International
Women's Day New Orleans 2006 Podcast
Contact:
Crystal Kile
nccrow@tulane.edu
504
865 5248
This
document is archived on the web at http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006
sophie.tulane.edu presents
The
audio podcast of
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY NEW ORLEANS 2006
"ADDRESSES
ON THE MATTER OF NEW ORLEANS"
WEDNESDAY
8 MARCH 2006
DIXON
AUDITORIUM, NEWCOMB COLLEGE, TULANE UNIVERSITY
Presented
by the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women
in
collaboration with the New Orleans Women's Studies Consortium, The New Orleans
Network (http://neworleansnetwork.org/),
and Girl Gang Productions (http://www.girlgangproductions.com/)
HURRICANE-
AND RECOVERY-RELATED PROJECTS AT NEWCOMB COLLEGE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
invite your participation and support
Clearinghouse
of Hurricane-Related Research on Women and Gender
Clearinghouse
of Hurricane-Related Publications on Women and Gender
Database
of Women's Services and Organizations in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Newcomb
Women's Stories of the Storm
Documentary
Project on the Fight for and the Evolution of Newcomb
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY NEW ORLEANS 2006 PODCAST
TRACKLISTING
01
Intro (Music into Words) - Eluard Burt II and Crystal Kile (3:08)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/01intromusicintowordsburtkile.mp3
02
Intro (spoken) - Crystal Kile
(3:33)
http://nccrow.tulane.edu/hurricanes/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/02introspokenkile.mp3
03
Address on the Matter of New Orleans by Herreast Harrison (32:45)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/03addressonneworleansharrison.mp3
04
Address on the Matter of New
Orleans by Mab Segrest (22:40)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=mab+segrest&z=y
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/04addressonneworleanssegrest.mp3
05
New Orleans Women's Studies Consortium
(3:01)
NOWSC
is the women's studies programs, women's centers, and individual members of the
of the Delgado Community College,
Dillard University, Loyola University, Newcomb College, Southern
University at New Orleans, Tulane University, the University of New Orleans,
and Xavier University communities in confederation with teachers, friends,
researchers, artists, and activists in the greater New Orleans area. For
information, contact Susanne Dietzel at the Loyola Women's Resource Center 504
864 7880
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/05nolawomensstudiesconsortium.mp3
06
New Orleans Network (3:28)
http://www.neworleansnetwork.org/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/06neworleansnetwork.mp3
07
Hike for KaTREEna (2:34)
http://www.hikeforkatreena.com/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/07hikeforkatreena.mp3
08
Incite! Women of Color Against Violence (3:05)
http://www.incite-national.org/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/08incite.mp3
09
SARA (Sexual Assault Recovery Assistance)/NORAAA (New Orleans Regional Alliance
Against Abuse)/Metro Battered Women's Program (2:49)
24-hour
Crisis/Helpline: 504 837 5400 (the old YWCA Rape Crisis number 504 483 8888 is
being forwarded to SARA post-Katrina, as well)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/09saranoraaametrobatteredwomen.mp3
10
People's Hurricane Relief Fund
(5:13)
Speaker
Cherice Harrison-Nelson is the daughter of IWD 2006 NOLA featured speaker Herreast
Harrison.
http://www.communitylaborunited.net/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/10peopleshurricanerelieffund.mp3
11
Iron Rail (1:39)
http://www.freewebs.com/ironrail/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/11ironrail.mp3
12
NOLA Queer Women's Project (3:59)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/12nolaqueerwomensproject.mp3
13
Erace (3:26)
http://www.eracismneworleans.org/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/13erace.mp3
14
Common Ground Algiers (Beverly Rainbolt) (8:30)
Speaker
Beverly Rainbolt is a New Orleans poet, activist, and a longtime member of the
New Orleans Women's Studies Consortium.
http://www.commongroundrelief.org/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/14commongroundalgiersbeverlyrainbolt.mp3
15
Common Ground Women's Center (2:31)
http://www.commongroundrelief.org/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/15commongroundwomensscenter.mp3
16
Communities in Schools (1:49)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/16communitiesinschools.mp3
17
KidsmART (1:43)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/17kidsmart.mp3
18
Fashion Collaborative/Craft Mafia
(2:27)
http://www.dismantled-designs.com/
http://neworleanscraftmafia.com/
http://www.myspace.com/nolafashion
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/18fashioncollaborativecraftmafia.mp3
19
Mandy (student Loyola NO) (2:42)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/19mandystudentloyola.mp3
20
Safe Streets/Safe Communities (11:22)
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/20safestreetssafecommunities.mp3
BONUS
TRACK: WOMEN OF THE STORM PANEL DISCUSSION (7 March 2006)
http://www.womenofthestorm.org/
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/womenofthestormtuwa030706.mp3(1
hour/55.2 MB)
Though
members of Women of the Storm present at International Women's Day were unable
to stay to participate in the speakout, a panel of five members of the group
discussed their organization, their activism, and their adventures at an
gathering sponsored by the Tulane University Women's Association (http://www.tulane.edu/~tuwa) on the
afternoon of Tuesday 7 March at the Newcomb College Center for Research on
Women. We are pleased to be able to podcast the audio of this wonderful event
moderated by Diana Pinckley (http://www.zehno.com)
featuring sister Women of the Storm Jeanette Bell, Pam Bryan, Tanya Tetlow,
Norma Jane Sabiston, and Pamela Pipes. The voice you hear at the beginning of
the track is that of Janet Hansche, host of the event for the Tulane University
Women's Association. Thanks to Barbara Knill of TUWA for her work producing the
event.
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/iwd2006/womenofthestormtuwa030706.mp3(1
hour/55.2 MB)
RIGHTS AND
DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
Please
do not redistribute these materials without including this notice.
The
recordings of "International Women's Day New Orleans 2006" and
"Women of the Storm Panel Discussion" are the property of the Newcomb
College Center for Research on Women and may not be included or archived in any
commerical publications (printed or online) without written permission.
Listeners may reproduce these files for educational purposes in accordance with
the principles of fair use of copyrighted materials as stated in the Copyright
Act of 1976, as Amended 1994. Artists and performers retain copyright on their
respective intellectual properties. For specific copyright information, for
permissions and other information, please contact the Newcomb College Center
for Research on Women, Tulane University at nccrow@tulane.edu or 504 865 5238.
ABOUT
THE FEATURED SPEAKERS AT IWD 2006 NEW ORLEANS:
ELUARD BURT II, flutist/moderator, is one of the Jedi Masters of
New Orleans. Before the storm, he was already at work on a map of the beats and
rhythms of New Orleans. As an educator and mentor, he is an active friend of
the feminine of New Orleans, as well as a noted nurturer of
percussionists. He and his family
have mostly relocated to Los Angeles, but plan to return. Learn more about Mr.
Burt and his work at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/eluardco
HERREAST
J. HARRISON was born in
Lecompte, Louisiana. She attended the YWCA School of Commerce (1957-1958), was selected
as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Loyola University (1974), and
earned Associate (2001) and Bachelor (2003) Degrees in Substance Abuse from
Southern University at New Orleans. In 2005, she completed her M.A. in Museum
Studies at SUNO. She and her family have deep roots in the Ninth Ward, and have
long been involved in work to document, preserve, and foster Mardi Gras Indian
culture, along with other aspects of local African-American culture.
Mrs. Harrison has been a
successful business owner for over thirty-two years, while working at the same
time as a music producer and and an artist. A fifth-generation quilter, she is
widely known for incorporating intricate beaded motifs and symbols into her
works. She presents quilting workshops to schoolchildren throughout the state
of Louisiana, and has travelled to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean to
share her knowledge of the African-American cultural traditions of New Orleans.
During recent years, she served New Orleans as an artist-in-residence among
students at Oretha Castle Haley Elementary School, Helen S. Edwards Elementary
School, and Rabouin High School.
In 2000, Mrs. Harrison
received a commission from the Preamble Center in Washington, DC to create the
Spirit Quilt, a piece dedicated to lives lost to environmental hazards in
communities across the United States. In addition to being exhibited locally at
such venues as the Contemporary Arts Center, her beaded and feathered
"dress art" regalia has been exhibited throughout Europe and the
United States in a traveling exhibition associated with the work of noted Yale
University historian Robert Farris Thompson. A collaborative artwork by the
Harrison family was acquired by the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian
Institution in 2004. An NPR story featuring Mrs. Harrison's son, Big Chief
Donald Harrison, Jr., parading in the Treme on Mardi Gras Day 2006: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5237773
MAB
SEGREST is chair of Gender and
Women's Studies at Connecticut College in New London. She earned her doctorate
in English from Duke University. Her first book, My Mama's Dead Squirrel, is
considered the first book of feminist literary criticism of southern
literature. Her second book, Memoir of a Race Traitor, was named an outstanding
book on human rights. Her most recent book, Born to Belonging: Writings on
Spirit and Justice, is based on her travels in Africa, Asia, and the United
States and reflects on the tremendous changes society is witnessing now and how
we can envision more human and just alternatives to our current systems. Before
rejoining the academy in 1998 as a visiting professor at Duke, Segrest was
instrumental in the feminist small press movement and a founding member of
Feminary: A Lesbian Feminist Journal for the South. She is the founder of North
Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence, served on the Board of the
Center for Democratic Renewal, and served as the coordinator of the Urban-Rural
Mission, a program of the World Council of Churches.
While visiting Tulane
during Fall 2004 as a Mellon Professor, Segrest coordinated and hosted
"Shake Loose Our Skins," a literary event featuring returning Zale
Writers-in-Residence Sonia Sanchez, Joanna Scott, and Linda Hogan. The podcast
is available at http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/zale/shakelooseourskin/
ABOUT
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
The
first Women's Day took place in 1908 when socialist women in the United States
organized a mass meeting on behalf of women's political and economic
rights. In 1910, at the second
International Conference of Socialist Women in Copenhagen, International
Women's Day was formally established, and the first demonstrations were held in
Germany on March 19, 1911. Dates of the observance have varied, but the
widespread protests by women in Petrograd on March 8, 1917, which triggered the
socialist revolution in Russia, also helped to fix that date as IWD.
As
one of its founders, Lena Lewis, declared in 1910, IWD was originally not a
celebration, but an anticipation of the struggles necessary to "eventually
and forever stamp out the last vestige of male egotism and his desire to
dominate over women." For most of the twentieth century, especially in
eastern Europe, IWD honored working women-often in ways resembling Mother's
Day--but the resurgence of feminism in the 1970s helped to revive IWD and to
refocus its observance as a celebration of the achievements of women, their
international connections, and their shared struggle for equality, justice, and
peace.
For
the past three years, the New Orleans Women's Studies Consortium has convened
IWD events in New Orleans.
THE
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