August 15th, 2008
From the Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI):
WFAFI News - July 16, 2008 (The) Head of Tehran’s Family Dispute Council announced that “if women had the right to divorce, then all of our men will be single.” In his interview with Tehran Radio, he said “Given that 80% of those who initiate request for […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Militarism, U.S. Politics, Misogyny, Gender-Based Violence, Children, Human Rights | No Comments »
August 13th, 2008
(Note–This is a re-post of some material I had to take down due to formatting issues that happened after I posted photos of Pres. Bush patting the ass of an Olympic volleyball player, will see about re-posting those photos, but wanted to get this back up first.)
What follows are several reports on the Russian/Georgian conflict […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Militarism, U.S. Politics, Children, Human Rights | No Comments »
August 10th, 2008
Today is my birthday. So what you ask am I doing sitting here blogging?? When you reach my age, birthdays aren’t all that big a deal although you are happy to celebrate them when you consider the alternatives. However if you want to celebrate something, then the following is a far more worthy contender. My […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Militarism, U.S. Politics, Human Rights | No Comments »
August 8th, 2008
About the point where I was halfway dialated while giving birth to my first child, I informed his father and the assembled medical staff that I wanted to go home. They said to go ahead. Needless to say I quickly grasped the futility of the urge to run. Which is what makes the following court […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Misogyny, Women's Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Justice, Human Rights | No Comments »
August 5th, 2008
Here where I live, we have reached the part of the summer that my sister calls 2 bra weather (as in about half way through the day you’re sticking to the first one), it is seriously, swelteringly HOT. So I was ever so grateful to the self-serving folks at BMW for reminding us […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Action Alerts, Atrocities, Women's Health, Breast Cancer | 2 Comments »
August 1st, 2008
From FIRE – Feminist International Radio Endeavour:
RANSACKING OF LONGTIME WOMEN’S NEWS AGENCY
IN MEXICO CITY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT MOTIVES
“The devastation and disorder of a burglary and violent vandalism at the women’s news agency CIMAC (Women’s Communication & Information) offices in Mexico City last weekend suggest that it was more than a common break-in, according to Lucía […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Sheroes, Feminism, Misogyny, Gender-Based Violence, Media, Human Rights | No Comments »
July 31st, 2008
From Human Rights In China:
“Watching the Olympic torch pass through Linyi City, Shandong Province on July 21, Yuan Weijing (袁伟静) composed an open letter to President Hu Jintao, calling on him to remember the plight of her husband, jailed “barefoot lawyer” Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) and lamenting that she and her daughter remain under constant […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Sheroes, Human Rights | No Comments »
July 30th, 2008
From RAWA:
“A 12-year old schoolgirl was gang-raped by five gunmen in Sarpul province in Northern Afghanistan.
The girl and her family asked Hamid Karzai to prosecute the rapists and take their case seriously. They threatened that if they are not provided justice, the whole family will commit mass suicide to get rid of such life. They […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Militarism, U.S. Politics, Misogyny, Gender-Based Violence, Children, Violence Against Women, Rape, Human Rights | No Comments »
July 28th, 2008
Received via e-mail from The International Women’s Peace Service, Haris, Salfit, Palestine:
Women’s demonstration attacked with tear gas and sound bombs in Ni’lin
“On Wednesday 23rd, July IWPS volunteers attended a women’s demonstration in the village of Ni’lin in the Ramallah district of the West Bank. Over 150 women took part including Palestinians from Ni’lin, Ramallah and […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Militarism, U.S. Politics, Human Rights | No Comments »
July 28th, 2008
From Equality Now:
Iran: Kobra Najjar Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning for Prostitution
Equality Now is urgently concerned about Kobra Najjar, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery who lost her final appeal for […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, Action Alerts, Atrocities, Militarism, U.S. Politics, Misogyny, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights | No Comments »
