DemWomen Brewing Change: October 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

a new anthem

A strong 9 year old (!) on identity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymKLymvwD2U

Willow Smith "whip my Hair"

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Gloria Steinem on Feminism today

http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2010/10/19/is-pop-culture-dumbing-down-feminism/

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Books of Note

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. A MUST read concerning the implementation of Milton Friedman's economic theories--very relevant to today's economics.
The Girl I Left behind: a Narrative History of the Sixties by Judith Nies. While this is a story of her coming to feminism, it is also an insight into our foreign policy practices.
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf. This is an historic look at the 10 steps from democracy to tyranny.See post 12/11/07 for more links about this book.
Snow by Orhan Pamuk about Turkey's secular/islamic divide, rich in Turkish history, which landed Pamuk on trial. Told as a story about an investigation on the suicide of young school girls who have donned the head scarf.