Chicken lady

Off Our Backs, Mar 2000 by Bechdel, Alison

THE D.C. RAPE CRISIS CENTER CHALLENGE is a 5k walk on April 2 at Hairs Point in Washington, D.C. Proceeds from the race will help the center expand its current programs. To enter or support the race, contact the center at Fax 202-387-3812 or go online to www.dcrc.org.

Is Matriarchy your Mother Tongue? Are you feeling like you're the only on who knows that gay marriage is not the answer? The SPRING 2000 RADICAL FEMINIST LESBIAN GATHERING, RADLESEES, REDISCOVERING OUR ROOTS will be held in New Jersey, near Philadelphia, Pa., June 9-11. For more info, write c% Elliott BatTzedek, PO Box 4124, Philadelphia, PA 19144 or email

RadLesFes@aol.com. Preregistration is absolutely required.

THE COLOR OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OF COLOR is a conference to be held at the University of California, Santa Cruz, April 28-29. The conference will challenge the depoliticization of the anti-violence movement and work on organizing against violence within communities of color. It will address violence against women of color, including attacks on immigrants' rights, reproductive rights, and homophobia. Contact: Andrea Smith, 123 Felix Street #4, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. phone: 831-460-1856. fax: 831-459-3733. email:

andysm@cats.ucsc.edu. The conference is free.

WHAT I DO IS ART is a weeklong retreat encouraging women to acknowledge their forms of creativity as art and to share with others. Four residencies are offered in memory of Mamee Kennedy, artist, musician, and writer. It will take place in North Central Ohio, May 20-27. To apply, send by April 15 name address, phone number, email address, a statement of your availability for the entire week, and any special needs. Write a letter of a page or longer saying why you would enjoy such a week, what your area of creativity is, and why you are drawn to it. Enclose SASE and send to Degrees of Freedom, 10055 Kline Rd. RD. @, West Salem, OR 44287.

NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION

CONFERENCE in Boston, Mass., June 14- 18. There will be, a Lesbian institute as part of the conference. Contact NWSA, University of Maryland, 7100 Baltimore Blvd., Ste. 500, College Park, MD 20740. Phone: 301-403-0525. email: nwsa@umail.md.edu

The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation will hold its first international symposium, International Perspectives: The Political, Social, and Economic Impact of Education on Women and Girls, November 17-18, in Washington, DC. They are looking for proposals for papers. Proposals focusing on Africa, South America, the Pacific Rim and/or countries of the former Soviet Union are encouraged. For detailed info visit http://www.aauw.org/7000/ef or email intsymP@aauw.org.

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