New Exhibits Are Up In St. Pete. Space Opens By Appointment Only Thurs., Fri., Sat., January 1, 2017

Welcome All – The M.O.M. Museum Art Annex is poised to open its doors on January 1, 2017. The new hours are by appointment only. You must call ahead or e-mail: PH: 207.504.3001/MOMmuseum@gmail.com. Visitors may also opt to “Spend A Night At The Museum,” Thurs-Sat. More info coming on Air B & B. Our newContinue reading “New Exhibits Are Up In St. Pete. Space Opens By Appointment Only Thurs., Fri., Sat., January 1, 2017”

SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT & Perform With FEROCITY-St. Petersburg, FLA-Feb 10-11, 2017

Deadline Extended to November 20th! CFP – Mothering From The Margins Conference; St. Petersburg, FLA 10-11 February 2017 How can mothers, fathers, daughters, sons and caregivers SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT, and perform with FEROCITY? Calling all social scientists, women’s, sexuality, and gender scholars, masculinity studies scholars, motherhood and fatherhood scholars, artists, performers, and those interestedContinue reading “SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT & Perform With FEROCITY-St. Petersburg, FLA-Feb 10-11, 2017”

Patriarchy and its Obsession with Feminine Chastity [Click]

By Pavithra Viswanath Manju is a mother of two and a feminist. Throughout our conversation, Manju discussed patriarchy through her feminist lens and expressed her views and anger about various social problems and practices. I am unsure why she did not share any of her personal experiences. Manju started the conversation by discussing how many rituals inContinue reading “Patriarchy and its Obsession with Feminine Chastity [Click]”

“I wish I were your son” — The Unspoken Message of a Daughter to Her Father [LINK]

This week I interviewed Aarthi, a mother of two kids. We started our conversation by watching an Indian commercial ‘Ariel – #ShareTheLoad,’ which is about patriarchy and gender roles. After watching the ad film Aarthi bursted with emotion — “It’s so much true! My life is full of it. In my next birth, I wantContinue reading ““I wish I were your son” — The Unspoken Message of a Daughter to Her Father [LINK]”