Feminism Is For Everyone

Jan 25, 2010,1:49 PM

UPDATE/CHANGE - *letter-writing party* for real reform!

hey fifers,

because of possible icky weather, the rally has been moved to a letter-writing party at the dtown Mudhouse! Bring some friends down, grab some free coffee, and write a letter to your representative demanding comprehensive reform--the kind that doesn't take away abortion coverage!

Sen. Reid said yesterday that there's "no rush" on reform...maybe he should tell that to the millions of uninsured Americans!

join us at our
Letter-Writing Party!!
Sat. Jan. 30th
10:30am - 11:30am
Mudhouse on the Dtown Mall (West end, across from ice rink)

There will be free coffee and free t-shirts and free hanging out with other cool pro-choice Virginians!

Register (it's free but we need to know how many shirts to bring) at:
http://www.ppaction.org/pphs/events/vahcr2010/details.tcl

SEE YOU THERE!

Labels: activism, health, politics

Aug 22, 2008,10:40 AM

Some Pro-Choice Internet Activism! (from Carly's Blog)

So, many of you probably get NARAL or NOW email alerts or something to that extent, but basically what's going down right now is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing some regulations that aim to give health care professionals the right to refuse women abortion or abortion-referall services. Now for those of you unaware, abortion is legal in the U.S. and is considered a legitimate medical option for women who are pregnant and don't wish to be.

The ACLU has a press release that really taps into how I feel about this:

For years, federal law has carefully balanced protections for individual religious liberty and patients' access to reproductive health care. The proposed regulations appear to take patients' health needs out of the equation.
At a time when more and more Americans are either uninsured or struggling with the soaring costs of health care, the federal government should be expanding, not hampering access to important health services.

click here for a quick and easy form letter to fill out and send to your legislators that states that you are against the regulations! Internet activism: soooo easy!

(this post was originally on Carly's personal blog, a farmhouse year.)

Labels: abortion, politics

Apr 24, 2008,1:15 AM

i hope the straight-talk express runs into its own misogynist-dug ditch

So while traveling through poverty-stricken New Orleans, where most in poverty are women, John McCain stated that he opposed a bill that would make it easier for women to sue corporations for gender pay inequality.

This just goes to show that John McCain:
-does not care about women
-has a gross misunderstanding about the causes of gender wage gaps (placing the blame on a lack of "education and training," although research has shown time and time again that gender wage inequalities exist independent of such factors)
-despite his stated support for 'family values' (in regards to banning abortion), could not care less about families or their children, since equalizing pay would lead to millions of families escaping poverty (oh noes!)

So please, whether or not you're a Democrat, whether you support Obama or Clinton, do not let this misogynist asshat in office. And urge those you know to oppose him, as well.

Labels: assholery, politics, sexism