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May 17, 2013 by
Mary
It’s Friday! Woo-hoo! A little birdie told us about this HILARIOUS series of men photographed in stereotypical pin-up poses. Visit Flickr to see the entire series.
Here’s a taste…
Posted on
April 25, 2013 by
Mary
All week long, we’ve been talking about The SOURCE. One of the most edgy, relevant, and personal things to come out of SOURCE Productions is Freefall. All of the episodes are based on true stories. The first “semester” of Freefall launched in 2012 and the second “semester” will be released soon. In fact, you can subscribe here and be the first to know when the new episodes are released. If you have a loved one heading off to college soon, this is a MUST-SEE!
Episode One: It’s the first day of college and five freshman move into the dorm.
Episode Two: As the girls in the freshman dorm settle into college, they decide to take a break with some sunbathing on the roof.
Episode Three: It’s Halloween, and who knows what can happen when naughty nurses get drunk and vampires are on the prowl.
Episode Four: Just as all the friends start to settle into the routine of college, the past comes back to shake everyone up.
Episode Five: It’s the last night of the semester and everyone in the dorm is going to a party on the roof.
Have you ever experienced anything like what these characters have experienced? What would you like young people to know about the topics depicted in these episodes?
Posted on
April 23, 2013 by
Mary
This week it is SOURCE WEEK at The Feronia Project! All week we will be giving you a glimpse into the shining jewel that is The SOURCE. The SOURCE creates innovative theatre, film and videos that directly respond to the needs of youth and young adults. Award-winning, innovative, and provocative, students, educators and administrators consistently evaluate The SOURCE as one of the most effective prevention programs in the nation. The actors in The SOURCE Theatre receive extensive training in theatre, film acting, life skills, and sexuality education in order to give back to the community and the nation by becoming a “source” of life-saving information to their peers.
Aside from live theatre, The SOURCE is also known for it’s powerful and poigant public service announcements. The SOURCE and its fearless leader are never afraid to “go there.” In fact, their motto is: Saving the world – one show at a time (and you can’t save the world by being lame). As you may have read yesterday, the director of The SOURCE (who is also an accomplished writer, producer, editor, actor, and fierce mother bear) has a knack for really listening to what her youth are experiencing in their lives, and then she turns what she hears into PSA’s. Here’s a small sampling of The Feronia Project’s favorite PSA’s:
There Was That Time
Ask Her
To watch other PSA’s by The SOURCE, visit their YouTube channel.
Posted on
February 28, 2013 by
Firdaus
How exciting! Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn, creators of the renowned book Half the Sky have joined forces with several major chartable organizations, including the Ford Foundation, and developed a new Facebook App game that lets users help women and girls in need around the world by playing games that actually contribute to charities.
By unlocking different parts of the game, users are able to activate real life charity contributions that mirror the game. In the 21st century, we are becoming increasingly charitable and aware of our global connectedness. I am excited about this game, and its opportunity to educate people about the various difficulties women and girls experience in different parts of the world. What a clever way to serve others while we serve ourselves – I mean, it’s playing a video game for charity! As our world and our technologies change, a whole new spectrum of opportunities to give and connect with our sisters and brothers around the globe will become possible.
What do you think about this new style of giving?
Posted on
February 27, 2013 by
Eleanor
Copyright Oregon Food Bank.
Hello, Feronians! We’ve made it to the hump day (pun not intended, but amusing nonetheless).
Here’s some of the interesting links we’ve found in sex, love, and society:
What have you been reading lately?
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February 11, 2013 by
Mary
National Condom Week begins on Valentine’s Day. To get you primed, I’ve pulled together these condom ads from around the world. (Some of them might take you a minute.) Enjoy!
Yowzers! Scotland…
Warm up in Mexico…
Country unknown, but the message is universal, right?
When in doubt, wrap your mini. Canada…
Glow-in-the-dark like they do in Brazil…
The little buggers in Bangkok are confused…
Barely there. Austria…
Screaming kids? No thanks. Australia…
Prettiest condom ad goes to Malaysia!
Strap it up! Use a condom this Valentine’s Day so you’re not spending St. Patrick’s Day wondering what that fire in your pants is all about.
P.S. I couldn’t find a single cool ad for female condoms. Do you know of one?
P.S.S. Condoms are always free at Planned Parenthood!
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January 30, 2013 by
Mary
To put it simply, online dating sites match people by using mathematical algorithms. The information you post on online dating sites is essentially broken down into key words and compared against other user’s key words – the greater the similarities in key words, the stronger the “match.” (This is an oversimplification, but you get the gist, right?)
(Sheldon Cooper thinks it’s hokum. The video below is the copyright of Chuck Lorre Productions & Warner Brothers TV.)
I put “match” in quotes, because the effectiveness of these matching algorithms is highly debatable. Any worthy scientist would scoff at the validity of the “science” used by the creators of these algorithms. What a scientist would confirm, however, is the brain’s ability to size up a person in a face-to-face encounter within seconds. The brain is highly evolved, it processes sensory cues and puts the information into messages we can respond to. Ever been in a situation with a stranger and within seconds felt fear or attraction? The impulse to flee or introduce yourself? For this reason, speed-dating can be more effective than online dating. Plus, meeting face-to-face eliminates the possibility of meeting a catfish.
What online dating can do for you is expose you to far more people than you might normally meet. The truth is that more relationships begin online (20%) than they did 20 years ago. Many people like online dating because it is one way to “weed out” potential mates before ever having to meet, which saves everyone embarassment, time, and potentially, heartbreak. Just remember, sometimes people look good on paper but in person they lack that *spark* that is essential for romantic relationships. I’ll let you be the judge if online dating sites work, but be wary of people who abuse the system.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind you of the dangers of online dating. Here are a few tips to keep you safer:
And lastly, check out this infographic . . . (I’m alarmed by #8)
Feronians, have you had luck with online dating? Have any cautionary tales to share? Safety tips? Share them in our comments section!
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January 29, 2013 by
Eleanor
Happy Tuesday, Feronians! Hopefully, it’ll be even better than your Monday.
Today, we’re sharing some awesome stories we’ve found on the internets:
And lastly, but never least: is a Disney-and-princess-free daughter a more empowered one? It’s a very good question.
Have you seen anything interesting in the news lately that you’d like to share?
Posted on
January 1, 2013 by
Eleanor
Happy New Year, friends! We hope you had an amazing New Year’s Eve. (And if something didn’t go quite as planned? Remember, you can pick up Plan B at your local Planned Parenthood; it’s effective up until 5 days after unprotected sex.)
Sharing a few bits of interesting love and sex links on the internet:
Posted on
December 13, 2012 by
Mary
Sure, you’ve heard of The Smithsonian and The Museum of Natural History but have you heard of the Museum of Sex? Today I tip my glass of egg nog to a few museums you might not have heard of.
The Museum of Sex is in NYC. Tickets cost $17.50, which is pretty cheap as far as NYC is concerned. “The Museum’s permanent collection of over 15,000 artifacts is comprised of works of art, photography, clothing and costumes, technological inventions and historical ephemera.” Read more about it here. I went to this museum about 5 years ago and it was awesome then so I’m sure its even better now.
The History of Contraception Museum was founded by Percy Skuy, who began collecting contraception devices, tales, and ah-hem, dried beaver testicle in 1965. If you can’t make it to Cleveland, get this book. I LOVE this book. It helps me teach that as long as people have known how pregnancy happens, they’ve tried to prevent it. Even Cassanova got creative.
Or perhaps you’re just REALLY interested in menstruation? The Museum of Menstruation and Women’s Health is now just a website, but for a while, it was run out of the basement of a guy in Maryland. Here he explains why he shut the museum down, but don’t fret because apparently The New York Times says the website is “odd, funny, and well researched.”
Or maybe you’re traveling to Jeju? (Jeju is the island province of South Korea – yeah, I had to look it up.) Stop by the Museum of Sex and Health (warning: website not in English). From the reviews on tripadvisor, it sounds like a fun place! But please, if you make it to Jeju, you better not leave without going to the Museum of Women Divers first!
