You didn’t think I’d forget about Earth Week did you? (Although, can we possibly cram more into the April/May time-frame?) First, some events you might want to know about: UNLV’s Department of Environmental Studies is hostingits 15th annual Earth Day event 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow (April 22) on the Academic Mall. It’s free and…
May marks the 2nd anniversary of The Sin City Siren! Let’s do something amazing together! Do you like doing things for a good cause? Have you ever done a 5K? If you’re like me you answered yes to the first question and no to the second. Last year I changed both my answers to YES!…
Experiencing a total computer melt-down here at Siren HDQ. I am trying to post this from my cell phone. Dedication! 1. If you can get your butt to Grant Sawyer tomorrow do it to come out for SB369, otherwise known as “the brothel tax.” Actually an excise tax on services and could net state $3-4…
The UNLV production of The Vagina Monologues is this Friday, Feb. 27 at Ham Hall. Curtain at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada and the Jean Nidetch Women’s Center. WEN (aka Women’s Empowerment Network) is hosting an L Word finale party on March 8 at Celebrity…
As promised, I’m posting this for my friend Diana … Please join us for a Lunar New Year Mixer to bring in the Year of the Ox and to network with the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) Las Vegas and Asian Pacific American community leaders! Tickets are only $15 pp (at the door),…
As you know, I’m on the steering committee for the Nevada Women’s Lobby. I set up a facebook page for the group yesterday. If you’re on facebook, please check it out and become a fan! We also have a causes page on facebook, so be sure to join that as well! 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the annual charitable giving list for 2008! These are just some of the ways you can give back while indulging in the mass-consumer, gift orgy of the December holidays. I don’t get anything for posting this but a smile. There’s a lot on the list that hasn’t changed from last…
Yesterday was quite a day for progressive, social justice in Las Vegas! How often do I get a chance to write that sentence? First we had the Nevada Women’s Lobby “Lobbying 101” workshop in the morning. (Full disclosure: I’m on NWL’s steering committee and helped organized Lobbying 101.) NWL wanted to help people get a…
I’ve been busy helping organize the Lobbying 101 event presented by the Nevada Women’s Lobby (see previous post), but I wanted to put this info up. The lobby event is free and from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. But I’m going to make time to be at The Center to protest Prop 8, how about you? STAND…
Now that the election is over, how do you get the government and elected officials who represent you to pay attention to you? The Nevada Women’s Lobby has just the thing. (Full disclosure, I’m on the Southern Steering Committee.) Nevada Women’s Lobby hosts ‘Lobbying 101’ Public invited to attend free one-day event; Jon Ralston set…
The Sin City Siren 