After the supreme court declared war on us a week ago, at first I wanted to weep and howl. But then I wrote – and then I revolted.
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The supreme court draft ruling on abortion shows how desperate some are to control our bodies. But we are never going back.
A special issue on Women’s Bodies and the Body of the Earth in solidarity with One Billion Rising 2022: Rise for the Bodies of All Women and the Earth.
*Artwork by Ngadi Smart
‘The beloved community bell helped to create’ remembers a teacher, friend, mentor and the impact her work will continue to have.
There have been multiple allegations of sexual assault by Chris Noth, aka Mr. Big of “Sex and the City” fame, including two by restaurant and bar workers. These incidents are just the latest in a long string of news reports of violence against women working in restaurants, especially during the pandemic. How many more such incidents do we need to read about before we act to end the toxic power dynamic that exists between women who rely on tips and the male customers who feel they own them because they tip them.
As Covid-19 has swept the world there has been an explosion of violence against women, and a full-blown assault on their rights. It’s time to fight back against a system that allows women to be sacrificed, erased and violated.
She was a rock’n’roll powerhouse who electrified audiences worldwide. As Tina Turner releases a guide to happiness, she talks to playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) about how she found the strength to overcome illness, abuse and tragedy.
Indigenous leader Célia Xakriabá and Vagina Monologues author V discuss the destruction of Brazil’s forests and why this is the century of the indigenous woman.
Stories and poems full of loss, longing and tenderness.
Touch is essential to our wellbeing, from the time we are babies. It’s how we transmit meaning, care, love and community. Our sudden loss of it has been agonising.