Berkshire Conference of Women Historians

3 weeks ago

We are now accepting nominations for the Berkshire Conference Book Prize for a first monograph published in 2017. ... See MoreSee Less

Berkshire Conference of Women Historians

4 weeks ago

We received the following from our Puerto Rican colleague Shariana Ferrer-Núñez. Please read and lend your support.

Dear comrades and colleagues,

I am writing as a member of Colectiva Feminista en Construcción, a grassroots feminist organization in Puerto Rico. After the hurricane María, the situation in the country has been very critical and has become even more precarious for those already vulnerable. The aid that has been sent hasn't been distributed even in the metropolitan area, you can imagine what is happening in further communities, ones that are still incommunicated.

Gender-based violence is increasing rapidly. These desperate times are aggravating households and communities. Women are being harassed on the streets while waiting in hourless lines to buy gasoline or food, others fear being raped in temporary shelters, while still taking care of children and old-aged parents/neighbors. Our infrastructure has collapsed. Women that are trying to get restraining orders are being sent back to their homes since the investigation rooms and courts are closed, and the police are guarding gas stations.

We are launching this Feminist Solidarity Post-Hurricane Relief Fund [see below] to alleviate part of these necessities. The government has left once again, women, LGBTQ people, non-binary folks among other people and communities in resistance in the bottom of the priority list.

Please help us by contributing directly and share this message widely.

Our Colectiva is an intersectional feminist organization, not an NGO. We are activists that invest time and efforts voluntarily without getting paid. All funds recollected will be used directly to support advocacy, organizing, and distribution of resources for women, non-binary folks, LGBT people and other communities in resistance.

Feel free to contact me if you need more information or have any other suggestion.

In solidarity,

Shariana Ferrer-Núñez

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Berkshire Conference of Women Historians

4 weeks ago

Hello all artists, writers, researchers, thinkers and everyone outside and in between! A new call for submissions for a conference that is being held in Florence at Syracuse University in Florence next year in May. Pass the word around. ... See MoreSee Less

Berkshire Conference of Women Historians

1 month ago

Universities and unions. It's ugly. ... See MoreSee Less