March 25th, 2008
Thanks to Ben Atherton Zeman for passing this along:
Court art removed after complaint
Photo collages on the walls of the Thurston County Family and Juvenile Court
building were taken down Monday after an Olympia resident complained they
discriminated against men.
“When you go into that court, you’re in a very vulnerable state,” Jamie Powell
said after he raised the issue […]
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March 24th, 2008
Mindboggling–If I were to knowingly feed my children toxics in this manner, I’d be writing this from somewhere within the bowels of the U.S. prison system. There simply aren’t any words for this concept that it is perfectly acceptable national policy to poison our children in order that chemical companies may profit. There […]
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March 24th, 2008
As many of you well know from painful experience, one of the all-time greatest ways to create an awkward silence in almost any social situation is to walk into a room and confidently proclaim, “I’m a feminist.” Jaws drop, people scrounge around for an appropriate reply, your date says, “I’ll call you.” While they are […]
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March 24th, 2008
Reprinted with kind permission by Revolution:
March 8, 2008, International Women’s Day march in Brussels. [Photo: www.8mars.com]
More than 1,000 people, the vast majority of them women, took part in a march in the streets of Brussels on Saturday, March 8, to celebrate International Women’s Day. Women and men from […]
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March 24th, 2008
From All Africa:
“Just after Matheniko MP, Abura Piriir threatened to strip naked in the House when the Land Bill is passed, the shall-strip-naked-bug now seems to have caught the women.
Addressing a press conference at Parliament on Tuesday, Pader Woman MP Judith Franca Akello threatened to mobilise Acholi women to demonstrate half-naked if the Government does […]
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March 24th, 2008
Now why doesn’t this make me feel more secure?
“The Thai police will hand out whistles to female tourists after the latest in a long series of periodic sexual assaults and killings on beaches and elsewhere in the country, officials said.”
“Last week, the police arrested a 31-year-old laborer in the daytime stabbing death March 15 of […]
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March 21st, 2008
Abyss2hope will be hosting a Blog Against Sexual Violence on April 3 in conjunction with the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action. According to Abyss,
“The 2008 Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign national slogan for this April is: Prevent Sexual Violence…in our workplaces.
This is an important area which often gets neglected until a report of […]
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March 21st, 2008
Major thanks to Campus Progress for this very important catch. We need to tell the Bush Administration to keep their slimy little hands off our bodies! The denial of medical care is a human rights violation.
“Last November, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists outlined the ethical guidelines for doctors. Those who have moral objections […]
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March 21st, 2008
International Women’s Day Highlights Reality of Life in Prison for Cambodian Women
Report from the Cambodian League For The Promotion And Defense Of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Female prisoners who bring their children to live in prison with them are not given any extra food.
See here for additional drawings of the conditions for women and children in these […]
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March 21st, 2008
From the Charles Bronfman Prize:
PRESS RELEASE
“As the world stands aghast watching the genocide unfold in Darfur, one determined woman will be awarded the 2008 Charles Bronfman Prize for her visionary humanitarian efforts to improve the lives of thousands of Darfur’s female survivors.The Prize celebrates the vision and talent of an individual or team under 50 […]
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