2008 September Archive

Bailout bill fails, the economy is crumbling and we just gotta do what we do.

So I watched CNN all day yesterday waiting for the vote on the bailout bill, but I noticed that even though I don’t have any money to really lose (just the hope that they may not notice how much debt I have) I still felt stressed out. I also realized that when rich people lose money, it is a national crisis. But poor folk have trouble making ends meet every single day. Where is our news coverage?
The thing with money stress, for most of us, it is always there. So why this panic and media frenzy? Because the Dow Jones dropped? Or because we need to sensationalize everything and create fake scenarios to see how our to ...

So I watched CNN all day yesterday waiting for the vote on the bailout bill, but I noticed that even though I don’t have any money to really lose (just the hope that they may not ...

By Vanessa • 15 years ago

Planned Parenthood banks from anti-Palin peeps

Remember the viral email campaign supporting Planned Parenthood by donating in Sarah Palin’s name that community blogger ease_e covered not too long ago? Well, it looks like it was quite a success:

The message, which began circulating widely on the Internet last week, had one more instruction: request that the personalized thank-you card from Planned Parenthood be sent to Ms. Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee and a vocal opponent of abortion, at the McCain-Palin campaign headquarters in Virginia.
So far, the scheme seems to be getting a strong response. As of Friday, Planned Parenthood had taken in $802,678 in donations from 31,313 people, said a spokesman for the organization, Tait Sye. More than two-thirds of the individuals are ...

Remember the viral email campaign supporting Planned Parenthood by donating in Sarah Palin’s name that community blogger ease_e covered not too long ago? Well, it looks like it was quite a success:

The message, which ...

By Jessica • 15 years ago

Trans for Obama Day!

Contributed by Helen Boyd, (en)gender
National Stonewall Democrats set up a page on ActBlue specifically for the trans community and its allies to donate to Barack Obama. It’s exciting in so many ways: for a historically gay and lesbian organization to do something so tangible for the trans community, to help make visibile the trans community and its allies, both within the LGBT community and on the national stage, and to raise money for the only presidential candidate who will help set a tone of tolerance and non-discimination toward trans people and their families.
I’m excited. Be excited with me. If you’re a supporter of Barack Obama already, or a trans person and Democrat, or an ally, ...

By Ann • 15 years ago

WAM!2009 Call for Proposals

It’s time already to start thinking about the Women, Action and the Media conference! You (yes, you!) should totally propose a session.
All the info is here — the conference is at the MIT Stata Center in Boston, March 27-29. Feministing is one of the supporting sponsors. This year’s theme is “Inside/Outside.”
Deadline to submit proposals is October 10. So get crackin’!
Also, if you haven’t yet, go check out another awesome Center for New Words project, This Is What Women Want.

It’s time already to start thinking about the Women, Action and the Media conference! You (yes, you!) should totally propose a session.
All the info is here — the conference is at the ...

By Sharkfu • 15 years ago

Notes from a bitch…

The financial markets are in turmoil and the federal bail-out is in question…or at least it was when I started writing this (wince).
Seems like the perfect time for a discussion about volunteering to this bitch!
Step up on soap box…fluff Afro…continue.
For the past five years I have volunteered at local women’s shelters for homeless pregnant teens and new mothers. I teach voter education classes, basic budgeting and women’s health classes. Through the years I have had the honor of witnessing knowledge empower young women to take control of their lives and I have also been confronted with the personal damage done through the anti-knowledge anti-choice agenda.
But one thing that this bitch has also witnessed is ...

By Jessica • 15 years ago

Get Your War On: Sarah Palin and rape kits

A couple of my friends found this offensive, but I think it’s a hilarious way to shed light on the fucked-up-ness of Palin’s involvement in charging victims of sexual assault for their own rape kits.
What do you think?

By Samhita • 15 years ago

Quick Hit: Submit Questions for the Candidates to Answer

So by quick I mean URGENT! Sorry for the last minute notice, but it was just brought to my attention that you, the youth of America, can submit questions for the presidential youth debate. But you only have 65 minutes left to submit.
Have a burning question that you want submitted for consideration to be asked at the presidential youth debate. GO HERE AND DO IT NOW!

By Samhita • 15 years ago

Ann Coulter: Why use logic when racism is so much easier?

You know, I realized this morning how happy people like Ann Coulter and Michele Malkin must be that someone like Sarah Palin is running for VP. I mean, what does the media love more than women that manipulate the words of feminism to justify their calculated misrepresentations of important women’s issues. And what do anti-feminist faux feminist women love more than seeing all their tall tales of “real” feminism come true? Palin is the perfect encapsulation of their anti-feminist dreams. But I digress.
I am just annoyed right now after reading this piece by Coulter on Townhall.com via Feministe where she blames the mortgage crisis and flailing economy on affirmative action. At a certain point, I ...

You know, I realized this morning how happy people like Ann Coulter and Michele Malkin must be that someone like Sarah Palin is running for VP. I mean, what does the media love more than ...