WoCo Dinner Fundraiser

Mmmmmhm! The Women's Collective hosted its first-ever vegan dinner 'n acoustic show fundraiser over at 4 Elmwood on September 19th and it was freaking awesome! We made a little bit of money to fund upcoming workshops but what really made the event successful was the incredible energy and laughter that coursed through the evening. Click "Read More" below to check it out!

Feminist Economics - A Discussion

Where was the voice of reason? Why are our ecosystems, families, neighbors, health, and future dying at the request of profit margins and unsustainable economic policies? Where was the economic model to account for the true cost of infinite growth? The female voice and market presence were hushed up and ignored. And look at the mess we're in.

Economists, historically privileged white men, have been guiding our politicians and legislators to disastrous ends. These mad scientists of policy and price have determined that the entire global economic system hunt almighty profit by cheap and dirty exploitation of the Earth, the poor, the disenfranchised, and women. In the name of FREE trade, more people than ever are slaves to money and governments. Our biosphere is sick and dying. Our generation will face historic debt and unemployment. War, violence, famine, disease, and a barren landscape- things look bleak.

But!!! Our community has a chance to be heard and to educate one another in being our own policymakers. We have tools in our hands and we have voices from our hearts. We must be the change in our own backyards, in our own daily routines, in our own consciousness.

I'd like to open a discussion about the role of Feminist Economics in our lives.

How can we change our cultural valuation systems to better accommodate all that the traditional systems leave behind? True cost is a very female estimate, it is a search for deep connections and the importance of relationships in the economic market. What do you see during your day that has a cost? Is the price stuck on its head really the value of that item? Tally it up- the gas in you car, the latte in your hand, the rice on the stove. Have these items come to you cheaply by exploiting others? If we included all the costs and energy that go into our daily consumption, would we be able to 'afford' it?

Most importantly: what is the true cost of not speaking out?

Updated Version of Calendar

Look at this bomb-ass calendar Chantelle made!

Jennas update!

Our meeting this Saturday was lovely--and we got quite a lot done, here’s the run-down:

Because we are organizing events and workshops this year, we are going to start having leadership committee meetings—these meetings will be open to any woman who wants to have a say in organizing (and claim both credit and accountability). This will be a great way for people who want to be more involved to do that, and having separate organizational meetings will mean that we don’t have to lengthen our discussion meetings. The first leadership committee meeting will be this Wednesday (tomorrow) at 8:00 pm at 322 Sumter Street. We will be planning our first fundraiser, which brings me to…

Our first fundraiser! will be a vegetarian/vegan dinner and acoustic house show held on Friday September 18th at 4 Elmwood Ave. Details will be nailed down Wednesday, just let it suffice to say that it’s going to be awesome!!!

More dates to mark: On Saturday Sept. 12^th, we will be holding our next meeting (women only) at Cannon Park (near campus) by the columns. Our first workshop will be held at 5:00 on Saturday Sept. 26, and will be an informative workshop on the fundamentals of academic feminism. We’ll be introducing key terminologies and theories that come up at our meetings so that everyone has access to them. This workshop is free and co-ed. (Location TBA).

Look forward to more kick-ass workshops and fundraisers coming soon!

Thanks!

Jenna

Here's Something from Sloane

The 24 Hour Mandatory Delay Bill is Moving! Help needed!!!

1) Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee Hearing, Wednesday, March 18th @ 2:30pm, Columbia, SC

I am putting together a car pool group of Charlestonians to road trip up to Columbia so we can pack the room to put pressure on the legislators to STOP THIS BILL!!! We are meeting at the Health Center at 200 Rutledge Avenue, (big pink house across from Hominy Grill) at 10:30am to carpool up to the hearing (plenty of parking available). Dress is Business Casual (no jeans and sweatshirts please!). Lapel Stickers and Coffee and Donuts will be provided as well as a quick briefing before we get on the road! We will be back by 6pm at the latest. Please REPLY to this email if you want to come, I'm going to need to know a rough headcount! If you have a car and are willing to drive, please include that in your rsvp!

2) Additional Phone Bank, Monday 3/16 6-8pm (5:30 for new phone bankers)

With the subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, we are adding an additional phone bank calling into Peelers District (Chairman of the Committee) to tell supporters to call his office to tell him to STOP THIS BILL!! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! Please let me know if you can come!

3) Pub Crawl, Tuesday 3/24, evening

Young Advocates, a Planned Parenthood club-similar to VOX-is organizing a Pub Crawl the night before Back Up Your Birth Control Day. They will be going to a bunch of bars downtown and handing out condoms, information on emergency contraception, and all other sorts of goodies. Historically, this has been a very fun event and tons of help is needed! Please contact keirawilliams@gmail.com if you want more information or want to help out!

HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

TOGETHER, WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Sloane Whelan

SC Field Coordinator

Planned Parenthood Health Systems

843.628.4380 ext.6446

Upcoming Events

College of Charleston NOW presents:
"Slim Hopes: The Media's Obsession with Thinness"
Wednesday at 6pm in EDCTR 101
followed by a discussion led by Dr. Alison Piepmeier
Barbie shirts and Riot Don't Diet buttons
will be sold at the event!
Women's and Gender Studies hosts Third Thursday:
WGS Book Group Celebration
Sisterhood, Interrupted by Deborah Siegel
Thursday, March 20 5:00-6:30pm
Alumni Center (St. Phillip's and Wentworth)
Come join us for a discussion and various chocolates provided by local Sugar
we have two more copies of the book for FREE in the office, Maybank 119!