I’ve been asked to participate in a panel on the “Power of Choice” as a feminist blogger at this weekend’s Whole Woman Festival. I don’t know exactly how I’m going to interpret that for the 3 to 5 minute slot I get but I am supernervous and I have no idea how large the crowd [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Yikes! public speaking!
March 16, 2009
An open letter to Chris Brown from SafeHaven of Tarrant County
March 13, 2009
SafeHaven of Tarrant County recently released an open letter to Chris Brown, inviting him to participate in their Batterer’s Intervention Programs. Below is the text of the letter. The letter seeks to take the focus off of Rhianna and put it back where it belongs…the abuser, not the victim. What do you think about how [...]
Outlaw Barbie?
March 4, 2009
No matter how misguided, this totally rocks. From MSNBC.com: Barbie could get an unwelcome present for her 50th birthday: outlawed in West Virginia. A state lawmaker proposed a bill Tuesday to ban sales of the iconic Mattel doll and others like her. The Barbie Ban Bill, proposed by Democratic Delegate Jeff Eldridge (D) Lincoln County, [...]
Women’s history month trivialized by hair article
March 3, 2009
So, March is Women’s History Month. Which is great. Thanks to MSN’s “lifestyle” page (read: cooking, beauty and relationship tips, mostly) I learned this today. And while several of the articles are enlightening and well-written (Why We Still Need Women’s History Month and American Women Who Changed the World, namely) the featured article of the [...]
Expert on Today Show says “Get Out!”
March 2, 2009
The following video is from today on the Today Show and featured DV expert and clinical psychologist Judith Sills. She is one of the few people commenting on the Chris Brown/Rihanna incident (more on that to come) that actually says that women in abusive situations need to GET OUT. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29463698#29463698
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