Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday 3/19 Boston Commons 12-1pm
Call Scott Brown and tell him what's up.
617-565-3170.
We don't know exactly how he's going to vote but when I got his blanket response e-mail to all of my messages it said something like "blah blah women abortion between her and the doctor blah blah, I don't believe in fed. funding blah."
Actually it stated:
"It is my belief that we can and should provide women with family planning services. This has the potential to not only reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, but also abortions. Ultimately, I believe that abortion is a very personal issue and the questions that it raises are ones that rest with a woman, her family and her physician. However, I am opposed to the use of taxpayer dollars to provide or pay for abortions."
So if your family and your doctor take a vote you may be able to answer the abortion question for yourself.
Federal Funding for abortion is already banned. Hyde Amendment. Read it.
Join PPLM this Saturday to reiterate to Senator Brown that only Women, not the government or doctors or your family or your senator has any business chiming in on your reproductive choices. We are here now and our rights supersede those of fetuses.
617-565-3170.
We don't know exactly how he's going to vote but when I got his blanket response e-mail to all of my messages it said something like "blah blah women abortion between her and the doctor blah blah, I don't believe in fed. funding blah."
Actually it stated:
"It is my belief that we can and should provide women with family planning services. This has the potential to not only reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, but also abortions. Ultimately, I believe that abortion is a very personal issue and the questions that it raises are ones that rest with a woman, her family and her physician. However, I am opposed to the use of taxpayer dollars to provide or pay for abortions."
So if your family and your doctor take a vote you may be able to answer the abortion question for yourself.
Federal Funding for abortion is already banned. Hyde Amendment. Read it.
Join PPLM this Saturday to reiterate to Senator Brown that only Women, not the government or doctors or your family or your senator has any business chiming in on your reproductive choices. We are here now and our rights supersede those of fetuses.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Senate Defeats Move to Defund Planned Parenthood
As most of you probably already know, the Senate rejected (44 for and 56 against) the House-approved long-term budget bill that contains the Pence Amendment moving to de-fund Planned Parenthood.
It's not over by a long shot. Stay tuned.
It's not over by a long shot. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Walk for Choice Pictures
After much to do I finally got my shots from Saturday. Here is a small sampling.
Here are a few including yours truly.
It was a sensational experience and I was pleased to see so many people come out on a freezing cold Saturday to stand out in the cold.
Like this guy.
The signs were awesome and some were down right poignant.
And me with my mouth open, as usual.
Sarah
This is fantastic.
Yay!
I'm off to NOLA in the morning. More parading and shouting for this girl.
Here are a few including yours truly.
It was a sensational experience and I was pleased to see so many people come out on a freezing cold Saturday to stand out in the cold.
Like this guy.
The signs were awesome and some were down right poignant.
And me with my mouth open, as usual.
Sarah
This is fantastic.
Yay!
I'm off to NOLA in the morning. More parading and shouting for this girl.
Monday, February 28, 2011
This Feminist is heading South
That's right. International Women's Day falls on Mardi Gras this year and I am headed off to New Orleans to celebrate both.
My college pal and fellow Feminist K lives in a shot gun house in New Orleans, Louisiana. I fell in love with NOLA, esp. the French Quarter the first time I ever saw it. Now don't get me wrong, walking down Bourbon St. the one time I did made me feel outwardly yucky. Walking past middle aged men and women drinking mango daiquiris at 1:20pm in the afternoon whilst cheering at nothing and tripping over themselves is not something I would care to see often. However, the shops and boutiques, Cafe Du Monde on Decatur st, Gumbo at the Napoleon House, Pims cups, music everywhere and so many more things it is overwhelming me just thinking about it.
I am looking forward to having one Mardi Gras behind me already and I will keep my top on the entire time no matter what. I don't need to show anyone anything to earn anything. Besides, Mardi Gras to me is about dressing up, not undressing. There isn't any historical significance and it is only the spring breakers and tourists who think that exposing ones breast is a requirement for receiving throws from Mardi Gras floats. Locals stay out of the quarter on nights after big parades because Mardi Gras isn't about debauchery and topless women (okay, 1% of Mardi Gras is about debauchery and topless women).
My college pal and fellow Feminist K lives in a shot gun house in New Orleans, Louisiana. I fell in love with NOLA, esp. the French Quarter the first time I ever saw it. Now don't get me wrong, walking down Bourbon St. the one time I did made me feel outwardly yucky. Walking past middle aged men and women drinking mango daiquiris at 1:20pm in the afternoon whilst cheering at nothing and tripping over themselves is not something I would care to see often. However, the shops and boutiques, Cafe Du Monde on Decatur st, Gumbo at the Napoleon House, Pims cups, music everywhere and so many more things it is overwhelming me just thinking about it.
I am looking forward to having one Mardi Gras behind me already and I will keep my top on the entire time no matter what. I don't need to show anyone anything to earn anything. Besides, Mardi Gras to me is about dressing up, not undressing. There isn't any historical significance and it is only the spring breakers and tourists who think that exposing ones breast is a requirement for receiving throws from Mardi Gras floats. Locals stay out of the quarter on nights after big parades because Mardi Gras isn't about debauchery and topless women (okay, 1% of Mardi Gras is about debauchery and topless women).
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Walking and Shouting for Women
You can see me on my ancient cell phone.
It was a great turn out.
More pictures to come!
P.S. Getting my pictures off the card has been riddled with tech problems. I promise I will get them off it and on here as soon as possible.
P.P.S. I forgot to mention that the reason everyone is on their cell phones is because we were all calling Senator Scott Brown at the same time!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Boston Walk for Choice FINAL DETAILS
So the routes have been posted on this site
I am planning to meet up at the Boston Common between 2-3pm. I have to be on the floor at the cafe until noon, which always stretches to 1:00pm somehow. If I meet up with a group along the way than so be it.
Here are the participant guidelines:
—This isn’t a parade, so keep to the sidewalks, don’t jaywalk or block any kind of traffic, and avoid signs that require more than one carrier.
—We’re all excited for Saturday, but let’s hold off on popping the celebratory bottles of champagne and other adult beverages until after it’s all said and done. Remember, St Patrick’s Day isn’t until next month.
—Planned Parenthood has agreed to mobilize and support us, as have student groups throughout the city. We’re grateful for those endorsements, and we’d like everyone to keep in mind that PP will be affected by any attention we receive, good or bad. We ask you to keep this in mind as you make signs and posters or if you’re approached by the press on Saturday.
—Please, please, please don’t engage with any members of the opposition if at all possible. If someone does approach you or harass you, please keep walking and move on, or if necessary find the BPD.
—Please respect the City of Boston. We’ve spoken to the BPD and they’re aware of the Walk, so please defer to them. We’ve also had a great experience working with the Parks and Recreation department so far, so let’s keep the Common clean and peaceful.
PUNK FUCKING ROCK
I am planning to meet up at the Boston Common between 2-3pm. I have to be on the floor at the cafe until noon, which always stretches to 1:00pm somehow. If I meet up with a group along the way than so be it.
Here are the participant guidelines:
—This isn’t a parade, so keep to the sidewalks, don’t jaywalk or block any kind of traffic, and avoid signs that require more than one carrier.
—We’re all excited for Saturday, but let’s hold off on popping the celebratory bottles of champagne and other adult beverages until after it’s all said and done. Remember, St Patrick’s Day isn’t until next month.
—Planned Parenthood has agreed to mobilize and support us, as have student groups throughout the city. We’re grateful for those endorsements, and we’d like everyone to keep in mind that PP will be affected by any attention we receive, good or bad. We ask you to keep this in mind as you make signs and posters or if you’re approached by the press on Saturday.
—Please, please, please don’t engage with any members of the opposition if at all possible. If someone does approach you or harass you, please keep walking and move on, or if necessary find the BPD.
—Please respect the City of Boston. We’ve spoken to the BPD and they’re aware of the Walk, so please defer to them. We’ve also had a great experience working with the Parks and Recreation department so far, so let’s keep the Common clean and peaceful.
PUNK FUCKING ROCK
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Boston Walk for Choice
Boston Walk for Choice 2011 is going down this Saturday Feb.26th 12:00pm-6:00pm.
The horrific bills being proposed and passed by the United States House of Representatives are both disgusting and frightening. In response, major cities around the country are holding events this Saturday. In Boston the walk begins at noon.
Meet up spots
# Marsh Plaza at Boston University
# Ringer Park in Allston
# Brigham Circle in the Jamaica Plain/Mission Hill area
# The Esplanade, near the access point at the Mass. Ave. Bridge
# Government Center
ANYWHERE else in the city.
Event Website
The horrific bills being proposed and passed by the United States House of Representatives are both disgusting and frightening. In response, major cities around the country are holding events this Saturday. In Boston the walk begins at noon.
Meet up spots
# Marsh Plaza at Boston University
# Ringer Park in Allston
# Brigham Circle in the Jamaica Plain/Mission Hill area
# The Esplanade, near the access point at the Mass. Ave. Bridge
# Government Center
ANYWHERE else in the city.
Event Website
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Mike Pence hates you and your utrerus. And who the hell is Justun Bieber?
Mike Pence considers himself a Christian, a Conservative and a Republican, in that order.
Mike Pence penned the recent Pence amendment which aims to pull funding from Title X, the ONLY federally funded program that serves poor women in need of reproductive health services. Now, as intelligent people know, the Hyde amendment already prohibits federal money from going towards abortion services in all of its ridiculous and vague glory because what a women does to her own body is of national f^&*ing interest. But now, Mike Pence wants to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood period.
"What is more fiscally responsible than denying any and all funding to Planned Parenthood of America?" demanded Representative Mike Pence of Indiana.
There are so many things wrong with this question that I am going to assume it's rhetorical.
Interestingly enough, some words of reason come from the Rev. Tom Davis "It is always strange that many men, particularly religious men, seem to believe they know better than women how women should live."*
So, if Planned Parenthood doesn't use federal funding for abortion services, what more does the GOP want?
Mike Pence contends that the federal funding Planned Parenthood gets for other services frees up funding to cover abortions.
But WAIT, a white man from Texas has the answer:
"All Planned Parenthood has to do is say they're going to stop performing abortions," said GOP Rep. John Culberson of Texas. "And yet they won't do it.**
I'm terrified, and you should be to.
And if the above doesn't do it then maybe this will.
I didn't even know who Justin Bieber was until a few weeks ago but he has this to say about about the rights of women to decide what happens to their bodies: "I really don't believe in abortion," he revealed. "I think [an embryo] is a human. It's like killing a baby."
And while he thinks it's "really sad" for a woman to become pregnant after being raped, he noted that "everything happens for a reason"***
*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-tom-davis/mike-pence-and-the-mormon_b_823485.html
**http://www.pal-item.com/article/20110219/NEWS01/102190315
***http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/02/16/2011-02-16_justin_bieber_in_rolling_stone_i_dont_think_you_should_have_sex_with_anyone_unle.html#ixzz1EYIOvd2n
Mike Pence penned the recent Pence amendment which aims to pull funding from Title X, the ONLY federally funded program that serves poor women in need of reproductive health services. Now, as intelligent people know, the Hyde amendment already prohibits federal money from going towards abortion services in all of its ridiculous and vague glory because what a women does to her own body is of national f^&*ing interest. But now, Mike Pence wants to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood period.
"What is more fiscally responsible than denying any and all funding to Planned Parenthood of America?" demanded Representative Mike Pence of Indiana.
There are so many things wrong with this question that I am going to assume it's rhetorical.
Interestingly enough, some words of reason come from the Rev. Tom Davis "It is always strange that many men, particularly religious men, seem to believe they know better than women how women should live."*
So, if Planned Parenthood doesn't use federal funding for abortion services, what more does the GOP want?
Mike Pence contends that the federal funding Planned Parenthood gets for other services frees up funding to cover abortions.
But WAIT, a white man from Texas has the answer:
"All Planned Parenthood has to do is say they're going to stop performing abortions," said GOP Rep. John Culberson of Texas. "And yet they won't do it.**
I'm terrified, and you should be to.
And if the above doesn't do it then maybe this will.
I didn't even know who Justin Bieber was until a few weeks ago but he has this to say about about the rights of women to decide what happens to their bodies: "I really don't believe in abortion," he revealed. "I think [an embryo] is a human. It's like killing a baby."
And while he thinks it's "really sad" for a woman to become pregnant after being raped, he noted that "everything happens for a reason"***
*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-tom-davis/mike-pence-and-the-mormon_b_823485.html
**http://www.pal-item.com/article/20110219/NEWS01/102190315
***http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/02/16/2011-02-16_justin_bieber_in_rolling_stone_i_dont_think_you_should_have_sex_with_anyone_unle.html#ixzz1EYIOvd2n
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