Feminists For Free Expression

To suppress free speech in the name of protecting women is dangerous and wrong. -- Betty Friedan

FFE GALLERY

The recent holidays inspired a reunion of three of the original founding members of FFE: Author, professor and ACLU President Nadine Strossen; author and filmmaker Candida Royalle. and Founder and Past President Dr. Marcia Pally, an author and professor who spends half the year teaching and writing in Berlin.

Photo: (Left to Right) East End NOW President (and FFE Vice President) Marilyn Fitterman, National NOW VP Latifa Lyles, National NOW President Kim Gandy, & National NOW Executive VP Olga Vives March against 10 years of murders in Juarez, Mexico 12/3/05.

On May 18th members of the Board of FFE attended GAYLA!, Exit Art's spring benefit in celebration of their latest show, Homomuseum, where former FFE president, Mary Dorman was honored for her work as a lawyer and activist for the arts. For more info on Exit Art, a non-profit cultural center and interdisciplinary laboratory for contemporary ideas, visit their website at www.exitart.org.

Candida Royalle and Mary D. Dorman

Mary D. Dorman with her award

Mary D. Dorman surrounded by close friends and Board members Candida Royalle (bottom left) current FFE President Jamye Waxman (left) and (right) Veronica Vera.

Marilyn Fitterman & Sandy Rapp Lead Songs At National NOW Rally
On July 3, 2005, Feminist Majority President Ellie Smeal joined Past NOW-NYS President and current FFE Vice President, Marilyn Fitterman (far left) and Nashville singer Candace Corrigan (far right) in singing Sandy Rapp's (with guitar) "Where Were The Flowers: A Song For Becky Bell," about a teenager who fell to Indiana's anti-choice "parental involvement" laws.

The occasion was US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation and the National NOW Rally For Abortion Rights. The setting was Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's home state office in Tennessee.

Photo: NOW-NYS President Marcia Pappas

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