navigation search in other words feminist community center type non profit 501 c 3 industry community center founded 1993 headquarters portland oregon key people johanna brenner kathryn tetrick catherine sameh founders products books magazines cds locally made products website inotherwords.org in other words feminist community center is an independent non profit feminist community center events space and bookstore in ne portland oregon . its mission statement reads in other words inspires and cultivates feminist community nurturing social justice . contents 1 early years 2 ne killingsworth 3 current operation 4 see also 5 references 6 external links early years edit in other words was founded as in other words women s books and resources in 1993 by johanna brenner the women s studies program coordinator at portland state university at that time along with kathryn tetrick and catherine sameh . the trio opened the store in response to the closure of portland s only other feminist bookstore a woman s space . 1 the original storefront was located in the heart of the hawthorne district and advertised itself as a gathering place for all women and their friends a community space where anyone can discover the rich world of women s literature culture and community . 2 ne killingsworth edit in february 2006 the store relocated to ne portland near alberta street . 3 unable to afford the rising rent on hawthorne the organization worked out an agreement to use a space on ne killingsworth street owned by the albina women s league . the location had previously been home to the albina art center an organization aimed at discovering and developing the intellectual and cultural resources of the area 4 and had historically been a black neighborhood . this move raised many concerns about gentrification and white feminism . 5 current operation edit as of 2011 in other words was one of nine feminist bookstores left in the united states . 6 due to declining revenues the organization shifted its focus from book selling to fostering grassroots activism as a feminist community center . the center now hosts weekly monthly quarterly and one time events featuring art literature feminist philosophy and queer activism among other topics . it also retains a retail component selling books on topics such as feminism queer studies and transgender studies along with consignment goods from local artists . in 2011 in other words also launched a lending library with a wide variety of titles available to the public at no charge . as part of its restructuring in other words is now nearly completely volunteer run except for one paid accountant . the organization is made up of a board of directors and a system of volunteer work teams . 7 in other words was part of the inspiration for the fictional feminist bookstore in the sketch comedy show portlandia as well as a setting for some of the show s scenes . 8 9 10 in fall 2014 it was announced that the store would soon be forced to close because of a shortage of funds . however following a fundraising campaign using indiegogo it was announced in january 2015 that in other words will be able remain open until at least december 2015 . 11 see also edit list of companies based in oregon women making history in portland 2007 a mural organized by in other words references edit about in other words . in other words feminist community center . retrieved 15 november 2012 . in other words women s books and resources august 2001 in other words women s books and resources altportland the portland guide . altportland . retrieved 15 november 2012 . golden sue 19 january 1968 . portland s albina art center answers local need pdf . pioneer log . retrieved 15 november 2012 . rasmussen debbie . hope politics of place . bitch magazine . retrieved 15 november 2012 . amer robin 13 july 2011 . what s killing feminist bookstores . wbez . retrieved 15 november 2012 . staff & board in other words feminist community center . retrieved 15 november 2012 . brownstein and armisen s comedic take on portland . npr . january 5 2012 . harris paul 11 february 2012 . portland the us capital of alternative cool takes tv parody in good humour . the guardian . yardley william january 23 2011 . can a city this self serious take a joke . the new york times . turnquist kristi january 4 2015 . portland s in other words site of portlandia feminist bookstore sketches will stay open . the oregonian . retrieved 2015 01 04 . external links edit in other words homepage coordinates 45 33 45 n 122 40 00 w 45.5626 n 122.6667 w 45.5626 ; 122.6667 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title in other words feminist community center & oldid 725924304 categories 1993 establishments in oregoncompanies based in portland oregoncompanies established in 1993feminism in the united statesfeminist bookstoresindependent bookstores of the united stateswomen in oregonwomen s organizations in the united stateshidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 june 2016 at 19 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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