I’m very sorry to announce that tomorrow’s rally is cancelled due to illness. Namely, my entire family is recovering from stomach flu. I am truly sorry for any inconvenience. As always, I am grateful for all of the amazing support from the community and you fabulous readers.
This weekend: And on April 15 (right before The Sin City Sirens bowl for abortion access) the AFAN AIDs Walk (you can click here to join PPSN’s team):
Tomorrow is national Back Up Your Birth Control Day. It’s a good time to really consider what you would do if your birth control failed (or, if you have no birth control). Here’s a handy fact sheet (PDF) about EC (emergency contraceptives) and how they can be a part of your birth control plan. It’s…
**RALLY CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS** Which would you rather have for lunch — another boring salad or some kick-ass social justice? Social justice, of course! So let’s make a date to meet for an early lunch — say 11 am — on Tuesday, April 3 to do a little rallying against hate speech and rape…
I was feeling really proud of our Las Vegas community this weekend. There was not one, not two, but at least three Trayvon Martin events. ProgressNow Nevada held a rally on Saturday at the Courthouse. There was an event by some “Granny’s” in North Las Vegas early on Sunday and then a large gathering in…
Get your ass down to Colorado Avenue now! (Photos: Gloria and Dustin.)
Have you signed the UFC petition, yet? You only have 8 more days until it closes! Then I will be delivering it to the UFC headquarters in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness month in April. This is a chance to have your voice be heard that rape jokes and hate speech are NOT funny. Ever!…
*TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE* Earlier today I participated in a tweet chat about sexual violence and the #IDidNotReport campaign with my Fem2.0 colleagues. It was a great and lively discussion that dealt with a spectrum of issues related to sexual violence — from workplace harassment to sexual abuse to rape. When you get down…
Not sure if there is something in the air or everyone just likes a tweet chat on a Thursday, but there are two good tweet chats TODAY! At 11 am (Pacific) there will be a live tweet chat from the White House hosted by the National Women’s Law Center (@nwlc) and MomsRising.org (@momsrising). The topic…
Great news, everyone! We now have a date and time set for The Sin City Sirens bowling team for the National Network of Abortion Funds bowl-a-thon! Join us on Sunday, April 15 at 1pm at the South Point Bowling alley! Sign up for the team here! Or, just show up with a donation and join…
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