WEB WANDERINGS
April 24, 2012
Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.
~Simone de Beauvoir
Fem-eration X-X: New Feminism
WELL WRITTEN WOMAN
APRIL 23, 2012
For at least a century, the term “Feminist” has been used with such a negative connotation. Men use the term to belittle a gender that they feel is weak. Women use it as an excuse to explain away their failure to stand up in troubled times. To some, women are only equal in time of great need: we can make your dinner, raise your children and build airplanes when you are off at war. But forget the concept of a woman being your boss, fixing your car or fighting your fires. Those have always been considered male jobs, and are to this day. Generations of women before us have been fighting for “equality.” The right to vote, the right to work, the right to our own reproduction; rights men have always had the luxury to enjoy.
Even before the Suffragettes, strong-willed women have been the butt of jokes and the bane of ultra conservative existence. Once those ladies won us the legal right the vote, society went back to the perceived normal. Then came World War II. While the menfolk were off fighting the Enemy, women were called upon to help build the airplanes for these soldiers, only to be thrown back into their subservient wife roles after the war, they had helped to win, was over. It did not take long until women grew tired of being seen as “the weaker sex”. They began joining the work force on a long-term basis; not just due to the call of war. Women in the 1960′s burned their bras, started rallies and rejuvenated the alliance of women. Through all trials and tribulations that rained upon those who first dared enough to join male dominated fields like the armed forces, the sciences, even blue collar work; they continued on. Each of these women have been labeled “Feminist” and worse words that I do not care to type.
We still live in a patriarchal society. Why is the worst insult you can sling at a man is to accuse him of acting like a woman? We live in a world that teaches women how to avoid being raped, instead of teaching men not to rape. Our entertainment suggests it is perfectly acceptable for guys to proudly make jokes such as, “I don’t have any children…at least none that I know about,” while songs quip, “the female of the species is more deadly than the male.” Stereotypes still run rampant. Women shop too much. Men only want to watch sports. Strong women are suffering from some Freud-fueled penis envy, and sensitive men have a mother complex. Let’s stop looking at gender. Instead, let’s look at skills person for person. You can take one look at the cleanliness of my house, and you will know that I am far from the stereo-typical woman. I have lost relationships because of it, yet I have never expected a man in my life to support me either. None of the women I know fill the general stereotype, as do few of the men.
The honest to goodness truth is we are different. Both biologically and socially speaking, we are not the same. Women go through different thought processes than males. Men have social interactions that are often the opposite of us ladies. We should appreciate people for the who they are inside, and not be afraid if they happen to have sex parts that we don’t understand. What I want to express on behalf of my fellow X chromosome carriers is that NEITHER GENDER IS BETTER than the other. Neither sex should be considered stronger or weaker, but instead should be acknowledged for their strengths as well as weaknesses. We need each other to survive. As women, we should be fighting for our rights to be treated as equals. This does not necessarily mean we should be the same as the men in our lives, but alternatively to be quantified by our amazing qualities as women. Women take up half the population, and without us there would be so much less beauty and softness in the world. Comedian George Carlin said it well when he spoke about feminism and gender roles: “Pointless careerism? Putting on a man-tailored suit with shoulder pads and imitating all the worst behavior of men? This is the noblest thing that women can think of? To take a job in a criminal corporation that’s poisoning the environment and robbing customers out of their money? This is the worthiest thing they can think of? Isn’t there something nobler they can do to be helping this planet heal?” These thoughts and others are exactly what brought the next generation of feminist into existence.
Because of the hard work of my strong willed (single) Mother’s generation and the generations before us, I have been empowered with a new kind of Feminism. I am thankful on a daily basis both for the road they started for us, and for those who are here beside me helping to finish the construction. I have been given the honor to stand up and give my opinions, and have people listen to them. I have learned how to be my own kind of Feminist, instead of listening to what was expected of me and my generation. I am the woman that society has been warning people about for years. I am intelligent, I keep myself informed and am never afraid to speak out with my opinions. “Jodi the Feminist” means that I will tell you exactly how I feel, and I will look fabulous while doing it. Just like that politically incorrect Sondheim song, “I enjoy being a girl,” as do most of the women that I know. I love the feeling that I get when I get a new hairdo or wear a dress to compliment my body type. I enjoy making dinner for those that I love, and the satisfied look that they have after my job well done. I give hugs hello, instead of handshakes. I am not threatened by porn or strippers, as I know it is just a carnal desire. I shave my legs if and when I want to, not because of the opinion of someone else. Nothing makes me feel better when I am upset than allowing myself a nice, cleansing cry. I am one with my femininity. I don’t feed into the media driven ideal of perfection; I love my body because every flaw has a story of a life well lived. I do not choose the people around me due to their sex, but instead because of the quality of their spirit. I have been lucky enough to be taught to be pro-choice across the board. If you are not hurting me or someone that I care about, it is not my business what you do with your life.
I am the new Feminist, and I am very good at it. I encourage every woman to define Feminism on her own and to embrace every aspect of it. Look out for women like us! We have learned from the women before us, we appreciate the power that we wield and use it as a force for good, not evil. Most importantly, we will not expect anything less than standing next to the men in our lives, not behind them, and not being them, but as equals. Fem-eration X-X is a force with which to be reckoned: we fight for our rights and we are teaching our daughters to do the same.
WELL WRITTEN WOMAN
APRIL 23, 2012
For at least a century, the term “Feminist” has been used with such a negative connotation. Men use the term to belittle a gender that they feel is weak. Women use it as an excuse to explain away their failure to stand up in troubled times. To some, women are only equal in time of great need: we can make your dinner, raise your children and build airplanes when you are off at war. But forget the concept of a woman being your boss, fixing your car or fighting your fires. Those have always been considered male jobs, and are to this day. Generations of women before us have been fighting for “equality.” The right to vote, the right to work, the right to our own reproduction; rights men have always had the luxury to enjoy.
Even before the Suffragettes, strong-willed women have been the butt of jokes and the bane of ultra conservative existence. Once those ladies won us the legal right the vote, society went back to the perceived normal. Then came World War II. While the menfolk were off fighting the Enemy, women were called upon to help build the airplanes for these soldiers, only to be thrown back into their subservient wife roles after the war, they had helped to win, was over. It did not take long until women grew tired of being seen as “the weaker sex”. They began joining the work force on a long-term basis; not just due to the call of war. Women in the 1960′s burned their bras, started rallies and rejuvenated the alliance of women. Through all trials and tribulations that rained upon those who first dared enough to join male dominated fields like the armed forces, the sciences, even blue collar work; they continued on. Each of these women have been labeled “Feminist” and worse words that I do not care to type.
We still live in a patriarchal society. Why is the worst insult you can sling at a man is to accuse him of acting like a woman? We live in a world that teaches women how to avoid being raped, instead of teaching men not to rape. Our entertainment suggests it is perfectly acceptable for guys to proudly make jokes such as, “I don’t have any children…at least none that I know about,” while songs quip, “the female of the species is more deadly than the male.” Stereotypes still run rampant. Women shop too much. Men only want to watch sports. Strong women are suffering from some Freud-fueled penis envy, and sensitive men have a mother complex. Let’s stop looking at gender. Instead, let’s look at skills person for person. You can take one look at the cleanliness of my house, and you will know that I am far from the stereo-typical woman. I have lost relationships because of it, yet I have never expected a man in my life to support me either. None of the women I know fill the general stereotype, as do few of the men.
The honest to goodness truth is we are different. Both biologically and socially speaking, we are not the same. Women go through different thought processes than males. Men have social interactions that are often the opposite of us ladies. We should appreciate people for the who they are inside, and not be afraid if they happen to have sex parts that we don’t understand. What I want to express on behalf of my fellow X chromosome carriers is that NEITHER GENDER IS BETTER than the other. Neither sex should be considered stronger or weaker, but instead should be acknowledged for their strengths as well as weaknesses. We need each other to survive. As women, we should be fighting for our rights to be treated as equals. This does not necessarily mean we should be the same as the men in our lives, but alternatively to be quantified by our amazing qualities as women. Women take up half the population, and without us there would be so much less beauty and softness in the world. Comedian George Carlin said it well when he spoke about feminism and gender roles: “Pointless careerism? Putting on a man-tailored suit with shoulder pads and imitating all the worst behavior of men? This is the noblest thing that women can think of? To take a job in a criminal corporation that’s poisoning the environment and robbing customers out of their money? This is the worthiest thing they can think of? Isn’t there something nobler they can do to be helping this planet heal?” These thoughts and others are exactly what brought the next generation of feminist into existence.
Because of the hard work of my strong willed (single) Mother’s generation and the generations before us, I have been empowered with a new kind of Feminism. I am thankful on a daily basis both for the road they started for us, and for those who are here beside me helping to finish the construction. I have been given the honor to stand up and give my opinions, and have people listen to them. I have learned how to be my own kind of Feminist, instead of listening to what was expected of me and my generation. I am the woman that society has been warning people about for years. I am intelligent, I keep myself informed and am never afraid to speak out with my opinions. “Jodi the Feminist” means that I will tell you exactly how I feel, and I will look fabulous while doing it. Just like that politically incorrect Sondheim song, “I enjoy being a girl,” as do most of the women that I know. I love the feeling that I get when I get a new hairdo or wear a dress to compliment my body type. I enjoy making dinner for those that I love, and the satisfied look that they have after my job well done. I give hugs hello, instead of handshakes. I am not threatened by porn or strippers, as I know it is just a carnal desire. I shave my legs if and when I want to, not because of the opinion of someone else. Nothing makes me feel better when I am upset than allowing myself a nice, cleansing cry. I am one with my femininity. I don’t feed into the media driven ideal of perfection; I love my body because every flaw has a story of a life well lived. I do not choose the people around me due to their sex, but instead because of the quality of their spirit. I have been lucky enough to be taught to be pro-choice across the board. If you are not hurting me or someone that I care about, it is not my business what you do with your life.
I am the new Feminist, and I am very good at it. I encourage every woman to define Feminism on her own and to embrace every aspect of it. Look out for women like us! We have learned from the women before us, we appreciate the power that we wield and use it as a force for good, not evil. Most importantly, we will not expect anything less than standing next to the men in our lives, not behind them, and not being them, but as equals. Fem-eration X-X is a force with which to be reckoned: we fight for our rights and we are teaching our daughters to do the same.
Jodi Renee’ Thomas
spent the majority of her adult life as an alternative fashion designer/dominatrix, until the writing bug called her away. She believes in living life to the fullest, and then chronicals her antics on her blog “Confessions of a Party Girl.” She is a proud pupil of the school of life, in which each semester she gets varying grades from Suma cum Laud to this lesson needs to be repeated; but she keeps going strong. By day she is managing editor for DStripped Magazine in which she has a featured column entitled “Relationship Rehab.” By night, she trolls Facebook and tries to write articles that entertain and inform. She happily lives in the sunny state of Florida with her aspiring writer/designer daughter Xoe Lizbeth, and her cats Rocko and Shaft, who like to help her type.
Voter ID
Published Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Summerville Journal Scene ®
Dear Editor,
Our state congress recently passed a bill requiring voters to provide government-issued photo identification on election days. It remains a mystery, though, why Republican officials – who were the only ones who voted for this bill – insisted on it.
There is no record in the state of South Carolina of any illegal voting that would be corrected by this bill. There are no reports of anyone trying to vote twice. No records of anyone voting under a false name, and not of any false identification use, either. Not one incident has ever been reported, so this motion is unfounded.
It will also create quite a few disturbances on election days when voters have to present their driver’s licenses, which are valid in South Carolina for up to 10 years. How many voters still resemble their 10-year-old photos? And after waiting in line so long, like voters had to do in the last few elections, how much more time will this take on election days? And will it be worth that time, since – again – the argument for government-issued ID has no foundation?
A better question is, where will we find the money to pay for this? The state now has to contact 178,000 voters by mail and then issue them new photo ID’s for free, which state Republicans themselves estimate will cost $980,000. Those same Republicans insist our state must lay off teachers and police officers, though. That $980,000 would save at least 25 of those jobs.
What makes this effort to suppress voters seem even more hypocritical is those same Republicans in Columbia want to remove all requirements for concealed weapons permits, including background check and training (H. 3292). And why is that? Because there’s too much government suppression and control, they claim.
In other words, we don’t need to ensure eligibility, training and compliance in proper use for weapons. We are, though, supposed be to very, very afraid of the elderly and disabled voters who currently have expired state ID cards.
It seems very apparent state Republican officials don’t fear blowing away our tax money on needless projects; they don’t fear inadequacy in schools or law enforcement; they don’t fear concealed weapons carried by the untrained.
What those Republicans truly fear, it seems, are voters. And after all these tricks they just pulled behind our backs, they sure better be afraid of us, because they won’t be re-elected.
Rob Groce
Antebellum Way
Summerville
Welcome to the official Oregon state website for the Unite Against the War on Women March.
Join us! At the Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join us! At the Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Grassroots
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a political movement) is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures. Grassroots movements are often at the local level, as many volunteers in the community give their time to support the local party, which can lead to helping the national party. For instance, a grassroots movement can lead to significant voter registration for a political party, which in turn helps the state and national parties.
Organizational techniques
Grassroots movement procedures to organize and lobby include:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a political movement) is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures. Grassroots movements are often at the local level, as many volunteers in the community give their time to support the local party, which can lead to helping the national party. For instance, a grassroots movement can lead to significant voter registration for a political party, which in turn helps the state and national parties.
Organizational techniques
Grassroots movement procedures to organize and lobby include:
- Hosting house meetings or parties
- Having larger meetings--AGMs
- Putting up posters
- Talking with pedestrians on the street or walking door-to-door (often involving informational clipboards)
- Gathering signatures for petitions
- Mobilizing letter-writing, phone-calling, and e-mailing campaigns
- Setting up information tables
- Raising money from many small donors for political advertising or campaigns
- Organizing large demonstrations
- Asking individuals to submit opinions to media outlets and government officials
- Holding get out the vote activities, which include the practices of reminding people to vote and transporting them to polling places.
- Using online social networks to organize virtual communities
Update:
“Unite Women” events scheduled in Florida for April 28, 2012
Written by R.S. Pienta on 21 April 2012
There will be three Florida rallies on April 28th and numerous smaller grassroots demonstrations across the state to commemorate what has become a national effort to “Unite Women”.
A rally on the steps of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee from 12 to 2 pm will feature the following speakers:
Diane Wilson, Tallahassee Rally Coordinator
Rev. Della Fahnestock
Tallahassee City Commissioner Andrew Gillum
Jessica Lowe-Minor, League of Women Voters of Florida
Samantha Gordon, NARAL
Ion Sancho, Leon Supervisor of Elections
Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (Florida House – District 9)
Nancy Argenziano
Anita Davis
LisaAnn Benham, ACLU
Alma Gonzalez, AFSCME
Donna Slutiak, Florida NOW
Emily Caponetti, Planned Parenthood
Amanda James, Equality Florida
Amy Coenen, National Women’s Liberation
Susan Smith, Democratic Progressive Caucus
Jodi Renee Thomas, author
Tabitha Frazier, Leon Democratic Hispanic Caucus
Barbara DeVane, FLARA
Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta, Democratic Women’s Club of Florida, Inc.
Organizers in Tallahassee, along with organizers in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale, have scheduled marches, rallies, and speak outs to unite women in solidarity against what has been characterized as a “war on women”.
Unite against the war on women, April 28
By Sue Davis
Published Apr 18, 2012 10:18 PM
On April 28, women will march and rally in state capitals and major U.S. cities against the recent attacks on women and in defense of women’s rights. This initiative, started by two women on Feb. 19 with a Facebook page titled, “Organizing Against the War on Women,” has caught fire with angry women all over the country.
Karen Teagarden in Michigan, one of the April 28 co-founders, told Workers World, “Desi and I met working on the Obama campaign in 2007, and we stayed in touch. We vent about our daughters and politics when something crazy is going on. First, it was the ‘Personhood’ amendment in Mississippi, then the trans-vaginal ultrasound bill in Virginia, then about no coverage for contraception. We kept asking: ‘Why isn’t anybody doing anything?’ So we said, ‘We should just do it. You build it and they will come.’”
The response was immediate. By the next morning, almost 500 women had asked to join and organize for April 28 in their states. As of April 15, the group has 21,300 members and organizing centers in all 50 states. “We’ve done it all virtually, using social media. It’s just wild,” added Teagarden.
Desiree Jordan in New York state, the other co-founder, summarized the goals of April 28 for Workers World: “We’re demanding privacy, access, choice and equality for all women in all spheres of life.” Even though the founders were moved to act because of attacks on reproductive rights, they envision a much wider, ongoing campaign.
In the statement of purpose on unitewomen.org, the campaign is devoted to defending and advancing women’s rights and civil rights, women’s economic equality and workers’ rights, voting rights, protecting women and children from violence and abuse, and women’s wellness, health and safety, in addition to reproductive rights.
Among its four basic action goals are “to inform women and men, the public, policymakers and media about issues from our life experience as women” and “to nurture intergenerational networks of women, so we can recognize and respond to the range of issues women experience across their lifespan and fulfill our full potential as women and as human beings in our society.”
National endorsements for the April 28 mobilization include such groups as the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Catholics for Choice, the National Organization for Women, Code Pink — Women for Peace, and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
To find out more about the April 28 event in your state, visit unitewomen.org.
Articles copyright 1995-2012 Workers World.
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved.
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“Unite Women” events scheduled in Florida for April 28, 2012
Written by R.S. Pienta on 21 April 2012
There will be three Florida rallies on April 28th and numerous smaller grassroots demonstrations across the state to commemorate what has become a national effort to “Unite Women”.
A rally on the steps of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee from 12 to 2 pm will feature the following speakers:
Diane Wilson, Tallahassee Rally Coordinator
Rev. Della Fahnestock
Tallahassee City Commissioner Andrew Gillum
Jessica Lowe-Minor, League of Women Voters of Florida
Samantha Gordon, NARAL
Ion Sancho, Leon Supervisor of Elections
Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (Florida House – District 9)
Nancy Argenziano
Anita Davis
LisaAnn Benham, ACLU
Alma Gonzalez, AFSCME
Donna Slutiak, Florida NOW
Emily Caponetti, Planned Parenthood
Amanda James, Equality Florida
Amy Coenen, National Women’s Liberation
Susan Smith, Democratic Progressive Caucus
Jodi Renee Thomas, author
Tabitha Frazier, Leon Democratic Hispanic Caucus
Barbara DeVane, FLARA
Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta, Democratic Women’s Club of Florida, Inc.
Organizers in Tallahassee, along with organizers in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale, have scheduled marches, rallies, and speak outs to unite women in solidarity against what has been characterized as a “war on women”.
Unite against the war on women, April 28
By Sue Davis
Published Apr 18, 2012 10:18 PM
On April 28, women will march and rally in state capitals and major U.S. cities against the recent attacks on women and in defense of women’s rights. This initiative, started by two women on Feb. 19 with a Facebook page titled, “Organizing Against the War on Women,” has caught fire with angry women all over the country.
Karen Teagarden in Michigan, one of the April 28 co-founders, told Workers World, “Desi and I met working on the Obama campaign in 2007, and we stayed in touch. We vent about our daughters and politics when something crazy is going on. First, it was the ‘Personhood’ amendment in Mississippi, then the trans-vaginal ultrasound bill in Virginia, then about no coverage for contraception. We kept asking: ‘Why isn’t anybody doing anything?’ So we said, ‘We should just do it. You build it and they will come.’”
The response was immediate. By the next morning, almost 500 women had asked to join and organize for April 28 in their states. As of April 15, the group has 21,300 members and organizing centers in all 50 states. “We’ve done it all virtually, using social media. It’s just wild,” added Teagarden.
Desiree Jordan in New York state, the other co-founder, summarized the goals of April 28 for Workers World: “We’re demanding privacy, access, choice and equality for all women in all spheres of life.” Even though the founders were moved to act because of attacks on reproductive rights, they envision a much wider, ongoing campaign.
In the statement of purpose on unitewomen.org, the campaign is devoted to defending and advancing women’s rights and civil rights, women’s economic equality and workers’ rights, voting rights, protecting women and children from violence and abuse, and women’s wellness, health and safety, in addition to reproductive rights.
Among its four basic action goals are “to inform women and men, the public, policymakers and media about issues from our life experience as women” and “to nurture intergenerational networks of women, so we can recognize and respond to the range of issues women experience across their lifespan and fulfill our full potential as women and as human beings in our society.”
National endorsements for the April 28 mobilization include such groups as the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Catholics for Choice, the National Organization for Women, Code Pink — Women for Peace, and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
To find out more about the April 28 event in your state, visit unitewomen.org.
Articles copyright 1995-2012 Workers World.
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved.
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Email: ww@workers.org
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Rebekah Wills Crice- Hello to all of our rally attendees!
The rally is only a week and a half away, and I don't know about you, but as your Alabama State Leader, I'm pretty darn excited!!! I just wanted to let you know that the organizing plans are coming together nicely and we have a wonderful line-up of speakers! We will be posting this line-up as soon as it is finalized some time this week.
Don't forget to order your t-shirt so you can rock Montgomery in style! Ordering information is available on the group page and the event page.
Also, please help us make this rally one of the best in the country by donating using our PayPal button link:
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See you in Montgomery on April 28th!
Rebekah Wills Crice
- Hello to all of our rally attendees!
- Rebekah Wills Crice
- Hope everyone is having a great Sunday! We have been working hard on making our rally in Montgomery one that will go down in history. I'm sure a lot of you have been wondering, and some of you have asked, about our speaker list. I'm proud to announce it here!!! We have a great line-up and I'm looking forward to hearing what each and every one of them have to say.
Melinda Maddox, Candidate for Alabama Supreme Court
Allison Neal, American Civil Liberties Union
Allyn Hudson, Occupy Birmingham
Ilene Sparks, Veteran Women’s Rights Activist
Raychel Crice, New Generation Feminist
Doris Crenshaw, Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute
Clete Wetli, Chairman – Madison County Democratic Party
Hank Sanders, Alabama Senator
Laura Secord Activist and poet
James Robinson GLBT Advocacy and Youth Services
Tori Smith, Activist and Women’s Clinic Escort
Linda Coleman, Alabama State Senator
LaShon White Menefee Planned Parenthood
Milly Keenamer Breeden, Republican Women’s Rights Activist
David Gesspass, National Lawyers Guild
Sharon M. Price, Women’s Rights Activist
Julie Ann Seals, Women’s Rights Activist
Charles Raymond Miller, Secular Coalition for Alabama
Dr. Pippa Abston, Huntsville Pediatrician
Lecia Brooks, Southern Poverty Law Center
Christie Swords, Women’s Rights Activist
Charlie Holley, Candidate for Congress, 5th District of Alabama
Ree Adcock Gustin, Women’s Rights Activist
- Hope everyone is having a great Sunday! We have been working hard on making our rally in Montgomery one that will go down in history. I'm sure a lot of you have been wondering, and some of you have asked, about our speaker list. I'm proud to announce it here!!! We have a great line-up and I'm looking forward to hearing what each and every one of them have to say.
- Rebekah Wills Crice
- Happy Monday Everybody!
Updates about the rally Saturday:
1.) Please be prepared for hot weather. The extended forecast is partly cloudy and 86 degrees.
2.) Pack sunscreen, bug spray, water/drinks, snacks, umbrellas in case of rain or to shield yourself from the sun, a hat, and wear comfy shoes!
3.) Bring a chair!
4.) We will have bottled water for emergencies but encourage you to bring some of your own.
5.) We will have a first-aid area staffed by RN's and a respiratory therapist.
6.) The rally is kid/family friendly and we will have a kid's area with arts and crafts to keep them busy when they get bored.
Please check out our speaker line-up posted on the Event page and on the group page. We have an exciting day planned for you including entertainment and a spectacular line-up of speakers, including Doris Crenshaw. Doris was the youth secretary for the NAACP in Montgomery when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. She was friends with Rosa Parks, worked directly under MLK for a long time, calls Andrew Young "Andy", and is currently the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association....the group that actually organized the bus boycott. She is on the board of the Rosa Parks Museum.
Let's make this an event Alabama will never forget!
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-752521
- Happy Monday Everybody!
THE VOICE OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN
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"Social Security Panic Unwarranted: Report Sets Stage for Improved Benefitsnow.org
The latest Social Security trustees report projects that the system has a surplus of $2.7 trillion and revenue sufficient to pay all benefits through 2033. Those bent on dismantling and/or privatizing the system will try to twist these facts, but don't be fooled Social Security is financially sound...[MORE]
"Tag, Illinois Unite Against the War on Women.
"Social Security Panic Unwarranted: Report Sets Stage for Improved Benefitsnow.org
The latest Social Security trustees report projects that the system has a surplus of $2.7 trillion and revenue sufficient to pay all benefits through 2033. Those bent on dismantling and/or privatizing the system will try to twist these facts, but don't be fooled Social Security is financially sound...[MORE]
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New York City Department of Education Bans References To Dinosaurs To Avoid Insulting Creationists
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This story is so bizarre that I had to check it twice to make sure it was not an early April Fool’s joke. The New York City Department of Education has barred the use of “Dinosaur”...[MORE]
"uh oh, Matthew F. Bonnan..."
New York City Department of Education Bans References To Dinosaurs To Avoid Insulting Creationists
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This story is so bizarre that I had to check it twice to make sure it was not an early April Fool’s joke. The New York City Department of Education has barred the use of “Dinosaur”...[MORE]
Miss Anonymous shared a link: "No war on women?
Tagging Unite Against The War on Women,
Illinois Unite Against the War on Women,
and Illinois National Organization for Women.
"MomsRising.org | Stand up for stay-at-home parents!action.momsrising.org
Are we back in the 1950s? New credit rules require stay-at-home parents to ask their partners for permission to access credit. Learn more and send a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to change these retro financial rules!.....[MORE]
Tagging Unite Against The War on Women,
Illinois Unite Against the War on Women,
and Illinois National Organization for Women.
"MomsRising.org | Stand up for stay-at-home parents!action.momsrising.org
Are we back in the 1950s? New credit rules require stay-at-home parents to ask their partners for permission to access credit. Learn more and send a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to change these retro financial rules!.....[MORE]
Miss Anonymous shared a link: "OMG, FTW!"
Goetten concedes Democratic nomination to Gill in Illinois 13th District
www.chicagotribune.com
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Greene County State's Attorney Matt Goetten has conceded the Democratic primary for Congress in Illinois' 13th District to Bloomington physician David Gill.
Goetten issued his concession in a news release on Friday afternoon. After the primary election Gill had a 143-vote lead over Goetten with all precincts reporting but without absentee, provisional and overseas ballots counted. Gill had declared victory, but Goetten initially refused to concede. Goetten said in a statement that he wishes Gill "the best of luck."
Gill would have faced incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson. But Johnson said earlier this month that he would retire. Johnson's replacement will be chosen by county Republican Party chairmen after the results of Johnson's primary win are certified.
Goetten concedes Democratic nomination to Gill in Illinois 13th District
www.chicagotribune.com
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Greene County State's Attorney Matt Goetten has conceded the Democratic primary for Congress in Illinois' 13th District to Bloomington physician David Gill.
Goetten issued his concession in a news release on Friday afternoon. After the primary election Gill had a 143-vote lead over Goetten with all precincts reporting but without absentee, provisional and overseas ballots counted. Gill had declared victory, but Goetten initially refused to concede. Goetten said in a statement that he wishes Gill "the best of luck."
Gill would have faced incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson. But Johnson said earlier this month that he would retire. Johnson's replacement will be chosen by county Republican Party chairmen after the results of Johnson's primary win are certified.
Miss Anonymous shared a link:
"No war on women? Tag Illinois Choice Action Team, WIU Feminist Action Alliance, and Illinois Unite Against the War on Women."
Tennessee Conservative Backed Bill Could Criminalize Natural Miscarriages
www.addictinginfo.org
Conservatives are trying to mandate that embryos can be victims of crime, which would basically define embryos as persons from the moment of conception.....[MORE]
"No war on women? Tag Illinois Choice Action Team, WIU Feminist Action Alliance, and Illinois Unite Against the War on Women."
Tennessee Conservative Backed Bill Could Criminalize Natural Miscarriages
www.addictinginfo.org
Conservatives are trying to mandate that embryos can be victims of crime, which would basically define embryos as persons from the moment of conception.....[MORE]
LAUGHING BEFORE WE CRY
MAXINE SAYS:
BLUE SAYS:
Nothing much today, I guess.
