Anti-Sexists and Feminists United Collective/Meetings/2011.09.23

= Meeting Information =


 * Place: Center for Feminisms
 * Date: Friday, September 23rd, 2011
 * Time: 2:00PM

= Agenda =

Plans for the meeting.


 * Chaos!

= Post-mortem =

Summary
Essential conclusions from the meeting. Action items, etc.

Proceedings
We had big posters with questions for meeting attendees to write responses to:

What can ASFUC do for hampshire?


 * Connect wwith anti-sexist activism in Pioneer Valley
 * More fightback (rallies, speak-outs, etc) and telling our stories/experiences w/sexism
 * Create awareness (of what sexism is exactly and how badly it permeates society)
 * Get the sexual assault policy at hampshire revamped (without stratifying it; it must be in keeping with the survivors wishes)
 * Show the administration that they need to take sexual assault, sexual harrasment, etc, seriously and that they can't just brush it off
 * Hamp. Health Center- heterosexist policies, transgender clause this has to change!

What is Sexism?


 * Denial of legitimacy of female bodied/identfied thoughts, ideas, voice beyond as sexual beings
 * Double Standards
 * Devauling of femininity
 * Systematic, institutional, societally supported, legally enforced, totally pervasive
 * Hurts everyone


 * connected to racism, classism, heterosexism, cissexism, abelism, etc

What are your top feminist causes?


 * Educating + opening up discussion about feminism as a cause for everyone + male feminism (forums with Men Against Patriarchy)
 * Planned Parenthood and wider access to birth control + safer sex supplies
 * Free abortion + gender equality in healthcare
 * Reproductive justice, youth + education
 * Make people realize that feminism ecompasses multiple groups, like the LGBT community amongst others
 * Reforming sexual assault policies on campus
 * locating + (??????? handwriting unclear) manifestations of sexism &amp; misogyny on Hampshire Community

Is there a speaker ASFUC should try to bring or events we should run?


 * Pre or post slutwalk processing/discussion
 * Dean Spade!
 * Kate Bornstein
 * Sharon Smith
 * Andrea Gibson
 * Violet Blue
 * Feminist Identified panel ? Staff + faculty
 * jaclyn pryor
 * margaret cerullo
 * emily rimmer
 * marlene fried
 * Jules Rosskam
 * Judith Carmona