[statecom] "Exploring Feminism"-proposal for next Statecom Meeting

[Mike Heichman]

Title: Exploring Feminism
Sponsors: Grace Ross (manager) & Mike Heichman (cosponsor)
Contact Info: Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com 617-291-5591
Committee(s) Vetting: None

Summary: Reading a few pieces, statecom discussion

As we struggle as a party to support the candidacy of female candidates, 
provide female leadership within the party and struggle against a 
political culture long dominated by men, this seemed an important time 
to (re-)explore our feminist roots and commitment to one of our key 
values: feminism.

Let's take some time before statecom to read three pieces and use 45 
minutes of our meeting for discussion.

Proposal:

That statecom members read three to four cornerstone feminist essays 
before our April Statecom Meeting. That we take 45 minutes during the 
meeting for discussion, in small or whole group.

What did we learn or learn anew? How can we apply this in our work out 
in the world? In our relationships inside and outside the party? What 
does this mean for our fundamental analysis of how to create change in 
our society? In our Commonwealth?

A. Part of Audre Lorde’s Masters Tools Cannot Dismantle the Master’s 
house http://brownfemipower.com/?p=1079

B. Bernice Johnson Reagon’s Coalition Politics
http://shewhostumbles.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/bernice-johnson-reagon-coalition-politics-turning-the-century/

C. Carol Hanisch’s Personal is Political
http://scholar.alexanderstreet.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2259

D. Marilyn Frye’s Politics of Reality
http://www.terry.uga.edu/~dawndba/4500Oppression.html

Budget Impact-None.