Tuesday, February 3, 2009

For Women

For the love of women.

The NYTimes article on wimmin's land failed to note the success of the Michigan Women's Festival ....it has been happening for more than 30 years ... one week of women only and five to ten thousand women show up each and every year to feel community. Men are not allowed on the site .... women come away from that week renewed and strengthened. They come back year after year after year. That is worth examining and worth an acknowledgment of the possibilities.
Most of the women attending do not profess to hate men. They do recognize, honor and respect the difference of the moments spent within the woman tribe. It is profound.

And it is difficult on many levels. Tenting only unless you stay away from everything in the rv area. Extremely hot days and very cold nights. Long lines for food. I am writing this because to be in the company of only women, thousands of women each year take a week and give it to Michigan and it is not easy or inexpensive.

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