Passing this along from the Nevada Women’s Lobby: DO YOU CARE ABOUT NEVADA’S WOMEN AND CHILDREN? THEN THIS OPPORTUNITY MIGHT JUST BE FOR YOU (or someone you know)! The Nevada Women’s Lobby (NWL) is recruiting for our Northern Region Membership Team Leader. This volunteer position, which also includes membership on NWL’s steering…
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…
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…
It’s not rape if you yell surprise. Riding your girl softly, Cause you don’t want her to wake up. Kicking sluts in the vagina because it’s funny watching your foot disappear. 1.5 million ‘likes’ and I’ll rape my Mom! What’s 10 inches and gets girls to have sex with me? My knife. These are a…
I saw this on Care2 and felt compelled to pass it on: The last concern a female veteran should have at a VA facility should be the fear of sexual assault. But according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, over 300 veterans have suffered sexual violence while seeking treatment at VA facilities throughout…
The issue of redistricting got me thinking about the people who represent us. The elected officials who represent me, you, our kids, our neighborhoods, our schools … and so on. Are your elected officials — who are supposed to be representing your interests — anything like you? Do they match your values? And would it…
Has it really been two years since Dr. George Tiller was shot while walking into a Kansas church by an anti-choice terrorist*? A frequent name in lists of “targets” on anti-choice terrorist websites, Tiller worked at a medical clinic in Wichita, Kansas which was known as one of only three nationwide that provided abortions after…
The proposed budget cuts and “no new taxes” bullshit is reaching a fever pitch at the state Legislature. The Nevada Women’s Lobby is going to be at the Tent City outside the Legislature in Carson City starting today and going through Wednesday. (*Full disclosure: I am working as NWL’s social media coordinator during the legislative…
I wanted to take a moment and wrap up The Sin City Siren 4th anniversary fundraising campaign for Planned Parenthood of Nevada. It was a fun way to celebrate my blog’s anniversary and pay it forward. And it’s something I am considering doing again next year. First, I want to apologize that it has taken…
The Sin City Siren 