And speaking of which, remember that campaign to donate to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin's name? It's raised $802,678 and counting. Palin should be getting her thank you cards in the next week or so. I swear, it makes me giddy as a schoolgirl. Keep spreading the word!

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I don't know if this has been making the rounds yet or not, but I just received this email and thought it was a fantastic idea:
... Instead of OR IN ADDITION TO sending around emails about how horrible Sarah Palin is, let's all make a donation to Planned Parenthood in HER NAME!! They'll send her a nice card telling her that a donation has been ( Read more... )

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Please donate to "Bitch" magazine! They need 40 grand by October.

We've already lost so many magazines- ROCKRGRL, LiP. Kitchen Sink, Stay Free, and a host of other independent mags that seemed to be flourishing! And I am sad about the loss of every one of them.

After they disappeared, I learned of their losses...not via my ( Read more... )

Saudi woman to be executed for witchcraft.

I've written my senators, the president, and the VP, and I'm encouraging others to do so as well. What else can we do? Who can we talk to about this? I feel completely useless, and google is failing me.

So I'm planning on starting a gender equality club at school (basically a women's caucus, but I'm calling it gender equality because I'd like some guys to join. I don't want it to be a man-hater club or anything ( Read more... )

Hey everyone -

I have just finished my first women's studies class, and can't wait to start my minor in the Spring. I have learned so much, and can't wait to be part of such an amazing community and movement. Since my class began, I have been keeping a blog, and wanted to share it with you all. I hope to start updating more regularly as I become ( Read more... )

Here are some links to news articles on the case:

ABC Story
Yahoo

Who: Desiree Alliance and Affiliates

What: "Rape is NOT an Occupational Hazard!" Virtual rally

Why: Judge Teresa Carr Deni should not be retained as a Municipal Court Judge in Philadelphia

When: Monday, November 5, 2007 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific

Where: http://www.BoundNotGagged ( Read more... )

The Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation and Cangleska are hosting "Diva for a Day" for the women on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Many of these women are not privileged like you and I and after all they've been through, they deserve to be pampered. They will have some activities ( Read more... )

A book I preserved. It's sexist (portrays women as domestic objects...most of the pictures of women are of women doing domestic chores) and very, very racist as well.