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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Makes me want to be in LA

Something that is a huge rarity, but I heart Jill Soloway, Jessi Klein, and Nina Hartley...and I think these issues are way more complicated than they seem. I would love a full report on this - someone? Meanwhile, here in New York, taxi driver/memoirist Melissa Plaut, who I interviewed in Penthouse recently, will be reading from her book HACK at 6th Avenue and 8th followed by a party at Happy Ending at 8.

And they have aa website and a kickass blog.

From their blog:

Modern feminism has evolved to a place where we understand that we must align with ALL women, including working women and stay-at-home-moms and strippers and sex workers-- with the understanding that inside our still-patriarchal culture, our choices are often limited by the very lack of them.

But do we only love sex workers who make less than 25k before taxes a year? If Britney were a single mom who stripped every night and had a hard time getting childcare for her babies, would we have a lot more sympathy for her? Is it only the ginormous amount of money she makes that instead causes us to point to her and her ilk as the DOWNFALL of modern lady power?


Who?

Hip-Hop Trio Yo Majesty, Porn Queen Nina Hartley, "Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping With Chicks" Author Jen Sincero, Dance-Punk Divas Von Iva, comediennes Jessi Klein and Jessica Chaffin , neo-feminist philosopher Tracy McMillan, Code Pink, and more!

What?

Lady Party 911 will kick into high gear with an onstage incarnation of The Conversation, featuring comediennes Jessi Klein and Jessica Chaffin hosting a debate on the burning issue OBJECT calls "Punishing the Princesses: The Media’s Obsession With Condemning Paris, Lindsay and Britney." Their guests – porn queen/sex educator Nina Hartley; Jen Sincero, author of "The Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping With Chicks"; and neo-feminist philosopher Tracy McMillan – promise a spirited exchange. The other gals in the joint are encouraged to join in with theories and questions. After a performance by fashion-forward San Francisco dance-punk queens Von Iva and Yo Majesty will bring their hot booty-bass old-school jams all the way from Tampa, Fla.

When?

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007
7:30 p.m. – Doors Open
8:00 p.m. sharp – The Conversation
9:30 p.m. – Von Iva
11:00 p.m. – Yo Majesty

Admission before 8:00 is $8.00; admission thereafter is $12.00.
Tickets are available at the door or through TicketWeb.
Lady Party 911 is open to revelers 18 and older.

Where?

The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd., between Park Ave. and Scott Ave., in Echo Park (no entry on Sunset Blvd.; valet parking will be available)

Why?

Because we need a fresh female forum that transcends the side-choosing women's politics of yore. Because music, comedy, speakers and activists encourage dialogue on issues like power and sexuality in a way that’s thought-provoking and entertaining.

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