February 6, 2018
The Current
In this week's edition:
- Food, Frisbee, Feminism Special: Part 1: Intersectional Feminism
- Who will be the next cohost of The Upline Cut? Twitter contest to win a FREE ARIA Ultimate Disc!
- Oh Yes She Did! Weekly Highlight Clip
- The Crosswind Tour Announcements
- Upcoming Events
Food, Frisbee, Feminism Special: Part 1
Intersectional Feminism
This is the first in a four part series to celebrate the month of February and Food, Frisbee, Feminism, a second-year movement to bring more people in the ultimate community together over social gatherings to talk about feminism. We'll bring you three featured articles on a topic each week. Have some articles you want to share? Send them to upwindultimate@gmail.com and we'll collect them as a resource.
Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color
by Kimberle Crenshaw
Why Our Feminism Must Be Intersectional (And 3 Ways to Practice It)
by Jarune Uwujaren and Jamie Utt
To Understand the Women's March on Washington, You need to Understand Intersectional Feminism
by Jenee Desmond-Harris
Win a FREE Disc on Our Twitter Contest!
OH YES SHE DID!
Highlight of the Week
Check out this video recap of our fourth week on the tour, made by our video producer, Rayna Wachs! #XWTour
The Crosswind Tour Announcements
- Unfortunately, we'll have to cancel our visit to Waimanalo, HI. Although, this means we'll be in town for Pres Day Invite in San Diego!
- We're still looking for friends in the Santa Fe, NM area. If you are one of them, or know someone, email us at upwindultimate@gmail.com.
The Crosswind Tour Upcoming Events
- February 6: Tucson Co-Ed Clinic & Social
- February 7: Phoenix Social
- February 8: Phoenix Co-Ed Pick-Up
- February 10: San Diego Womxn's Beach Hat Tournament
- February 11: San Diego Ultimate Frisbee Community Discussion
- February 24: Minneapolis Developing Thriving Ultimate Communities
Thank you again to our sponsors, iSplack, Five Ultimate, ARIA Ultimate, Guayaki, and Clif Bar for keeping us fired up and ready to go!