On Monday, Dec. 3 you can let the Department of Energy know exactly how you feel about a nuclear waste dump in our backyard. Officials will be hearing public comments during their meeting from 4-7 p.m. Let ’em have it! The meeting’s at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North. In addition, Erin over at…
Stuff’s happenin’ folks. Before we completely lose our minds to the holidays, check this shit out. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but the free Defining Beauty conference is scheduled for Dec. 1 at UNLV. There are lots of sweet things planned for the one-day event, including a keynote address by Naomi…
My favorite part about the holidays is decorating my home, parties and sending out holiday cards. But I don’t want to wreck the environment in the name of good tidings and cheer. Luckily, you don’t have to be a Scrooge to celebrate green. And hey, some of these tips can even save you some money…
The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is coming up on Dec. 17. My friend Crystal e-mailed me the details of local plans to honor the day: Physical and sexual violence against sex workers is often ignored or silenced. Please join us as we bring their experiences to light and demand an end…
I have a brand new thing to be grateful for today. There is a new, locally owned, organic dry cleaners now in Las Vegas! I’m so happy about it I’m willing to plug it on the blog for nothing in return. It’s owned by this sweet couple who have been in the dry cleaning business…
So my holiday shopping list got me thinking that some people might just want to skip the gift/proceeds thing (just trying to kill two birds with one stone) and go straight to charitable giving. So I’ve got a little list of causes (in no particular order) that I’ve been brewing for you. Like the shopping…
Call this the slow burn. I’m always a little on edge about what I call The Uterus Wars — access to reliable, accurate health care; access to birth control; access to abortions; access to the morning-after-pill; insurance companies refusing to cover birth control while doling out Viagra (an entirely elective drug, might I add) like…
OxFam posted this nugget and felt the need to pass it along … Farmworkers who pick tomatoes for Burger King earn 40 to 50 cents for every 32-pound bucket of tomatoes they pick, a rate that has not risen significantly in nearly 30 years. Workers who labor from dawn to dusk must pick two tons…
The Nevada Conservation League has put out their report card for the 2007 Legislature. (They don’t have it up on their website yet, but the link gives you an idea of past results.) It’s a nice piece of work the NCL puts out every session and another good measure of our local legislators in the…
Talk amongst yourselves: What do you think about this ad, modeled after the ubiquitous Mac campaign, promoting progressives? (Thanks to the Gleaner for making me hip to this.) Props to Erin over at the Nevada Conservation League for her post on eco-friendly Thanksgiving action. Just had to give a shout out. (And major props for…
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