[ November 16, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1081" align="aligncenter" width="443" caption="Flier by Daniela Capistrano"][/caption]
We’re so excited for our next event, co-organized with POC Zine Project & Barnard Zine Library on Wednesday, November 16th. You can RSVP on Facebook.
Wednesday, November 16 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Barnard College
307 Milbank Hall (3rd floor)
North end of campus
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
The People of Color (POC) Zine [...]

Reposted from the Hoax blog. Rachel & Sari need contributors for this issue, so get to it!
the topic of hoax #6 will be feminisms & COMMUNICATION!!!
potential ideas for material include, but are not limited to:

how  we utilize the various creative mediums to express ourselves: ie  art/music/playwriting/dance/zines etc.
language: terminology / identifications / labels / who is allowed to use certain [...]

As we swiftly approach the most beloved of seasons — the fall – people are coming out in droves to share their work with the world. This week is all about music!
FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM: A Documentary about Women in Punk
TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 14 @ SPECTACLE THEATER
WILLIAMSBURG (BROOKLYN)

Check out this new documentary playing at the [...]

Today is the 7 year anniversary of the first-ever BIG SHE-BANG, organized by the Long Island Womyn’s Collective. For a history of the Big She-Bang, check out Beth Puma and Kate Wadkins’ “I Got a Proposition Goes Something Like This: A Brief History of the Big She-Bang.” To see how the festival has changed and grown through [...]

[ August 9, 2011 7:00 pm to August 12, 2011 7:00 pm. ]
OPENING AUGUST 9 @ BROOKLYN FIREPROOF

a group show featuring
Suzy Exposito / Molly Fair / Kim Funk / Kathleen Hanna
J. Morrison / Adee Roberson / Gabby Schulz

Curated by Kate Wadkins + Lauren Denitzio, BIG MOUTH: contemporary voices in feminist art + illustration is a platform for unpopular visual opinions. Feminist movements have historically grown out of interventions within radical communities in [...]

[ July 28, 2011; 12:30 am to 8:30 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_936" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="photo courtesy On the Dot Collective"][/caption]

In a last minute endeavor, For the Birds is joining up with New Brunswick, NJ’s On the Dot Collective to present GIRL GANG GIG VOLUME #009. GGGV is an extension of the International Girl Gang Underground zine and seeks to document and promote women and queer [...]

[ August 10, 2011 to September 3, 2011. ]

Since 2008, For the Birds has presented THE BIG SHE-BANG, a feminist conference and festival, every summer.  This year we decided to try something new and exciting.

FOR THE BIRDS is pleased to announce BIRDS OF SUMMER, a series of feminist events in August and September.

As always, check our website for updates. We’ll be posting info [...]

After an eventful Bushwick Open Studios the other week, today commences Northside Open Studios, a festival of art shows, artists’ open studios, and events in North Brooklyn.
Image courtesy of Hyperallergic.
I’ve been working with Hrag Vartanian to co-curate Presents: Three Months of Mail Art for Hyperallergic HQ, a show of over 100 artists and widely varying mediums, that will [...]

Hoax zine has extended their call for submissions for issue number five, BUT THIS IS THE LAST CALL!  I’m excited about this issue because it’s about a favorite topic of mine, feminist community.
the topic of #5 will be FEMINISM & COMMUNITY
potential ideas for material include, but are not limited to:
elitism (identity politics & border policing [...]