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Time to call the governor of California again!

Started Oct. 15, 2009

My Little Red Book is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Lizz May. 18, 2009.

Quit judging ambitious women who happen to be moms!
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An eww moment, from an unexpected source

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Eryka Peskin replied to Red Tent Women's Project's discussion 'Questions and thoughts from the introduction: is the major challenge of the 21st century gender equality?'

I would agree that women have a tough time in developing nations--lack of access to basic resources like clean water, health care, food, even wood for heating. Not to mention lack of access to education (whether it's due to not having a school nearb…

January 11

Eryka Peskin is attending NARAL Pro-Choice New York's event

Reproductive Health Act (Phone) Call to Action at This is a toll-free conference call -- call from anywhere in New York State

January 27, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Reproductive Health Act (Phone) Call to Action Wednesday, January 27th 6:30-8:00 PM EST Call-in toll-free from anywhere in New York State Calling all pro-choice New Yorkers! Please join us on Wednesday, January 27th for NARAL Pro-Choice New York’s…

January 11

Eryka Peskin might attend NARAL Pro-Choice New York's event

KNOCKED UP: FEMINIST FILMAKERS CELEBRATE ROE at Wollman Hall at The New School (NYC) Enter at 66 W. 12th Street, walk across courtyard and take elevator to 5th Floor of 65 W. 11th Street.

January 14, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

KNOCKED UP: FEMINIST FILMAKERS CELEBRATE ROE Thursday, January 14th 7 to 9 PM Wollman Hall at The New School (NYC) Enter at 66 W. 12th Street, walk across courtyard and take elevator to 5th Floor of 65 W. 11th Street. Event is wheelchair accessible…

January 11

Michaela Maestas joined Eryka Peskin's group

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.com

January 11

Eryka Peskin added 2 events

Holiday Craft Bizarre on December 16, 2009 at 12pm to December 17, 2009 at 7pm
Conversations with Women in the Military on December 15, 2009 from 6pm to 7:30pm

December 15, 2009

Eryka Peskin added a discussion

Time to call the governor of California again!

Remember when California eliminated it's Department of Public Health's Domestic Violence Program's with a line item veto? Well, the CA state senate unanimously (thank goodness) voted for a bill that State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, has intro…

October 15, 2009

Eryka Peskin commented on Anicka Bäckström's blog post 'So what awaits the world of women?'

So I have finally jumped on the bandwagon here in NYC and started watching Mad Men. For those of you who don't know, it's a show set in the 60s about an advertising company. I've watched two episodes, and all I could think was, okay, we've got a lon…

September 2, 2009

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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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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 process.… Continue

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 7:51pm —

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 with that… 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 —

Great NY Times op-ed about women, politics, and Hillary

Second-Place Citizens, by Susan Faludi (wrote Ba… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2008 at 9:30pm —

McCain's TRUE stance on abortion

It seems that many women out there are confused about where McCain stands on abortion and reproductive freedom. Look no further! The truth is below...

From Slate.com
Abortion Contortion
John McCain bets the farm that women aren't listening.
By Dahlia Lithwick
Posted Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at 7:28 PM ET

John McCain is trying to pull a Jessica Seinfeld. Few Americans (less than 20 percent) want to return to an America in which abortion is almost always illegal, and if they knew McCa… Continue

Posted on August 22, 2008 at 3:30pm —

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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!!

At 1:35pm on August 1, 2008, natalia said…: hi eryka! thanks for the warm welcome. btw, i found out about red tent through dana skallman.

At 11:57am on July 2, 2008, Lizz said…: Aha! I mistakenly gave you the wrong URL. The website URL is" http://www.restorenyc.org

Check it out! Hope you're having a good week ;)

At 12:15pm on July 1, 2008, Lizz said…: Heard about a cool nonprofit trying to get off the ground that I thought you might appreciate. Their mission is to create a safe house for victims of sex trade. Check them out @: restore.org