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Blog For Choice

by Cara January 22, 2008

Today is the 35th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. And that means it’s also Blog For Choice Day. This year’s theme is about politics: why is it important to vote pro-choice? I looked at this question for a while and felt stumped. I vote for candidates who support reproductive health for the same reason that [...]

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International Day of Action Against the Northern Territory Intervention

by Cara November 17, 2007

[cross-posted from Feministe] Via Laurelhel and BFP, today is the International Day of Action Against the Northern Territory Intervention. The Northern Territory is a territory in Australia that is sparsely populated and largely made up by Aboriginal people, whose ancestors were the original inhabitants of Australia and the victims of white colonization. The Day of [...]

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Disability Rights Are a Feminist Issue

by Cara September 3, 2007

PLEASE NOTE: I frequently see this post linked when the all too common question “why are disability rights a feminist issue?” comes up. I’m honored that people like the post that much but I want to make a few things clear. Firstly, this is hardly a comprehensive account of why disability issues need to be [...]

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Blog Against the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon

by Cara September 1, 2007

Via Miss Crip Chick: Jerry Lewis is the host of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Annual Telethon, a telethon that occurs every Labor Day to raise funds for cures by using disabled people as posterchildren. Disabled people protest the telethon because of its outdated, negative portrayal of disabilities. These images that the telethon promotes sticks in [...]

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Help Choose the BlogHers Act Issue

by Cara June 29, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the BlogHers Act Initiative, and suggested the issue of rape and sexual assault to be spotlighted. The suggestions have been collected, and the survey is up. Help choose what you think the issue should be– and also what you think the issue should not be. Remember, the [...]

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Blog for Sex Education

by Cara June 4, 2007

I’m not going to lob a bunch of statistics at you. How many lives do we have to save, how many pregnancies do we have to prevent, anyway, to convince people that kids actually have the right to know about their own bodies?Yes, sex education does save lives (hell, I have a water bottle with [...]

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Blogging for LGBT Families

by Cara June 1, 2007

Some of the “conversations” we have in this country astound me. This is one of them. It seems that history repeats itself in this country before the previous chapter is even closed. In the past century, there has been both the Civil Rights movement and the Women’s Rights movement. Though things have improved for both [...]

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Blog For . . .

by Cara May 28, 2007

So I found out about two different blogswarms, today, that I plan on participating in. Blogging for LGBT families day is on June 1st. Last year, which was also their first year, they had about 130 posts. Let’s see if we can get them more this year! They are also apparently encouraging bloggers who do [...]

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Take Back the Blog Post

by Cara April 28, 2007

The internet, we are told, is a “global village.” It is a place where everyone, including all those traditionally excluded from mainstream media, can have a voice, can find communities and express their own truths. All of that is true, of course. As long as you are a white, English speaking, straight, “moderate” male. And [...]

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