TOP is seeking a new Coordinator.
TOP needs an energetic, innovative and caring person to grow the organization’s reach and influence while ensuring the ongoing success of its lecture series.

Planning next Fall's series, "Change, Power and Resilience"
Check out the progress so far! Think about who would be good speakers? — We need several suggestions for each topic. Planning takes place on Thursdays from 10am to 3pm at Liz's and David's in Wellesley.

Sovereignty and Inebriation
Mead
Perhaps when you were growing up, you too read Ivanhoe, Beowolf or other novels about the days of yore in which they drank something called “mead.” Ever wonder what that was?
I assumed it was beer or ale. Nay, ‘tis not. It’s actually a delightfully delicious and somewhat potent wine—honey wine— that is still drunk in Ireland. I had some recently, the real deal carried home from the Emerald Isle, and it was mighty tasty.
Mead is ancient. Many believe it to be the first fermented beverage ever made, the first alcoholic drink, one that pre-dates the cultivation of soil for heaven’s sake. Long before grapes andwine, therefore. Celts, Vikings, Greeks and Romans drank it—as did their gods and goddesses. ...more
 
What World Are We Living In?
As I’m sure you've heard, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts just voted against Ted Kennedy’s health care reform and all of his lifelong values to elect a white Republican male nobody knows to sit in his seat for the next two years, longer if he’s re-elected.
Okay, I volunteered for Martha Coakley. I gave her money. She’s a great person and a strong, experienced public servant. To the extent that Massachusetts seems unable to elect a woman to our highest state and federal offices, this is about the Attorney General. She and her campaign made mistakes, as did Brown and every other candidate who’s ever run for office. We just don’t forgive any mistakes from a woman candidate in Massachusetts.
Mostly, though, this election is about the voters of the Commonwealth. With whom, frankly, I am disgusted. ...more
 
What Made Me a Feminist
For the next few weeks, while the TOP lecture series takes a vacation, I'll be running a series of stories from people of various parts of the country and of various ages telling us how and when they became feminists. Check out the latest installments by clicking on the TOP of My Mind link! —Cheryl Suchors