Recent Posts Tagged With 'rights'

• My New Blog, Where To Find Me, And How To Contact Me

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 10:56 in religion, politics, music, news, blog, MEN, health, Help, women, video, videos, feminism

  If you read this blog or if you liked this blog, when it was alive, then I think you’ll like my new blog. Check out my new blog: Forwrrrd Forwrrrd is an activism, DIY, equal rights, feminism, human rights, riot grrrl, and women’s rights b...

• Just A Reminder

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 13:25 in MEN, women, feminism, activism, DIY, human rights, rights, forum, forums, feminist, message boards, equal rights

  This blog is still on hiatus, but I do have some news regarding the Riot Grrrl Online website. The website will be undergoing updates within the next few months…additions, updates, and changes are expected on the website. To know all the update...

• Arizona Affirmative Action Ballot Measure Challenged

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 12:31 in United States, women, rights, arizona, us, civil rights, violence, affirmative action

  8/19/2008- A legal challenge of the proposed anti-affirmative action ballot initiative in Arizona was filed Monday. The challenge was filed by Protect Arizona’s Freedom, a coalition of community leaders, organizations, and volunteers. The lawsu...

• Two Afghan “Prostitutes” Allegedly Murdered by Taliban

  Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 13:23 in women, human rights, rights, taliban, murder, cruelty, prostitution, prostitutes, afghan

  The following news story was taken from here Two Afghan “Prostitutes” Allegedly Murdered by Taliban Two Afghan women were killed last weekend outside Ghazni City for allegedly running a prostitution ring for US military personnel and for...

• Changing Hearts And Minds On Gay Marriage

  Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 14:53 in activism, human rights, rights, issues, lgbt, equal rights, activist, alternet, activists, lgbt rights, alternet.org, lgbt issues

  Changing Hearts and Minds on Gay Marriage This story comes from Alternet. Young activists are trying to reach out to conservative voters. A famous Chinese proverb teaches that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. For Meg Sneed, a ...

• Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison

  Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 in feminism, activism, rights, feminist, activist, womens rights, feminists, activists

  Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison An Iranian women’s rights activist was sentenced to a five year prison term last week, the maximum penalty for her so-called crime. Hana Abdi was convicted of “gathering and collud...

• Feminism Friday: Interested In A Feminism Forum?

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 12:38 in MEN, woman, Help, girls, feminism, activism, DIY, boy, human rights, do it yourself, rights, Boys

  Since this is a feminism blog, I thought I’d post it. I posted this in my _feminism Livejournal Commmunity. What does everyone think of the idea of having a feminism forum? The forum would be about feminism, the many different types of feminism...

• Activist For Women’s Rights Sentenced In Iran

  Posted on Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 at 16:43 in activism, human rights, rights, iran, activist, womens rights, ir, activists, womensrights

  The story below came from here. Activist for Women’s Rights Sentenced in Iran 6/3/2008 - Iran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced Amir Yaghoub-Ali, a 22 year old student, to a one year prison term this week. Ali was convicted for petitioning ...

• U.K. Anti-Choice Activism Embraces U.S. Tactics

  Posted on Sunday June 1st, 2008 at 16:16 in United States, america, activism, abortion, UK, rights, us, issues, united kingdom, activist, womens rights, activists

  U.K. Anti-Choice Activism Embraces U.S. Tactics Run Date: 06/01/08 By Laura J. Winter WeNews correspondent A loss by Britain’s Labour Party earlier this month is emboldening anti-choice activists to study their U.S. counterparts’ playbo...

• Taking It Global

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 22:53 in ideas, feminism, charity, network, Networking, web2.0, social networking, activism, Ecology, DIY, human rights, do it yourself

  Taking It Global is a social networking website. It is aimed at youth, but adults are also on the website. (such as myself) Taking It Global is an international non-profit organization located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In alot of ways, It is like ...

• Turkey: Homophobic Violence Points to Rights Crisis

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 12:08 in stories, Turkey, Istanbul, human rights, rights, issues, lgbt, violence, homophobic, news story, news stories, humanrights

  This was taken from Human Rights Watch and you can read more on this story here. Turkey: Homophobic Violence Points to Rights Crisis EU Should Insist on Reforms to Counter Persisting Inequality and Abuses (Istanbul, May 22, 200 – Turkey should urg...

• California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

  Posted on Thursday May 15th, 2008 at 17:55 in United States, human rights, rights, us, lgbt, gay marriage, lgbt rights, humanrights, lgbtrights

  California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban The California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 today to overturn state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage. The court ruled that such laws violate the California constitution, which they said “guarant...

• About Riot Grrrl/What Is Riot Grrrl?

  Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 17:35 in feminism, info, information, activism, opinions, rights, equality, introduction, feminist, equal rights, meaning, definitions

  This was taken from my Riot Grrrl Online website. Here is some information on riot grrrl. Here is some information and history of the riot grrrl movement and philosophy. HISTORY OF RIOT GRRRL: Here is some history of riot grrrl. Riot Grrrl began in 1...

• 44 Writings I Need For This Blog

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 19:01 in list, lists, MEN, Parents, Help, artist, updates, writer, trailers, ideas, animal, feminism

  I am in need of some articles and writings for this blog. I will add to this list as I see fit. The ones listed below are ideas for articles and writings and are some writings/articles I need for the blog. By writing the article (or articles), You wi...

• She Is My Best Friend

  Posted on Monday May 5th, 2008 at 19:15 in rights, lgbt, writings, grrl, lgbt rights, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, grrrl, riotgrrrl, rgo, riotgrrrls

  This riot boy article is from my Riot Grrrl Online website and it was written by: Shawnee Dangerrr! xo She Is My Best Friend he was never my first love, she was and her name was riot grrrl. she entered my life as a 15 year-old boy still lost in his e...

• Gay As Novelty

  Posted on Monday May 5th, 2008 at 18:54 in rights, lgbt, writings, grrl, lgbt rights, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, grrrl, riotgrrrl, rgo, riotgrrrls

  This riot boy article comes from my Riot Grrrl Online website and it was written by: Liam. gay as novelty. i know what it means to me. gay as novelty. when a girl tells you she’s got gay friends and feels less intimidated. that’s just a p...

• What Riot Grrrl Means To Me

  Posted on Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 13:55 in feminism, websites, activism, DIY, human rights, do it yourself, rights, global, issues, equality, writings, feminist

  The following was written by Greta/grrrlriot. (me) Do not copy without permission. What Riot Grrrl Means To Me…What Does It Mean To You? There are no right or wrong definitions of riot grrrl, in fact, everyone has their own definition of what ...

• 20 Reasons Why I Chose Riot Grrrl

  Posted on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 in list, lists, feminism, activism, human rights, rights, global, freedom, issues, equality, writings, racism

  The following was written by Greta/grrrlriot. (me) Do not steal without permission. The reasons are not in any certain order. If you want to add to my list or start a new list, Feel free to comment on this post. If you can think of 50-100 or more rea...

• Inspiring Quotes

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 in feminism, inspirational, quotes, activism, human rights, rights, global, equality, feminist, equal rights, activist, grrl

  “I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It’s like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I’d like to play strong w...

• Feminism Friday: US Circuit Court Hears Asylum Appeal in Female Genital Mutilation Case

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 17:55 in feminism, human rights, rights, global, feminist, womens rights, guinea, feminists, humanrights, global issues, genital mutilation, female genital mutilation

  This article was taken from Feminist Daily News Wire May 1, 2008 US Circuit Court Hears Asylum Appeal in Female Genital Mutilation Case A panel of judges for the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Tuesday in the case of three women w...

• Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Arrested

  Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 15:16 in feminism, activism, rights, iran, iranian, feminist, equal rights, activist, womens rights, feminists, activists

  The following story was taken from: Feminist Daily News Wire. I know this news story is 2 days old. At the end of this story it says, “Feminists in Iran are frequently arrested for their activism.” It’s sad that women’s rights...