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Living Dolls book - list of links - ways to give you support

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tabouleh · 24/08/2010 16:13

I'm reading Living Dolls at the moment - which will be discussed in this topic of MN tomorrow (25 Aug 9pm).

In the last chapter and in an Appendix there is a very useful list of organisations websites which I have reproduced here:

  • In 2003 a group of women who were concerned about the sexual objectification of women created the organisation OBJECT
  • In 2007 some women began to take direct action against lads' magazines and adverts for plastic surgery by defacing them with stickers Somewhat Strident Facebook Group.
  • In 2004 some women decided to revive the Reclaim the Night marches that had been a feature of the second-wave women's movement.
  • In 2001 Catherine Redfern set up the F Word blog which provides a forum for women to debate all aspects of Feminism.
  • In 2006 Natscha Walter set up an organisation called Women for Refugee Women to campaign for the rights of women who flee persecution to seek refuge in the UK.
  • In 2008 a group of women launched the first UK fund for women, Rosa, which aims to direct more money into women's organisations and to campaign for the continuning need for the women's sector.

-In 2004 Womankind Worldwide, which usually works with women across the developing world, launched a programme to tackle sexual bullying in schools in the UK.

  • In 2008 rape crisis centres and the Women's Resource Centre launched the "Crisis in Rape Crisis" campaign, to draw attention to the lack of proper funding for rape crisis centres throughout the UK.
  • In 2008 two sisters, Emma and Abi Moore, set up an online campaign "Pink Stinks" to take action against the culture of pink which they believe is restricting their children's freedoms.
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msrisotto · 24/08/2010 16:30

Thanks for that, I love the sticker templates available through somewhat strident!

sarah293 · 24/08/2010 16:32

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tabouleh · 24/08/2010 16:35

Riven - you can post earlier. Smile

Why don't you start the bookclub thread with your thoughts?

The 9pm is just for the "live" discussion so to speak.

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sarah293 · 24/08/2010 16:36

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tabouleh · 24/08/2010 16:44

or later....

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dittany · 24/08/2010 16:48

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msrisotto · 24/08/2010 16:52

I think this is the best/only! feminist chat forum I know of on the net. Anyone know of any contenders?

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 24/08/2010 22:13

There are quite a lot of feminist blogs (there is a thread on this way back in the feminist section). But this is the only chat place that I know of. In fact, when you think of it like that it's amazing how little we get trolled!

tallwivglasses · 24/08/2010 22:34

Tabouleh, thanks for this, and all the links. Don't know where I've been but I've never heard of the book.

Will log in tomorrow. (Mumsnet? Too time-consuming? who said that?)

tabouleh · 29/08/2010 22:01

shameless bump - as there seem to be so many new posters here tonight!

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SharonGless · 29/08/2010 22:38

I have ordered this book from Amazon but won't be able to join in with the chat yet. Looking forward to it.

thanks for all the links

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