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CALL FOR NURSE-IN AT DELTA TICKET COUNTERS NATIONWIDE!!!
this is a national call-out/press release for a nurse-in scheduled for tuesday, nov. 21st. A woman was illegally kicked off a delta airline for breastfeeding her child, and nursing moms around the US are uniting to fight back....
Posted: Sun, Nov 19, 2006 8:33pm PST
Nicaragua bans ALL abortions- proposes to jail women who have them
Women who seek abortions will be imprisoned for 30 years....
Posted: Sat, Nov 18, 2006 9:11am PST
President Bush wants to appoint an anti-contraceptive doctor to oversee family planning
Call Health and Human services directly: 202-619-0257
Tell them you've seen this story and that you plan on writing a letter in protest- it isn't a comment line, but that's even better...it gets things stirred up when you use non-comment lines...read on....
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2006 10:29am PST
Dishing It!: Our Families During the Holidays - One Big Happy Potluck!
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St...
Event Date: Tue, Nov 21, 2006 7:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Nov 15, 2006 7:17pm PST
Prop 85 Defeated
The Campaign for Real Teen Safety is delighted that California voters rejected Prop 85 and protected the health and safety of our teenagers...
Posted: Thu, Nov 9, 2006 12:54am PST
SF: The Real Dance Revolution 2: Fundraiser for Radical Women
1908 Mission Street, San Francisco
at 15th Street, near 16th St. BART, and on the #49 and #14 Muni lines....
Event Date: Sat, Nov 11, 2006 8:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 1:58pm PST
Prop 85 LOST!!! Come celebrate!
Let\s celebrate tonight! Come to Counterpulse to hear how we won Roe v Wade..and what we need to do in order to keep winning!...
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 8:54am PST
Women Clean House: NOW PAC Celebrates Key Wins
We look forward to cheering as Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) breaks through the "marble ceiling" - the government version of the corporate "glass ceiling" -- when she is elected by her peers as Speaker of the House, the highest office ever held by a woman in the United States....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 1:00am PST
South Dakotans Reject Tough Abortion Ban
South Dakotans on Tuesday rejected a toughest-in-the-nation law that would have banned virtually all abortions...
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 12:43am PST
Flight of Fancy: Wine Flight and Singles Mixer, A Benefit for Lyon-Martin
At your SOMA lesbian-owned wine bar, VinoVenue, 686 Mission (@ 3rd)...
Event Date: Sat, Nov 18, 2006 3:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 11:38am PST
Few Americans favor abstinence-only sex education
Most Americans, regardless of their political leanings, favor comprehensive sex education in schools over abstinence-only programs, researchers reported Monday....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 12:28am PST
FILM: “Shadya”
San Francisco Public Library | Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St. (Civic Center)...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 15, 2006 6:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Nov 6, 2006 4:34pm PST
NOW Monitors Election Returns, Supreme Court Arguments
On Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, Gandy, who is a member of the Supreme Court Bar, will attend the Court's oral arguments on the constitutionality of the nation's first abortion procedures ban in Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood....
Posted: Mon, Nov 6, 2006 3:01pm PST
More Homeless Women Speak Out in Fresno
This is a first hand account of what it is like to be homeless in Fresno....
Posted: Mon, Nov 6, 2006 10:48am PST
Forced Labor in the Sex Industry or Not. (audio/mpeg 36.3MB)
Maxine Doogan, of the KPFA Labor Collective, reviews the recent San Francisco's
Chronicle's series on
San Francisco Is A Major Center For International Crime Networks That Smuggle And
Enslave and San Francisco Mayor's plan to curb sex trafficking.
Guests Grace Chang, author of Disopsable Domestics, Women Workers in the Global
Economy and PH D candidate, Holly, a sex worker rights advocate....
Posted: Sat, Nov 4, 2006 3:29pm PST
Dishing It!: Chewing on the Election
SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market St.
SF, CA...
Event Date: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 7:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 3, 2006 7:26pm PST
LUNAFEST Film Festival!!!
Rio Theater
1207 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, Ca 95060...
Event Date: Sat, Jan 27, 2007 7:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 3, 2006 3:48pm PST
South Dakota Votes on Most Restrictive Abortion Law in Country: A Debate
On Election Day, voters in South Dakota will be asked to consider implementing the most restrictive abortion law in the country. A law passed earlier this year made it a felony for health providers to perform abortions - even in cases of rape or incest - unless the procedure is necessary to prevent the death of the mother. But pro-choice advocates managed to block the state from enacting the law. They collected about 38,000 signatures to force a statewide referendum. We go to South Dakota and...
Posted: Fri, Nov 3, 2006 6:58am PST
Take Action on NEW Implant Safety Risks
It is the responsibility of the FDA to make sure that information provided by industry about medical products is accurate, and that the products are safe, before an approval decision is made. This is not always possible, but when whistleblowers come forward, the allegations must be scrutinized immediately....
Posted: Fri, Nov 3, 2006 12:05am PST