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[email protected] Today's topics: * Article: Let us join hands to reclaim feminism - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/e6c99aaf270c8153 * Invitation for new Logo and Flag design for Bharat Uday Mission - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/6b2452f100b6305a * ===New Admin Team and BM management!=== - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/8a887781f1517654 ============================================================================== TOPIC: Article: Let us join hands to reclaim feminism http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/e6c99aaf270c8153 ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, Aug 9 2006 6:17 pm From: "Abhijit K" http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/09/stories/2006080908331100.htm Let us join hands to reclaim feminism Katherine Rake To see off the feminist-bashers, we must unite around core concerns and harness a third wave. ROLL up, roll up, for a spot of that old favourite, feminist-bashing. Anyone can have a go, it is easy. Trot out that readymade mythological figure of the dungaree-clad, scary, hairy, and humourless feminist. It is just as insulting as the slights of "noisy virago" and "shrieking sisterhood" hurled at the founder of the Fawcett Society, Millicent Fawcett, when she was campaigning for women's right to vote in Britain more than 100 years ago. And yet history is on the side of Millicent Fawcett, on the side of the 1970s feminists who campaigned for equal pay in the United Kingdom for women, on the side of the women in the early 1990s who campaigned to make rape within marriage illegal in the U.K. The stereotype of the mythological feminist, while ridiculous, is dangerous in that it gives the impression that feminism is first and foremost about how women should dress or whether they should wear make-up. No single definition It belittles feminists' true legitimate and serious concerns - that the pay gap still exists, that violence against women is at crisis levels, that women's caring roles are so undervalued, that women are still woefully underrepresented in positions of power. Add to this the fact that there is no one organisation or definition of feminism, and it makes it all the easier for people to indulge in a spot of feminist-bashing; they can pick and choose and exaggerate the elements they want and then knock them down. So why has feminism always provoked such hostility? Unlike other radical movements, feminism is calling for something many women and men find difficult: a profound change in the power relations between sexes - not only in the public sphere, but also, much more trickily, in the private sphere. Feminists aim to transform not just who gets the top jobs in business, but also who gets the job of cleaning the toilet at home. Feminists want to change not just who walks the corridors of power, but also who feels safe walking home at night. Feminism is not just about allowing women to lead the same lives that men have for many years; it is about changing the rules of the game, mapping out a possible future in which activities that do not directly contribute to further swelling the coffers of U.K. plc, such as caring for family and others, are valued much more highly. It is about more than tinkering at the edges - and that feels threatening to a lot of people. Although there are different strands of feminist thought, there is a common agenda on which we can unite. Women still need to work together on the issues that preoccupied 1970s feminists but still are not resolved. The pay gap short-changes women every day; quality childcare is out of the reach of most parents; rape conviction levels are at their lowest ever; and more than 80 per cent of MPs are men. And we now also have to contend with the hypersexualisation of our culture, a phenomenon that has developed and snowballed with hardly a murmur of dissent. Against a backdrop of ubiquitous images of women's bodies as sex objects, rates of self-harm among young women are spiralling, eating disorders are on the rise, and plastic surgery is booming. We need to harness the beginnings of a third wave of feminism. A unified movement must include those who feminism has failed to reach in the past, such as men, many ethnic minority women, working-class women, and young women. It is only together that we can reclaim the f-word. We must challenge the stereotypes. We must hold government and policy-makers to account. We must stand up and use our electoral power to call for change. We need to map out the profound changes that feminism could bring - making it clear that our arguments are so much bigger than what women wear. This vision could be centred around five key freedoms: power, rights, autonomy, respect, and choice. In a world of equal power, women politicians would no longer be seen as a rare breed, whose clothes attract more comment than what they say. In a world of equal rights, women could expect to be paid the same as a man for a job of equal worth. True autonomy would mean your teenage daughter could go out without you worrying about her safety. Respect would mean that we valued - and paid - those who look after our children more than those who look after our cars. Choice would make it unremarkable to see a woman managing an English Premiership football team, or a male nursery nurse. This world, that feminism could deliver, is one that many ordinary men and women want to see - just imagine how powerful we could be together. To make it happen, we have to reclaim the f-word, show what we are really about and unite for change. If we do, we can put a stop to feminist-bashing forever. - Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006 (Katherine Rake is director of the Fawcett Society which campaigns for equality between men and women. www.fawcettsociety.org.uk.) ============================================================================== TOPIC: Invitation for new Logo and Flag design for Bharat Uday Mission http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/6b2452f100b6305a ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Sat, Aug 12 2006 12:07 am From: "Dr.Prahalathan KK, Bharat Uday Mission, Chennai" Dear Patriots, You would be aware of the Constitution Drafting Process that's happening in our budding organisation. A Logo and Flag have to be decided as part of this process. There was a Logo competition earlier but none were good enough. Submissions are invited for both Logo and Flag for Bharat Uday Mission. Each Chapter is expected to contribute its best in this process. All Entries should be Emailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Jpeg/BMP format with at least 640x480 resolution. Last Date for the submissions is extended till 22nd August 2006. We've deadlines to meet please try to get in your entries before the last date. Some Guidelines/Suggestions for the Logo. 1. The logo should be simple yet convey the idea. 2. It should be easily reproducible 3. It should look good on visiting card/Letter head as well as on a large banner. 4. A good logo should be equally good when printed in gray scale. (Not all chapters can afford to print multi-colour pamphlets to suit our logos) 5. We're a national organisation... We've 16 different major languages and hundreds of dialects... Please keep that in mind while designing the same. Some Guidelines/Suggestions for the Logo. 1. The Flag should be simple yet convey the idea. 2. It should be easily reproducible 3. Please send entries along with a short write up Since Everyone may not be familiar with the flag concept I'm including the official description of the flags of 3 major national parties. BJP: The Flag of the Party shall comprise of two vertical colours- saffron and green, in the ratio of 2:1 with the election symbol of the Party in blue colour in the middle of the saffron portion equal to half of its size. The green portion will be near the mast. CPI: The flag of the party shall be a red flag of which the length shall be one-and -a-half times its width At the centre of the flag there shall be a crossed hammer and sickle in white Congress: The flag of the Indian National Congress shall consist of three horizontal colours: saffron, white and green with the picture of a Charkha in Blue in the Centre. It shall be made of certified Khadi. If You've a good idea/concept for either the Logo/Flag but are unable to design it Please get the help of a professional or Email the concept we'll try to design it if the idea is good. Please feel free to clarify anything from me through Email/IM/Mobile. Vande Matram! Dr.Prahalathan KK Co-Convenor, Constitution Drafting Committee Coordinator, Chennai Chapter. http://www.prahalathan.blogspot.com/ www.BhumiChennai.co.nr Yahoo IM: prahalathan Google IM: drprahalathan Mobile: 9884188018 Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something. ============================================================================== TOPIC: ===New Admin Team and BM management!=== http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/8a887781f1517654 ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Mon, Aug 14 2006 8:11 am From: "Moderator BharatUdayMission" Dear All, Please find the details of new admin team and BM management members: Admin Team: 1. Mukesh JI ( Coordinator ) (Jaipur) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9351432413 2. Baburaj Ji ( Bangalore) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9886674807 BM MANAGEMENT: 1.Admin Team : Mukesh Ji (Jaipur) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9351432413 2. Policy Research Team : Ravi Kant Pathak (USA) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. Finance Team : Amit Pandey (Bangalore ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9886180654 Policy Team Ravi Kant Pathak (USA) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Finance Team Amit Pandey (Bangalore ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9886180654 Teams responsible to Admin Team Website Team Paresh Masade (Hyderabad) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9396711658 Information management Team Saurabh Bharat ( Gwalior ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9826959161 All other teams will be created by new Admin Team. Tenure: All the teams will keep working till constitution comes into force. Thank You, Truly Yours Ram Ji Tripathi Coordinator, Admin Team Bharat Uday Mission -- "We have only one Passion, The Rise of a Great Nation." www.bharatudaymission.org ============================================================================== You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BM_discussion" group. 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