In Other Words Bookstore: October Events

SUPPORT GROUP: The National Vulvar Vestibulitis Organization
Facilitated Group 7:00 pm
This Month: October 1st The National Vulvar Vestibulitis Organization
is a 501(c)3 committed to providing support and awareness for VVS. We
provide information about Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome and its
symptoms, treatments, and the stories of us women who survive and
thrive through this disorder. VVS is a pain condition that is
localized in the opening of the vagina. The National Institute of
Health estimates that 6 million women have this condition. Is sex
painful? Do you experience vaginal pain during everyday activities? If
you have intense itching, burning, and/or pain upon touch you may have
VVS.

Our main service is providing face-to-face support groups to help
women cope with VVS. It is a life-changing event that affects every
aspect of your life, and you shouldn't have to go through it alone.
The NVVO has created a caring, nurturing community of women who can
help guide you through the challenges of living with VVS. The
meetings are open to women only. If you'd like more information you
can visit our website and blog! http://www.nvvo.net or
http://nvvo.wordpress.com

EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY MORNINGS: Community Yoga Classes 9:00-10:00 am
Now adding Thursday morning classes!!! Come and enjoy Yoga as a
Transformative Art & Way of Being—an evolutionary and integral
practice of Hatha, Kriya and Intuitive Movement with Elaina Beam.
* Explore the foundations and simple graces of asana (postures).
* Experience the profound effects of pranayama (breath work).
* Merge with your inner world through dhyana (meditation).
All level classes offer tools for developing flexibility of both body
and mind, while building strength, self-acceptance and peace. Simply
bring willingness and your beautiful self! Shanti! Suggested donation:
$5-$10—no one turned away!

FIRST THURSDAYS: Queer Polyamory Discussion Group 6:30 pm
This Month: October 2nd If you have ever wondered "How do I do this
polyamory/open-relationship/non-monogamy thing?"...you are not alone.
Join us with your experiences, questions and ideas- they are an
important resource for this group. Those who attend will help
determine what topics we focus on—which could include: agreements,
consent and communication; jealousy; support; safer sex; struggles and
joys and survivor issues. Whether you have been practicing ethical
sluttery for years, or are just starting to think about it, you are
welcome. Open to all trans, pansexual, lesbian, gay and queer folks.
All ages encouraged. Hosted by: franciszka fierce- a local slut,
artist/writer and facilitator extraordinaire.

EVERY SUNDAYS: Homorobics 11:00 am
Don't miss "Homorobics" led by Sarah Shapiro and Nicole J.
Georges--Physically strengthening our community in a feminist, queer,
& body friendly environment with an emphasis on enjoyment... not
weight loss! Homorobics caters to our peers and delivers
beginner-level fitness through jazzercise, aerobics, and Freedom
Sweatpants Dance. Please bring a towel and hand weights (or bricks) if
you've got 'em. Sliding—scale donation $2-4.

DISCUSSION GROUP: The Portland Feminism Discussion Group 6:30-8:00 pm
This Month: October 5th Feminism Discussion Group facilitated by Jen
Moore to be held on the first
Sunday of every month at 6:30pm-8:00 pm (Oct 5th). This discussion
group is a free flowing, exchange of ideas on a topic which we pick
each month. Next month's topic is: the media's portrayal of women. We
are a friendly group with new members joining all the time. This
meeting is open to only women. If you consider yourself female
identified, you are welcome.

The Portland Feminist Discussion group can be contact at
www.facebook.com. It's easy: 1. Log on (or create a free account if
you don't have on already). 2. In the search field, type "groups" 3.
Within "groups" narrow your search field by selecting the "Portland,
OR" network. 4. Search for " Portland Feminist Meet-up" group and
join. 5. On that page you'll see links to our meetings, RSVP for the
"August Feminism Discussion Group" 6. Pass on this info to your
friends.

MONTHLY MEETING: Code Pink Meeting 6:30 pm
This Month: October 7th

CONCERT: Magic Mama 7:00-8:30pm
This Month: October 9th An hour and a half of original music with a
few "twisted" covers thrown in (i.e. a remake of John Denver: Thank
Goddess I'm a Country Girl!) Throughout the performance, Magic Mama
will invite the audience to play along using instruments she provides
such as empty cheese puff bags and used water filters. Magic Mama
performs Organic Hip Hop and World Beats for the Whole Family.
Through her music, MAGIC MAMA delivers an empowering and hope-filled
message of love and respect for all and inspires creative thinking and
Earth-Friendly actions. Traveling across the country with her
children in a car that runs on waste vegetable oil, Magic Mama is
promoting her new CD "Rodeo deGaia" and performing eco-feminist
acoustic music from her upcoming "Kjersten" album. Visit
www.magicmamamusic.com for a "Rodeo deGaia" music sampler! More
information also available at www.myspace.com/magicmamamusic

SECOND FRIDAYS: Dirty Queer 6:30 pm
This Month: October 10th Dirty Queer is an X rated open mic: a place
to celebrate sexuality and strut your creative stuff! Hosted by
renegade writer and poet Sossity Chiricuzio, Dirty Queer is proven
itself to be a thought provoking evening of excitement, laughter and
full body shivers. We're looking for queer erotic entertainers of all
sorts: dancers, jugglers, singers, musicians, comics, poets,
storytellers, magicians, gender performers ... if you can do it in
5-10 minutes or less (w/ minimal props/equip), this open mic's for
you!

Need a dose of Dirty Queer sooner than that? Come check out our
photos, samples, bios, YouTube videos, and our new Podcast! All this
and more on our website: www.dirtyqueer.com. It's highly recommended
to bring your own folding chairs if you can, as we average 85
people/month. Everyone who attends has a chance to win door prizes
from local businesses! IOW asks for a donation of $1-$5/person for
this event, and more donations are always welcome. Caveats: 18+,
consent is key, no hate speech.

SECOND MONDAYS: OLIN Study Group 6:00 pm
This Month: October 13th Join us as we will discuss such issues as the
current uprising in Oaxaca, the Zapatistas and la otra campana,
neoliberalism, social movements in Mexico, and border issues. This
study group is brought to you by Olin, a collective focusing on
Oaxaca. Olin is a working group of Portland Sin Fronteras Portland
whose focus as a group lies in building and understanding the border
and in fighting white supremacy. Their aim is to combat capitalism as
a system of domination and to link the anti-capitalist struggles of
Latin America to our own struggles here at home.

AUTHOR READING & WORKSHOP: Using Power to Enhance Your Sexual
Relationship 7:00pm
This Month: October 14th I.G. Frederick, author of Broken and
Shattered, has given presentations at Leatherwoods, the Center for Sex
Positive Culture, Paradise Unbound, and Folsom Fringe. Using Power
Exchange to Enhance Your Sexual Relationships: Consensually giving and
accepting sexual control to/from one's partner can be an amazing
aphrodisiac whatever the genders involved. This presentation will
discuss the eroticism of power exchange and how to make it part of
your sexual experience. As a lifestyle Dominant, she uses power
exchange in relationships with both males and females. Workshop
suggested donation is sliding scale $1-5 for workshop.

ONE TIME A MONTH on WEDNESDAYS: Women Writing for (a) Change 7:00 pm
This Month: October 15th Women Writing for (a) Change inspires women
and girls to craft more conscious lives through the art of writing and
the practices of community. This mission is rooted in the knowledge
that the well-being of women and girls has a positive effect on
families, institutions, and the planet.
WWf(a)C circles provide communities within which writers develop their
skills, strengthen their voices, enhance their health, and learn to
appreciate their capacity to create positive change in all spheres.
The emphasis of the class is on authentic voice, community- building,
and the exploration of writing as a creative, therapeutic or spiritual
practice and a tool of social change. Please come and experience the
safe and supportive environment that will inspire writing, careful
listening and respect for each woman's words. For more information
about Wwf (a)C in Portland, go to http://www.womenwritingwest.com.
Pre-registration is requested but drop-ins are also welcome. To
register go to info@womenwritingwest.com . WWf(a)C is a writing school
and community of writers that began in Cincinnati, OH in 1991. Karen
Waters, experienced in and licensed to use the WWf (a)C processes, is
bringing this community to Portland.

THIRD FRIDAYS: The Feminist Film Society 6:30 pm
This Month: October 17th The Feminist Film Society is a group of folks
who watch a variety of movies and discuss them with feminism in mind.
Arrive at 6:30 for a sweet trivia type game to get you thinking about
the night's movie. The screening starts at 7:00 with discussion to
follow. This month we will be watching MONSOON WEDDING (2001, Mira
Nair). In this vibrant and honest story extended family return to
Delhi for Lalit Verma's (Naseeruddin Shah) traditional Punjabi
wedding. It's frustration, flirtation, and family secrets as a
brilliant director with a feminist agenda depicts everyday compromises
between tradition and modernity. English and Hindi with English
subtitles. All are welcome. Suggested donation is $1-$5 sliding scale
to support the bookstore—with no one turned away. For more information
check out:
www.feministfilmsociety.blogspot.com.

LECTURE SERIES: Pract*US, daily practices for creating the beloved
community 6:30 pm
This Month: October 23rd All About Community presents a fall lecture
series called: Pract*US, daily practices for creating the beloved
community. Dr. King said "our goal is to create beloved community and
this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a
quantitative change in our lives". This series of lectures is
designed to give people the information and tools to bring the change
to our souls. This change will transform our lives and our
communities. Roslyn Farrington, Founder of All About Community and
Faculty member of the PSU Women's Studies Department will present this
series of lectures. Roslyn's personal mission is to build the beloved
community. Roslyn's students find her to be inspiring and
motivational.

WORKSHOP: Healing the Ancestral Lines facilitated by Christina Pratt 1:00-4:00pm
This Month: October 25th All of our unresolved history of violence,
injustice, and suffering is held in our ancestral lines and impacts on
our lives today. You can unconsciously repeat the patterns of your
ancestors or you can heal them. By healing the ancestral line with
intention, you free your own health and well-being, allowing a
reconnection with your soul's unique purpose. Shaman, author, and
teacher Christina Pratt explores ancestral energies, and how shamanic
skill can be used to resolve their need for healing, bringing freedom
to the past, present and future of your family lines. Author of An
Encyclopedia of Shamanism, Christina Pratt is the director of
Portland-based Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing. Pratt is a
skilled healer and teacher of exceptional clarity, humor, and
inspiration. Her teaching focus is shamanism as a path of mastery.
Workshop Fee is $30.00.

AUTHOR READING: Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40's
This Month: October 30th Stories by three local writers, Ana Ammann,
Kym Croft Miller and Natalie Serber, have made their way into a new
book, "Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s". The
works of these Portlanders were chosen from nearly 100 submissions as
contributions to the humorous, thoughtful and diverse collection of
essays by real women from across the country who, as the book's
subtitle suggests, are "old enough to know better, but young enough to
do something about it." From tattoos to affairs; motherhood to mayhem;
alcoholism to eating disorders – and everything in between – the
book's real women in their 40s aren't afraid to tell it like it is.

Ana Ammann is a business consultant, published music journalist and
advocate of women in the arts – coordinating Portland's "Support Women
Artists Now" (SWAN) Day celebration, and contributing to the
leadership of the Siren Nation Festival and Portland Women's Film
Festival (POW Fest). Ammann writes about rediscovering her passion for
music after helping to organize the first Rock & Roll Camp for Girls
in Portland in Strung Together.

Kym Croft Miller has produced articles for Portland Monthly Magazine
and The Northwest Earth Institute, in addition to teaching
poetry/writing workshops in Portland schools and the Oregon Writing
Festival. In her thoughtful essay, Miller shares how she and her
husband survived their "Who Had the Worst Day" contest.

Natalie Serber has received several awards for her writing, including
the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction and the John Steinbeck Award for
Fiction. In My Hair Experiment, Serber shares her experience of
saying "no" to vanity and "yes" to grey hair - learning more about
herself than she anticipated along the way. She is currently working
on her first novel.

Of the 32 essayists featured in the book, almost all have been touched
by this debilitating disease in some way:
89% have been personally impacted by the breast cancer epidemic.
37% have had breast cancer, or a breast cancer scare.
56% have had a family member with the disease; and more than 70% have
had a friend or colleague afflicted.

100% of all Knowing Pains profits will be donated to Breast Cancer
Action (www.bcaction.org) to support breast cancer education and
advocacy.

LAST FRIDAYS: Luna Music Series—Showcase of local female musicians 7:00 pm
This Month: October 31st For this month's featured artists check out:
www.myspace.com/lunamusicseries

***As you know In Other Words Women's Books and Resources is a
non-profit. In fact, we are the only surviving non-profit women's
bookstore in this country. And we are among a dwindling number of
for-profit women's bookstores. In an effort to become more
sustainable we have decided to charge a minimal fee for events held at
the store. IOW ask a suggested donation of $1-$5 sliding scale for
store events, unless otherwise noted. No one is ever turned away.
All are welcome***