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Occupation End Notes for ENd The Occupation of Palestine
Window into Palestine | October 3rd 2008 by danny downey
Occupation End Notes October 2, 2008 Volume 6 Number 14 Please see below for a new edition of Occupation End Notes! 1. US Campaign Update: US Campaign is proud to host an Ev read more
NGOs call upon the OECD to place human rights conditionalities on…
Window into Palestine | October 2nd 2008 by danny downey
Blow the letter that was sent by several NGOs to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for human rights conditionalities on Israel. The letter was signed by Action Palestine. 25 September 2008 Re: Israel’s accession to the OEC read more
Phoning for Florida
The Bilerico Project | September 30th 2008 by Bil Browning
The pollsters say "It's too close to call"... So we need you calling with us! Join the Phoning for Florida effort from anywhere in the country and help us defeat Amendment 2. If you have a telephone and an internet connection, you can help us educa read more
Fight the Radio Hall of Fame’s Decision to Honor James Dobson
DailyQueerNews.com | September 30th 2008 by Matt Comer
Wayne Besen | Truth Wins Out It is hard to believe, but the Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications is planning to induct Focus on the Family’s James Dobson into its Radio Hall of Fame. America’s biggest homophobe will be ho read more
Action Alert: 8 Women Buried Alive By Our Pals In Pakistan
Feminist Peace Network | September 29th 2008
From the Urgent Appeals Programme Asian Human Rights Commission: Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is shocked to learn that three more women have been buried alive in Balochistan province, a few days after they protested against read more
Towards Zero Preventable Child Deaths
Nonviolent Choice | September 27th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
A report from the United States Fund for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, presents some very welcome news about already-born children's mortality. Since 1960, the global death rate of children under five has decreased by 60 percent.In an read more
Paid Sick Days, Anyone? (Or, More from the Annals of Only in Amer…
Nonviolent Choice | September 25th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
The National Partnership for Women and Families (US) asks, "Did you know that 57 million working people don't have a single paid sick day? And nearly 100 million workers don't have paid sick days to care for a sick child."While the Family and Medica read more
“Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World”
Smite Me! [.net] | September 23rd 2008 by Kelly G.
The five little terrier-mix dogs had been left behind on Galveston Island by their owner. Alone and frightened they watched as the storm surge began to rush into their home. As the water continued its relentless rise, they jumped to the top of a ta read more
Equality Ride at a Critical Point–Your Help is Urgently Needed…
DailyQueerNews.com | September 23rd 2008 by Matt Comer
Folks, due to the economic chaos in the country and subsequent downturn, the Equality Ride is in danger of not getting on the road. Several of our major funding sources have dried up. We absolutely have to raise $30,000 by 4pm EST TODAY or the ride i read more
Please to change the “changed debate”?
Smite Me! [.net] | September 23rd 2008 by Kelly G.
Via Media Matters, a new campaign to Change the Debate: With few exceptions, the media figures who moderated the presidential primary debates focused on campaign gaffes, political tactics, and personal issues and, as a result, critical issues were pu read more
The Prolife & Pro LGBT Group PLAGAL Joins the Blogosphere
Nonviolent Choice | September 22nd 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
While some antiabortionists are virulently LGBT-phobic, still others believe that prolife means the lives and wellbeing of LGBT persons as much as unborn children and pregnant women. A number of such prolifers are LGBT themselves.Luckily there are f read more
Reproductive Freedom at Risk in Mississippi
Mississippi Atheists | September 21st 2008 by vjack
Image via WikipediaA woman's right to reproductive freedom is under assault in Mississippi. In August, the Bush administration's Department of Health and Human Services proposed regulations which could restrict access to even basic reproductive healt read more
*jawdrop*
Smite Me! [.net] | September 19th 2008 by Kelly G.
Yeah, I know it’s the New York Post…and maybe this is their misguided attempt at “satire” (dog, I hope this is supposed to be satirical!)….but still. FELONIOUS BALL OF FUR DESERVED EVERY BLOW - WTF!? THE stupid cat had read more
(Not-so-) Small Victories
Smite Me! [.net] | September 18th 2008 by Kelly G.
The bitches at Bitch can keep on bitching…at least through the winter: We’re thrilled to announce that in just three short days, you’ve rallied together and propelled us beyond our $40,000 fundraising goal. In fact, by the time we l read more
A fiendishly brilliant plan
The Bilerico Project | September 18th 2008 by Bil Browning
Editors' note: Karen Celestino-Horseman is a Bilerico alumni with an important message to pass along to Projectors. Dear Friends: We may have thought we wanted a woman on a national political ticket, but the joke has really been on us, hasn't it? read more
Polish Health Minister Wants To Eliminate Illegal Abortions By Ma…
Feminist Peace Network | September 17th 2008
Action alert from the Polish feminist website Feminoteka: Dear Women, Poland’s Minister of Health, Ewa Kopacz, has just announced the government’s plan to establish a database of all pregnancies in Poland in an effort to eliminate illegal read more
Help their wiener grow!
Smite Me! [.net] | September 16th 2008 by Kelly G.
Oh noes! Via Female Impersonator, this bitch is distraught to hear that Bitch magazine - the very bestest of the feminist mags (Ms. is too ’70s; Bust is too fluffyfun; Bitch be just rite, yo!) - is in danger of folding. The bitches at Bitch nee read more
The Fight for Equality in Gainesville, FL
The Bilerico Project | September 14th 2008 by Bil Browning
The group fighting the repeal of protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender residents in Gainesville, Florida has taken their cause to the web! Equality is Gainesville's Business has launched a website: http://equalitygainesville.com. read more
Your Chance To Help Move Transit “The Way Forward”
CAW Windsor Regional Envionment Council | September 12th 2008 by Rob McLean
In response to directive from the Board of Directors, Transit Windsor is currently reviewing the provision of transit service. Part of the process and an important step to providing an efficient and effective service, is gathering feedback from th read more
Vote As If Your Life Depends On It
Smite Me! [.net] | September 12th 2008 by Kelly G.
Via Feminist Majority: Deadlines to register to vote are approaching rapidly. With so much at stake in this historic election, be sure you are registered to vote. If not, in most states you must register immediately. Look up voter registration rules read more
ACTION ALERT: Pressure needed on Congress to enact Katrina rebuil…
The Wichita Branch NAACP Blog | September 12th 2008 by Kevin Myles
NAACP urges Congress to pass post-Katrina employment, rebuilding, and development legislation before the September Congressional adjournment. The bill would create over 100,000 jobs, rebuild housing and infrastructure and advance Gulf Coast developme read more
Announcing ‘Action Alerts - For the Love of the Dog’
For the Love of the Dog | September 6th 2008 by For the Love of the Dog
So often I get so many stories and requests to do stories and pass along information, much of it petitions and stuff that needs ‘action’ by you, that I decided to set up a companion site devoted to just those types of things so I’d read more
A Small Energy Offering In The Midst Of The RNC
Feminist Peace Network | September 3rd 2008
Having decided that watching Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican National Convention is much too toxic because I know darned well that if I do, I will then be up half the night ranting raving and worst of all blogging, I thought perhaps it m read more
(Dis)Honor Killings In Pakistan: 3 Girls and 2 Elderly Women Shot…
Feminist Peace Network | September 1st 2008
In an incident that occurred last month, The Pak Tribune reports that, “Three teenage girls along with their two close elderly relatives were shot at before being buried alive in a desert of Balochistan by their tribesmen in the name of honour. read more
Memo To Comedy Central: Misogyny Isn’t Funny
Feminist Peace Network | August 31st 2008
When John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate, one of the first thoughts that ran through my head was that surely this was Christmas in July (or more accurately, August) for those of us in the punditry and comedy biz. Even the mainstream read more
Comedy Central Joins In The Marginalizing (Actually That Should R…
Feminist Peace Network | August 26th 2008
Last week we wrote a post about the Antiwar.com ad about presidential candidates that did not include Cynthia McKinney, candidate for the Green Party. Now it seems the folks at Comedy Central are pulling the same stunt. On their Indecision2008 webs read more
End "This Shameful Neglect" With the White Ribbon Alliance
Nonviolent Choice | August 25th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
Please endorse this plea for life just in from the White Ribbon Alliance. Thank you.Dear Friend, Tell the Global Leaders... every woman has the right to health care in pregnancy and childbirth. In September, the global leaders will attend an emergen read more
Action Alert: Protest Porn Channel in Canada
Feminist Peace Network | August 22nd 2008
From Frieda Werden, Producer,WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service: “This has totally flown under the radar until now but Canada has licenced it’s first porn channel, which seems to think that boasting a 50% Canadian c read more
Business as usual (redux).
Smite Me! [.net] | August 20th 2008 by Kelly G.
I’ve been sitting on this story for a few weeks now, trying to find the words to convey how furious, how disillusioned, how heartsick, these seemingly never-ending cases of police brutality (against non-human animals, against activists, against read more
WAKE UP AMERICA!
Blacky's Burrow | August 19th 2008 by Chris Blackwood
Wake up, America! We're on the brink of a financial meltdown. The new movie I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Featuring Warren Buffett and other financial leader read more
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