...the magazine for a foreseeable future! February 2004

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news • Juarez March Heightens Pressure to Solve Murders by Theresa Braine, Women's e-news • Vagina Monologues stirs up Cairo by Christopher Walker, Women's e-news • Venezuela's government under siege! Join protest from Global Women's Strike • Death Threat Against Iraqi women's leader by Yanar Mohammed • Why Iraqi women reject imposition of Sharia law by Iraqi Governing Council ALERT: Venezuelan Government under threat Join protest March 1. From Global Women's STrike ALERT: Nuclear Waste to go to "unregulated" disposal sites from NIRS NEWS FEATURE: • Radioactive weapons are illegal! Interview with attorney Karen Parker by Stephanie Hiller women's spirituality • A Magdalene for the 21st Century by Deborah Rose • The Gospel of Mary women's stories • Raise the Black Lantern by Inhui Lee • Voyage to Planet California by Jan Steckel • The Will of a Woman: The adventures of Alexandra David-Neel by Barbara Foster • Emancipation by Jemma Macera it's the season Deep in Midwinter: Sitting in the Shadows Candlemas is also Groundhog Day by Donna Henes poetry and inspiration • technology by Lisa Espenmiller   commentary • HOTFLASH! Narcissism on reality TV by Leslene della Madre • A Call for a new Feminism (after hearing the State of the Union) by Stephanie Hiller • Militarism and Violence Against Women by Lucinda Marshall  • When is a democracy not a democracy by Barbara Sumner Burstyn   JANUARY ISSUE   WWW "Awakened Woman" WWW "Awakened Woman" Support this website and become part of the global women's movement! JOIN WOMEN FOR A BETTER WORLD Welcome to Awakened Woman, celebrating the power of women to make the world safe for children, and other living things. We are dedicated to building a global women's network, and for this purpose Awakened Woman has joined forces with Women for a Better World, our sister nonprofit organization. We celebrate the Goddess in all her forms as the sacred feminine principle so urgently needed, to bring the world into balance. We are nondemoninational and non aligned with political parties. We support the best programs and the best people. Especially we support and promote women's indigenous arts, writings, and actions for positive social change. We invite you join us. We invite your letters and stories. Send your offerings to the editor. We accept advertising in the form of page sponsorships. We promote events on our Events page and in our newsletter. Please contact the editor regarding your advertising needs. We also publish a free weekly e-newsletter. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD: WOMEN ARE CHANGING THE WORLD. ALREADY. YOU can invest in Awakened Woman. Contact us!

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