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Elder Indian womyn's nude protest against military
July 2004- In Manipur, as in Marin, womyn protest against violence. (Please repost worldwide.)...
Posted: Wed, Jul 21, 2004 8:52am PDT
Betraying Iraqi Women
Remember when the Bush administration told us that American soldiers would be greeted as liberators? How about when we were told that the war would free Iraqi women? We know that the citizens throwing flowers never materialized, and now it turns out that helping Iraqi women was just a PR line too. Women in Iraq still face poverty, fear of imprisonment, rape and repressive laws. Only now, the United States is in charge of it all....
Posted: Sun, Jul 18, 2004 10:35am PDT
Will Martha Redecorate the Big House?
Martha Stewart sentenced to five months in federal prison....
Posted: Fri, Jul 16, 2004 5:10pm PDT
CODEPINK: Women For Peace NoRNC Events
WOMEN AGAINST WAR; A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!
New York, New York – With hundreds of thousands of people in New York City to protest the Republican National Convention and thousands of journalists in town to cover it, this will be the perfect time to send a message to the world that the women of the United States are determined to work for a world based on non-violence and respect for all human life - not war, militarism and aggression....
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 1:04pm PDT
Condoms vs Abstinence Divides World AIDS Conference
(Bangkok) AIDS conference delegates were deeply split over the use of condoms Monday, with Uganda's leader drawing criticism for insisting they are less effective for HIV prevention than campaigns to promote abstinence and loving relationships....
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 1:10am PDT
7/13: Women to call white house
Religious, Environmental, HIV/AIDS and Women’s Health Groups Join in National Call-in Day to Demand Bush Administration Fund UN Population Fund (UNFPA)...
Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 2004 7:56pm PDT
Women invited to participate in Marin peace photo
Marin county artist/activist Donna Sheehan asks womyn to join in a nude photo, spelling out the word VOTE, on Saturday, July 10....
Posted: Fri, Jul 9, 2004 8:09am PDT
8pm tonight-Radical Tea Party on Enemy Combatant Radio
Listen to the Radical Tea Party tonight at 8pm, live on enemycombatantradio.net...
Posted: Wed, Jul 7, 2004 10:36am PDT
Capital is Masculine: Book Review
"The debt crisis of the South is one element of the current process of destruction. In the third world as a result of dependence on the North, relatively more is always spent on interest payments to the banks in the North than on satisfying elementary human needs.."...
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2004 9:44am PDT
Photos from SF Dyke March
Tens of thousands of women and their supporters filled the streets of the Mission and the Castro this evening for the annual San Francisco Dyke March. Contingents ranged from older lesbians to dykes with tykes (mothers with children); from Dykes on Bikes (women on motorcycles) to Radical Women....
Posted: Sat, Jun 26, 2004 11:25pm PDT
Another murdered woman's body found south of Edmonton, Alberta
The serial torture murders of women continue unimpeded in Canada, U.S. and Mexico. Most of those killed are women of color and often, sex workers, Indigenous people, homeless, homosexuals, immigrants and others having no voice. When will activists pay attention to what these increasing killings imply?...
Posted: Thu, Jun 24, 2004 11:00am PDT
Tues: ANNIE SPRINKLE'S AMAZING WORLD OF ORGASM
m very grateful to the magnficent Frameline Film Festival for
hosting
our world premiere.
Date: June 22nd, Tuesday
Time: 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM...
Posted: Mon, Jun 21, 2004 10:14pm PDT
Libertad a Romina
Romina hace un año y medio fue violada por Eduardo "Pocho" Vargas, producto de esa violación quedó embarazada. Durante siete meses ocultó su embarazo, en el transcurso de ese tiempo intentó abortar con métodos caseros. Esta Justicia quiere condenarla a cadena perpetua. Urgente movilización Internacional por su libertad...
Posted: Sun, Jun 20, 2004 11:41pm PDT
Radical Womyn's Film Screening: "Born In Flames"
CUNextTuesday, a new radical womyn's media collective is screening "Born In Flames" this Thursday, 8pm at Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia St, San Francisco. http://atasite.org...
Posted: Mon, Jun 14, 2004 5:27pm PDT
Womyn Fight Domestic Violence
Womyn launch initiative to fight domestic violence by outting womyn-bashers....
Posted: Tue, Jun 8, 2004 4:52am PDT
Caravan for Choice kicks off a two-week California journey in Sacramento
Who: Dorothy Fadiman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, and representatives from the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom
When: 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 8
Where: State Capitol (North Steps - L Street), Sacramento...
Posted: Thu, Jun 3, 2004 1:46pm PDT
Reproductive Rights Groups Hail First Ruling to Permanently Block Federal Abortion Ban
"We are pleased that the court in San Francisco recognized that this ban is a broad attack on abortion beginning as early as 13 weeks in pregnancy," said Vicki Saporta, NAF President and CEO. "Today's ruling underscores the necessity of allowing women and their doctors to make medical decisions free from the interference of politicians."...
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:58am PDT
Federal Abortion Ban Struck Down in Court!
The federal abortion ban passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush last year is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, Federal District Court Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton ruled today. The ban, challenged in Planned Parenthood v. Ashcroft, could have outlawed abortions as early as 12 to 15 weeks in pregnancy, including those that doctors say are safe and among the best to protect women's health....
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:28am PDT
Judge rejects limits on abortion
A federal judge declared unconstitutional Tuesday the federal government's first-ever attempt to outlaw a specific abortion procedure, saying the law would endanger women's health and violate their right of access to abortion....
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:15am PDT
Federal judge says partial-birth abortion ban unconstitutional
A federal judge Tuesday declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional, saying the measure infringes on a woman's right to choose.
The ruling applies to the nation's 900 or so Planned Parenthood clinics and their doctors, who perform roughly half of all abortions in the United States....
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:03am PDT