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

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

All right!  Yay for us - nice to actually have a quick success sometimes 
(remember how long it took K-mart to get rid of the "Problem Solved" 
T-shirt?).

It is soooo ironic that victims of rape are being prevented from using the 
word "rape" at their own trials, and yet anyone can make a T-shirt that 
prints the word loudly across someone's chest, in a way that trivializes and 
belittles the experience of having been raped.

Kathleen, would you be willing to share Patty Smith's email so that I can 
thank her also?  (not just for being a 70's rock icon, but for doing the 
right thing in this case)

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

Quote of the Month: July 2008:
"Someone who changes diapers CAN make a difference in the world!"  - MY 
SISTER!  Katie Solter, on stage with Michelle Obama in New Hampshire a few 
weeks ago (I am so proud of her).  Katie's quote begins 49 seconds into this 
video: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/16721264/index.html

Come to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence conference (this 
July 18-23): it's fantastic and it only happens every other year! 
http://www.ncadv.org

Support Iowa rape crisis centers suffering from floods: 
http://www.relieffundforsexualassaultvictims.org