Welcome to the new face of UA's feminist organization!

Dear UAkron feminists,

This is a quick message from our University of Akron feminist student organization, checking in to say hello and share some information about our current plans for the upcoming academic year. We have some big changes to share, and we wanted to make sure that everyone is on the same page!

First off, our organization has up to this point been known as “Support in Sisterhood.” During a recent executive board meeting, however, we decided that this name did not convey the sort of snazzy feminist fun that we were hoping to project. We have since filed for an organizational name change through the SOuRCe, and (assuming this is accepted) we will henceforth be known as “LIP Service,” with the “LIP” part as an acronym for “Liberation in Progress.” We felt that this was a fun, inclusive name that expresses a boisterous personality, is subversively feminine, and hints at the idea of giving voice to feminist issues. If anyone would like to discuss the name change, feel free to post about it here.

Speaking of the blog – we also need to let you know about changes to how we will be communicating with you all from this point on. Previously we had been using our Yahoo group (SISisterhood @yahoogroups.com) both to send out announcements and to facilitate some discussions. Toward the end of last schoolyear, we added our Blogspot (http://sisisterhood.blogspot.com/) as a means by which to have online meetings. We have decided that we will be abandoning the Yahoo group, and that announcements will come from the Gmail address associated with this blog. We will use the blog for posting announcements, online meetings, and discussions. To correspond with our new name and new Gmail address, the blog is now located HERE -- please bookmark it and consider checking it regularly as part of your daily online routine!

We have started working on some plans for activities for the new year, including having a table at the new student orientation Roo Fest celebration, having a barbeque kick-off event (see the original blog for details), and engaging in some consciousness raising. Our theme for this year will be violence against women, and we hope to increase students’ awareness of this issue through some on-campus activities. With all of these exciting new plans for this upcoming school year, we would appreciate it if everyone who would like to continue to be involved with the group could send a quick reply to this message to indicate your interest and be kept on the mailing list. Also, if you have comments, questions or ideas, PLEASE share them on the blog!

We hope that everyone is having a fantastic summer, and we’re looking forward to a terrific year of feminist fun and action! We hope you’ll join us! :)

In sisterhood,

LIP Service executive board