So, yesterday was Mother’s Day. For the past three years I have written on Menstrual Poetry and for those three years, I have written about Mother’s Day and how this one day, for me, brings about anxiety, panic attacks and … Continue reading →
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Tagged abortion, Angela Shelton, anxiety, breastfeeding, Center for Reproductive Rights, child abuse, childhood sexual assault, depression, equal pay, fbomb, Feministe, Feministing, Girl with Pen, Global Comment, Jezebel, maternity leave, mental illness, Mia Freedman, MomsRising, Morning Quickie, Mother's Day, motherhood, Our Bodies Our Blog, Pandagon, parenthood, PTSD, RAINN, rape, rape crisis centers, role models, single mothers, surviving sexual assault, Survivor Manual, Take Back the Night, The Pursuit of Harpyness, triggers, Undomestic Goddess, Womanist Musings, Women's Resource Center
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I have had a great deal of ideas to supplement my community’s activism when it comes to resources for women and youth and if my past ideas are any indicator of the future, I’m bound to have a lot more. … Continue reading →
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Tagged activism, contest, Geoffrey Knox, grant opportunity, Inernational Women's Health Coalition Young Visionaries, international, International Women's Health Coalition, Ishita Chaudry, Jessica Valenti, Marisa Viana-Aitchison, Mimi Melles, reproductive health, reproductive rights, sex education, sex educators, sexual liberation
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Happy anniversary, Roe v. Wade! On this day 37 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that it was about time to let women make their own decisions about their health and what does or does not happen with and within … Continue reading →
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Tagged abortion, abortion bans, abortion providers, activism, anti-choice extremism, anti-choice groups, Blog for Choice, blogging event, domestic terrorism, Dr George Tiller, Dr LeRoy Carhart, family planning, health, NARAL Pro-Choice America, reproductive health, reproductive rights, Roe v Wade, woman shaming
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Today marks the 37th anniversary for the landmark decision that gave women the right to have access to safe and legal abortion, Roe v. Wade. Today is also the fifth annual Blog for Choice Day from NARAL Pro-Choice America. If … Continue reading →
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Tagged abortion, abortion providers, activism, anti-choice extremism, anti-choice groups, Blog for Choice, blogging event, domestic terrorism, Dr George Tiller, family planning, health, NARAL Pro-Choice America, reproductive health, reproductive rights, Roe v Wade
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I already took to my Twitter to spread the word about Bloggers Unite for Haiti, but wanted to make sure as many people as possible know that this is going on and how they can continue to spread the word … Continue reading →
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Tagged activism, Bloggers Unite, Bloggers Unite for Haiti, blogging event, charity, donate to charity, Haiti earthquake, international, Nina Amelia, volunteering
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In the wake of tragedy, the first thing most people ask is how they can help. The devastating and deadly, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday and has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and many more suffering, … Continue reading →
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Tagged activism, charity, Doctors Without Borders, donate to charity, Haiti earthquake, international, Like a Whisper, MADRE, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Red Cross, Save the Children, UNICEF
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Today is a Blogathon, a day where bloggers from across the wide, wide spectrum of the blogosphere blog every 30 minutes for 24 hours straight (9AM-9AM EST) in order to raise money for an organization or charity of their choice. … Continue reading →
Is it My “Feminist Duty” to Mention Mother’s Day?
So, yesterday was Mother’s Day. For the past three years I have written on Menstrual Poetry and for those three years, I have written about Mother’s Day and how this one day, for me, brings about anxiety, panic attacks and … Continue reading →