Take Back the Night 06 and more...

Take Back the Night 06 is in the
organising phase and a date has been made.
Auckland Anarcha Feminist Syndicate is bringing back the action which brought us together.
Take Back the Night (also known as Reclaim the Night) began in the 70's, when womyn took to the streets at night with candles, demanding "the right to move freely in their communities at day and night without harassment and sexual assault".
This movement spread
rapidly throughout the world and
events where being held in city after city.
Take Back the Night 06 is being held on Sat Oct 28, at 7.30pm at Aotea Sq, Auckland.
There will be a rally, march and workshops for both womyn and men.
This year AAFS is using the same
theme as last year, "Tremble Tremble, the Witches are Back". We believe that persecution of womyn throughout the centuries is washed over at this time of year (halloween) and it is so important to bring awareness to a cause which effects us all, each and every day.
More information about Take Back the Night 06 will be posted closer to
the date, and we hope to see as many
people there as possible.

Photos from Auckland, Take the The Night 05

Photos have been posted by the request of Jon and Emily, who i shared a wonderful Skype conversation with on Saturday afternoon. It was a bit crackly, and the feedback of my voice was more than distracting, but it was free none the less, and just hearing the voices of friends who are so far away is too good for complaints!
So here you cats go.... some photos like you asked.
There not all recent, some are a few months old, but i will take ALOT more just for you folk!
they are listed from newest - oldest. hope you enjoy!!

Ruth



Slinky likes to sleep in the strangest of positions


Slinky by the fire


Kerian


Kerian again


Ruth Plays on the new piano


Ruth and Slinky by the fire.


Slinky and Ruth cuddling up in the morning... slinky loves
to be tucked in, with her head exposed, of course!!


Ruth works on the front garden.


Ruth, planting a strawberry plant, which saddly got
drowned out by the week long storm which hit the
next week.


Slinky playing at new flat... she had only just started getting
used to fast moving objects, which explains the timid pose...
she used to run away so fast if any thing was moved in her face,
but now she loves her toys, she even carrys them into the room
when she wants to play. i cant wait to capture this in a photo!!

Greatings from Aotearoa

Hello, and welcome to a little window into our life.

This blog is basically our way to stay in touch with all our friends and whanau. A way to stay in contact with our local community when we travel, and an out-reach to those all over the world.
We are currently situated in Auckland, Aotearoa.

I (Ruth) am an artist, currently studying screenprinting.
I make and sell t-shirts/clothes/patches etc. from home, and sell them at any given opportunity (festivals, shows, online, to friends and family). Its so hard to find cheap clothing which is not constructed by slave labour, so i feel very strongly about creating affordable garments from the bare essentials.
Me and goodfriend/flatmate Bosun are in the process of setting up an Auckland Based Distro called SkullBucket Distributions.

Kerian (also known as Kman) is a musician. Talented in all arenas, he owns numerous amount of different instruments, and plays many different styles and genres. At the moment, Kerian is currently studying Herbal Medicine, hoping to start a correspondence course, focussing on more traditional methods and practises of learning.

SlinkyMalinky is the beautiful feline who joined the whanua in
October 2005.
SlinkyCat was residing under the house we were living at in Auckland Central. It turns out she had made an escape from a local dairy and took to our back patio quite nicely. After being fooled for a few months it turned out there was not just 1 mystery cat, BUT 3!!! This beautifull kitten who was only 8 months old had given birth and was pregnant again!! And her beautifull kittens were the same size as she, so as you may tell, we was a very small kitty.
Good friends from Auckland Animal Action found new homes for the little kittens, and Slinky saddly gave birth to 1 stillborn kitten, in November 2005.
This is when we moved to our current location.
Me and Slinky had made a strong connection, and the flat we were living in was ending due to the sad (and often tearing breaking) departure of Jon Emily and Eabha.

And that brings us to were we are now.
Me and Kerian are both gaining knowledge in hope to start a life for ourselves.
A life for our family which does not realy on Western commodities, and Slinky is soaking up the life of luxury. From Alley cat to warm bed, she is much happier and healthier now than she has ever been before. And much calmer around new people.