The Oldest Liberation Movement at EVAW

Finn Mackay introduces the Feminist Coalition Against Prostitution.

Also see Mind The Gap for information regarding a Welsh branch of FCAP.

Misogyny and male violence against women is endemic but the truth must remain hidden

also at EVAW. Jennifer Drew questions the silence around femicide in the UK.

Ignoring forced marriage doesn’t make it go away at Rhetorically Speaking

Straw sacrifices prostitution law to ban strikes by prison staff at Incurable Hippie

IH also asks for support protesting the opening of a Hooters in Sheffield while Cruella-blogger Kate asks for support protesting the application from a London pub hoping to introduce strip shows.

Also at Cruella-blog, an argument in favour of the Swedish model and a hat tip for leading me to this interview of Roger Matthews, a criminology Professor and expert on prostitution, by Julie Bindel

Debs at the Burning Times suggests a national conference for Radical Feminists. Debs updates frequently and I find it hard to choose any single article to recommend, so here are a few more: an article on Rape Crisis, and a defence of women only spaces Part 1 and Part 2 inspired by this post by Michelle at Lonergirl, and here’s another response from RMott.

Another post by RMott to recommend, I am confused.

Maia writes on Contraception, sex education and abortion

Why Im a Feminist by Mwezzi at Me and My Army

Nectarine writes about meeting women from Swanseas Older Feminist Network.

Nectarine has also set up a new blog which I will contributing to, Crazy Like Us?, a feminist look at mental health in the UK. Please visit, comment, and contribute your stories and news.

Scotland Looks To Success Of Swedish Model at Sparklematrix. Sparklematrix also covered the story of Colin Norris, the male nurse who serial murdered the elderly women in his care - another clear example of femicide that went mostly unnamed.

Anji explains why Support of Pornography and Prostitution is not Feminist

Over at the F-Word, news of a campaign for feminist author Sheila Rowbotham to keep her job at the University of Manchester, who seriously need to untwist their budget priorities.

And finally - a reminder to support and subscribe to UK feminist magazine Subtext.