Hi everyone!
So we are running this blog as our first test run, and one thing that I noticed so far is that
we could really use sections by "categories", and people should post their info under the topic as a "comment". (instead of "New Post")
Topics that I can think of are....
"Exhibitions to check out" (share your info about cool shows to check out. You can also use this to form a group of people to go to the shows together.)
"Submissions wanted" (if you hear about submission opportunities)
"Participations wanted" (if you hear about some artist group/artist needing participation for the art work)
"Material wanted" (if people need some materials)
"Material to offer" (if people have "stuff" to offer)
"Job opportunities" (share job opportunities with everyone else)
"Opinion Box" (a place for everyone to throw ideas to develop this site)
names of the topics can be smarter if you can think of better ones, but what do you think?
**Please use the "comment" button at the bottom of this post to leave your comments**
Thank you!
mika
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
hey everyone,
here are some things that were forwarded to me:
GABRIELA Network is hosting a Political Fashion Show to celebrate International Women’s Day. @ Shatto Recreation Center 31914 west 4th street LA CA, 90020 March 24th 6:00p.m.- 10:00p.m. $10
Contact info: Los Angeles@gabnet.org 619. 316 0920
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Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to share with you the attached call for proposals in
the area of "Women's Rights and Multiple Discrimination." Please
distribute it to your networks and feel free to recommend groups who
can make outstanding contributions to cutting edge thinking and
action in this realm.
We would also be very pleased to collaborate, so do contact us with
ideas.
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Marla
Open Society Institute Network Women's Program
www.soros.org/women
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: WOMEN AND MULTIPLE DISCRIMINATION
The Women's Program of the Open Society Institute works to promote
women's human rights and gender equality as central to building open
societies. The Women's Program serves as a resource and catalyst on
gender issues for the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations
Network.
Key themes for 2007 are:
o Defending the Rights of Women Facing Multiple Discrimination
o Promoting Women's Rights in Transitional Justice Contexts and
Institutions
o New Voices and New Visions for 21st Century Women's Movements
Women and Multiple Discrimination
"The Independent Expert on Minority Issues of the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights, Gay McDougall, has stated that new and
urgent attention must be given to the rights of women facing
multiple forms of discrimination, exclusion, and violence. Amongst
the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are women from minority
communities, who face problems compounded by their uniquely
disadvantaged positions in society. Such women face discrimination
both because they belong to certain minority communities, and also
because they are women.
In a statement marking International Women's Day 2006, Gay McDougall
called for all actors at the community, national and international
levels to rise to the challenge of improving the security,
opportunities, and life chances of such women."
--United Nations Press Release, March 7, 2006
Women's human rights advocates and policymakers increasingly
recognize that women are not a homogenous group of rights holders.
In order to protect, promote, and advance women's human rights,
advocates and policymakers must take into account differences among
women with respect to age, socio-economic status, racial/ethnic
background, religion, national origin, citizenship status,
health/HIV status, sexual orientation, and disability, among others.
The OSI Women's Program seeks to increase successful advocacy
campaigns, policy initiatives, strategic litigation, or action
research that address different forms of women's multiple
discrimination.
Global and local civil society, national governments, regional
courts and institutions, and international institutions increasingly
recognize women's rights through such international instruments as
the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) and regional mechanisms like the Maputo
Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa to the African Charter on
Human or Peoples' Rights or the European Union Gender Equality
Directives. Other mechanisms, such as the Convention to Eliminate
Racial Discrimination (CERD), occasionally address the rights of
minority women. However, there are very few efforts that link these
mechanisms to promote the rights of women facing multiple forms of
discrimination.
The Women's Program is particularly interested in supporting
innovative initiatives that link women's rights strategies with
other rights strategies, raising awareness about women's multiple
discrimination. We invite proposals from groups operating at local,
national, regional, continental, or international levels.
The Women's Program will support organizations working in any of the
following areas:
* fostering partnerships between women's rights organizations and
other civil society groups working on anti-discrimination;
* educating advocates, policymakers, lawyers, and judges about
multiple discrimination;
* providing training or targeted opportunities for women
experiencing multiple discrimination to get involved in policy
processes.
* investigating, documenting and exposing human rights abuses of
women vulnerable to multiple forms of discrimination;
* monitoring government institutions to ensure state compliance
with, adherence to, and respect for international human rights law;
* initiating pilot advocacy models that seek to expand human rights
norms to encompass and better recognize multiple discrimination;
* creating cutting-edge campaigns to influence public policy agendas
and debates among stakeholders, including media campaigns;
* shaping anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policies and
promoting legal reform;
* generating innovative advocacy strategies to ensure
implementation, enforcement, and linkage of relevant international
instruments (such as CEDAW, CERD, the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, etc.), regional instruments (such as the Maputo
Protocol, the EU Race Directive, etc.), or relevant national
instruments in addressing women's multiple discrimination;
* litigating landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute
violations of women's human rights to bring offenders to justice,
and that would have resounding, high-profile impact regionally or
globally;
Organizations can apply for the following types of support:
* Think Tank Fund - for initiatives led by organizations that expose
rights abuse, monitor government institutions, generate innovative
or pilot advocacy strategies to inform public policy and shape legal
reform, strategically engage and educate relevant stakeholders, and
amplify the voices of women facing multiple forms of discrimination.
The Women's Program will only fund academic research that is: a)
policy-relevant or action-oriented research, and b) is through an
institution or NGO. The Women's Program cannot fund individuals.
* South - South / East - East Exchange - for building the capacity
of women's rights organizations defending the rights of women facing
multiple discrimination via human rights training or exchange
programs.
* Strategic Litigation Fund - for fostering legal action to litigate
landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute violations of women's
human rights that would have resounding, high-profile impact
regionally or globally, and which would expand upon existing
jurisprudence.
I. Who can apply?
Preference is given to:
* organizations located in the countries where OSI is active (
www.soros.org );
* local/indigenous, independent non-governmental organizations, or
initiatives that link local and international organizations'
expertise;
* organizations managed and led by women, including young women;
* organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society
groups working on anti-discrimination;
* organizations that are catalysts for women's rights organizations
nationally and/or regionally, playing a role in mobilizing women's
movements;
* organizations that have a 5+ year track record and demonstrate
sustainability.
II. Grant amount and funding period
Organizations can apply for a 1 year grant ranging from $25,000-
$100,000.
III. How to apply
Proposals should be submitted in English by email (preferred), fax,
or mail no later than May 15, 2007 to:
Network Women's Program
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019 USA
Fax: +1-212-548-4616
Email: women@sorosny.org
We suggest that organizations contact the Women's Program staff
prior to submitting a proposal if you have questions regarding our
grant making guidelines or deadlines.
Please contact staff liaisons for your region:
Emilie Neumann: Latin America and Multi-Regional:
eneumann@sorosny.org
Phoebe Schreiner: Asia, Central Asia, the Caucuses, Turkey:
pschreiner@sorosny.org
Marla Swanson: Middle East and North Africa; Central and
Southeastern Europe, Western NIS, and the Baltics:
mswanson@sorosny.org
Heather Sweeney: Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa; and Western
Europe: hsweeney@sorosny.org
For more information, please visit the Open Society Institute's
website at www.soros.org/initiatives/women.
IV. Decision-making process
Finalists will be notified of the decision by July 15, 2007, and
grant awards will be made approximately six to eight weeks after the
final decision.
Proposal Guidelines
Title page:
1. Organization name
2. Project title
3. Amount requested
4. Contact information (mailing address, street address, telephone,
fax, email, website)
5. Contact person(s), including the executive director and the
proposal contact
Requirements
1. A description of the organization and its capacity to carry out
the proposed project.
2. Bios or CVs of the organization's executive director and key
staff members working on the project and a list of the Board of
Directors or other managing body, if applicable.
3. Statement of need for the project, its relevance to the mission
and mandate of the OSI Women's Program, and the type of funding
requested (Think Tank Fund, Strategic Litigation Fund, or South-
South/East-East Exchange).
4. Detailed explanation of project objectives, a timeline,
methodology and how outcomes/impact will be measured.
5. A project budget, as well as an organizational budget, noting
additional sources of funding received or anticipated.
6. Requested amount for the grant, including the dates of the grant
period.
Lobbying Restrictions
In no instances are any grants to be used, directly or indirectly,
to engage in partisan political activity such as for the support of
or opposition to political parties or individual candidates for
elective office at any level of government.
United States law not only prohibits the Open Society Institute from
funding any electioneering, including the support for or opposition
to political candidates or parties in the United States or abroad,
but also prohibits the earmarking of grant funds for lobbying
activities.
Lobbying is defined as an attempt to influence federal, state, local
or non-US legislative bodies, or the outcome of referenda and ballot
initiatives. This proscription includes attempts to influence treaty
ratification by legislative bodies.
The prohibition against lobbying includes (but may not necessarily
be limited to) communications with legislators or legislative staff
that express a view on pending legislation or specific legislative
proposals, and communications with the general public reflecting a
view on specific legislation or a specific legislative proposal
where such communication includes a "call to take action" by the
public.
Public education, analysis and research on social issues of broad
public interest, including issues that are also the subject of
pending legislation, may constitute an exception to the lobbying
prohibition.
Similarly, the production of non-partisan studies, analysis and
research providing a full and fair exposition of the facts and
arguments may not constitute lobbying. Responses to written requests
for technical assistance made on behalf of a legislative body,
committee or subcommittee may also not be lobbying even though the
problems discussed may be the subject of pending legislation.
If you have questions concerning whether your grant proposal
includes lobbying, please contact us at women@sorosny.org.
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Greetings from the Center for Tactical Magic!
The CTM is dabbling in several venues this spring with an enchanting
mix of mirth,
magic, and mysticism. Here's a brief schedule of activities with
more details
further down your screen. We hope you can partake of the potion....
3/17 & 3/18 - The Tactical Ice Cream Unit rolls into S.F. for the
12th Annual Bay
Area Anarchist Book Fair. Come grab some sweets, treats, & food-for-
thought. Aaron
Gach will be speaking about the T.I.C.U. at 2pm in the cafe.
3/22 - 7pm - Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street,
San Francisco,
for part one of the three part reading/performance/screening series
PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article:
Art and the
Imaginative Promise.
3/29 - 4/1 Transmodern Festival in Baltimore, Maryland will help
facilitate the
CTM's Third Tier of Free Occult Services: A Do-It-Yourself
Institutional Hex
And more events coming in May/June so stay tuned!!
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The 12th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
SATURDAY, March 17, 10am-6pm
SUNDAY, March 18, 11am-5pm
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
Where: San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden
Gate Park, near Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Admission: FREE
The Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair is one of the world's
largest gatherings of anarchist and radical
literature, and a San Francisco tradition since 1995.
The Bookfair has expanded to two days for 2007!
There will be even more anarchist books, speakers,
panelists and political groups from the Bay Area and
around the country.
SPEAKERS: Jen Angel, Melody Berger, Chris Carlsson,
Ward Churchill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Stephen Dunifer,
Fly, Aaron Gach, Tiny Garcia, James Kelman, Saul
Landau, Josh Macphee, Wendy-o Matik, Keith McHenry,
Cindy Milstein, David Solnit, Michelle Tea, James
Tracy, Marina Sitrin
PANELS:
Solidarity & Paths of Self-Determination
Everyone is invited!
For more information and directions:
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
solidarity!
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Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street, San
Francisco, for part one
of the three part reading/performance/screening series PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True
Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article: Art and the
Imaginative
Promise, PULP will present a variety of engaging performances from
local, national
and international artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers. URL:
www.articlejournal.net/pulp
Part one of the series, Mystery, will take place on Thursday, March
22 at 7 pm.
What lurks beyond the borders of our knowing? Unravel your suspicions
as they lead
you to the darkest corners of the world...
Act One is a performance/presentation by the Center for Tactical
Magic. A fusion
force summoned from the ways of the artist, the magician, the ninja,
and the private
investigator, Tactical Magic is an amalgam of disparate arts invoked
for the purpose
of actively addressing Power on individual, communal, and
transnational fronts.
http://tacticalmagic.org/
Act Two is a screening of Miami video artist Jane Hsu's "Girdle of S
Trilogy" and
"And We Were Two," accompanied by an improvised performance on glass
tube by
composer Juan Calderon. Jane Hsu makes bizarre yet unselfconscious
videos.
http://www.girdleofs.com/ "Girdle of S Trilogy" is a love story about
horticulture,
seedpods, disappearances, destiny, and the deepest spot in the
world. "And There
Were Two" follows the development of a roadkill eater. Dr. V. takes
a bite of a
childhood pet, meets the Devil in Myanmar and finally eats his
apprentice, John.
Composer Juan Calderon played in Occultus, the death metal band in
Colombia. He
escaped a hit list to come to Miami where he studies classical
composition.
http://www.myspace.com/juanmuzak
Eleanor Harwood Gallery is enjoying its first season in its new
location. Eleanor
Harwood formerly curated the Adobe Books Backroom Gallery.
http://www.eleanorharwood.com
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The 4th annual Transmodern Festival (Live.Art.Action) will be held in
Baltimore from
March 29th through April 1st. This unique and critically acclaimed
festival occurs
across five locations in five days including Goucher College,
Maryland Institute
College of Art, Load of Fun Studios, Creative Alliance, and one day
of site-specific
performances at Wyman Park in Charles Village. The 2007 festival
features
internationally renowned experimental performance, sound, and visual
artists Nao
Bustamante, Baraka de Soleil/ D UNDERBELLY, Center for Tactical
Magic, Temple
Crocker, Ijeoma & Oluyemi Thomas and many others. http://
www.transmodernage.com.
Transmodern Festival exhibitions, performances, and installations
provide a rare and
comprehensive glimpse into some of the world?s most radical
contemporary artists.
The artists presented in the festival defy traditional genres and
embrace radical
innovation through transmedia, clashes of organic vs. artificial
intelligence,
psychogeography, dislocation of consensus reality, real politic, and
collective
cultural action.
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Tickets now on sale!
Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution , the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.
Featuring
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2pm
Lucy Lippard, writer and activist
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2pm
Linda Nochlin, author, art historian, and professor of Modern Art at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2pm
Griselda Pollock, feminist art historian, cultural analyst, and professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at University of Leeds
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2pm
Angela Davis, writer, scholar, activist/organizer, and professor, History of Consciousness, University of California at Santa Cruz
Colburn School, Herbert Zipper Concert Hall
Individual tickets: $15 MOCA members/$20 nonmembers
Series tickets: $45 MOCA members/$60 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
To purchase tickets, click here.
For event information, please call MOCA membership at 213/621-1782.
The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of The Ralph Tornberg Trust.
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Sat. Mar. 31
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion hosts
> Opening Reception for Hiroko Watanabe (incredible
> collages and
> collage shoes)
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion
> 6039a Washington Blvd.
> Culver City, CA 90232
>
> 310-837-7714 || www.indiecollective.com
>
> 6:00 - 8:00pm
> No need to RSVP, just stop by for some wine, art and
> shopping :).
>
> Check out this intimate art opening held in the
> newest must-see
> fashion and art boutique, in the heart of Culver
> City's artist district.
>
> Named after the "modern street couture" line of the
> same name, Indie
> Collective, the store is newly opened by
> multi-creative artist/
> designer Gülbin Yavuz. She plans to host art
> openings in her new
> space every 4 - 6 weeks for any (medium) artist that
> moves her.
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We are pleased to announce our first series of Urban Arts Workshops at the William Grant Still Arts Center through generous donations by our partners, Hi-Def Media, Angeles Records, Soul Assassins and Loudmouth Magazine. Workshops are free and require confirmed registration. The workshops are open to all 13 years and older, but our neighborhood youth are given priority. Space is limited, so please call us at 323-734-1164 or email ami.motevalli@lacity.org. Also see attached flyer.
Saturday March 24
DJing - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Sunday March 25
Lyricism - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Saturday March 31
Making Zines - 1-4pm
Sunday April 1
Stenciling - 1-4pm
Beatmaking / Song Production
Teaching the basics of recording and composing music with Reason and recording vocals and instruments in to a computer. Also teach mixing and blending, and layering with different musical genres, programming beats and loops. 5-6 participants per session
DJing
For beginners to intermediate getting hands on the turntables and learning about basics of the equipment and how to mix, blend and scratch records and cds. Covers some history of turntableism and teaches student how to critically listen to structure of songs. 6 students per class. About 7-8 participants
Lyricism
Writing workshop, discussing content, flow, rhyme in songs and raps. Participants will also listen to music and analyze lyrics over beats and samples, a song's breakdown and the use of hooks. Covers writing techniques of hip hop. About 15 participants
Stenciling
Design, composition, layout and carving techniques for creating stencil art. Understanding flat and multiple toned works and how to layer for effects. About 15 participants
Making Zines
Critically looking at media techniques in print. Studying the visual codes and icons used to communicate. The class will critically examine the effects media has on our culture today and how to make their own easy and inexpensive versions. Participants will also look at the aesthetic of zines. About 15 participants
William Grant Still Arts Center
A facility of the City of Los Angeles,
Department of Cultural Affairs
2520 S. Westview St.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90016
323-734-1164
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Lorraine O’Grady Art Talk
MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C
Thursday, March 22
6:30pm
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Join Lorraine O’Grady as she discusses her work in the context of WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution.
FREE
http://studioart.arts.uci.edu/faculty/resident/ogrady.html
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This week in NYC there are three readings from this HUGE anthology
from Soft Skull, each with a different cast of collaborators.
I think I will be at the Cornelia Street one on Wednesday night (I
hope). Hope to see some of you there!
More info on the just-released book here. It was my last big hurrah
(as project editor/book designer) for Soft Skull, and if I may say, is
a terrific collection of rare and romping pieces by more than 200
poets & their friends, including many Pussipos!
Monday, March 19, 7 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Elaine Equi, Joanna Fuhrman, Noelle Kocot, Chris
Martin, Jean-Paul Pecqueur, Susie Timmons, Karen Weiser, Susan Wheeler,
and Rachel Zucker
KGB
http://www.kgbbar.com
85 E. 4th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY
212-505-3360
FREE
Subway: 6 to Astor Place or F/V to 2nd Ave
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 6-8 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Tom Breidenbach, Guillermo Castro, Ron Drummond. Tom
Fink, Eric
Gamalinda, Stacey Harwood, Jacqueline Johnson, Nathan Kernan. Timothy Liu, Bob
Rosenthal, Daniel Shapiro, David Shapiro, Sparrow, Mike Topp, and
William Wadsworth
Cornelia Street Cafe
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
29 Cornelia St
New York, NY
(212) 989-9318
$6 includes a drink
Subway: A/C/E or B/D/F/V West 4th
Saturday, March 24 2007, 3:00 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
with Jeff Conway, David Trinidad & others
Ear Inn
http://www.mbroder.com/ear_inn/
326 Spring Street
New York, NY
FREE
Subway: C/E to Spring Street; 1/9 to Canal Street; N/R to Prince Street
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here are some things that were forwarded to me:
GABRIELA Network is hosting a Political Fashion Show to celebrate International Women’s Day. @ Shatto Recreation Center 31914 west 4th street LA CA, 90020 March 24th 6:00p.m.- 10:00p.m. $10
Contact info: Los Angeles@gabnet.org 619. 316 0920
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Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to share with you the attached call for proposals in
the area of "Women's Rights and Multiple Discrimination." Please
distribute it to your networks and feel free to recommend groups who
can make outstanding contributions to cutting edge thinking and
action in this realm.
We would also be very pleased to collaborate, so do contact us with
ideas.
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Marla
Open Society Institute Network Women's Program
www.soros.org/women
----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: WOMEN AND MULTIPLE DISCRIMINATION
The Women's Program of the Open Society Institute works to promote
women's human rights and gender equality as central to building open
societies. The Women's Program serves as a resource and catalyst on
gender issues for the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations
Network.
Key themes for 2007 are:
o Defending the Rights of Women Facing Multiple Discrimination
o Promoting Women's Rights in Transitional Justice Contexts and
Institutions
o New Voices and New Visions for 21st Century Women's Movements
Women and Multiple Discrimination
"The Independent Expert on Minority Issues of the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights, Gay McDougall, has stated that new and
urgent attention must be given to the rights of women facing
multiple forms of discrimination, exclusion, and violence. Amongst
the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are women from minority
communities, who face problems compounded by their uniquely
disadvantaged positions in society. Such women face discrimination
both because they belong to certain minority communities, and also
because they are women.
In a statement marking International Women's Day 2006, Gay McDougall
called for all actors at the community, national and international
levels to rise to the challenge of improving the security,
opportunities, and life chances of such women."
--United Nations Press Release, March 7, 2006
Women's human rights advocates and policymakers increasingly
recognize that women are not a homogenous group of rights holders.
In order to protect, promote, and advance women's human rights,
advocates and policymakers must take into account differences among
women with respect to age, socio-economic status, racial/ethnic
background, religion, national origin, citizenship status,
health/HIV status, sexual orientation, and disability, among others.
The OSI Women's Program seeks to increase successful advocacy
campaigns, policy initiatives, strategic litigation, or action
research that address different forms of women's multiple
discrimination.
Global and local civil society, national governments, regional
courts and institutions, and international institutions increasingly
recognize women's rights through such international instruments as
the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) and regional mechanisms like the Maputo
Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa to the African Charter on
Human or Peoples' Rights or the European Union Gender Equality
Directives. Other mechanisms, such as the Convention to Eliminate
Racial Discrimination (CERD), occasionally address the rights of
minority women. However, there are very few efforts that link these
mechanisms to promote the rights of women facing multiple forms of
discrimination.
The Women's Program is particularly interested in supporting
innovative initiatives that link women's rights strategies with
other rights strategies, raising awareness about women's multiple
discrimination. We invite proposals from groups operating at local,
national, regional, continental, or international levels.
The Women's Program will support organizations working in any of the
following areas:
* fostering partnerships between women's rights organizations and
other civil society groups working on anti-discrimination;
* educating advocates, policymakers, lawyers, and judges about
multiple discrimination;
* providing training or targeted opportunities for women
experiencing multiple discrimination to get involved in policy
processes.
* investigating, documenting and exposing human rights abuses of
women vulnerable to multiple forms of discrimination;
* monitoring government institutions to ensure state compliance
with, adherence to, and respect for international human rights law;
* initiating pilot advocacy models that seek to expand human rights
norms to encompass and better recognize multiple discrimination;
* creating cutting-edge campaigns to influence public policy agendas
and debates among stakeholders, including media campaigns;
* shaping anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policies and
promoting legal reform;
* generating innovative advocacy strategies to ensure
implementation, enforcement, and linkage of relevant international
instruments (such as CEDAW, CERD, the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, etc.), regional instruments (such as the Maputo
Protocol, the EU Race Directive, etc.), or relevant national
instruments in addressing women's multiple discrimination;
* litigating landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute
violations of women's human rights to bring offenders to justice,
and that would have resounding, high-profile impact regionally or
globally;
Organizations can apply for the following types of support:
* Think Tank Fund - for initiatives led by organizations that expose
rights abuse, monitor government institutions, generate innovative
or pilot advocacy strategies to inform public policy and shape legal
reform, strategically engage and educate relevant stakeholders, and
amplify the voices of women facing multiple forms of discrimination.
The Women's Program will only fund academic research that is: a)
policy-relevant or action-oriented research, and b) is through an
institution or NGO. The Women's Program cannot fund individuals.
* South - South / East - East Exchange - for building the capacity
of women's rights organizations defending the rights of women facing
multiple discrimination via human rights training or exchange
programs.
* Strategic Litigation Fund - for fostering legal action to litigate
landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute violations of women's
human rights that would have resounding, high-profile impact
regionally or globally, and which would expand upon existing
jurisprudence.
I. Who can apply?
Preference is given to:
* organizations located in the countries where OSI is active (
www.soros.org );
* local/indigenous, independent non-governmental organizations, or
initiatives that link local and international organizations'
expertise;
* organizations managed and led by women, including young women;
* organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society
groups working on anti-discrimination;
* organizations that are catalysts for women's rights organizations
nationally and/or regionally, playing a role in mobilizing women's
movements;
* organizations that have a 5+ year track record and demonstrate
sustainability.
II. Grant amount and funding period
Organizations can apply for a 1 year grant ranging from $25,000-
$100,000.
III. How to apply
Proposals should be submitted in English by email (preferred), fax,
or mail no later than May 15, 2007 to:
Network Women's Program
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019 USA
Fax: +1-212-548-4616
Email: women@sorosny.org
We suggest that organizations contact the Women's Program staff
prior to submitting a proposal if you have questions regarding our
grant making guidelines or deadlines.
Please contact staff liaisons for your region:
Emilie Neumann: Latin America and Multi-Regional:
eneumann@sorosny.org
Phoebe Schreiner: Asia, Central Asia, the Caucuses, Turkey:
pschreiner@sorosny.org
Marla Swanson: Middle East and North Africa; Central and
Southeastern Europe, Western NIS, and the Baltics:
mswanson@sorosny.org
Heather Sweeney: Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa; and Western
Europe: hsweeney@sorosny.org
For more information, please visit the Open Society Institute's
website at www.soros.org/initiatives/women.
IV. Decision-making process
Finalists will be notified of the decision by July 15, 2007, and
grant awards will be made approximately six to eight weeks after the
final decision.
Proposal Guidelines
Title page:
1. Organization name
2. Project title
3. Amount requested
4. Contact information (mailing address, street address, telephone,
fax, email, website)
5. Contact person(s), including the executive director and the
proposal contact
Requirements
1. A description of the organization and its capacity to carry out
the proposed project.
2. Bios or CVs of the organization's executive director and key
staff members working on the project and a list of the Board of
Directors or other managing body, if applicable.
3. Statement of need for the project, its relevance to the mission
and mandate of the OSI Women's Program, and the type of funding
requested (Think Tank Fund, Strategic Litigation Fund, or South-
South/East-East Exchange).
4. Detailed explanation of project objectives, a timeline,
methodology and how outcomes/impact will be measured.
5. A project budget, as well as an organizational budget, noting
additional sources of funding received or anticipated.
6. Requested amount for the grant, including the dates of the grant
period.
Lobbying Restrictions
In no instances are any grants to be used, directly or indirectly,
to engage in partisan political activity such as for the support of
or opposition to political parties or individual candidates for
elective office at any level of government.
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funding any electioneering, including the support for or opposition
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but also prohibits the earmarking of grant funds for lobbying
activities.
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Public education, analysis and research on social issues of broad
public interest, including issues that are also the subject of
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arguments may not constitute lobbying. Responses to written requests
for technical assistance made on behalf of a legislative body,
committee or subcommittee may also not be lobbying even though the
problems discussed may be the subject of pending legislation.
If you have questions concerning whether your grant proposal
includes lobbying, please contact us at women@sorosny.org.
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Greetings from the Center for Tactical Magic!
The CTM is dabbling in several venues this spring with an enchanting
mix of mirth,
magic, and mysticism. Here's a brief schedule of activities with
more details
further down your screen. We hope you can partake of the potion....
3/17 & 3/18 - The Tactical Ice Cream Unit rolls into S.F. for the
12th Annual Bay
Area Anarchist Book Fair. Come grab some sweets, treats, & food-for-
thought. Aaron
Gach will be speaking about the T.I.C.U. at 2pm in the cafe.
3/22 - 7pm - Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street,
San Francisco,
for part one of the three part reading/performance/screening series
PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article:
Art and the
Imaginative Promise.
3/29 - 4/1 Transmodern Festival in Baltimore, Maryland will help
facilitate the
CTM's Third Tier of Free Occult Services: A Do-It-Yourself
Institutional Hex
And more events coming in May/June so stay tuned!!
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The 12th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
SATURDAY, March 17, 10am-6pm
SUNDAY, March 18, 11am-5pm
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
Where: San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden
Gate Park, near Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Admission: FREE
The Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair is one of the world's
largest gatherings of anarchist and radical
literature, and a San Francisco tradition since 1995.
The Bookfair has expanded to two days for 2007!
There will be even more anarchist books, speakers,
panelists and political groups from the Bay Area and
around the country.
SPEAKERS: Jen Angel, Melody Berger, Chris Carlsson,
Ward Churchill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Stephen Dunifer,
Fly, Aaron Gach, Tiny Garcia, James Kelman, Saul
Landau, Josh Macphee, Wendy-o Matik, Keith McHenry,
Cindy Milstein, David Solnit, Michelle Tea, James
Tracy, Marina Sitrin
PANELS:
Solidarity & Paths of Self-Determination
Everyone is invited!
For more information and directions:
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
solidarity!
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Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street, San
Francisco, for part one
of the three part reading/performance/screening series PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True
Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article: Art and the
Imaginative
Promise, PULP will present a variety of engaging performances from
local, national
and international artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers. URL:
www.articlejournal.net/pulp
Part one of the series, Mystery, will take place on Thursday, March
22 at 7 pm.
What lurks beyond the borders of our knowing? Unravel your suspicions
as they lead
you to the darkest corners of the world...
Act One is a performance/presentation by the Center for Tactical
Magic. A fusion
force summoned from the ways of the artist, the magician, the ninja,
and the private
investigator, Tactical Magic is an amalgam of disparate arts invoked
for the purpose
of actively addressing Power on individual, communal, and
transnational fronts.
http://tacticalmagic.org/
Act Two is a screening of Miami video artist Jane Hsu's "Girdle of S
Trilogy" and
"And We Were Two," accompanied by an improvised performance on glass
tube by
composer Juan Calderon. Jane Hsu makes bizarre yet unselfconscious
videos.
http://www.girdleofs.com/ "Girdle of S Trilogy" is a love story about
horticulture,
seedpods, disappearances, destiny, and the deepest spot in the
world. "And There
Were Two" follows the development of a roadkill eater. Dr. V. takes
a bite of a
childhood pet, meets the Devil in Myanmar and finally eats his
apprentice, John.
Composer Juan Calderon played in Occultus, the death metal band in
Colombia. He
escaped a hit list to come to Miami where he studies classical
composition.
http://www.myspace.com/juanmuzak
Eleanor Harwood Gallery is enjoying its first season in its new
location. Eleanor
Harwood formerly curated the Adobe Books Backroom Gallery.
http://www.eleanorharwood.com
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The 4th annual Transmodern Festival (Live.Art.Action) will be held in
Baltimore from
March 29th through April 1st. This unique and critically acclaimed
festival occurs
across five locations in five days including Goucher College,
Maryland Institute
College of Art, Load of Fun Studios, Creative Alliance, and one day
of site-specific
performances at Wyman Park in Charles Village. The 2007 festival
features
internationally renowned experimental performance, sound, and visual
artists Nao
Bustamante, Baraka de Soleil/ D UNDERBELLY, Center for Tactical
Magic, Temple
Crocker, Ijeoma & Oluyemi Thomas and many others. http://
www.transmodernage.com.
Transmodern Festival exhibitions, performances, and installations
provide a rare and
comprehensive glimpse into some of the world?s most radical
contemporary artists.
The artists presented in the festival defy traditional genres and
embrace radical
innovation through transmedia, clashes of organic vs. artificial
intelligence,
psychogeography, dislocation of consensus reality, real politic, and
collective
cultural action.
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Tickets now on sale!
Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution , the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.
Featuring
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2pm
Lucy Lippard, writer and activist
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2pm
Linda Nochlin, author, art historian, and professor of Modern Art at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2pm
Griselda Pollock, feminist art historian, cultural analyst, and professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at University of Leeds
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2pm
Angela Davis, writer, scholar, activist/organizer, and professor, History of Consciousness, University of California at Santa Cruz
Colburn School, Herbert Zipper Concert Hall
Individual tickets: $15 MOCA members/$20 nonmembers
Series tickets: $45 MOCA members/$60 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
To purchase tickets, click here.
For event information, please call MOCA membership at 213/621-1782.
The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of The Ralph Tornberg Trust.
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Sat. Mar. 31
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion hosts
> Opening Reception for Hiroko Watanabe (incredible
> collages and
> collage shoes)
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion
> 6039a Washington Blvd.
> Culver City, CA 90232
>
> 310-837-7714 || www.indiecollective.com
>
> 6:00 - 8:00pm
> No need to RSVP, just stop by for some wine, art and
> shopping :).
>
> Check out this intimate art opening held in the
> newest must-see
> fashion and art boutique, in the heart of Culver
> City's artist district.
>
> Named after the "modern street couture" line of the
> same name, Indie
> Collective, the store is newly opened by
> multi-creative artist/
> designer Gülbin Yavuz. She plans to host art
> openings in her new
> space every 4 - 6 weeks for any (medium) artist that
> moves her.
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We are pleased to announce our first series of Urban Arts Workshops at the William Grant Still Arts Center through generous donations by our partners, Hi-Def Media, Angeles Records, Soul Assassins and Loudmouth Magazine. Workshops are free and require confirmed registration. The workshops are open to all 13 years and older, but our neighborhood youth are given priority. Space is limited, so please call us at 323-734-1164 or email ami.motevalli@lacity.org. Also see attached flyer.
Saturday March 24
DJing - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Sunday March 25
Lyricism - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Saturday March 31
Making Zines - 1-4pm
Sunday April 1
Stenciling - 1-4pm
Beatmaking / Song Production
Teaching the basics of recording and composing music with Reason and recording vocals and instruments in to a computer. Also teach mixing and blending, and layering with different musical genres, programming beats and loops. 5-6 participants per session
DJing
For beginners to intermediate getting hands on the turntables and learning about basics of the equipment and how to mix, blend and scratch records and cds. Covers some history of turntableism and teaches student how to critically listen to structure of songs. 6 students per class. About 7-8 participants
Lyricism
Writing workshop, discussing content, flow, rhyme in songs and raps. Participants will also listen to music and analyze lyrics over beats and samples, a song's breakdown and the use of hooks. Covers writing techniques of hip hop. About 15 participants
Stenciling
Design, composition, layout and carving techniques for creating stencil art. Understanding flat and multiple toned works and how to layer for effects. About 15 participants
Making Zines
Critically looking at media techniques in print. Studying the visual codes and icons used to communicate. The class will critically examine the effects media has on our culture today and how to make their own easy and inexpensive versions. Participants will also look at the aesthetic of zines. About 15 participants
William Grant Still Arts Center
A facility of the City of Los Angeles,
Department of Cultural Affairs
2520 S. Westview St.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90016
323-734-1164
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Lorraine O’Grady Art Talk
MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C
Thursday, March 22
6:30pm
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Join Lorraine O’Grady as she discusses her work in the context of WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution.
FREE
http://studioart.arts.uci.edu/faculty/resident/ogrady.html
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This week in NYC there are three readings from this HUGE anthology
from Soft Skull, each with a different cast of collaborators.
I think I will be at the Cornelia Street one on Wednesday night (I
hope). Hope to see some of you there!
More info on the just-released book here. It was my last big hurrah
(as project editor/book designer) for Soft Skull, and if I may say, is
a terrific collection of rare and romping pieces by more than 200
poets & their friends, including many Pussipos!
Monday, March 19, 7 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Elaine Equi, Joanna Fuhrman, Noelle Kocot, Chris
Martin, Jean-Paul Pecqueur, Susie Timmons, Karen Weiser, Susan Wheeler,
and Rachel Zucker
KGB
http://www.kgbbar.com
85 E. 4th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY
212-505-3360
FREE
Subway: 6 to Astor Place or F/V to 2nd Ave
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 6-8 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Tom Breidenbach, Guillermo Castro, Ron Drummond. Tom
Fink, Eric
Gamalinda, Stacey Harwood, Jacqueline Johnson, Nathan Kernan. Timothy Liu, Bob
Rosenthal, Daniel Shapiro, David Shapiro, Sparrow, Mike Topp, and
William Wadsworth
Cornelia Street Cafe
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
29 Cornelia St
New York, NY
(212) 989-9318
$6 includes a drink
Subway: A/C/E or B/D/F/V West 4th
Saturday, March 24 2007, 3:00 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
with Jeff Conway, David Trinidad & others
Ear Inn
http://www.mbroder.com/ear_inn/
326 Spring Street
New York, NY
FREE
Subway: C/E to Spring Street; 1/9 to Canal Street; N/R to Prince Street
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good morning meow-meows
hi guys and gals! just stopping by to say "hi!" and very glad to be a part of our wonderful group. imagine....the possibilities of life after Otis...if we believe in magic, magic will happen. xo, jade.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Welcome to Emerge:Art:Log !
Hello everyone!
We are up and running. Lets plan our next event, and discuss the topics raised at our last meeting.
Here's what we covered:
getting online:
yahoo groups, blogger, artslant- linda,aaron
community activities:
critique groups-robert
go to openings together-avan
group work sessions- avan
group studio visit sessions- drew
grant application workshops-marjan
artist lecture group- krista
art city excursion (mary beth adler)- marjan
group excursions- natalie
group projects/sub groups:
book/reading club- aaron
organize some shows ourselves- anna
empty home exhibition- krista
stolen food dinner- natalie
online/group publication-robert
travel network- resource pool for traveling artists- natalie
group organization/ideas:
send email list to everyone-aaron
get other people involved through group meetings
getting involved with other groups- mika, linda
image pool of works to exhibit- marjan
places to meet-krista
record notes, meeting- minutes- npo- marjan
get speakers- linda, mika
become LAAA members- gallery 825- membership = community
alternate exhibition locations- (tobacco shop)- marjan
contact real estate agents for available spaces
Wow!
Thats alot of stuff, guys.
I will start adding links and comments to things that Im interested in.
Will you all do the same? I will have to work on how to organize this stuff on our blog, but just do what works for now, and we will work out protocol later.
Thank you, and Welcome!
Aaron and Mika
We are up and running. Lets plan our next event, and discuss the topics raised at our last meeting.
Here's what we covered:
getting online:
yahoo groups, blogger, artslant- linda,aaron
community activities:
critique groups-robert
go to openings together-avan
group work sessions- avan
group studio visit sessions- drew
grant application workshops-marjan
artist lecture group- krista
art city excursion (mary beth adler)- marjan
group excursions- natalie
group projects/sub groups:
book/reading club- aaron
organize some shows ourselves- anna
empty home exhibition- krista
stolen food dinner- natalie
online/group publication-robert
travel network- resource pool for traveling artists- natalie
group organization/ideas:
send email list to everyone-aaron
get other people involved through group meetings
getting involved with other groups- mika, linda
image pool of works to exhibit- marjan
places to meet-krista
record notes, meeting- minutes- npo- marjan
get speakers- linda, mika
become LAAA members- gallery 825- membership = community
alternate exhibition locations- (tobacco shop)- marjan
contact real estate agents for available spaces
Wow!
Thats alot of stuff, guys.
I will start adding links and comments to things that Im interested in.
Will you all do the same? I will have to work on how to organize this stuff on our blog, but just do what works for now, and we will work out protocol later.
Thank you, and Welcome!
Aaron and Mika
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