The YIN MIND __________________________________________________ REFUGE in FEMINIZATION the dimming of the pursuit of control and of domination __________________________________________________ Feminization is defined, in one dictionary, as follows: feminine |femәnin| adjective 1) Having the qualities or the appearance traditionally associated with women, esp. delicacy and prettiness : a feminine frilled blouse. • of or relating to women; female : he enjoys feminine … [Read more...]
Humanism or Eudaimonia, that is the question
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over established doctrine or faith (fideism). The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated, according to the successive intellectual movements which have identified with it. Generally, however, humanism refers to a perspective that affirms some notion of a "human nature" (sometimes … [Read more...]
ONE BILLION RISING Documentary Call For Submissions
V-Day is creating a ONE BILLION RISING documentary project, and we are looking to include footage and high resolution photos of local events from all over the world. If you filmed or photographed your event, we would love to see! We will need the highest resolution files available shared with us via Dropbox. These can be RAW footage, edited pieces, single photographs or folders with multiple images. TAKE ACTION To all of our activists, regardless of how you rose THANK YOU for … [Read more...]
Women’s Rights, Cairo: ‘The New Back of the Bus?’, Aleks Deejay
The New Back of the Bus? My first time waiting for a bustling metro in Cairo, I nearly unknowingly walked into a “women-only” section, a section located in various parts of the metro that is, as the name implies, for women only. After my flush faced returned back to its natural pasty whiteness, my immediate thought was confusion – not over what was occurring or why, but over my own stance on whether such a section was beneficial. In a country that has long denied … [Read more...]