Bitch Media June 3, 2014

On Our Radar: Feminist News Round-Up
Here's what's on our radar today!• Sit down and get comfortable (and then angry) to read this in-depth piece on how American prisons use those incarcerated for cheap—and unregulated—labor. [The American Prospect]
New Feminist Music for June + The World Premiere of a New Song Music 
It's almost summer around these parts, which means two parts mellow, sunny windows-down tunes and one part Summertime Sadness (thanks Lana). Our mix of new music out this month reflects that balance. We've got some wistful melancholia on here, some powerful ruminations on the gender binary, some thrashing riot grrrl, and a world premiere of some punky satire by alt-Americana singer Meghann Wright.
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
The world has lost someone great: Japanese-American social justice activist Yuri Kochiyama passed away on Sunday night at age 93. [Colorlines, photo from 18 Million Rising]
We're So Close—Help Push Bitch Over the Top!
$1,327. That's how close we are to reaching our $30,000 match by midnight tonight—so we're reaching out to you one last time because it's our final chance to make sure that every single penny of the $30,000 challenge is matched. 
BitchTapes: Gays in Space - A Stargayzer Festival Mixtape
This week's mixtape is a selection of artists playing the inaugural Stargayzer Festival this September 12-14 in Austin, TX. Stargayzer is a brand new, 3-day celebration of queer/LGBTQIA music and culture that will feature 100+ musicians, drag artists, comedians, and performers from all across North America.
Maleficent, the Isolated and Powerful Fairy Queen
Disney's much-hyped new adaptation of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairytale steers the story away from the familiar dashing prince protagonist, focusing instead on the story's supposed villain: Angelina Jolie takes wing as the powerful Maleficent. In the film, Maleficent is an intense, powerful woman who kicks butt as a fairy queen, but who hurts from the isolation of being, well, a perceived villain.
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
We’re still reeling from the absolutely tragic shootings at UC Santa Barbara last weekend.Conversations about our societal blind spot for misogyny, troubling definitions of masculinity, and the fear of violence that all women face have continued throughout the week. [Slate, The Atlantic]

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