Code Pink Activists at BP Headquarters, Your Weekend Plans and More

May 28, 2010 Written by Feminism2.0 Women

Codepink Takes on BP in Houston
This week Codepink was in Houston to protest BP’s handling of the Gulf Coast spill. Some of them, dressed like birds and fish covered in oil, demanded that BP end offshore drilling (see photos of the protest). They sent their message to BP’s headquarters on Westland Boulevard in Houston on Monday.

"At the BP headquarters we will put our bodies on the line to hold BP accountable for the rape and plunder of our planet," says Diane Wilson, a fourth generation fisherwoman from the Gulf, who joined the protest. "We call for stripping BP of its corporate charter and seizing its assets to pay the victims, clean up the Gulf and try to restore the devastated wildlife."

Lots of blogs, newspapers and television shows covered the protest — check out our post for videos, coverage and more.

New on the Blog

A regular post on Fem2.0, What About This Weekend?, informs us every Friday about fascinating books and interesting, worthwhile events held across the United States and around the world that make us proud of our feminist community.

And check out two posts from On The Issues Magazine that we featured last week.

"The existence of feminist media is precarious," according to Fran Luck and her article, "Sharing the Joy of Resistance Through Radio."

Megan Carpentier shares with us "A Feminist’s U-Turn: A Torrid Tale of Disappointment and Discovery," teaching us that we should feel better about reclaiming the word "feminist" for ourselves.

Finally, if you haven’t checked it out already, see what top feminist bloggers and thinkers are reading — all in one place here at Fem2.0.

Our own Meg Massey shared Paul Krugman’s piece on the excommunication of Sister Margaret McBride, saying, "I really can’t add anything to this…that someone would be punished for saving the life of a mother is just awful."

Veronica Arreola shared a federal report on dwindling college enrollments of men, commenting, "The report also notes, however, that at every degree level, young adult males had higher median earnings in 2008 than young adult females with the same levels of education."

Marcia G. Yerman shared Maureen Dowd’s thoughts on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s marital status, adding, "The report also notes, however, that at every degree level, young adult males had higher median earnings in 2008 than young adult females with the same levels of education."