#6

here's the latest subtext "minutes"(not so timely tho-)
notes and thoughts inspired by our January discussion in honor of Mary Daly.

Next subtext in March? some idication of the discussion below.
*Open call to new tour guide to our studies...*

Subtext #6
1/28/10

Alyssa, Robyn, Kath, Monica, Kathy, Christine, Anna

Discussion about Mary Daly.
Monica spoke for a bit about Mary Daly
Kath read a segment from GynEcology
Mother church
Mother country
But it doesn’t hold what we are
Daly as theologan
Church as patriarchy
From the father
Language, deconstructing the language
New church, sphia, shekinah
Power play, didn’t miss it, authoritatively squashed it
Making meaning
Labris, abalisk-womyn’s sword
Since 1980 women outnumber men in colleges and universities
Transgendered
Sex changes how you are respected and compensated

Ideas for the Next session

Mary Daly (ch5), Audre Lorde’s > response, Mary Daly’s (Amazon Grace) response

and...
more...

Burka Discussion
Dgender terrorism
Power of woman to distract man
Power of man to cover women

Culture class (fez) choice
What would Mary daly do?

Web of life, connections, internet
Change was not won through conflict but through the web
Raine Eisler, fem symbols of power
Law of reciprocity vs. self sacrifice

Mother Child
Mother daughter- friends
Mother son-?
Respect for elders