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INDIGO GIRLS: MATT ODOM; GOMEZ: KENT TAYLOR calendar [1] ONGOING Economica: Women and the Global Economy Whether mired in poverty or heading a commercial empire, women are a strong presence in global markets. The website of the International Museum of Women will showcase essays, multimedia and podcasts on the topic; you can contribute your own work and perspectives as well. www.imow.org/exhibitions [8] OCTOBER 2009– APRIL 2010 LUNAFEST, U.S. and Canada LUNAFEST showcases films that the festival circuit may miss, about everything from women wrestlers to a mother-daughter bonding over a Zoroastrian fire celebration. Check the website for dates in your area. www.lunafest.org [4] [3] THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2010 “Wishful Drinking,” Broadway, New York City Carrie Fisher, iconic to feminists as “warrior princess” Leia in Star Wars and recent guest actor on 30 Rock, recounts life as a recovering addict [1]. www.wishfuldrinking broadway.com [5] 20 | FALL 2009 [6] OCTOBER 28– NOVEMBER 3 Holly Near, West Coast Social-change activist and singer-songwriter Holly Near collaborates with the duo emma’s revolution to perform cuts from their new collection [2]. www.hollynear.com NOVEMBER 4–8 Charis Books & More: 35th Anniversary Celebration, Atlanta The still-hanging-in-there feminist bookstore celebrates 35 years in business with appearances by such feminist favorites as Gloria Steinem, bell hooks, Alice Walker, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, the Indigo Girls [3], and local authors and poets. www.chariscircle.org NOVEMBER 6 Red River Women’s Studies Conference, Minnesota State University Moorhead The focus this year will be underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and math. www.mnstate.edu/women NOVEMBER 6 “The Praxis of Feminist Pedagogy,” City University of New York Join scholars for a daylong discussion on teaching feminism in a feminist way. web.gc.cuny.edu/women studies/wgp/ NOVEMBER 6–7 Conference for Gender Equality and Anti-Violence, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn. Speakers from Men Can Stop Rape and V-Men, among others, will discuss ways men can engage with feminism and www.feminist.org