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Poll Shows Public Opinion Sharply Divided on Regulating Appearance at Workplace
Poll Shows Public Opinion Sharply Divided on Regulating Appearance at Workplace; 16 Pct. Say They Were Victims of Discrimination on the Job...
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2005 1:28am PST
4/1-3: Women of Color & Allies Summit
In only two weeks, hundreds of activists and leaders from across the country will gather in Arlington, Va., to "Empower, Enfranchise and Energize" women of color. The Women of Color and Allies (WOCA) Summit, April 1 through 3, will feature dynamic speakers, music, forums, comedy and workshops....
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2005 11:18pm PST
Jeanette Rankin, "A Single Woman"
Jeanette Rankin, "A Single Woman". An inspirational play about the life, times, and fortitude of the first US Congresswoman...
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2005 11:13pm PST
The Truth About Terry Schindler SChiavo-What White Democrats do not want you to know
The White members of the Democratic party has snubebd its nose at the SChindler family and the Catholic Church by insisting on the death of terry Schindler Schiavo....
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2005 10:04pm PST
Democrats Anxious to Kill Schiavo
"Who can, before God and humanity, pretend with impunity to claim such a right?" L'Osservatore Romano said. "Who — and on the basis of which criteria — can establish to whom the 'privilege' to live should be given?"...
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2005 11:09am PST
Islamic Bill of Rights for Women
New York - Breaking with Muslim traditions that only men lead prayers, a small group of American women planned to conduct the practise on Friday, sending shockwaves through mosques in New York City.
Amina Wadud, professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and a leader of the Muslim WakeUp group, was to lead and deliver a sermon to a mixed-gender gathering at the Synod House of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in the upper West side of Manhattan....
Posted: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 8:52pm PST
Iraq: Desperate Women Set Themselves Alight
Self-immolation is the last resort for women trapped in unbearable lives, and it seems to be on the increase....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 6:52pm PST
White women kick Neo-Nazi organizer out of Mission Coffeeshop
White women kick Neo-Nazi organizer out of Mission Coffeeshop...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:06pm PST
3/14: Reception in Honor of WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
MONDAY, MARCH 14TH
5-6 P.M.
ISAAC NEWTON AUDITORIUM
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
70 W. HEDDING STREET
SAN JOSE, CA...
Posted: Sun, Mar 13, 2005 7:26pm PST
Turkmen Women Suffer in Silence
Declining opportunities for women mean many are confined to male-dominated lives at home....
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 11:15am PST
National Org Calls on New Jersey Legislators to Require Pharmacists to Fill Prescr. 4 Birth Ctrl
National Organization Calls on New Jersey Legislators to Require Pharmacists to Fill Prescriptions for Birth Control...
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 12:35am PST
GABRIELA Network Intl Women's Day March & Rally, Women's History Month Activities
From California to New York, GABRIELA Network, a multi-racial Philippine-US women's solidarity mass organization, commemorates Intl Women's Day, demands end to war and occupation calls attention to impact of these on women of Philippine ancestry....
Posted: Wed, Mar 9, 2005 5:30pm PST
3/10: National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
Thursday March 10, 2005
On this day -
Stand up with your abortion services providers and say:
Thank you for your heroism, perserverance, courage, and commitment to women....
Posted: Wed, Mar 9, 2005 1:19pm PST
From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom
A press release regarding an upcoming conference....
Posted: Wed, Mar 9, 2005 12:34pm PST
Anti-choice movement's day in court - against Roe v. Wade
Anticipating a vacancy on the Supreme Court, right-wing lawmakers
around the country are busy preparing for George Bush's nominees to
eliminate a woman's right to choose. Using state legislatures like
Petri dishes, anti-choice lawmakers and governors are passing
unconstitutional laws they hope will test - and overturn - Roe v. Wade
in the Supreme Court....
Posted: Wed, Mar 9, 2005 12:31am PST
Senate GOP gain victory on abortion vote
Abortion rights forces lost their first test of the new Congress on Tuesday, a skirmish over the rights of violent protesters in bankruptcy court, in a vote that reflected last fall's election results and portended fiercer battles ahead....
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 10:08pm PST
More photos from the SF Global Women's Strike
There was a rally at SF City Hall and then a march to the hall of "justice" at 850 Bryant....
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 9:30pm PST
Signs from the San Francisco Global Women's Strike
About 100 or so people came out into the streets today to take part in the Global Women's Strike...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 9:20pm PST
Condom-Pushers Say Having More Money than Abstinence Programs Isn't Enough - They Want All
wtf?!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 12:56pm PST