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Links
Who's got links? Send 'em my way!! My email address is hamblin@usc.edu.
Activism
- Human Rights First Campaign to help Rodi Alvarado Peña (frm Dr. Blaine)
- Send a Fax to John Ashcroft to help stop international family violence.
- Stop Family Violence
- Stop Family Violence is a project of The Tides Center, a nonprofit public charity. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
- Gloria Steinem Interview (frm Josh)
- Roe v. Wade v. Bush in an anything-goes fight to the finish.
- Tolerance.org (frm Tanaya)
- This site goes back to what a lot of people were saying in their reaction questions... what if everyone stood up for everyone else, and not just their minority of choice?
- The Petition Site.com (frm Dr. Blaine)
- There are always petitions here to sign for basically every sort of activism... take a minute and go sign one! Like this one, to keep our medical records safe from John Ashcroft and the government's eyes.
- FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
- Media analysis, critiques and activism.
- Guerilla Girls
- An organization using art (posters, stickers and billboards) to attack patriarchal organizations as much as they can. They recently published the popular "Bitches, Bimbos and Ballbreakers: the Guerrilla Girls' Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes".
- About Face (frm Kristine)
- A site about standing up against media images that objectify and degrade women.
- The March for Women's Lives (frm Kristine)
- A site all about the March for Women's Lives: April 25, 2004 in D.C.
- Declare Yourself (frm Kristine)
- A national campaign with voter registration, polling place search,
and more.
USC-Based
- Women's Student Assembly (WSA)
- meetings: Thursday 5pm VKC 154
- Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
- meetings: Wednesday 5pm JEP House (right after class!). And our own Sarah Levy is president for next year! Go Sarah!
- Gay Lesbian Bi Transgender Assembly (GLBTA)
- Always has lots of events, email Harvey Villarica to join the listserv.
Directly Related to Class
- Rip Van Winkle
- The short story that Fetterley analyzes in Palpable Designs.
- Dr. Phil's Website
- Is that a deal-maker or a deal-breaker? And I'm sure there's 101 more catch phrases scattered throughout the site...
- Asian Media Watch Dog - Details Rebuttal
- A rebuttal to the details gay or Asian article we discussed in class.
- The Truth about Airbrushing (frm Brenda)
- Dr. B sez: Run your mouse over the woman's image and you can see how much airbrushing changes what we see in media pictures. If you go to the archive, you can see other images, including shoes! We are all objects under this market system.
Miscellaneous
- What the World Thinks of America (frm Sarah H)
- A neat poll from several countries around the world. Sample figure: 81% = Percentage of respondents from France who described Americans as arrogant. More than half of American respondents agreed.
- BBC News Online
- If you want an international perspective on the news.
- Right Wing Eye
- A silly flash animation about our favorite politicians... (frm Dr. Blaine)
Remember, send those links to hamblin@usc.edu. OR ELSE!!! (the site won't be as exciting)
