Violence Against Women in Times of War
by Crystal Middlestadt
We are now at a very crucial period in the movement to eradicate violence against women. Following the events of Sept. 11, the news on virtually every station featured a white wealthy male expert to interpret the situation and awaken the patriotism of the masses with carefully chosen war rhetoric. Once again, the mainstream media was flooded with violent and militant notions of conflict resolution. Full Story...

A Feminist Herstory
Parting the mists of time I see huge trees growing on hills by the ocean. A dark line appears on the horizon, growing thicker, coming closer, birds! Soon they fill the sky casting everything into the flickering darkness of roaring wings. For hours they pass and disappear over the hills. Up in the headwaters of a river, silver-red salmon leap sparkling waterfalls on their journey home. Full Story...

Porn as Power: a Fallacy of Liberation
There is much defense in Eugene (and other places) of the use of pornography as a tool for sexual liberation. Very few activists are willing to target purveyors of pornography, who have turned sexuality into a commodity, but they are quite ready to target other oppressive businesses, like Nike. Often this is because they fail to see that pornography has less to do with liberation or free speech than it does with commerce. Full Story...

Don't Let Oppression Silence You
The ancient forests are powerful places. They hold a sacred magic and speak a wisdom that is beyond words. This wisdom and magic may not be describable, but to everyone who listens, it's clear that the message they offer has nothing to do with domination, hierarchy, intolerance, or uncontrolled anger and aggression. Ideally, anyone involved in defending the few remaining mystical and wild places on our earth would understand how these oppressive concepts are not only what is behind the decimation of ancient forests, but also what is behind the destruction of the earth. Full Story...