Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Ben Atherton-Zeman - Feminist, Actor and Husband" <>]

Hello, Dr. Barry!  

Glad to hear Franklin Pierce might be interested in the Alternative Spring 
Break idea - right here in my neck of the woods!  

Your point is well taken - the right wing has poisoned the word "feminist" so 
much that more women and men might sign up if we name it something different. 
 Taken together with Rus' points about engaging men and challenging male 
violence, we maybe could use a name that will also attract more men to the 
Spring Break program.  I'm just not sure what to call it - one idea I have is 
in the subject line.

Thanks again!  

Until the violence stops, Ben.  

Ben Atherton-Zeman, Maynard, MA USA
Actor, Comedian, Feminist and Husband
Presenting a One-Man Play: "Voices of Men," www.voicesofmen.org (video clips 
take a second to load)
Booking information: 978-897-3619 (note new number - I moved!)

Quote of the Month: May, 2008: 
".we gain something profound when we stand up for our beliefs, just as part 
of us dies when we know that something is wrong, yet do nothing. We could 
call this radical dignity. We don't have to tackle every issue, but if we 
remain silent in the face of cruelty, injustice, and oppression, we sacrifice 
part of our soul. In this sense, we keep on acting because by doing so we 
affirm our humanity - the core of who we are, and what we hold in common with 
others."
- Paul Rogat Loeb, "The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's 
Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear", http://www.theimpossible.org/

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