Oh boy. I’ve been so busy stirring up controversy over here that I’ve been neglecting The Tired Feminist! It ain’t easy being a one-woman show! Can it be that I completely forgot the first anniversary of my little Tired Feminist? As my toddler would say: Uh oh! It’s true. The Tired Feminist turned one on…
Putting together this year’s Mindful Giving List got me thinking. Where does charitable giving rank in your life? Do you do donate? I want to know!
With Thanksgiving in just a few days and the Black Friday countdown ticking away the minutes to the mass-consumer orgy, you know it’s time for my annual Mindful Giving List. Call it a clarion call from outside the din. Call it a reminder about “the reason for the season.” Or, just call it perspective. As…
Passing this along: Transgender Day of Empowerment (TDOE) brings together an array of nonprofit organizations and businesses working to empower Nevada’s transgender communities. “Our hope is to expand access to the number of culturally-competent providers to help meet the growing medical and service needs of the estimated 40,000 transgender persons in Nevada,” said EQNVCS Director…
Today (Nov. 17) is Nevada’s Big Give, a day of charitable action to promote and support dozens of fantastic organizations and causes throughout the state. This is an amazing opportunity to be a part of something big! And there are so many organizations that are involved, including some Siren favorites: Planned Parenthood of the Rocky…
**TRIGGER WARNING** I just read Eve Ensler’s essay “Over It” and it really resonates with the space I’m in right now. In case you haven’t read it yet, here’s a snapshot: I am over rape. I am over rape culture, rape mentality, rape pages on Facebook. I am over the thousands of people who signed…
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As regular readers know, The Sin City Siren has joined with organizations and concerned individuals — many of them parents — to urge the Ultimate Fighting Championship to enact a code of conduct to discipline fighters and management when they have used offensive and inappropriate language, including a rash of recent episodes of hate speech…
We saw. We organized. We rallied! Saturday’s rally against hate speech and jokes about rape was a success thanks to the hard work and quick response of a lot of great people in the community. We had a nice turnout of about three dozen people, including parents, activists, advocates for survivors of sexual violence, and…
Here is the official press release for the rally tomorrow. I hope to see everyone there! For Immediate Release: • Emmily Bristol, Board Member of the Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence • Leslie Lilla, Nevada single mother and board member of the United Labor Agency of Nevada (ULAN): 702-592-7844, or leslielilla@cox.net • Christine Kramar, Nevada…
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