My candidate’s better than youuurs!

It looks like the League of Women Voters have created a randy new program that has a great potential to mobilize young people to vote — when they turn 18, that is! The News Review reports.
The League of Women Voters of Oregon are seeking high schools and middle schools across the country to participate in a mock election that will take place next month. More than 10 million students took part in the mock elections during the last two presidential years. The purpose of the program is to get youngsters interested in politics and the electoral process, as well as motivate them to get out there and vote when they turn eighteen.
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It looks like the League of Women Voters have created a randy new program that has a great potential to mobilize young people to vote — when they turn 18, that is! The ...

Decriminalizing Prostitution in Cali?

There was a great article on Women’s eNews yesterday about voters in Berkeley, California that are considering the possibility of decriminalizing prostitution, which would greatly increase social services to the prostitutes in the city. Many people, however, consider it even more of a risk and claim that the measure would only give more business to pimps.
Robyn Few — a former prostitute and founder of the Sex Workers Outreach Project — is one of many who are reaching out to voters to think about this measure, which would essentially put prostitution at the bottom of the police department’s list of priorities of city crime. With this in effect, violence and rape against prostitutes would decrease, health ...

There was a great article on Women’s eNews yesterday about voters in Berkeley, California that are considering the possibility of decriminalizing prostitution, which would greatly increase social services to the prostitutes in the city. Many ...

Stifling the Youth Vote?

Everyone’s always screaming about young Americans’ political apathy and our inability to make it to the polls. But what about election officials—instead of supporting youth participation—try and make it more difficult for us to vote?
The NY Times reported in an op-ed yesterday about the recent trend of discouraging student voters from registering in their college’s state—even though the Supreme Court says they have the right to:
In Texas this year, a county district attorney threatened to prosecute students from Prairie View A&M University if they tried to register. The students had to file a lawsuit before he withdrew the threat and apologized. A student at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., was told that he was not ...

Everyone’s always screaming about young Americans’ political apathy and our inability to make it to the polls. But what about election officials—instead of supporting youth participation—try and make it more difficult for us to vote?
The ...

Feminism is sooo last year

According to a new book, young women want nothing to do with feminism or politics. Here we go again…
“The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy—Women, Politics and the Future,” says that young women today don’t want to be labeled by their political beliefs, especially by being called a feminist.
A Seattle Times review of the book says, “It’s a tough pill for some of us to swallow, but ‘feminist’ is a near-insult to many young women today.”
For fuck’s sake—what is so crazy about calling yourself a feminist?! I know the debate over young women shying away from the f-word has been done a million times over, but it never fails to baffle me.
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According to a new book, young women want nothing to do with feminism or politics. Here we go again…
“The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy—Women, Politics and the Future,” says that young women today don’t ...

Justice Dept. to appeal Nebraska ruling on “partial-birth” abortion

In a not-so-shocking move, the Justice Department said yesterday that it will appeal the Nebraska ruling which struck down the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf declared the ban unconstitutional earlier his month, following similar rulings by federal courts in New York and San Francisco.
As predicted by NARAL interim President Elizabeth Cavendish, these rulings striking down the bogus act have become “just a speed bump on the fast track to eliminating women’s right to choose entirely.”

In a not-so-shocking move, the Justice Department said yesterday that it will appeal the Nebraska ruling which struck down the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf declared the ban unconstitutional ...

Feministing Magnetic Poetry!

These were a big hit at our fundraiser this summer, so we’ve decided to make them available online. We apologize for the poor quality of the pic; our scanner is a little outdated!

To buy our Feministing magnets, just click on the image…

These were a big hit at our fundraiser this summer, so we’ve decided to make them available online. We apologize for the poor quality of the pic; our scanner is a little outdated!

To buy our Feministing ...

Shocker of the day: Candidates not speaking to women’s concerns

A new survey released today by Women’s Voices, Women Vote (WVWV), a non-partisan project, says that Bush and Kerry are not discussing issues that resonate with unmarried women–like health care and equal pay. And guess what: despite what the media has been feeding us lately, 40& of unmarried women want to hear less about terrorism.
Almost two-thirds of the women polled (61 percent) want to hear more about affordable healthcare, and nearly three-quarters want to hear candidates talk more about equal pay between men and women (73 percent), and about a higher minimum wage (75 percent). Two out of three women polled also want to hear more from presidential candidates about retirement security ...

A new survey released today by Women’s Voices, Women Vote (WVWV), a non-partisan project, says that Bush and Kerry are not discussing issues that resonate with unmarried women–like health care and equal pay. ...

Artistically Inclined?

If you’re a decent artist and looking to get active, you should check out the National Organization of Women’s 2005 Love Your Body Campaign. It’s a poster design contest with the intent of responding to society’s negative body images that effect women’s and girl’s esteem and health. They are looking for the following in their art-eest:
“Winning images will provide a visual response to advertisers who attempt to link smoking, drinking, and dieting to women’s liberation; fashion magazines who imply that anorexia is the path to beauty; and marketers who tell us that more expensive cosmetics will improve a woman’s sense of self worth.”
The grand prize winner recieves $600, and a her/his poster with be part of ...

If you’re a decent artist and looking to get active, you should check out the National Organization of Women’s 2005 Love Your Body Campaign. It’s a poster design contest with the intent of responding to ...

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