The Femmes
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Occupation | Femme Vitales |
| Location | Montclair, New Jersey, United States |
| Introduction | Throughout this next year, we are planning an intense initiative to raise feminist consciousness on campus through a series of venues. ✪ We are self-publishing a feminist-themed zine, which draws upon the resources and interests of Montclair State University’s diverse student population as well as our surrounding community organizations. One immediate goal of the zine is to organize students who already identify as feminists, and give them a tangible outlet to voice concerns and become a political presence through the creative, open outlet that the nature of zine production provides; our primary goal, however, is to reach those who are either apathetic or hostile towards the feminist movement in a fun, accessible format that at once makes feminist activism realistic and exciting. We will approach an apprehensive audience with a view of feminism that is specifically relevant to New Jersey college students. ✪ This Spring we will also be hosting a Femme Festival. The six-day Festival will take place in April 2011 and address different aspects of the female experience. |
| Interests | Roller derby, Derby grrrls, Burlesque Babes, Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Earth Mamas, eco-feminism, women's health, alt lifestyles, bois, art stars, crafting, empowerment, coffee houses, art, poetry, rage, activism, love, volunteers, zines |
| Favorite movies | Don't Need You, Orgasm Inc |
| Favorite music | Riot Grrrl |
| Favorite books | Valerie Steele, Girls to the Front, Pretty in Punk, Guerilla Girls, Read My Lips: a Cultural History of Lipstick, Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism, Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future, The Fire This Time: Young Activists and the New Feminism, Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism, The Pornography of Meat |