Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League

Jul 26

From A girl’s guide to taking over the world Facebook page. 

From A girl’s guide to taking over the world Facebook page. 

Jul 19

The Importance of Dealing with #Occupy’s Misogyny Problem [#Feminist Friday] -

“A revolution that does not seek to address systemic patriarchy is not a revolution but just another manifestation of the status quo.”

Jul 13

Meeting THIS SUNDAY! :)

Hi everyone! Just a reminder that we’ll be meeting, as per usual, this SUNDAY from 6-8pm at Libertalia Providence. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged! We’ll be discussing, among other things:

Our table at the anarchist book fair on August 11th
Our plans for a publicity campaign around reproductive rights
Ideas for upcoming workshops and book discussions

Hope to see you there!

Jun 22

Book discussion this Sunday at Libertalia at 6PM! We’ll be discussing the first three chapters of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy, we hope you will be able to join us!https://www.facebook.com/events/232181660230050/ 

Book discussion this Sunday at Libertalia at 6PM! We’ll be discussing the first three chapters of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy, we hope you will be able to join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/232181660230050/ 

Jun 10

Please join the Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League on Thursday, June 21st at Libertalia Autonomous Space for:Unite & Fight: The Case for Solidarity A Forum on Queer Liberation and FeminismThe LGBT community, much like women’s rights has been treated as a political football while the lives of those who are directly effected get lost. Whether it’s using women’s bodies to sell an idea of beauty while denying women the right to control their own bodies or using gay dads to sell clothing for JC Penny while denying them the right to marry or jointly adopt, oppression unites us!RIASL along with activist allies and organizers will be holding a forum about historical and future shared struggles of queer people and women against sexism, heterosexism, transphobia and homophobia. Panelists will speak to their experiences organizing against gender and sexual oppression, as well as what a queer anti-sexist grassroots organizing community can do. The topics addressed will include the common radical roots of the Queer and Women’s Liberation Movements, queer feminism, state and interpersonal violence(s) against women and LGBTQ people, and queering reproductive justice conversations. Please join the Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League for a great conversation, a radical joining of brilliant minds with the goal of creating a united front against hetero-patriarchy!


Please join the Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League on Thursday, June 21st at Libertalia Autonomous Space for:

Unite & Fight: The Case for Solidarity 
A Forum on Queer Liberation and Feminism

The LGBT community, much like women’s rights has been treated as a political football while the lives of those who are directly effected get lost. Whether it’s using women’s bodies to sell an idea of beauty while denying women the right to control their own bodies or using gay dads to sell clothing for JC Penny while denying them the right to marry or jointly adopt, oppression unites us!

RIASL along with activist allies and organizers will be holding a forum about historical and future shared struggles of queer people and women against sexism, heterosexism, transphobia and homophobia. Panelists will speak to their experiences organizing against gender and sexual oppression, as well as what a queer anti-sexist grassroots organizing community can do. 
The topics addressed will include the common radical roots of the Queer and Women’s Liberation Movements, queer feminism, state and interpersonal violence(s) against women and LGBTQ people, and queering reproductive justice conversations. 

Please join the Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League for a great conversation, a radical joining of brilliant minds with the goal of creating a united front against hetero-patriarchy!

Jun 09

How the US uses sexual humiliation as a political tool to control the masses -

‎”History shows that the use of forced nudity by a state that is descending into fascism is powerfully effective in controlling and subduing populations.”



Jun 07

Some Job Listings With Our Friends Over At The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health - Click Here To Go To Their Page! -

thecsph:

[From now on, we will be posting job listings to relevant opportunities we think our audience might be interested in, under the tag “Job Listings” - all of which can be accessed in the order they are posted by clicking JOB LISTINGS on our sidebar.

As we are located in Rhode Island, most of these…

May 21

RIASL’s very first reading group! Everyone is welcome to pick up a copy of the book and read with us! For our first reading group we have chosen Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. “If male chauvinist pigs of years past thought of women as pieces of meat, female chauvinist pigs of today are doing them one better, making sex objects of other women -and of themselves. With a wink and a nudge, they are welcoming back strippers, porn stars and Playboy Bunnies as the heroes of post-feminist culture. Taking off your bra used to mean liberation - now it’s just the sign of another girl gone wild in her attempt to win favour from the boys. In “Female Chauvinist Pigs” journalist Ariel Levy asks the question: What’s in it for us women? In her quest for the answer, Levy interviews the college women who flash for the cameras on MTV and teenage girls raised on Paris Hilton and thongs. She talks to the high-powered women who create ‘raunch culture’, the new oinking women warriors of the corporate and entertainment worlds. And she sits down with Second Wave feminists, such as Susan Brownmiller and Erica Jong, to find out where they think women are headed today. As she explores the phenomenon of the Female Chauvinist Pig, Levy explains that these new women believe they are expressing sexual liberation and female empowerment, when really they are only conforming to stereotypes cooked long ago. Terrifically witty and wickedly intelligent, “Female Chauvinist Pigs” stands firmly in the tradition of Susan Faludi’s “Backlash” and Naomi Wolf’s “The Beauty Myth”. It is the first book of its kind to emerge in more than a dozen years - and it’s not a moment too soon.” Our first discussion of this book will take place on June 24th (so you have plenty of time to pick up a copy and dig in!) and our second discussion will take place on July 8th. Please let us know if you have any questions. https://www.facebook.com/events/232181660230050/

RIASL’s very first reading group!

Everyone is welcome to pick up a copy of the book and read with us!

For our first reading group we have chosen Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture.

“If male chauvinist pigs of years past thought of women as pieces of meat, female chauvinist pigs of today are doing them one better, making sex objects of other women -and of themselves. With a wink and a nudge, they are welcoming back strippers, porn stars and Playboy Bunnies as the heroes of post-feminist culture. Taking off your bra used to mean liberation - now it’s just the sign of another girl gone wild in her attempt to win favour from the boys. In “Female Chauvinist Pigs” journalist Ariel Levy asks the question: What’s in it for us women? In her quest for the answer, Levy interviews the college women who flash for the cameras on MTV and teenage girls raised on Paris Hilton and thongs. She talks to the high-powered women who create ‘raunch culture’, the new oinking women warriors of the corporate and entertainment worlds. And she sits down with Second Wave feminists, such as Susan Brownmiller and Erica Jong, to find out where they think women are headed today. As she explores the phenomenon of the Female Chauvinist Pig, Levy explains that these new women believe they are expressing sexual liberation and female empowerment, when really they are only conforming to stereotypes cooked long ago. Terrifically witty and wickedly intelligent, “Female Chauvinist Pigs” stands firmly in the tradition of Susan Faludi’s “Backlash” and Naomi Wolf’s “The Beauty Myth”. It is the first book of its kind to emerge in more than a dozen years - and it’s not a moment too soon.”

Our first discussion of this book will take place on June 24th (so you have plenty of time to pick up a copy and dig in!) and our second discussion will take place on July 8th.

Please let us know if you have any questions.


https://www.facebook.com/events/232181660230050/

Apr 28

RIASL tabling at RI Unite Against the War on Women. I’m sure we’ll have more pics soon. Thanks to Jenine Bressner for this great sign!

RIASL tabling at RI Unite Against the War on Women. I’m sure we’ll have more pics soon. Thanks to Jenine Bressner for this great sign!

Apr 23

Diverse group of feminists ‘occupy sexism’ -

Yes we did!!!