Feminist Alliance Against Rape
The Feminist Alliance Against Rape (FAAR) was formed as a sub-group of the DC Rape Crisis Center in 1974 as a way to network among feminists in the anti-rape movement. FAAR published a monthly newsletter that invited others to join the discussion on violence against women and provided resources and practical information for grassroots organizers.[1][2]
From the introductory article of the newsletter:
"By establishing F.A.A.R. we are providing a structure which can be used to strengthen the channels of communication and mutual support among community-based feminist anti-rape projects."[3]
— "Introductory article (untitled)", Feminist Alliance Against Rape Newsletter (July–August 1974)
Writers for the FAAR newsletter included Larry Cannon and William Fuller, who wrote about prison rape, Deb Friedman, Freada Klein, Linda Kupis, Mary Ann Largen, Sue Lenaerts, and Jackie MacMillan.
FAAR functionally disbanded in 1978 and later became the D.C. Area Feminist Alliance. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Collection: Deb Friedman collection of feminist anti-violence records | Smith College Finding Aids". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
- ^ Arnold, G.; Ake, J. (2013). "Reframing the Narrative of the Battered Women's Movement – Gretchen Arnold, Jami Ake, 2013". Violence Against Women. 19 (5): 557–78. doi:10.1177/1077801213490508. PMID 23759664. S2CID 206667997.
- ^ FAAR staff (July–August 1974). "Introductory article (untitled)". Feminist Alliance Against Rape Newsletter. hdl:2027/uiug.30112027423802.
- ^ Thuma, Emily L. (2019-03-02). All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05117-3.
External links
[edit]- Deb Friedman collection of feminist anti-violence records at the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College