Tag Archives: Thank You Thursdays
Thank You Thursdays Friday: Ellen and Nona
TweetSpeaking of our mother’s legacies, thank you to Nona Willis Aronowitz for creating an online archive of her amazing mother’s work. Ellen Willis, for those who don’t know (and you should!), was a radical feminist, cultural critic, activist and thinker, who believed that “the purpose of community is to foster individual happiness and self-development; that [...]
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Elizabeth Warren, the contrarian economist
TweetShe’s got the unsexist job on the planet, in many ways, but damn if she isn’t trying to make the best of it and save the American economy in the process. Check out this excerpt from her interview with Guernica: I think partly that I always had my neck bowed, I was always going to [...]
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Thank You Thursdays: Groundbreaking Legislation on Rape Kit Testing Proposed in Illinois
TweetWe’ve covered the tragedy of untested rape kits at some length. Well, Human Rights Watch investigator Sarah Tofte, who spearheaded the initial work in LA, is currently leading comprehensive research in Illinois. Good news: she may not have to deal with the same disappointing reaction from the police department. Chicago Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced [...]
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Thank You Thursdays: Judi Chamberlin
TweetJudi Chamberlin is the kind of civil rights leader you’ve probably never heard of. She passed away last week, so it’s beyond time that we honored her legacy of fighting for the rights of those with mental health issues to be treated with dignity and respect. Her story began in the 60s when she was [...]
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Thank You Thursdays: Street Artists