2004 April Archive | Feministing

1 million+, sucka!

Wow. No seriously, wow! Yesterday’s March for Women’s Lives drew an amazing crowd of women and men from all over the country.
March organizers are putting the number of people attending at over a million, which if you were there doesn’t seem unreasonable at all.
Here’s the March coverage so far:
The New York Times’ piece is pretty thorough, though I’d argue the headline “Hundreds of Thousands March for Abortion Rights” is pretty limiting–come on now, this was about so much more than abortion.
The Washington Post’s article is accompanied by a photo gallery and video.
USA Today’s coverage does a good job in describing anti-choice contingent’s mindset: “A small number of opponents to abortion rights ...

By Jessica • 20 years ago

THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

Feministing LOVES pro-choice boys!

Vanessa is Queen of All Signs.

More pics and comments to come; driving for eight hours…must…sleep.

Feministing LOVES pro-choice boys!

Vanessa is Queen of All Signs.

More pics and comments to come; driving for eight hours…must…sleep.

By noauthor • 20 years ago

Kerry On

As my Feministing partners join the million women gathered for the March for Women’s Lives today, I am in New York thinking about the freedoms for which they are demonstrating. I’m also thinking about John Kerry’s defense of women’s rights in the face of the Vatican’s decree that politicians who support abortion rights should be denied Communion. According to the New York Times, Kerry says he is personally opposed to abortion, but supports a woman’s right to choose and believes in the separation of church and state. At a recent rally, Kerry stated, “I believe that in the year 2004 we deserve a president who understands that ...

As my Feministing partners join the million women gathered for the March for Women’s Lives today, I am in New York thinking about the freedoms for which they are demonstrating. I’m also ...

By noauthor • 20 years ago

“Lesbodrama” Takes on a New Meaning…

Gayness is on the collective brain. It’s only April and already we’ve got Jason West, The Fab 5, The Massachusetts Supreme Court, and Ellen’s hit show. Even the two Dicks (Cheney and Gephardt) are playing potentially tolerable roles by avowing their gay daughters. (Election time anyone??)
I’m capitalizing on this trend to talk about the L-Word, an otherwise potentially embarrassing topic.
I think it’s okay. (Is that wrong?) Sure, I like that it takes lesbians out of the dowdy, flannel wearing, Indigo Girls pigeonhole. But that’s not all. In fact, it could be accused of replacing one lesbian stereotype with another. ...

Gayness is on the collective brain. It’s only April and already we’ve got Jason West, The Fab 5, The Massachusetts Supreme Court, and Ellen’s hit show. Even the two ...

By Jessica • 20 years ago

Feministing on the road!

Feministing contributers Jessica, Vanessa, and Lauryn are on their way to DC for the march, so Hannah will be holding down the fort in the interim. Stay tuned for post-march analysis…
For those heading down to the march, check out this calendar of related events.
Hope to see you all there!

Feministing contributers Jessica, Vanessa, and Lauryn are on their way to DC for the march, so Hannah will be holding down the fort in the interim. Stay tuned for post-march analysis…
For ...

By noauthor • 20 years ago

Lost in Translation

A recent federal grant bestowed upon New York City police officers a new kind of cell phone – one with access to a 24 hour translation service. The move was made to help non-English speaking victims of domestic violence overcome the language barriers that so often keep them from reporting. By pressing a button, police are now able to reach translators in 150 languages, allowing victims to make immediate and articulate complaints against their assailant.
The need for translators in these cases is large. According to the New York City Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, “challenges faced by immigrant victims of domestic violence are especially relevant in New York City where 36% of the ...

By Jessica • 20 years ago

Slip-Sliding Away indeed…

The National Women’s Law Center has released a report, Slip-Sliding Away: The Erosion of Hard-Won Gains for Women Under the Bush Administration and an Agenda for Moving Forward. A seriously long name for a seriously scary problem.
The report covers the Administration’s record on 10 areas: women at work; girls and women at school; child care and other supports women need to maintain self-sufficiency; tax and budget policies; retirement security; health and reproductive rights; violence against women; women in the military; judicial nominations; and government offices and advisory bodies charged with safeguarding women’s interests. Whew.
And that’s just domestic issues; I don’t even want to know what a report on Bush’s backwards policies towards global women’s rights would ...

By noauthor • 20 years ago

Moms tell Congress to “Halt the Assault”

The women who brought you the Million Mom March are gearing up for Mother’s Day, May 9th, to launch their new campaign “Halt the Assault.” The campaign will begin with a rally in Washington urging Congress to reauthorize the Federal Violent Crime Control Act of 1994.
The act which bans the manufacture and import of assault weapons (including AK-47s and Uzis) is set to expire on September 13th.
Reuters reports that House Republicans oppose renewing the ban and plan not to vote on it. While feelings are more mixed in the Senate, Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig remarked that: “It’s resolved. The ban will expire September 13. They can march, but it will ...

The women who brought you the Million Mom March are gearing up for Mother’s Day, May 9th, to launch their new campaign “Halt the Assault.” The campaign will begin with a rally in Washington ...