What We Missed

Behind on your holiday shopping? Looking for a great gift/cause to support? I’ve got two for you:

The first is a t-shirt made by means of production apparel. It reads: “The Hyde Amendment: Denying women the right to abortion since 1976!” It’s a benefit for the National Network of Abortion Funds, and it’s an awesome t-shirt to boot. Go here for details.

This calendar comes from the SF worker’s rights group who did the amazing bad hotel flash mob. It’s called “Limp Wrists, Raised Fists” and looks awesome. Details here.

One New Yorker subscriber is demanding her money back after a recent edition of the magazine only included two bylines by women, out of 76 pages of content. She plans to return every edition of the magazine that contains fewer than 5 female writers.

Oprah Winfrey’s new television network (OWN) debuted this weekend. Colorlines has the first analysis of the new network.

The Scott sisters, who have been in a Mississippi prison for 17 years for a $11 robbery, were just released after a Governor’s pardon.

A federal policy supporting the rights of breastfeeding mothers who work in the federal government was quietly rolled out over Christmas. This policy was part of the new health care reform package. The new rules require that moms be given time and private clean spaces to breastfeed or pump during work.