Mining, protest, journalism and possible illegal cyanide dumping in Intag, Ecuador (PDF of a research paper)

honorifica · 4 months

Part of my point in writing this was trying to reconcile my knowledge of what I "should" be doing--speaking up in uncomfortable situations, for example--and how I actually live my life. It's something I struggle with every day, and based on the conversations I've had with other women about this, I don't think I'm alone in that regard.

TheSilentNumber · 5 months

I would highly recommend Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, edited by Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman. While not a "classic", it comes at feminism from the angle of sex, relationships and a bunch of other stuff women can relate to, and it does an amazing job of tying a ton of issues together: body image, rape culture, sex education, fat acceptance, etc.

Anon_is_a_Meme · 5 months

Personally, I've been using SOPA as shorthand for both the House and Senate versions...

rachelwalexander · 6 months

You're not wrong. The German government has committed a decent chunk of that, if I'm remembering correctly.

Jayshwa · 10 months

If you haven't already, I would check out Tom Brown Jr.'s tracking school, which is based in New Jersey, as well as Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA. I've done a lot of programs with them--they focus on primitive skills, tracking, plant identification and the like, and have programs for children and adults--and I've learned a ton of useful stuff. Their Kamana Naturalist Training program is designed for home study, and they have a really nice list of good field guides and other resources. Their website is: http://wildernessawareness.org/

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