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Kickoff of the NEW Resource and Action Group for Girlz-n-Womyn: |
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28 May 2004
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Kickoff of the NEW Resource and Action Group for Girlz-n-Womyn
This Saturday, May 29 in downtown Urbana
Workshops 10am - 5pm
--> Register at the Independent Media Center - 218 W. Main St.
Mocktail Hour and Open Mic 6pm - 9pm
--> @ OJC Technologies 115 W. Main St. floor #2 (wheelchair accessible!) |
... zine making | african dance | body awareness ...
... political action | knitting | open mic ...
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Kickoff of the NEW Resource and Action Group for Girlz-n-Womyn
This Saturday, May 29 in downtown Urbana
Workshops 10am - 5pm
--> Register at the Independent Media Center - 218 W. Main St.
Mocktail Hour and Open Mic 6pm - 9pm
--> @ OJC Technologies 115 W. Main St. floor #2 (wheelchair accessible!)
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R.A.G.G. - the Resource and Action Group for Girlz-n-Womyn - is a local
grassroots partnership OF girlz and womyn FOR girlz and womyn whose aim is
to provide safe spaces, resources, and activities to foster creativity,
self-expression, and empowerment.
Building on the work of GirlZone, which closed recently, R.A.G.G.
developed out of the community's desire to continue providing social
activities and workshops to girls and women in Champaign County.
For more details on the launch, see http://ragg.ucimc.org/launch.html
For more details on R.A.G.G., see http://ragg.ucimc.org
Pass this around to every woman and girl you know - we're going to have a
good time on Saturday, and we don't want anyone to miss out... :) |
See also:
http://ragg.ucimc.org/launch.html
http://ragg.ucimc.org
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Why Spell the word "Womyn" instead of "Women"? |
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womyn (nospam) womyn.net (unverified) |
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Finally, a serious question from Jack Ryan!
Here's an answer, paraphrased from THE FEMINIST DICTIONARY.
Some feminists choose an alternate spelling for the words "woman" and "women" in order to emphasize their independence from "man" and "men."
The English language constructs
woMAN and woMEN as dependent upon and derived from MAN and MEN.
The use of alternate spellings (like "womyn") is one way of showing how deeply the assumed dependence of "woMEN" on "MEN" is ingrained in our language and (inextricably) our way of thinking. It is also one way to begin changing that pattern of assumed dependence and subordination. |
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Interesting comments from Dictionary.com. The original indo-european meaning of the root "man" was just "person, human."
Usage Note: Traditionally, many writers have used man and words derived from it to designate any or all of the human race regardless of sex. In fact, this is the oldest use of the word. In Old English the principal sense of man was “a human,” and the words wer and wyf (or wæpman and wifman) were used to refer to “a male human” and “a female human” respectively. But in Middle English man displaced wer as the term for “a male human,” while wyfman (which evolved into present-day woman) was retained for “a female human.” Despite this change, man continued to carry its original sense of “a human” as well, resulting in an asymmetrical arrangement that many criticize as sexist. ·Nonetheless, a majority of the Usage Panel still accepts the generic use of man, although the women members have significantly less enthusiasm for this usage than the men do. For example, the sentence If early man suffered from a lack of information, modern man is tyrannized by an excess of it is acceptable to 81 percent of the Panelbut a breakdown by sex shows that only 58 percent of the women Panelists accept it, while 92 percent of the men do. A majority of the Panel also accepts compound words derived from generic man. The sentence The Great Wall is the only man-made structure visible from space is acceptable to 86 percent (76 percent of the women and 91 percent of the men). The sentence "The history of language is the history of mankind" (James Bradstreet Greenough and George Lyman Kittredge) is acceptable to 76 percent (63 percent of the women and 82 percent of the men). The Panel finds such compounds less acceptable when applied to women, however; only 66 percent of the Panel members (57 percent of the women and 71 percent of the men) accept the use of the word manpower in the sentence Countries that do not permit women to participate in the work force are at a disadvantage in competing with those that do avail themselves of that extra source of manpower. ·Similar controversy surrounds the generic use of -man compounds to indicate occupational and social roles. Thus the use of chairman in the sentence The chairman will be appointed by the Faculty Senate is acceptable to 67 percent of the Panel (52 percent of the women and 76 percent of the men). Approval rates fall much further, however, for -man compounds applied to women. Only 48 percent (43 percent of the women and 50 percent of the men) accept the use of the word in Emily Owen, chairman of the Mayor's Task Force, issued a statement assuring residents that their views would be solicited. A majority of the Panelists also rejects the verb man when used to refer to an activity performed by women. Fifty-six percent of the Panel (61 percent of the women and 54 percent of the men) disapprove of the sentence Members of the League of Women Voters will be manning the registration desk. See Usage Note at -ess. See Usage Note at men. See Usage Note at people. See Usage Note at person.
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Man.
abbr.
Manitoba.
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Man, Isle of
An island of Great Britain in the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of England. Occupied in the 9th century by Vikings, it passed from Norway to Scotland in 1266 and to the earls of Salisbury and of Derby in the 14th century. Parliament purchased the island in 1765, and it remains an autonomous possession of the British crown.
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man·u·al ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mny-l)
adj.
Of or relating to the hands: manual skill.
Done by, used by, or operated with the hands.
Employing human rather than mechanical energy: manual labor.
Of, relating to, or resembling a small reference book.
n.
A small reference book, especially one giving instructions.
Music. A keyboard, as of an organ or harpsichord, played with the hands.
A machine operated by hand.
Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle: the manual of arms.
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[Middle English, from Old French manuel, from Latin manulis, from manus, hand. See manus.]
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manu·al·ly adv.
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man
( P ) man: log in for this definition of man and other entries in Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, available only to Dictionary.com Premium members.
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man
\Man\, n.
Man of sin (Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil, whose coming is represented (--2 Thess. ii. 3) as preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic expression]
Man-stopping bullet (Mil.), a bullet which will produce a sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge; specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand when striking the human body. Such bullets are chiefly used in wars with savage tribes. Manbird \Man"bird`\, n. An aviator. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
man
\Man\, n.; pl. Men. [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf. Minx a pert girl.] 1. A human being; -- opposed tobeast.
These men went about wide, and man found they none, But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. --R. of Glouc.
The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
man
\Man\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manned; p. pr. & vb. n. Manning.] 1. To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.
See how the surly Warwick mans the wall ! --Shak.
They man their boats, and all their young men arm. --Waller.
2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. ``Theodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections.'' --Addison.
3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.] --Shak.
4. To furnish with a servants. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] --Shak.
Note: In ``Othello,'' V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.
To man a yard (Naut.), to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.
To man the yards (Naut.), to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: adult male] [ant: woman] 2: someone who serves in the armed forces; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: serviceman, military man, military personnel] [ant: civilian] 3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself" 4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover" [syn: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind] 5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: homo, human being, human] 6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" 7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you" 8: (informal) a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: woman] 9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman] 10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: Man, Isle of Man] 11: a small object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: piece] v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place 2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
man
Metropolitan Area Network
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2003 Denis Howe
man
Unix manual page
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man, WV (town, FIPS 50932)
Location: 37.74259 N, 81.87434 W
Population (1990): 914 (390 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Source: U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
man
(1.) Heb. 'Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived
from a word meaning "to be red," and thus the first man was called Adam because
he was formed from the red earth. It is also the generic name of the human race
(Gen. 1:26, 27; 5:2; 8:21; Deut. 8:3). Its equivalents are the Latin homo and
the Greek anthropos (Matt. 5:13, 16). It denotes also man in opposition to
woman (Gen. 3:12; Matt. 19:10).
(2.) Heb. 'ish, like the Latin vir and Greek
aner, denotes properly a man in opposition to a woman (1 Sam. 17:33; Matt.
14:21); a husband (Gen. 3:16; Hos. 2:16); man with reference to excellent
mental qualities.
(3.) Heb. 'enosh, man as mortal, transient, perishable (2
Chr. 14:11; Isa. 8:1; Job 15:14; Ps. 8:4; 9:19, 20; 103:15). It is applied to
women (Josh. 8:25).
(4.) Heb. geber, man with reference to his strength, as
distinguished from women (Deut. 22:5) and from children (Ex. 12:37); a husband
(Prov. 6:34).
(5.) Heb. methim, men as mortal (Isa. 41:14), and as opposed to
women and children (Deut. 3:6; Job 11:3; Isa. 3:25). Man was created by the
immediate hand of God, and is generically different from all other creatures
(Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:7). His complex nature is composed of two elements, two
distinct substances, viz., body and soul (Gen. 2:7; Eccl. 12:7; 2 Cor. 5:1-8).
The words translated "spirit" and "soul," in 1 Thess. 5:23, Heb. 4:12, are
habitually used interchangeably (Matt. 10:28; 16:26; 1 Pet. 1:22). The "spirit"
(Gr. pneuma) is the soul as rational; the "soul" (Gr. psuche) is the same,
considered as the animating and vital principle of the body. Man was created in
the likeness of God as to the perfection of his nature, in knowledge (Col.
3:10), righteousness, and holiness (Eph. 4:24), and as having dominion over all
the inferior creatures (Gen. 1:28). He had in his original state God's law
written on his heart, and had power to obey it, and yet was capable of
disobeying, being left to the freedom of his own will. He was created with holy
dispositions, prompting him to holy actions; but he was fallible, and did fall
from his integrity (3:1-6). (See FALL.)
Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
man
MAN: in Acronym Finder
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man
man: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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oops, sorry about all the extra stuff. |
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