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THE HE F
FEMINIST EMINIST L
LIBRARY IBRARY
5 Westminster Bridge Rd London SE1 7XW Tel: 0207 928 7789
5 Westminster Bridge Rd London SE1 7XW Tel: 0207 928 7789
NEWSLETTER: AUTUMN 2002
NEWSLETTER: AUTUMN 2002
Friends of the Library
Lifelong Friends
Ade Alabi
Zoe Fairbairns
Dear Friends
Josephine Negro
Dianne Setch
Astra Blaug
Owen Heathcote
Special Friends
Nancy Winfield
Beth Follini
Ann Morgan Jones
L.H. McArthur
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf
Friends
Rosemary Illet
Diana Leonard
Leonore Davidoff
WHA
WHAT’S NEW?
T’S NEW?
WOMENWITH HILL PEACE CAMPAIGN UPDATE
In the Summer 2001 edition of this newsletter, we featured a couple of paragraphs about the Womenwith Hill Women’s Peace News
has now reached us of their latest activities. The base at Menwith
Hill was successfully closed down for several hours last month
They used the brilliantly simple expedient of supergluing all the
locks! A low-tech strategy, and one that is much beloved of disgruntled yobs on social housing estates
Anise Bird
Did you know about..................CAMPAIGN WOMEN
Campaign Women is a group that campaigns and lobbies to raise awareness of issues that perpetuate sexism
and potentially lead to prostitution, sexual abuse and harassment, and the undermining of girls’ self esteem.
They are currently running several campaigns, one of which is lobbying for a ban on Gentleman Clubs. These
clubs are currently legal but have strong links with prostitution. Another of their campaigns involves raising awareness
of and campaigning against the increasing number of advertisements in public places such as billboards and buses that
portray women in a sexually explicit or demeaning manner.
Campaign Women provide practical ways to take action on each issue, providing examples of petitions to use
and whom to write to. Campaign Women are run entirely by volunteers and would like to hear from anyone who wishes
to get involved. They are particularly looking for personal contributions to their website such as the latest developments
on issues concerning women, clippings, images, relevant articles and book reviews
Their website is www.campaignwomen.co.uk and they can be contacted at campaign@campaignwomen.co.uk
Claudine Galloway-Williams
BLACK WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT
The Black Women’s Mental Health Project has recently moved to
the Park Royal Business Centre. They will be starting to run
services and events from here once they have unpacked and set-up
again. They are in need of more volunteers, trustees and any other
help that anyone can offer. Please give them a call on 020 8961
6324 or reach them at the address below if you can be of any assistance, or would like more information.
Black Women’s Mental Health Project, Park Royal Business Centre,
Unit 27, 9-17 Park Royal Road, London NW10 7LQ
Alice Lawlor
Editorial team:
Alice Lawlor (Editor), Anna Bowles, Helen
Cleaves, Ella Philpott-Kent, Claudine
Galloway-Williams, Rosa Guzzetta,
Feride Cork.
Please address all correspondence to the
Editor at the address above.
WHAT’S INSIDE:...BIG SISTER...BOOK REVIEWS...CAMPAIGNS...
WHAT’S INSIDE:...BIG SISTER...BOOK REVIEWS...CAMPAIGNS...
GINGER BEER
www.gingerbeer.co.uk advertises itself as the ‘London Lesbian
Guide’ and it does what it says on the packet, hosting a growing
directory of lesbian clubs, with a detailed page devoted to each.
However, you don’t have to be a disco diva to find something to
interest you here. The listings are wide ranging and contain some
really intriguing entries. Here you can find contact information for the
Circo Rum Ba Ba women’s circus, the Gaycrawler search engine
and the Pacchamama Services cleaning agency (‘Latin American
cleaners are doing it for themselves’). Most inventively, there’s lesbefriendsreunited, which promises to ‘take you back to “them good
ole days” and hook you up with those girlies you just knew were batting for the same team’. You can also subscribe to an email newsletter that will keep you updated on special events.
Anna Bowles
THE HE F
FEMINIST EMINIST L
LIBRARY IBRARY
5 Westminster Bridge Rd London SE1 7XW Tel: 0207 928 7789
5 Westminster Bridge Rd London SE1 7XW Tel: 0207 928 7789
NEWSLETTER: AUTUMN 2002
NEWSLETTER: AUTUMN 2002
Friends of the Library
Lifelong Friends
Ade Alabi
Zoe Fairbairns
Dear Friends
Josephine Negro
Dianne Setch
Astra Blaug
Owen Heathcote
Special Friends
Nancy Winfield
Beth Follini
Ann Morgan Jones
L.H. McArthur
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf
Friends
Rosemary Illet
Diana Leonard
Leonore Davidoff
WHA
WHAT’S NEW?
T’S NEW?
WOMENWITH HILL PEACE CAMPAIGN UPDATE
In the Summer 2001 edition of this newsletter, we featured a couple of paragraphs about the Womenwith Hill Women’s Peace News
has now reached us of their latest activities. The base at Menwith
Hill was successfully closed down for several hours last month
They used the brilliantly simple expedient of supergluing all the
locks! A low-tech strategy, and one that is much beloved of disgruntled yobs on social housing estates
Anise Bird
Did you know about..................CAMPAIGN WOMEN
Campaign Women is a group that campaigns and lobbies to raise awareness of issues that perpetuate sexism
and potentially lead to prostitution, sexual abuse and harassment, and the undermining of girls’ self esteem.
They are currently running several campaigns, one of which is lobbying for a ban on Gentleman Clubs. These
clubs are currently legal but have strong links with prostitution. Another of their campaigns involves raising awareness
of and campaigning against the increasing number of advertisements in public places such as billboards and buses that
portray women in a sexually explicit or demeaning manner.
Campaign Women provide practical ways to take action on each issue, providing examples of petitions to use
and whom to write to. Campaign Women are run entirely by volunteers and would like to hear from anyone who wishes
to get involved. They are particularly looking for personal contributions to their website such as the latest developments
on issues concerning women, clippings, images, relevant articles and book reviews
Their website is www.campaignwomen.co.uk and they can be contacted at campaign@campaignwomen.co.uk
Claudine Galloway-Williams
BLACK WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT
The Black Women’s Mental Health Project has recently moved to
the Park Royal Business Centre. They will be starting to run
services and events from here once they have unpacked and set-up
again. They are in need of more volunteers, trustees and any other
help that anyone can offer. Please give them a call on 020 8961
6324 or reach them at the address below if you can be of any assistance, or would like more information.
Black Women’s Mental Health Project, Park Royal Business Centre,
Unit 27, 9-17 Park Royal Road, London NW10 7LQ
Alice Lawlor
Editorial team:
Alice Lawlor (Editor), Anna Bowles, Helen
Cleaves, Ella Philpott-Kent, Claudine
Galloway-Williams, Rosa Guzzetta,
Feride Cork.
Please address all correspondence to the
Editor at the address above.
WHAT’S INSIDE:...BIG SISTER...BOOK REVIEWS...CAMPAIGNS...
WHAT’S INSIDE:...BIG SISTER...BOOK REVIEWS...CAMPAIGNS...
GINGER BEER
www.gingerbeer.co.uk advertises itself as the ‘London Lesbian
Guide’ and it does what it says on the packet, hosting a growing
directory of lesbian clubs, with a detailed page devoted to each.
However, you don’t have to be a disco diva to find something to
interest you here. The listings are wide ranging and contain some
really intriguing entries. Here you can find contact information for the
Circo Rum Ba Ba women’s circus, the Gaycrawler search engine
and the Pacchamama Services cleaning agency (‘Latin American
cleaners are doing it for themselves’). Most inventively, there’s lesbefriendsreunited, which promises to ‘take you back to “them good
ole days” and hook you up with those girlies you just knew were batting for the same team’. You can also subscribe to an email newsletter that will keep you updated on special events.
Anna Bowles