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No! to the John Roberts nominee 
"the world can't wait" want to berkeley, to say no to the nominee of juhn roberts, a anti woman rights and anti affirmative action....
Posted: Thu, Sep 15, 2005 4:20pm PDT
Roberts Testifies Roe v. Wade is "Settled As a Precedent" But Refuses to Say More Chief Justice nominee John Roberts declined to say on Tuesday if he would reverse the long-standing decision legalizing abortion, but said he believed the Constitution accorded Americans the right to privacy, which is the key underpinning of Roe v. Wade. We speak with the president of the National Organization for Women....
Posted: Wed, Sep 14, 2005 7:22am PDT
Sept. 6 Code Pink SF Rally 
Pictures of the rally that Code Pink held outside of the Federal Building in San Francisco....
Posted: Wed, Sep 7, 2005 11:39pm PDT
Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights Protests Roberts Nomination (Photos&Audio) 
Bay Area reproductive rights groups protested John Roberts’ nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court as congressional hearings about his confirmation loom. Group responsible for keeping Operation Rescue out of the Bay Area in the eighties also asked Senator Dianne Feinstein to pose their questions to Roberts and hold federal government officials accountable for appointing justices who will defend the rights of all, as well as demand justice for the victims of Hurricane Katrin...
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 8:06pm PDT
Storm Survivors Told To 'Expose Themselves' A group of female hurricane survivors were told to show their breasts if they wanted to be rescued, a British holidaymaker has revealed....
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 7:27pm PDT
Action Alert: Rally for Relief Action Alert: Rally for Relief
Tuesday, September 6, 2005 4:30pm-6pm
San Francisco & Oakland
San Francisco Federal Building 4:30-6pm
450 Golden Gate Avenue (@ Larkin Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102...
Posted: Sun, Sep 4, 2005 10:31pm PDT
The Iraqi constitution's downside for women One of George W. Bush's justifications for his Iraq project has been the Greater Middle East Initiative, a long-term plan to bring democracy to the Arab world. So: Is the new Iraqi constitution a setback for human rights -- specifically women's rights? If so, how bad is it?...
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2005 11:41pm PDT
Join the No on 73 Campaign for Teen Safety! Proposition 73, an initiative that would require parents of teens to be notified 48 hours before an abortion, is on the November 8th Special Election ballot. While all parents rightly want to be involved in their teenage daughters' lives, good family communication cannot be imposed by government....
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2005 11:36pm PDT
Unequal This article was written in response to Debbie
Nathan's 'Oversexed' (Nation, August 29, 2005).
Nathan sympathizes with those on the Left who
consider prostitution to be a form of labor
rather than violence against women. Nathan
criticizes abolitionist feminists who think that
women in prostitution deserve more in life than a
condom and a cup of coffee. In fact, we
feminists think that women in prostitution
deserve the right NOT to prostitute. That's what
almost all women ...
Posted: Thu, Sep 1, 2005 7:59pm PDT
9/1Press Conf. of National Orgs Opposed to Roberts NOW Joins Organizations Representing Millions of People to Report on Grassroots Opposition to Roberts as his Record Becomes Known...
Posted: Wed, Aug 31, 2005 11:47am PDT
Do your part to send 1,000 letters to Sen. Feinstein! Last week, Senator Feinstein joined the growing number of senators who are raising serious concerns about John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court, especially with regard to his stance on women's rights to privacy and choice....
Posted: Tue, Aug 30, 2005 11:56am PDT
Morning-After Pill: Politics and the F.D.A. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 - For more than a year, federal drug officials have insisted that their repeated delays in deciding whether to approve over-the-counter sales of a morning-after contraceptive have nothing to do with abortion politics....
Posted: Tue, Aug 30, 2005 7:41am PDT
8/30: NOW Protests FDA with National Day of Action on Emergency Contraception The National Organization for Women (NOW) will hold a National Day of Action on Tuesday, August 30, to protest the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) repeated refusal to approve emergency contraception for over-the-counter use....
Posted: Tue, Aug 30, 2005 12:25am PDT
Heads Up presents "Charisse Shumate: Fighting for our Lives" at El Rio, Tues. 8/30, 8:00pm Tuesday, August 30
8:00 pm
El Rio (3158 Mission St. at Cesar Chavez, SF)
Join us to benefit the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP)
Showing the Film:
"Charisse Shumate: Fighting for our Lives"...
Posted: Sun, Aug 28, 2005 7:10pm PDT
From Death Row: Texas Set to Execute First African-American Woman Since Civil War 
The State of Texas is scheduled to execute Frances Newton on September 14. Supporters say the courts should grant her another trial based on new evidence, especially given that infamous defense attorney Ron Mock originally represented her. We hear from Frances Newton herself and speak with her attorney David Dow....
Posted: Thu, Aug 25, 2005 7:57am PDT
Sowing the Seeds of Grassroots Health Care 
If you're hanging around a street fest or a community event this summer and 10-year-old girl with long, frizzy brown hair and a shy smile hands you a condom-don't be freaked out-she's just doing a favor for her mom. Manith Thaing, a community health specialist for Asian Health Services(AHS) in Alameda County just loves taking her daughter, Jesse, to work. "She helps me pack condoms and pass them out and do outreach with me," Manith said proudly. "I don't think it's too early ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 25, 2005 2:37am PDT
Call the FDA Wednesday, Aug 24 We are asking our members to take action by calling the FDA on Wednesday, August 24,
to voice their concerns about the silicone breast implant approval applications....
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 12:24am PDT
Wicked Womyn 2006 Press Release Mark your calendars and hold the date for the Wicked Womyn
Conference January 13-16, 2006, a conference of pleasures for all
leather women. The theme for this year?s event is Kinky Mardi Gras
in Seattle - Cum earn your beads!!!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 4:48pm PDT
Draft Constitution May Strip Iraqi Women of Basic Human Rights Iraq's parliament received a draft of the country's constitution but delayed a vote for three days on the highly contested document to win support from Sunni leaders. The document stipulates Islam is the official religion of Iraq, and is a fundamental source for legislation. We go to Baghdad to speak with Iraqi feminist Yanar Mohammed....
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 9:11am PDT
San Francisco Women's Film Festival Call for Entries & Press Release San Francisco, CA, 22 August 2005—The San Francisco
Women’s Film Festival (SFWFF) has announced its call
for entries for the 2006 festival, which will take
place in the Bay Area, April 3-10, 2006. Films of all
lengths and genres are being accepted, including
documentaries, feature films, animation and
experimental works that are either directed or
co-directed by women....
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 2:59pm PDT
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