Article: Feminist activism and art.(third annual feminist art/political conference, 'Utopia/Dystopia,' Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, San Francisco, CA)

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Several hundred women and a handful of men gathered at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in April for Utopia/Dystopia, the third annual conference on feminist activism and art. Younger conference participants, sporting punk haircuts and pierced body parts, mixed with older feminists to share ideas about art, social consciousness, and interactive technology.

A variety of artists spoke about how they've tried to improve their communities. They included Susan Cervantes, who spearheaded a mural movement that has changed the face of San Francisco's Mission District, and Jocelyn Taylor, co-producer of Dyke TV, the ground-breaking ...

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