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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
Federal Judge Declares 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Declares 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Ban Unconstitutional;
Exposes Right-Wing Policy as Infringement on a Woman's Right to Choose...
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:01am PDT
Womyn's March to TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!
Night of Love & Rage! Friday, May 28th....
Posted: Thu, May 27, 2004 5:12pm PDT
Sexual Domination in Uniform: An American Value
The Abu Ghraib portraits of sexual humiliation and submission have
exposed the unbelievably tangled strands of racism, misogyny,
homophobia, national arrogance and hyper-masculinity that
characterize the U.S. military....
Posted: Sun, May 23, 2004 12:44am PDT
A Wimmin's March to TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!
Ransack through the streets to a rally!...
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 9:01pm PDT
White House to Stop Sneaking in Judicial Nominees
Big news! After tremendous outcry from outraged activists (that's
you!), the White House reached an agreement with Senate Democrats
yesterday and vowed to stop installing judicial nominees during
Congressional recesses....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:44pm PDT