One of the little questions that has been in the back of my mind about the campaign to require girls to get the new Merck HPV vaccine is who the heck is this Women in Government group that is so gung-ho about this wonder med? Why have I never heard of them before and […]
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Many thanks to Dorinda Moreno for forwarding this:
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News Bulletin 90
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SERBIAN PRESS SEEKS JAIL FOR WOMEN PEACE ACTIVISTS WHO ADVOCATE INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO
February 21, 2007, Belgrade and Prishtina: In a blatant attempt to intimidate advocates of a peaceful solution to the Serbia-Kosovo conflict, a leading Serbian nationalist newspaper has called for the prosecution of the Women’s […]
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams recently led a high-level mission to the Darfur region for the U.N. They were not able to obtain visas to enter Sudan but did visit a refugee camp in Chad near the border and were able to meet with Darfurian women in the camp. Ms. Williams writes,
“In the space […]
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From the Women’s Peace Coalition:
A New Wave of Repression Against Women in Black
After the publication of a joint statement by the Women’s Peace Coalition (which consists of The Women in Black NetworkSerbia and The Kosovo’s Women Network) which included the organization’s opinion about the proposal for Kosovo’s final status, the Belgrade daily newspaper Kurir responded […]
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From the Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran E-Zan Volume 33 February 15th 2007:
Commentary:
“As the debate over Iran take center stage in Washington again, many are wondering about the extent of Tehran’s role and influence in Iraq. To this end, Dianne Sawyer of ABC News took a trip to Iran and interviewed Ahmadinejad on various […]
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“KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Women should wear chastity belts to prevent rape, incest and other sex crimes, a prominent Islamic cleric in northern Malaysia was quoted as saying Friday.” Click here for more.
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Yesterday I received a letter in response to my essay about the HPV vaccine. It is always a pleasure to get fan mail in between the assorted offers to do various things to my genetalia and the writer’s further analysis of the issue is excellent. With her kind permission, I am reprinting her letter here.
“I […]
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Sr. Mary Eve has written a beautiful defense of the Vagina Monologues because as she eloquently says, they celebrate “the beauty of the vagina, in direct contrast to the message that women have often had to internalize - that it is dirty and not to be touched.”
Her essay contains […]
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The Environmental Working Group issued two press releases last week detailing the presence of toxic ingredients in fragrances and cosmetics. According to EWG,
“Most ingredients in personal care products are listed on the label. But due to a loophole in federal law, the ingredients in fragrances are not disclosed. This loophole can expose the […]
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Now that I’ve got your attention…Jessica Valenti and Ann Friedman have put together some outstanding commentary about the far right’s efforts to trash V-Day. Check out Jessica’s video and Ann’s written critique.
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