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Would you like to attend a Well-Being Through Creativity workshop and help two of your fellow Unboxeders prepare for their jaunt to the Nelson festival? Julia Campbell and Kaly Newman will be facilitating a creative-expressive therapy workshop on Sunday May 3rd.

The workshop will touch upon self-awareness, self-esteem, and body confidence. It will be a relaxed and informal session, and would be a great chance for the community of Unboxed to meet up, have fun exploring, and break some bread together.

When: 1-4pm, Sunday 3rd May
Where: 128 Abel Smith Street.

We'd love you to come! If you intend to, please contact Julia or Kaly or comment below!

Book your tickets here! http://bats.co.nz/shows/miss-conception/

In February 2014 The Clitlective presented Rosaleen Moxey and Ania Upstill's play "Mis{s}conception" for Wellington's Fringe Festival.

The play is a new work about the challenges of infertility in modern times. Based on a true story, the play follows Chloe, a successful twenty-something whose life has gone perfectly to plan until she tries to get pregnant. Offering a humorous but empathetic insight into pregnancy in modern times, Mis{s}Conception follows the story of one woman's attempts to get pregnant, trying anything that might help – including even ph***ic fertility statues.

This project explored the problem of infertility in modern times, an increasingly pertinent issue for women as many choose to have children later and often face difficulties as a result. The topic of infertility was particularly relevant for co-writer and performer Ania Upstill, herself the product of In Vitro Fertilisation in its early days in the late 1980s. Says Upstill, “My mother had a very successful career and was ahead of her time in many ways, including the choice to have children in her late 30's. Only in recent years have I realised how much work my parents had to go through to have my sister and I, and that those difficulties are increasingly becoming the norm. Infertility can be a highly fraught, leaving women feeling vulnerable and incapable even though they are successful in other areas of their life. I hope that this play helps facilitate discussions about infertility and lessen the shame associated with it.”

Mis{s}Conception offered a sympathetic look at infertility and conception through Chloe's experiences. Will she or won't she? Or will she just go crazy trying?

Performances were held at 128 Abel Smith St for koha entry. Despite the heat, we packed out!

Written by: Rosaleen Moxey and Ania Upstill
Cast: Rosaleen Moxey, Eleanor Rowan and Helen McIntosh.
Producer: Chennoah Pentecost Walford
Set: Matt Ashworth
Photo Credit: Chennoah Walford

Photo Credit: Julia Campbell

"Innocence is not doing. Not running off to New York. Not drinking whiskey till 4 AM. Not fu***ng that boy or girl because they make your heart scream electric, then waking up unpunished the next day. Not hacking a system rigged against you. Innocence is a relic of a time when women had the same legal status as children. Innocence is beneficial to your owner. It benefits you not at all."
- Molly Crabapple, 'On Turning 30'

This Sunday the 27th our fab social coordinator Kaly Newman has organised an informal meeting with the Wellington Young Feminists.

We'll be meeting at 3pm at Fidel's Cafe.

Check it.

This'll be a great opportunity for us to exchange ideas, and basically get to know each other.

Email [email protected] or message us here for more info.

It was romance. I made him breakfast.

Trigger Warning: Breakfast The morning after I was r***d, I thought I could create another story

Our Open Letter has been posted by Theatreview: The New Zealand Performing Arts Review & Directory. Thanks for joining the discussion!

New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews - Theatreview A few members of the community raised concerns about our recent production of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer (MMRP), a play we produced as part of the international V-Day Movement. As a result, we wrote an open letter aiming to address those concerns and clarify the position of The Clitl…

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Top Five Alternatives To Bras http://www.autostraddle.com/top-five-alternatives-to-bras-232097/

Not sure if we qualify, but other groups might want to know about this! (and if someone from the Clitlective wants to follow up on it...)

Nora Swann - stylist from Kila's Style in Auckland is coming to Wainuiomata on the 3rd of May to run a mini event in the lead up to New Zealand Eco Fashion Exposed in July. We are going to hold a MOTHER'S DAY PAMPER AFTERNOON for the ladies of Wainuiomata and the Hutt Valley ... we are looking for a local group or two to help fund raise for. More details on the Pamper Day will be available shortly but would appreciate any ideas in approaching groups that need to fund raise. Ideally groups with a woman or children focus would be great ... cheers Denise ... please comment below and also message me

Inspirational and totally well written.

xoJane My decision to do p**n to pay for college was a private one I made, and then I was outed to my university classmates by another Duke student who had seen me on the Internet a few months ago. After promising me he would respect my privacy, he proceeded to reveal who I was to the entire Greek system,…

Sultry songstresses in the studio!

Twitter / juliac_online: Recording pick-ups for the ... Instantly connect to what's most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news.

Tumblr users prove their aptitude for satire once again.

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I 'enjoy' the refreshingly (from Stuff!) snarky pro-feminist tone of this article about a hypocritical 'domestic goddess' mogul.

Women 'enjoy' housework She thinks ironing is ther**eutic and needing me time is ridiculous. Agree?

Food for thought from Tumblr.

2013: The Year In Sexism Behold the moments that showed the feminist cause still has a long road to travel.

The two remaining members of ***yRiot Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, have been released from prison!

Thank you to everyone who sent emails, signed petitions and sent letters, your pressure has made a real difference!

We think this is great news - though it does not end the struggle for human rights in Russia!

Please SHARE if you agree!

P***y Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina to be freed from prison New amnesty bill leads to early release.

Fighting against the feminisation of poverty

More Than A Minimum Wage: What Recent Protests Tell Us About Women's Economic Justice "This is the beginning of a war on an economy that makes certain people vulnerable so a select few can survive."

"Contrary to popular belief, feminists do not believe that all men are ra**sts, but ra**sts do." -Van Badham on r**e culture in this article:

How not to raise a ra**st | Van Badham Van Badham: We know the kind of circumstances that create a ra**st – so let's set about eradicating them instead of blaming r**e victims for drinking

“Yes, my consuming desire is to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, barroom regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording—all this is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always supposedly in danger of assault and battery... I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night...” Sylvia Plath

Happy Halloween Clitlectivites!

BNV 2013 Finals Round #4 - Washington D C Poetry from the Brave New Voices Grand Slam Finals at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Continue the conversation at www.bravenewvoices.orgYoutube (http://w...

Fight the beauty standard!

See Why We Have An Absolutely Ridiculous Standard Of Beauty In Just 37 Seconds Reality check! Any woman who feels she's not good enough might understand why after watching this.

Bit of a long article, but some fascinating stuff here about the problems inherent in individualist-focused 'Lean In' feminism, as well as an interesting look at the 'mill girl' strikes at the centre of the early 20th century women's labour movement.

Facebook Feminism, Like It or Not | Susan Faludi | The Baffler The congregation swooned as she bounded on stage, the prophet sealskin sleek in her black skinny ankle pants and black ballet flats, a lavalier microphone clipped to the V-neck of her black button-down sweater. “All right!! Let’s go!!” she exclaimed, throwing out her arms and pacing the platform bef...

Remember to get in contact with Julia Campbell at [email protected] if you want to submit a video statement for her upcoming project 'What I Love About Being A Woman'. All woman-identified people are welcome!

To Prevent R**e on College Campuses, Focus on the Rapists, Not the Victims My colleague Emily Yoffe wrote in Slate today about the alarming frequency of a certain sad news story: “a young woman, sometimes only a girl, who goes to a party and ends up being r***d.” Yoffe goes on to argue that parents, schools, and sexual assault prevention experts can help...