Last night over dinner with a good friend, I had a very telling conversation about today’s war on women and activism. From attacks on birth control to Congress’ reluctance to renew the Violence Against Women Act, there was a lot to talk about. My friend, who is an extremely intelligent woman and is aware of… [Read more…]
February 11, 2012
While President Obama stood strong for women last week by requiring all insurers to cover birth control, the onslaught against contraception is far from over. Several Conservative members of Congress want to eliminate coverage for birth control entirely. As Think Progress reports, anti-choice Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) is at the helm, introducing an extremist bill… [Read more…]
October 29, 2011
Today has been a depressing, inspiring and eye-opening Saturday. Forced inside because of abysmal weather (sleet, snow, lightening, thunder — you name it), I caught up on the PBS docuseries Women, War & Peace. As I sat reeling from what I’d just watched, I went online and started browsing some of my favorite feminist sites,… [Read more…]
June 28, 2011
I just returned from the rally to demand justice for rape survivors and maximum sentencing for NYPD rape cops Mata and Moreno. What an inspiring event with an amazing turnout — dozens of men and women gathered to lend their support. Unfortunately, the defense attorneys filed a motion to delay sentencing, so it has been… [Read more…]
June 22, 2011
Last month, two NYPD cops — Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata — were found not guilty of raping a woman who they were called to help. Despite the fact that they made three unauthorized return trips to the woman’s apartment, placed a fake 911 call to buy themselves more time inside her residence, admitted on… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
It seems you can’t read a paper or blog these days without articles about SlutWalks — protests against victim-blaming and rape culture — popping up. I’ll take this opportunity to add to that growing pile of stories. I admit, when I first heard of SlutWalks, I was instantly conflicted. While I will fight to my… [Read more…]
May 1, 2011
I love a good activist campaign, so you can only imagine how stoked I was to learn of Ms. Magazine’s & the Feminist Majority Foundation’s No More Excuses campaign. In a nutshell, the campaign’s goal centers on encouraging law enforcement to take rape seriously, with two specific goals. First, to get the FBI to update… [Read more…]
April 19, 2011
Although the Daily News printed one paragraph of a letter to the editor I submitted in response to the “sex romp” debacle, it has yet to issue an apology or retract the egregious term. As such, what follows is my open letter to the newspaper. Please feel free to “sign” it as well in the… [Read more…]
March 9, 2011
Hats off to the Senate, which today rejected the House’s budget proposal that aimed to defund Planned Parenthood and family planning. WOO HOO! According to an action alert I received from NARAL Pro-Choice America, the organization is planning a national lobby day as the War on Women continues: Believe me, this is not over –… [Read more…]
February 28, 2011
If you’re a feminist, chances are good that you’ve heard of Shelby Knox. She is the subject of the Sundance award-winning film, The Education of Shelby Knox, not to mention an all-around badass, itinerant feminist. She travels across the country speaking, organizing and writing about feminist issues and has become the face – and voice… [Read more…]
April 10, 2012
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