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hello, Sam P.,
        i think that global sisterhood does exist, and that it doesn't
always have to do with women coming to "consensus", but instead with
"agreeing to disagree", with sharing, listening to one another and
learning from one another.
        in your reading & writing, try to keep in mind the roles which
variables such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and gender play
in intercultural communication.  particularly interesting in this area
are the exchanges between women from industrialized countries and from
developing nations. also, consider, "who gets to define feminism"?  who
says that a woman who doesn't have a scholarly or academic background in
feminism cannot name herself  "feminist" if she so wishes? in fact, i
submit to you that  those who live out from day to day, at the grassroots
level, in their homes and communities, the structural and physical
oppressions against women by all sorts of actors in the world
are closer to the gut & root meaning of feminist struggle.
        i'd also suggest that you keep alert to the numerous articles,
stories, and  anthologies (journals, books, video, and audio
documentaries) that have been published by women who attended the 95
Beijing Conference, particularly the NGO Forum. those are the best
testimonies of this marvelous thing called,
"sisterhood". i don't have titles to recommend, but a literature search
will take you to good sources.
        i hope this helps you and others interested in this wonderful
subject and the crossections between participatory development
communications & the fundamental roles women play.
   e.
Erica Martinez Atabei
Community RadioArts Producer


On Sun, 16 Mar 1997 17:23:02 -0500 Samuel Petonkova
<spetonk@BGNET.BGSU.EDU> writes:
>While I was working on a paper on feminist poetry and development I
>realized that feminist women themselves could not come to a consensus
>on
>certain issues . For instance, is there really an International
>Sisterhood of Women, or are they all fighting for differnt causes in
>their
>own little regions .
>
>What is International Sisterhood of Women, and does it really exist?
>Can anyone please lead me to some readings or books that might have an
>explanation for my question?
>
>Sam Petonkova
>