Fwd... I thought you would be interested in the attached email I received, in particular #3 and #4 on the list. I know you are not in the U.S., but thought you could forward the info to any feminist friends you may have in the states. Actually, all the alerts are important, but #4 deals with the fact that females are often the target of gun violence by males, and I know you are an outspoken supporter of female rights. In sisterhood Victoria "How does one become a butterfly?" she asked. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpiller." -Hope for the Flowers Feminist Majority Foundation Online http://www.feminist.org 1. Hollywood Community Rallies in Support of Afghan Women and Girls 2. Celebrate Women's History Month 3. Join the "Justice for Jeans" Project 4. Take Action to Stop Gun Violence 5. Attend the National Center for Women & Policing Conference 1. On March 29, 1999, the Hollywood community will gather to help publicize the Taliban's brutal human rights abuses and send a message of hope to the women and girls of Afghanistan. Celebrities including Gillian Anderson, Kathy Bates, Brandy, Delta Burke, Natalie Cole, Claire Danes, Geena Davis, Salma Hayek, Anjelica Huston, Christine Lahti, Lily Tomlin, Alfre Woodard and numerous others will attend this important event. Find ticket information and sponsorship opportunities online at http://www.feminist.org/news/pr/pr020899.html or by calling 323-651-0495. Please also help us raise awareness of Afghan women's plight by wearing a "Symbol of Remembrance" (see http://www.feminist.org/afghan/remembrance.html ). 2. In honor of Women's History Month, the Feminist Majority Foundation has created a special Web feature celebrating women's unique contributions to history. Find a new quiz, a "quote of the day," links to other women's and history organizations, a list of recommended readings, our "Teach Women's History" guide, and more at http://www.feminist.org/other/wh_menu99.html ! 3. Last month, Italy's Supreme Court of Appeal judges overturned a rape conviction based on their belief that a woman's jeans cannot be removed without her consent. Since the woman who testified that she had been raped was wearing jeans on the day of her alleged attack, the judges ruled that she must have lied about the rape. Go to http://www.feminist.org/action/action105.html to find out how you can participate in the "Jeans for Justice" project. 4. Feminist folk singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler and her record label, Rounder Records, are under attack by pro-gun forces because of a powerful song that Wheeler wrote in response to last year's deadly shooting at a Jonesboro, AR school. The two male students charged in the shooting killed 4 girls and a female teacher, and injured another female teacher, 8 girls, and a boy. Go to http://www.feminist.org/action/action106.html to find out how you can support Cheryl Wheeler and help stop gun violence! 5. If you haven't already registered for the National Center for Women & Policing's 4th annual conference, please do! The four-day conference, scheduled for April 10-15, 1999, will feature sessions on Leadership, Increasing the Numbers of Women in Policing, Sexual Assault Investigation and Investigating Stalking in Domestic Violence Situations. Speakers will include Assistant Attorney General Bill Lann Lee, National Institute of Justice Director Jeremy Travis, Sheriff Margo Frasier and Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal, among others. Go to http://www.feminist.org/police/apr99conf.html or call 323-651-0495 for more information on the conference. Feminist Majority Foundation Online http://www.feminist.org Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
