Hi Charlotte, Just to say, "Hallo" and "Thank you" for your response. Zohl >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 19 10:53:16 1998 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:49:05 +0000 From: Vera Britto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Doll for Girls - Feral Cheryl has now a web site! > > A step in the right direction for toys for girls... > > (From Lee, the doll maker) > > Just a note to alert you to the fact that my Feral Cheryl doll finally > has > her own web page, with a photo of the doll. > > the address is http://www.om.com.au/feralc > > One of the things I've been stressing in the brochures and other > information > on the doll is that she doesn't need accessories. > > She needs no glamour wardrobe/swimsuit/sports car/gym/holiday camper etc > and > any extra clothes have to be made by the owner out of scrap material. A > radical concept for some people, who keep dreaming up accessories that > she > needs. > > I hope you like her..if you want to know more don't hesitate to get in > touch. > > ...regards, > > ..Lee Duncan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ( excerpt from the Feral Cheryl web site) > > > THE FINAL PRODUCT > > NOW, all the searching, trial and error, waiting, fine tuning and > hassles have been > worth it, and the doll is just what Lee set out to achieve...an > Australian made doll, > with a healthy body shape, and a wild, colourful look to reflect the > alternative > lifestyles of the north coast. > > The doll also comes with a poster ( fantastic art work by Wagga artist > Jenny Hull), > which explains the non consumer lifestyle of Feral Cheryl...perhaps > where she differs > most from the Barbie doll. This doll does NOT need an extensive glamour > wardrobe, > swimming costume, horse and trailer, gymnasium, sports car, beauty salon > etc...She > reflects a much simpler lifestyle. > > The name " Feral Cheryl', which was originally coined by Lee's sister, > back in > February 1995, has now become a common phrase. It's been used more > recently to > describe Cheryl Kernot's political movements. > > This doll has brown hair, brown eyes, a realistic body shape..and pubic > hair ( why > are people so shocked by this?). > > Is Australian designed and made..does not use cheap off-shore labour > from > non-unionised countries. > > Is a doll representing a simple lifestyle..not excess consumerism. There > are no > accessories to buy for this doll. > -- -- Vera Britto ([EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.umich.edu/~fiatlux) ............................................................................. Le Bret: Si tu laissais un peu ton ame mousquetaire, la fortune et la gloire... Cyrano: Et que faudrait-il faire? Chercher un protecteur puissant, prendre un patron, et, comme un lierre obscur que circonvient un tronc et s'en fait un tuteur en lui lechant l'ecorce, grimper par ruse au lieu de s'elever par force? Non, merci! Non, merci! Non, merci! Mais... chanter, rever, rire, passer, etre seul, etre libre... oui. "Cyrano de Bergerac" - Edmond Rostand >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 19 10:58:25 1998 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:53:58 +0000 From: Vera Britto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Doll for Girls - no accessories needed! > > A step in the right direction for toys for girls... > > (From Lee, the doll maker) > > Just a note to alert you to the fact that my Feral Cheryl doll finally > has > her own web page, with a photo of the doll. > > the address is http://www.om.com.au/feralc > > One of the things I've been stressing in the brochures and other > information > on the doll is that she doesn't need accessories. > > She needs no glamour wardrobe/swimsuit/sports car/gym/holiday camper etc > and > any extra clothes have to be made by the owner out of scrap material. A > radical concept for some people, who keep dreaming up accessories that > she > needs. > > I hope you like her..if you want to know more don't hesitate to get in > touch. > > ...regards, > > ..Lee Duncan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ( excerpt from the Feral Cheryl web site) > > > THE FINAL PRODUCT > > NOW, all the searching, trial and error, waiting, fine tuning and > hassles have been > worth it, and the doll is just what Lee set out to achieve...an > Australian made doll, > with a healthy body shape, and a wild, colourful look to reflect the > alternative > lifestyles of the north coast. > > The doll also comes with a poster ( fantastic art work by Wagga artist > Jenny Hull), > which explains the non consumer lifestyle of Feral Cheryl...perhaps > where she differs > most from the Barbie doll. This doll does NOT need an extensive glamour > wardrobe, > swimming costume, horse and trailer, gymnasium, sports car, beauty salon > etc...She > reflects a much simpler lifestyle. > > The name " Feral Cheryl', which was originally coined by Lee's sister, > back in > February 1995, has now become a common phrase. It's been used more > recently to > describe Cheryl Kernot's political movements. > > This doll has brown hair, brown eyes, a realistic body shape..and pubic > hair ( why > are people so shocked by this?). > > Is Australian designed and made..does not use cheap off-shore labour > from > non-unionised countries. > > Is a doll representing a simple lifestyle..not excess consumerism. There > are no > accessories to buy for this doll. > -- > Vera Britto > ([EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.umich.edu/~fiatlux) > ............................................................................ > Le Bret: Si tu laissais un peu ton ame mousquetaire, la fortune et la > gloire... Cyrano: Et que faudrait-il faire? Chercher un protecteur > puissant, prendre un patron, et, comme un lierre obscur que circonvient > un tronc et s'en fait un tuteur en lui lechant l'ecorce, grimper par > ruse au lieu de s'elever par force? Non, merci! Non, merci! Non, merci! > Mais... chanter, rever, rire, passer, etre seul, etre libre... oui. > "Cyrano de Bergerac" - Edmond Rostand >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 19 14:08:45 1998 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:06:04 -0500 From: Erin Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: speaking of dolls I think I like toy tina better than feral cheryl. Check out toy tina at: http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-tina.html >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 20 14:44:34 1998 From: "us" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: zohl - New Member Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 15:44:40 -0600 charset="iso-8859-1" Welcome to the list Zohl :) -----Original Message----- From: Zohl de Ishtar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 6:02 PM Subject: zohl - New Member >Hi, I've just joined the EcoFem network and thought I'd introduce >myself. > >I am Zohl de Ishtar. An Irish-Australian Lesbian, I have worked with the >Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific movement, an Indigenous led global >network, since 1982. My main focus is working with Indigenous Australian >and Pacific women. I lived at Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in >England from 1983-88 and initiated and established the British network >Women for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific. I have toured >extensively in the Pacific region, and have visited over 27 countries as >a political activist. I am author of the book "Daughters of the Pacific" >(Spinifex Press, 1994). In 1995 I was, to my knowledge, the only >Australian to sail with the Aotearoan/New Zealand Peace Flotilla to >Moruroa to protest French nuclear testing. I am presently Oceania >Representative (Female) for the International Peace Bureau, the world's >oldest and largest peace network existing since 1897. I am now working >as campaign manager for the matrilineal Malera people of NSW who are >attempting to stop Ross Mining, one of Australia's largest mining >companies, from digging up their sacred mountain for gold. (I'll send >another email with that information.) I have also worked with the >Kukatja people of WA, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert, as "culture >woman" for them, assisting them to protect their Yawulyu, Women's >Dreaming, and after being "adopted" into that community maintain an >ongoing relationship with them. I am presently living in Sydney. On the >academic side I have two Masters degrees, in sociology. Like anyone, >there's a lot more to the story but that's all for now folks. I'm >delighted to be on the network and look forward to some good >discussions. > >Zohl de Ishtar >Women for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific, Australia >International Peace Bureau, Oceania Rep (Female) ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
