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Aurora Cobb, Robert Jensen: Male violence makes single-sex shelters a necessity Single-sex shelters exist because of women’s need for refuge from men in a male-dominated society in which male violence against women is endemic. Women are raped, beaten, sexually harassed, bought and sold in prostitution, tortured, and all too often murdered by males. Because of the violence that is so routine in so many women’s lives, women have legitimate cause to fear all males, any males. Read Article In a democratic society that respects individual rights, conflict is inevitable when rights collide. S...

Letter to the editor: Single-sex shelters needed to protect Maine women from violence Share The proposed legislation L.D. 1238, An Act to Protect Women’s Single-sex Shelters, would grant privately owned facilities offering emergency shelter to women the discretion to provide sex-specific accommodations without risking sanction for discrimination on the basis of gender identity. There are real and serious conflicts that emerge when women’s shelters endeavor to balance the expectation of inclusivity with women’s need to feel safe and protected against the threat of male violence. One of u...

The zoning board of appeals this week opened the door to a dreamy new business. Colorful Kidz, a nonprofit organization that creates “dream rooms” for children in need, was unanimously granted a special permit by the board on Tuesday, March 9. Caren Berry, an interior designer, said she began Colorful Kidz as a philanthropic sideline about five years ago. She lived in Belmont at the time and located children in need through the auspices of a local church, Ms. Berry said in a telephone interview this week. “I wanted to give back,” Ms. Berry said, adding that she would go vi...

02/15/2021 “I’m Robert Jensen. I’ll be your guide into the restless and relentless mind of Wes Jackson. I first bumped into Wes’ work more than three decades ago, and his ideas have had a profound influence on my thinking about society and ecology.” Robert Jensen was joined by Wes Jackson as Mr. Jackson reflects on his life and career, with his new book Hogs Are Up: Stories of the Land, with Digressions scheduled to be published in March. Widely recognized as a leader in the sustainable agriculture movement, Mr. Jackson is a biologist and author who co-founded The Land Institute, a...

When a European graduate student emailed to ask if I would participate in an assignment to “do an interview with one of my favourite authors,” I said yes. My books have not exactly been best-sellers, and so I was an easy target for anyone describing me as a “favourite author.” But beyond my gratitude for […]