ineedmyfixashley | yesterday
I can’t imagine a better way to end the week then with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Viggo Mortensen . Man meat all around!! They are at the screening of The History Channel’s The People Speak in New York which is: A look at America’s struggles with war, class, race and women’s rights. based on Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States In other Matt
uprisingradio.org (Free subscription) | yesterday
We’ll get an update on the H1N1 virus and what the recent news of mutations means. And a new UN report makes the links between global warming, population growth and women’s rights. Plus, what President Obama appears to be doing, or not doing to close the prison at Guantanamo.
we move to canada (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've been putting off writing about Malalai Joya's talk in Toronto. You can read my initial impressions here , but anything further is eluding me. Hearing Joya was such an intense experience that I am struggling to articulate it, knowing whatever I write will not even come close to portraying it for you. But knowing it's better to try than to do nothing, I will use my scribbled notes to at least get...
TakePart Social Action Network™ (Free subscription) | yesterday
CREDO Mobile, a cell phone provider that donates 1% of your charges goes to progressive nonprofits, is mailing coat hangers to all the democratic members of the House of Representatives who voted in support of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment in Obama’s health care reform bill. The Credo site is asking people to sign their petition saying: “We know what happens when women are denied access to...
Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | yesterday
One way to reform the Senate is with new blood. And if that new blood comes from the more progressive House, which is working on companion legislation, the effect can be good, especially if the Villagers notice : 1. Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, the author of an amendment to the House health care bill that would ban federal funding from being used for abortions, has become a whipping boy of...
New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
It started like any other ride on the F train for Oraia Reid. She stepped into a packed car in Park Slope, clutching a magazine and her purse, and sailed smoothly to the West Village, where she was set to give a speech about women's rights against...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
WASHINGTON -- The so-called Stupak amendment could have far-reaching effects: By prohibiting any federal funding for insurance plans providing abortions, it could drive up costs for the procedure, deny millions of women the right to coverage they can have now and virtually end insurance plans paying for abortions in the United States.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
WASHINGTON -- The Stupak amendment could drive up costs for the procedure, deny millions of women the right to coverage they can have now and virtually end insurance plans paying for abortions in the United States.
Bosses blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
FEATURES - Mary Wandia on the persistent problems around securing women's rights - Marren Akatsa-Bukachi on the challenge of revitalising Beijing +15 - Morissanda Kouyaté says it's time for tangible results, not talk - Norah Matovu Winyi asks what Beijing has delivered for African women - Carole Ageng’o considers the relationship between gender relations and conflict in Kenya's electoral...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Just a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged that respect for women's rights is among his top agenda items, Afghan diplomats at the United Nations will oppose a Canadian-led bid to highlight serious human rights abuse in Iran. As if that's not enough, Afghanistan and other states will side with Iran's bid to avoid censure after votes in another part of the UN Thursday saw Arab and Muslim...
Fabius Maximus (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Here is a fascinating interview with Mohammed Najibullah, President of Afghanistan from 1986 – 1992. See his Wikipedia entry for more information. The full article is worthwhile reading! “Revisiting Afghanistan: A Conversation with Najibullah“, Alan Brody (22 years with UNICEF), Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2008 — Powerful insights about the Taliban and Afghanistan, from...
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Our predecessors risked everything to protect a woman’s right to choose. If we want, we can defeat the Stupak amendment. I am reading an inspiring book, Wherever There’s a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California. From free speech rights to the gay rights movement, the book recounts numerous [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Some good news from Zimbabwe! Zimbabwe ratified the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, this month, becoming the second country after Namibia, to accede to this important regional instrument for advancing gender equality and women's rights.
Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
They were just five words, but they swept through the Muslim world like a brush fire nearly four years ago, launching a scorching backlash that endures to this day. “Be quiet. It’s my turn,” the Syrian-born American, Wafa Sultan, said in February 2006 to a Muslim cleric she was debating on Al Jazeera. A woman interrupting a man? In public? In Islamic societies, particular in the Arab...
Healthcare-NOW! (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The health care struggle is far from over, and we have to fight to protect our rights every step of the way. For all the flaws we see in the House legislation, all indicators show that the Senate legislation will be worse. We have two messages for our Senators. Restore reproductive rights to the current bill, [...]
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ineedmyfixashley | yesterday
I can’t imagine a better way to end the week then with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Viggo Mortensen . Man meat all around!! They are at the screening of The History Channel’s The People Speak in New York which is: A look at America’s struggles with war, class, race and women’s rights. based on Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States In other Matt Damon related news, Shakira is considering
tanay2035 | 11/06/2009
Knowing how to approach women is a vital skill every man needs to know, because approaching women is the first step in creating a relationship with the girl of your dreams… It’s important that you know how to approach a girl the right way. Let’s go over some tactics that will help you to be more successful than the average guy. Have you ever approached a girl with what you thought was the best pickup...
aasthahealthcare | 09/09/2009
A woman starts her journey as a daughter fulfilling the expectations of her family. She then becomes a wife, and supports the needs of her family. As a mother, then she becomes an epitome of sacrifice and surrenders completely for the needs of her child. In the old age, she plays an important role in holding her family together and providing guidance to the youngsters. She plays all these roles with...
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