By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Yet another reason to love the Girl Scouts.


Check out this New York Times piece from yesterday about how the Girl Scouts have been recruiting Muslim girls in an effort to help them adjust to American culture without sacrificing their Muslim identity. At the same time, the piece itself was bothersome at some parts, for example:

She has discovered that the trademark green sash — with its American flag, troop number (3009) and colorful merit badges — reduces the number of glowering looks she draws from people otherwise bothered by her traditional Muslim dress.

Just slap an American label on her and she’ll be good to go! Sigh.


Check out this New York Times piece from yesterday about how the Girl Scouts have been recruiting Muslim girls in an effort to help them adjust to American culture without sacrificing their Muslim identity. At ...
By Jessica • 16 years ago

Transgender politician gets sued for “fraud”

Michelle Bruce–who won a City Council seat in Riverdale, Georgia four years ago–is being sued by her (losing) opponent for supposedly “misleading” voters by running as a woman. Talk about classy.

Three rivals ran against [Bruce] in the Nov. 6 election. She captured 312 votes, not enough to avoid a Dec. 4 runoff against the second-place finisher, Wayne Hall, who earned 202 votes.
The third-place finisher, Georgia Fuller, who collected 171 votes, filed a lawsuit claiming election fraud.
The complaint, identifying Ms. Bruce as “Michael Bruce,� says she misled voters by identifying herself as female. It asks a judge to rule the November election results invalid and order another general election.

You know, because Fuller is the arbiter of who ...

Michelle Bruce–who won a City Council seat in Riverdale, Georgia four years ago–is being sued by her (losing) opponent for supposedly “misleading” voters by running as a woman. Talk about classy.

Three rivals ran against [Bruce] ...
By Courtney • 16 years ago

Politicking and Partying

The folks over at Planned Parenthood NYC are rocking it again with their new series of parties: Body Politic ’08. These shindigs are designed to “engage pro-choice New Yorkers, raise funds and make new friends for our upcoming voter education and mobilization work.” Who could argue with that? (Well, I know, lots of people, which is why it’s so important to support.)
The first party, Jazz and Jewels, is tonight at the The Duplex at 9:30, but others follow if you already have crazy Friday night plans.

The folks over at Planned Parenthood NYC are rocking it again with their new series of parties: Body Politic ’08. These shindigs are designed to “engage pro-choice New Yorkers, raise funds and make new friends for ...
By Ann • 16 years ago

Women and children (cut) first

Bush’s proposed 2008 spending on the Women, Infants and Children program (which provides food vouchers to low-income women and their children up to age 5) would leave roughly half a million people in the lurch. The price of food and milk has soared, but Bush’s budget isn’t keeping pace.

Doug Greenaway, executive director of the National WIC Association, which represents state and local agencies, said states probably would deter new applicants and cut new mothers, rather than pregnant women and children.
“Once the word gets out on the street that the program is in some kind of funding jeopardy, people will say, ‘Wow, there isn’t an opportunity for me to participate,’ ” Greenaway said. “It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Depressing.

Bush’s proposed 2008 spending on the Women, Infants and Children program (which provides food vouchers to low-income women and their children up to age 5) would leave roughly half a million people in the lurch. ...

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