections have arrived! 2008 marks the 90th and 80th anniversaries of the two franchise acts that gave women the right to vote in Britain - a right that some women sacrificed their lives for and many women still…
Three suggestions re feminism and white privilege (1)
By zohra moosa | 30 April 2008, 11:28
1. Try not to patronize/fetish women of colour*: Black** feminists aren’t right about racism because they’re black, but because they make a strong case (when we do). Otherwise, it’s like saying that women are right about sexism because they’re women…
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