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Thanks
for your note to Feminist.com,
but mostly for taking the time
to educate your class about
women's issues. At Third
Wave, an organization I
co-founded, our philosophy is "See It? Tell It. Change It!"--meaning
that the first step in changing
things is to acknowledge that
these things exist (i.e. injustices
or issues which continue to
primarily effect women). The
next step is to 1.) educate/alert
others to these injustices and
2.) to work together to devise
ways to change it--both of these
happening via forums in which
we can "tell it" or share it--which
seems exactly the medium that
you are trying to provide to your students.
If you like I can send you Third
Wave's "How To Kits"--which
include how to "Network/Organize"--basically
a framework in which to begin
to organize people.
Also,
the National
Organization for Women has
helped to start a few clubs
in high schools across the country--perhaps
they could help you.
Let me know if you want me to
send the "How To Kits"--and
to which address they should
be sent. After you have a chance
to look at them, I'd be happy
to go about helping you to specifically
set an agenda for the upcoming
school year--including specific
issues to be covered and specific
speakers. I know of some great
activists in the south. Let
me know.
—Amy
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