Here's a direct link to the bumper sticker:
http://www.cafepress.com/buy/feminist/-/pv_design_details/pg_1/
id_7183220/opt_/fpt_/c_666/
Cheers,
Azzurra
On Jun 3, 2008, at 10:54 AM, MacEwen, Sally wrote:
> After the last thread, I looked it up, and relevant again: you can
> get a "I'll be a post-feminist in the post-patriarchy" bumper
> sticker on Cafe Press. Beware, their search method is limited -
> you have to keep looking, but it's there.
>
> Sally MacEwen
> Chair, Classics Department
> Agnes Scott College
> Decatur GA 30030
> 404.471.6217
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Feminist ethics and social theory on behalf of Alison Jaggar
> Sent: Tue 6/3/2008 10:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Feminism = Shamanism - International Conference on
> Human Rights Doesn't Take Women Seriously
>
> There are so many insults in this response it is hard to know where
> to begin
> but one place is the writer's failure to observe that "protecting"
> "the"
> human embryo and foetus is an issue of special interest to women
> and his
> suggestion that this topic needs a "broader" rather than a feminist
> treatment.
>
> Thanks for taking this on, Robin.
>
> Alison.
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:19 AM, Robin Fiore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear FEASTers
>> Continuing my quest to raise consciousness when I see
>> conferences
>> organized with only men or mostly men as invited/keynoters, I
>> received the
>> astonishing reply pasted below (scroll further down to see conference
>> announcement). I hope you and those in your varius networks will
>> let the
>> the
>> conference organozers know what you think directly.
>>
>> Best,
>> Robin
>>
>> Robin N. Fiore, PhD
>> Adelaide R. Snyder Professor of Ethics
>> Department of Philosophy AH-110
>> Florida Atlantic University
>> 777 Glades Road
>> PO Box 3091
>> Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:02 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Cc: M. Ghari; Martin Buijsen
>> Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: Invitation to a biomedicine convention
>> conference]
>>
>> Dear Robin (if I may),
>>
>> Thank you for the interesting opinion. The conference
>> organizers have
>>
>> extensively discussed the conference themes and speakers in
>> advance.
>> We
>> agreed to select academics with an outstanding scientific
>> reputation
>> in
>> their field of expertise. Secondly, for dialectic reasons we
>> invited
>> speakers with rather controversial ideas.
>> Although the organizers recognize the scientific relevance
>> of e.g.,
>> organ donation and clinical trials from a feminist
>> perspective, our
>> aim
>> is - with all respect - to discuss the themes from a broader
>> perspective.
>> To comfort you, I can say that we have also had some
>> suggestions to
>> include shamanism and health care rights as a conference
>> theme, but I
>>
>> fear that the response would not be that overwhelming as it
>> is now.
>> Secondly, two other invited speakers were women but to
>> capable/willing
>> to write a contribution for the conference book, a
>> precondition for
>> invited speakers. Nonetheless, I feel confident that our
>> colleague
>> and
>> friend Deirdre Madden will intrigue the audience, which
>> exists for 61
>>
>> percent of women!
>> Finally, the organizers are open for your suggestions to
>> organize a
>> parallel session on femenist ethics.
>>
>> I hope to hear from you soon,,
>> Andre den Exter
>>
>> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>> ---------------------------- Original Message
>> ----------------------------
>>> Subject: RE: Invitation to a biomedicine convention conference
>>> From: "Robin Fiore" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: Mon, June 2, 2008 3:07 pm
>>> To: "'Mahsa Ghari'" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -----
>>>
>>> Dear Professor
>>> The International Conference on Human Rights and Biomedicine
>> would
>>> ordinarily be one of great interest for me and those with whom I
>>> collaborate. However, I am surprised and disappointed that only
>> one of
>>> eleven speakers is female. A significant number of human rights
>> issues can
>>> only be appropriately understood and appreciated as situating women
>>> differently. That you have neglected this suggests that the
>> conference
>>> cannot be as influential as it might otherwise have been.
>>>
>>> In the past, members of feminist organizations have taken
>> the position
>>> that we should not support conferences and projects where women
>> were so
>>> grossly underrepresented. I look forward to hearing that you have
>> remedied
>>> this oversight.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Robin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robin N. Fiore, PhD
>>> Adelaide R. Snyder Professor of Ethics
>>> Department of Philosophy AH-110
>>> Florida Atlantic University
>>> 777 Glades Road
>>> PO Box 3091
>>> Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
>>>
>>> Phone 561-297-3869
>>> FAX 561-297-2095
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Justice will not come... until those who are not injured
>> are as
>>> indignant as those who are." [Thucydides]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mahsa Ghari [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:08 AM
>>> To: undisclosed-recipients:
>>> Subject: Invitation to a biomedicine convention conference
>>>
>>> Dear colleague,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It is a pleasure to inform you about a coming scientific
>> event: the
>>> International Conference on Human Rights and Biomedicine (10-12
>> December
>>> 2008). Venue: Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since 1997, the member states of the Council of Europe
>> started the
>>> process of ratification of the Convention on Human Rights and
>> Biomedicine
>>> (Biomedicine Convention) committing them to make their laws
>> compatible with
>>> the principles and requirements of this document.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Biomedicine Convention is the first international
>> document
>>> formulating guiding principles on: equitable access to healthcare;
>> informed
>>> consent; organ transplanting and the use of substances of human
>> origin;
>>> medical research on human beings; the protection of the human
>> embryo and
>>> fetus, and the use of medical information.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since the Dutch government is expected to ratify the
>> Convention, the
>>> Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Erasmus University Medical
>> Center
>>> organize an international conference discussing the meaning of the
>>> Convention's underlying principles and fundamental rights in health
>> care,
>>> contemporary dilemmas in health care (policy), and the Convention's
>> impact
>>> on national health legislation and daily (medical) practice.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The conference provides an opportunity for discussion among
>> scholars
>>> and practitioners (physicians, lawyers, ethicists, philosophers,
>> etc.) on
>>> emerging issues in biomedicine and human rights.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> List of speakers:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Tom Beauchamp (USA), Georgetown University (USA) (public
>> lecture)
>>>
>>> - John Harris, University of Manchester (UK) (public
>> lecture)
>>>
>>> - Carlos de Sola (Council of Europe)
>>>
>>> - Carlos Casabona, University of Deusto (Spain)
>>>
>>> - Henk ten Have, UNESCO
>>>
>>> - Deirdre Madden, University College Cork (Ireland)
>>>
>>> - Herman Nys, Catholic University Leuven (Belgium)
>>>
>>> - Tim Stoltzfus Jost, Washington and Lee University (USA)
>>>
>>> - Roberto Andorno, University of Zurich (CH)
>>>
>>> - Elmar Doppelfeld, Scientific Ethics Committees (Germany)
>>>
>>> - Rick Lawson (University of Leiden (NL)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Further details and registration:
>> www.biomedicineconvention.nl
>>> <http://www.biomedicinconvention.nl/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Promotion of Young Scholars: Poster presentation
>>>
>>> Postgraduate students and early career researchers who are
>> registered
>>> for the Conference are invited to present posters on their work,
>> thereby
>>> giving them a unique opportunity to showcase their research in a
>> visual
>>> format and contribute to the generation of ideas and discussion.
>>>
>>> Posters may be submitted on any topic related to
>> Biomedicine, ethics
>>> and human rights. The poster could include an abstract of your
>> thesis or
>>> research project, or some ideas or questions for future research.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Further details: www.biomedicineconvention.nl
>>> <http://www.biomedicinceconvention.nl/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We hope to welcome you in Rotterdam.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mahsa Ghari and Andre den Exter
>>>
>>> Erasmus University Rotterdam/Erasmus University Medical
>> Center
>>> --
>>> Mahsa Ghari
>>> Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
>>> Instituut Beleid, Management & Gezondheidszorg
>>> www.Biomedicineconvention.nl
>>> Info: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Met vriendelijke groet,
>>
>> Andre den Exter
>>
>> Erasmus MC/Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
>>
>> www.biomedicineconvention.nl
>>
>> Info: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Alison M. Jaggar
> Professor of Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies
> Philosophy Graduate Director and Associate Chair
> Department of Philosophy, UCB 232,
> University of Colorado at Boulder
> Boulder, CO 80309-0232
> 303-492-8997 (direct line)
> 303-492-6132 (dept. office)
> 303-492-8386 (fax)
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