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Stand for Planned Parenthood and women's right to have access to low-cost & good healthcare

Started Feb 19, 2011

Finalist on the Biggest Loser says show gave her an eating disorder...and more

Started Jun 16, 2010

Time to call the governor of California again!

Started Oct 15, 2009

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Really want to visit our red tent sisters in the UK! :)

Status posted by Eryka Peskin Jan 17

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Eryka Peskin replied to Red Tent Women's Project's discussion 'Getting started: what would you like to work toward this year?' in the group Smarter Harder Courageously!

Okay, I'll start: Goals that working SHC would help me achieve include: greater financial abundance; more connection with people I love; freedom to be where I want to be; and the knowledge that I am using my talents and gifts in the way(s) they…

Jan 15

A 4-week course to have Your Most Abundant Year Ever! at The comfort of your own home

February 6, 2012 from 8pm to 9pm

Hey all!You might not know that in addition to being the administrator of the Red Tent, I am also an Abundance Coach! For more info about that, see www.eryka.com.And I want you all to have the most abundant year EVER. So I'm offering a 4 week course on how to do just that!For more info, go to http://www.eryka.com/mostabundantyearever.html(And, by the way, this is one…See More

Event posted by Eryka Peskin Jan 13

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10 Ways to Have a Ridiculously Abundant Holiday Season! at Your own phone

December 14, 2011 from 8pm to 9pm

Hi everyone!I'm so excited to share a telecall I'm holding on how to have a wonderfully abundant holiday season.Why am I doing this? Because it no fun at all to feel miserable or less-than-happy when everyone around you appears (and that’s the operative word here) to be having the time of their lives. And feeling low just ruins the whole holiday season, doesn’t it? I mean, who wants that? This is a time of parties and family and friends and wine and...and...and, so let’s do whatever we can…See More

Event posted by Eryka Peskin Dec 5, 2011

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FCW Society

The FCW Society was co-founded in 2005 by Joanne Morton and Courtney McLean and exists today because of all of the fucking cool women in the world! Join our yahoo group by sending an email to fcwsociety-subscribe@yahoogroups.comSee More

Imelda C. Fuentes, MSC. joined Eryka Peskin's group Aug 11, 2011

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Healthy Home, Healthy Body at Address given out upon registration

April 13, 2011 all day

After years of being a women's health activist and advocate, the inimitable Dr. Christiane Northrup turns her attention to the environment and the relationship between our health...and our homes.Join us on Wednesday, April 13th for a revealing and eye-opening look at the relationship between our home and our health.She will also talk briefly about Team Northrup's mission to create vibrant health and vibrant wealth.Dr. Northrup is the author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, the Wisdom of…See More

Event posted by Eryka Peskin Apr 4, 2011

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Teaching communication and compassion in Israel and Palestine

Roberta Wall is a Nonviolent Communication teacher based in Upstate New York. This Spring, she is teaching NVC in Israel and Palestine. At the time of the most recent bombing in Jerusalem (March 2011), this is what she was doing: Arava Institute NVC TrainingThe room was abuzz with participants working in small groups, listening to the feelings and needs of people who heard messages that were hard to hear. In our small group, the first message one of the young men picked was trying to talk to…See More

Blog post by Eryka Peskin Mar 30, 2011

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Stand for Planned Parenthood and women's right to have access to low-cost & good healthcare

Today the US House of "Representatives" voted to bar Planned Parenthood from federal funding. They cut funding for HIV tests, cancer screenings, birth control, and more, putting millions of women and families at risk.I live in New York, where all but two (!!) congressMEN voted against the bill. It's at times like this that I (fleetingly) wish I lived in a place where my deeply held progressive beliefs weren't quite so mainstream, where I could repeatedly dial my representative and it might…See More

Discussion posted by Eryka Peskin Feb 19, 2011

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What issues are most important to you?: Women's empowerment, reproductive health, the environment (climate change & chopping down redwoods, specifically), poverty, violence against women, ending racism and homophobia, domestic violence...
Framed more positively, I want the world to be the beautiful and safe place I know it can be.

What kind of social activism do you engage in?: I'm a social worker/community organizer, and co-founder of the Red Tent Women's Project, and proud of it!

What organizations do you love or work with?: Red Tent Women's Project (of course!), V-Day, SAFER (Students Active for Ending Rape), Planned Parenthood, the list goes on and on and on...

What books, music, films, etc. do you think educate and empower women?: So many! Right now I'm reading Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, about a global humanitarian movement that encompasses the numerous environmental, social justice and indigenous preservation nongovernmental organizations throughout the world.

Career: what do you do or want to do?: I'm a cofounder and director of the Red Tent Women's Project, and I love it! Basically my goal is to be happy and help others achieve their highest potential.

What skills and interests to do you have to offer to others in the Red Tent Women's Project communty? This is your chance, so sell yourself!: I have a masters from Hunter College School of Social Work, and I have some experience in starting a nonprofit. :)

I'm in the process of becoming an eco-coach--helping people reduce their carbon footprints. If you're interested in learning more, send me an email. I am also a writer and a photographer--you can see some of my photos at erykap.etsy.com.

I am also interested in women's health, and I'm lucky enough to be on a team with Dr. Christiane Northrup (who wrote Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, among other great women's health books) in order to maximize financial and physical health.

What would you like other members of this community to know? About yourself, about the world...anything (try not to be profane, though)!: I'm a social worker, a nonprofit start-up coach, a carbon coach, a photographer and a writer.

What was your "women really matter and I'm going to do something about it" moment?: I was lucky to be raised by a fantastic single mother who always made it clear that women matter, that girls matter, and that we have power.

I've worked my entire life towards reproductive health and justice, with battered women, women refugees, women's health. My earliest memories are going to marches on Washington for peace, abortion, and equal pay. (See mom above. :) ) But my proudest moments are opening the doors to the Red Tent Women's Project on March 21st, 2006, and when we launched Red Tent part II (aka this website) on August 13, 2008.

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Posted on March 30, 2011 at 10:05am

Thoughts on women, power, and leadership, after the Omega Institute's annual Women and Power conference

Note: this write-up was originally supposed to be brief. So much for that. Once I got started, I couldn't stop. :) I'm interested in hearing your thoughts!

-Eryka…

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Posted on September 29, 2010 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

An eww moment, from an unexpected source

I thought long and hard about posting this.

I am a big believer in supporting other organizations and their missions, especially women's empowerment organizations, and I don't like to badmouth efforts and approaches. There have certainly been times when I've disagreed with methods and sometimes even the outcomes. And I'm sure there are people who've disagreed with the Red Tent's.

(I know this because we've gotten emails. For which I'm grateful...after a few minutes to… Continue

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 7:51pm — 1 Comment

Why everything, EVERYTHING should be in writing

So a few years back when we were getting the Red Tent Women's Project ready to open, we (the board of directors) decided that it would be a good idea to have a security alarm system installed.

It was the first time I'd ever done something like that--I'd never had an alarm system in my life, and never had my home robbed (knock on wood!), and so I called around to a few places to get quotes. Most were five year contracts, and there was one that quoted me a three year contract so I went… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2009 at 12:22pm — 3 Comments

Read my political blog...elsewhere!

Since IRS rules are strict about nonprofits and partisan politics, and I'm currently engaging in partisan politics in Ohio, I can't post here. So check out my blog! I'd love to hear what you all think.

http://erykainohio.blogspot.com/

Posted on October 1, 2008 at 9:58pm

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At 11:57pm on December 6, 2010, Julene Allen said…: My name is Julene Allen-Dell'Amor
I hope you get a chance to watch my video, "America=3rd World?". Feedback is appreciated.

At 12:54pm on September 10, 2010, Jan Tchamani said…: Thanks for your recent email, Eryka. I'm glad to see you're going strong. I'd appreciate a little message sometime...

At 6:43pm on June 12, 2010, Perlita gave Eryka Peskin a gift…: Red Ribbon
Hi!!! Cheers, Perlita
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At 11:49am on February 5, 2010, Jan Tchamani said…: Hi Eryka

It's been a long while - I just noticed that the last comment was mine on Oct 11th... Are you OK? You gave me a lot of encouragement when I was starting out with my group and I do think of you and wonder.

All the best
Jan

At 1:44pm on October 11, 2009, Jan Tchamani said…: Hi Eryka

It's been a while... How are you? How's the project?

Jan

At 2:05pm on July 14, 2009, Amber Van Cleave said…: Oh, and also, the Red Tent Guide sounds like a great idea!

At 10:54am on October 10, 2008, Joanne Morton said…: GREAT SCREENING ON MONDAY! Hope you raised lots of $$ for the RED TENT WOMEN's PROJECT! Rock on in OHIO!!

At 6:27pm on August 31, 2008, Emily said…: I miss you and our writing group! I'm insanely busy here in TX, but I think about the red tent all the time! Hope all is well! <3

At 8:52pm on August 23, 2008, Lina Villegas said…: Yes, I'd love to play again there soon!!

At 7:59pm on August 21, 2008, Lina Villegas said…: Hey Eryka!
I'm more than willing to do a performance with fund-raising purposes...
Let me know!!