Center for New Words

I don’t know exactly how to review something like the Center for New Words, which is almost as much a movement as it is a place, office, or center, even. Especially now that its focus/​form might be changing to support the WAM! Conference more fully.
CNW is/​was both a program dedicated to providing the support for women to make their voices heard and a physical space in which to do so. The space is a little small, but it looks badass. For the QWOC week event I came for earlier this year, I had to sit on the floor under a table just to fit in the room, but it was such a cool event that I didn’t care.
CNW has run so many programs that thinking about the logistics of them all alone boggles my small mind. Between author events, regular discussions like Feminism and Dessert (now run in conjunction with Boston NOW), one off parties and events, and the WAM! Conference, CNW has been all up in the gender justice world, taking it to the limit. I got to attend a couple of CNW events and pretty much all of them blasted my brain to oblivion with awesome new ideas.
If you’re looking for the opportunity to explore more feminist space in Boston, or if you female and looking to get your voice heard on substantive issues of our day, CNW is the place to be up at.