Debra Bowen got her start in politics as the attorney for the Venice Town Council. When she was elected California Secretary of State in 2006, like any good Venetian, her first act was to ban electronic voting machines. This courageous act earned her the attention of the Kennedys. Both Ted and Caroline attended her award...
By Edizen Stowell In Venice anything and everything happens. On August 23, a number of men and women proudly took off their shirts and marched down the Venice Boardwalk to support a woman’s right to go topless in public on National Go Topless Day. Other cities involved included Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York City,...
By John Ross Mexico City – “The Adelitas have arrived/To defend our oil/Whoever wants to give it to the foreigners/Will get the shit kicked out of him!” yodeled the brigades of women pouring onto the esplanade of the Mexican senate to protest a petroleum privatization measure President Felipe Calderón insists is not a petroleum privatization...
By Cara Adams Bea Free, as she named herself, was a true Venice legend. The city of Venice has lost a true pioneer. 1966 was the year Bea first set foot into the community full of activists, artists, political advocates, and people trying to change the world. Her friends and passions were many. Along with...
By Lynne Bronstein For the last 30 years or so, women have been learning to assert themselves and how to delegate authority without aping the worst traits of authoritative males. Does assertiveness training work? Well, it still helps if people are able to abandon their double standards. Regardless of what one thinks of Hillary Clinton’s...
By C.V. Beck Way, way, way back in the 60s, hangin’ out in “da village”(yes, that village), I met a guy, Bill, at the Cafe Feenjon who was working as a manager at the Playboy Club “uptown.” He arranged for me to go up there for an interview. I went, scared to death. I was...
By CJ Groner Women have much to celebrate these days … and also much to lament. We have the first female Speaker of the House in Nancy Pelosi – great. We also have the first serious female contender for President of the United States in Hillary Clinton … who is desperately trying to scratch out...
Happy Women’s Month! Suzanne Thompson – Political Organizer; Fundraiser, Former President, Neighborhood Council Navalette Tabor Bailey – Venice Historical Society; Oakwood Seniors Sheila Bernard – President, Lincoln Place Tenants Assn; former President, Neighborhood Council Yvonne Guzman – Director, “Reach for the Top” – Housing for homeless children, men and women Carol Wells – Director, Center for the Study of Political Graphics Challis MacPherson – Chair, Land Use and Planning Committee of...
Big Island, Hawai’i – Today my friend Ardas taught a kundalini yoga class to a new momma with her three-moon new daughter. I attended to feel the vibes and fill out the class. We chanted and breathed really well. It was a delight to feel the bond between baby Io’lani, (named for the hawaiian word...
