Presented in conjunction with their publication Modern Women: Women Artists at the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) hosted a symposium last Friday on Art Institutions and Feminist Politics Now. Through multiple presentations and panel discussions, artists and curators of various specialties started to examine what effect feminist politics and gender [...]

As an active sporty-spice, life-long tomboy, and lover of those who shed blood sweat and tears for the sweet taste of personal victory, i was recently informed of a new women owned/operated retail store.  My excitement erupted out of my mouth with a few expletives and exclamations that all mean “AWESOME” when i heard that [...]

Every so often, For the Birds gets e-mails from other rad feminist projects – local, national, and international. Today’s classifieds come from two New York-based groups: The Doula Project (“Supporting people across the spectrum of pregnancy”) and a local band, The Last Internationale.

1. The Doula Project is recruiting! The Doula Project is an NYC-based organization [...]

We, the birds, have recently encountered comments on our blog that, well, we aren’t so down with. While we are all for freedom of speech, we also seek to maintain a safer space with healthy and productive dialogues that will not alienate or offend. We also understand the internet is by no means a safe [...]

[ May 30, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
We are thrilled to announce our first collaboration and co-sponsored event with POC Zine Project: a screening of Afro-Punk. This is the first event we’ve booked since The Big She-Bang IV last August and we couldn’t be more excited. The good folks at Book Thug Nation will be hosting us and there will be snacks [...]