2009 Suppressed Histories Events visual presentations by Max Dashu Previous events Friday, Feb. 19, 7 pm, in Emeryville Iberian Ancestors, Priestesses and Goddesses New show, and the debut of the Archives' new digital projector. (Thanks, donors!) 5000-year-old statue-menhirs, plaques, and "eye-idols"; Phoenician goddesses in bronze and clay; the Damas of Elche, Baza, and other limestone masterpieces; exvotos of female oferentes in stone, bronze and clay; dancers and spinners in ceramic art of Lliria; plus amazon seals, stone heads, cauldrons, figurines, and gold diadems. At the studio of artist Briana Kaufmann. Pre-register for location (in Emeryville): 510-655-1592 or contact@brianakaufmann.com . Register early: may sell out. $10-20. sliding scale. Low income pay as able. Sorry, this venue is not wheelchair accessible: a flight of stairs. Tuesday, March 16 ... 6:30 pm ... FREE admission Suppressed Histories: Iran Ancient Iran has a rich mythic heritage. We’ll view really ancient ceramics and magnificent female icons; Elamite goddesses from Susa; the rare, little-known snake goddess seals from Marhasi and amazing images from Marlik. We see the great goddess Anahita, and the wild-side bronzes from Luristan (for all you animal-lovers). Plus: carpet weavers, women in Persian miniatures and in the Iranian revolutions. A diverse and sumptuous slideshow on 7000 years of Iranian culture, with women at the center. Dimond Branch, Oakland Public Library 3565 Fruitvale Avenue Oakland, CA 94602 Saturday, March 20 ... 7:30 pm Suppressed Histories Archives: 40th anniversary benefit First time ever: highlights from the digital Archives, on the new digital projector Special guests: Matu Feliciano and Rumba Mezclao and more to be announced. Redwood Gardens Community Room 2951 Derby Street, Berkeley 94705 (top end of Derby, east of College) $10-20. sliding scale donation. All are welcome. Wheelchair access. Sacra Vulva poster, Women's Power dvd, prints, and specials Also coming in March (date to be announced) Kemetic Goddesses (Ancient Egypt) Max Dashu presents a slideshow on Goddess cosmology of ancient Egypt and Sudan, from predynastic times up to the Roman empire. Neit, Het-Heru (Hathor), Maat, Auset (Isis), Ta-Weret, Sekhmet, Uadjet and more. Reconnect with the profound mystery teachings of ancient Africa, the divine names and litanies and symbols of She Who Is Self-Born, Never Having Been Created. Sagrada Sacred Arts :: $10-20 donation 4926 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609 East Coast Events Friday, April 16, 7 pm (Boston area) Grandmother Stones: Female Megaliths of Ancient Europe Max Dashu shows the female menhir-statues of France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sardinia, and the megalithic art of Ireland, Bretagne, and Denmark. This is a chance to see the ancient female monuments omitted by nearly all histories. These grandmother stones and communal funerary sanctuaries (womb-tombs) grew out of matrilineal and communal societies. We'll also look at similarities to statue-menhirs in Algeria and Ethiopia, plus stone spirals, vulvas, and the ancestor-face motif. at the Women's Well 120 Commonwealth Avenue, W. Concord MA 01742 Suggested donation $15-20. This event is for women. Sunday, April 18, 7 pm (northern Massachusetts) Crete, the Cycladic Islands, and Greece Ancestors, goddesses, priestesses, and women's ritual, 6000 BCE to 200 CE. Female figurines, Cycladic marbles, Cretan frescos and seals; bee seeresses, snake women, bear girls, shamanic dancers and crone masks; archaic Hera and Artemis, the Mistress of Animals, Hekate, Gorgons, the Furies, Medea— and patriarchy's impact on mythology. This isn’t the Greece we were taught! Rare images from the legendary Suppressed Histories Archives collection. Unitarian Universalist Church 6 Locke Street, Andover, MA 01810 Donation at door. All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible. Directions Wednesday, April 21 7:30 pm (Virginia) Crete, Cycladic Islands, and Greece Ancestors, goddesses, priestesses, and women's ritual, 6000 BCE to 200 CE. Female figurines, Cycladic marbles, Cretan frescos and seals; bee seeresses, snake women, bear girls, shamanic dancers and crone masks; archaic Hera and Artemis, the Mistress of Animals, Hekate, Gorgons, the Furies, Medea— and patriarchy's impact on mythology. This isn’t the Greece we were taught! Rare images from the legendary Suppressed Histories Archives collection. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of  Fairfax   2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA  22124 Suggested Donation: $15. to $5. Sponsored by UUCF Women's Spirit Circle April 23-25 The Green Goddess Conference (Kirkridge Center, Bangor Pennsylvania, near Scranton) Max Dashu presents Female Icons, Ancestral Mothers Primeval art shows deep continuities across time and space, centered on the Sacred Female. We'll survey her recurring symbols and patterns in world archaeology: matrikas ("female figurines"), vulva stones, ancestral megaliths, ceremonial breastpots and motherpots. All these offer a window into the ritual culture of the ancients: their icons, altars, invocatory movements, body-painting, libations and other sacraments. This conference of the Association for Women and Mythology is organized by Patricia Monaghan and Sid Reger, and it's going to be phenomenal! May 28-30 (Conference at Hambacher Schloss near Frankfurt) The Living Goddess: Political Dimension of Feminist Spirituality Max Dashu will present Rebel Shamans: Indigenous Women Confront Empire Priestesses, diviners and medicine women stand out as leaders of aboriginal liberation movements against conquest, empire, and cultural colonization. Spiritual spheres of power have been a crucial staging area for women’s political leadership, challenging systems of domination on many levels. Includes female liberators in Tunisia, Peru, Congo, Netherlands, Chiapas, Jamaica, Haiti, Somalia, France, Brazil, California, Zimbabwe, New Mexico, Uganda, China, Sonora, South Africa, and Senegal. ::: Online course ::: subscribe anytime ::: Spiritual Heritages of Ancient Europe Snake women of Crete, Gaul and Yorkshire, the Pythia of Delphi, Hygeia and Bona Dea and Sirona. African Circe and Medea of Colchis. The Black Doves from Egypt at Dodona. Sibyls of Cumae and Albunea. What about Danu? and the river goddesses, sacred hot springs, groves, and rock sanctuaries. We retrace what can be reconstructed of goddess reverence, sacred dance, chant, and female rituals; women as seers, healers, and priestessses. We also track an interwoven strand: patriarchy and the demotion and repression of women's power. This first course centers on ancient southern and western Europe, surveying archaeology, the written record, legal codes, art, linguistic evidence, and folklore. We'll use images and excerpts from my forthcoming book Secret History of the Witches, Vol I, with lots of discussion. Read more about the upcoming course Spiritual Heritages of Ancient Europe and see an introductory video describing what we'll be covering in this course   Home | Catalog | Articles | Email query