Monthly Archives: April 2012
Texas judge allows Planned Parenthood to be part of state Women’s Health Program
TweetGood news from Texas–a judge in Texas has stopped the state from banning Planned Parenthood from participating in the state’s Women’s Health Program. This means Planned Parenthood will continue to receive much needed state funding to provide health care services to low income women in Texas. The bill was pushed by Republican legislators that were responding to constituents that [...]
Tagged anti-choice activism, Health care, planned parenthood, wingnuts Comments closed
Breaking: George Zimmerman has a new social media strategy!
TweetWhen god closes a website, he opens a Facebook page! George Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, has established a Facebook and Twitter account for his client after Zimmerman disabled his previous website, which raised $200,000 for him. Zimmerman just plum forgot to disclose this money when the judge was determining his bond, something his lawyer deemed an “oversight.” You know when you forget [...]
Tagged george zimmerman, george zimmerman facebook, george zimmerman twitter, mark o'mara, trayvon martin Comments closed
A New Day in Politics: Complicated conversations about Muslim women’s rights
TweetI have been heartened by the substantive conversation happening in thought leadership publications about the plight of women in predominantly Arab and Muslim nations. Referring to Muslim women as people with desires, agency, needs and destinies is a new direction in how “the West” has ever talked about the real lives of women within these cultural contexts. [...]
Tagged arab women, foreign policy, International, Law, Muslim feminism, Sexism, transnational feminism, women Comments closed
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