Guest post by achamberlain Last week at the Green-Pink Western Regional Training, co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, and the Feminist Majority Foundation, we learned about the underlying connections between environmental conservation and the strengthening of women’s global rights and health. Today’s New York Times article called “In the Andes, a Toxic Site Also [...]
Things are Not Always As They Appear
June 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Ellen Violence against women, especially violence that occurs in their own homes, is a serious issue that many may try to pass off as unimportant or not a huge problem, but it is. FMF and other organizations have been working for decades to try to raise awareness of violence against women, but [...]
Breaking Down Some Bars
June 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Ellen If you’ve been reading the blog lately, you will probably remember some posts last week about women in prison. I wrote one last week about a court case in Illinois where some former inmates are sueing for being shackled while in labor, and my buddy Emily wrote one about the creation [...]
PETA Makes Women into Meat
June 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Ellen The Huffington Post has an online slideshow and poll of the sexiest PETA ads today. This collection illustrates PETA’s strategy for getting more people interested in protecting animals and becoming vegetarians, mainly by showing mostly naked women looking like they will sleep with anyone who tosses their leather jacket in the [...]
“Running of the Nudes”– yeah, that’ll teach them
June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Sarah Olivo First, let me start off by saying that I support animal activism. I love animals and agree with no-kill shelters, and all that. I have even supported PETA in the past, but the past few weeks have really made me look at this organization in a different light. Has anyone [...]
I’m single. What’s wrong with me?
June 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Ellen I’m a single woman. There are millions of people out there, but I just can’t seem to conquer my overwhelming commitment phobia! What will happen to me?! I’m going to be alone forever! While there clearly is anxiety and pressure to be in a relationship, I’ve never really understood why that [...]
I Heart Female Orgasm on an International Level
June 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Laura Many college students have had the pleasure of attending an I <3 Female Orgasm lecture by sex experts Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot. They cover controversial topics ranging from dating tips, to masturbation, and finally, uncovering “the myth of the female orgasm.” Miller and Solot argue that open discussions about sex [...]
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