Author Archives: Kathleen Barry

About Kathleen Barry

I am a feminist activist, author of five books including Female Sexual Slavery which launched an international movement against trafficking in human beings and a sociologist and Professor Emerita. My latest book Unmaking War, Remaking Men has prompted this blog.

What if mourning on 9/11 included empathy with wars’ victims?

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

When will Americans regain our collective capacity for empathy? How many Americans honoring the dead of 9/11/2001 do not see the families of the millions of dead in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya? 9/11 does not exist as an attack … Continue reading →

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Women Demilitarize the Masculinity of War in Libya

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Finally, Libyan women and their families take over and DEMILITARIZE Martyrs Square – the rebels guns and gunfire gone… if only from the Square. Women celebrate in Tripoli’s Martyrs’ square www.youtube.com

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Libya and the Masculinity of War: Whose Victory?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Libyan rebels have established their National Transitional Council. Without women. No surprise considering the parades of victorious men driven by the blinding macho of their rebellion against Gadhafi who continue to shoot off their guns in celebration. The rebels make … Continue reading →

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Gaza Flotilla versus Psychopathic Leaders – Obama and Netanyahu

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Today, President Assad spoke on the uprisings in Syria. He attributed them to extremists. But we have been following the Syrian revolution on television and over the internet. When we hear comments like that, preceded by former President Mubarek’s claim … Continue reading →

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Speaking on Unmaking War, Remaking Men in Berkeley

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Come join us at Revolution Books in Berkeley 7pm Tues. July 19 for another talk on this new book. Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94704-2260 (510) 848-1196

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A Feminist Looks at Masculine Rage and the Haditha Massacre

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

A Feminist Looks at Masculine Rage and the Haditha Massacre by Kathleen Barry Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will be in military court this summer of 2011 for a massacre that killed 24 in Haditha, Iraq in November of 2005. Six … Continue reading →

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ASSASSINATION IS JUSTICE? AMERICA CELEBRATES VENGEANCE

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

This week in America there has been something distasteful about the joyful celebrations of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. More than distaste, it has been filled with macho and the elation of revenge. Worse, it has obscured American’s attention … Continue reading →

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Anti-War Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Mother’s Day was originally started after the Civil War, as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women who had lost their sons. The following is the original Mother’s Day Proclamation written by Julia Ward Howe in Boston, … Continue reading →

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Kathleen Barry Speaking at Moe’s Books May 19 7:30pm

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Come join us & Please forward to your Bay Area lists. Thank you. Kathleen Barry Speaking at Moe’s Books May 19, 2011 at 7:30 pm www.unmakingwar.net May 19, 2011, 2:00 pm, Berkeley, CA BOOKSTORE TALK – UNMAKING WAR, REMAKING MEN … Continue reading →

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Military Cadets’ forced pornography called ‘consensual sex’

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

http://spinifexpress.com.au/Blog/display/id=46/comments=show/ 27 Apr 2011 A “sex scandal” broke open at a military academy in Canberra, Australia, when some cadets viewed via Skype sex between a male and female cadet. Newspaper accounts refer to the event as “consensual sex.” How can … Continue reading →

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