The Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada‘s second annual ARTrageous Vegas! event is on the horizon and they have put out the call for artists (PDF), fashion designers and models (PDF). Here’s the event details:
As promised, all this week I will be campaigning for the winner of the SCS anniversary fundraising contest. And that winner, by a landslide, is Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada! Congratulations to PPSN! Indeed, PPSN jumped to an early lead on Friday and stayed there over the course of the voting period. Within hours of…
What’s going on in the non-profit community in Nevada these days? There are just too many tales to ignore how much things are going off the rails at certain organizations these days. From bullies to money issues to, worst of all, negligence in serving the community the organization was created to protect — things are…
Nevada Women’s Lobby’s Grassroots Lobby Days is coming up, March 14-16! During GLD there are a host of great workshops to better understand how bills become law and how to lobby your representatives. Another great part of GLD is the great speakers lined up! One of those speakers is acclaimed, feminist, prochoice, activist Shelby Knox!…
I’ve tried to send this out to everyone I can think of, but just in case I miss anyone I’m posting it here, too. You can find the national press release here. ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Rally for Choice Las Vegas joins National Walk for Choice 2011 Rallies Locals to rally Feb. 26 for Rally for…
At a time of year when most of us are thinking about spending time with family and being home for the holidays, there are many in our community who will be homeless or living in shelters. In the spirit of Mindful Giving, I would like to humbly suggest that those of us who live with…
Now that I am only 25 days away from my due date (holy crap!), my husband and I have been receiving many wonderful gifts for our little gestating fetus, whom we’ve nicknamed “Little B.” (Which stands for The Littlest Bristol) So many cute onesies and goodies! Indeed, Little B has been blessed with an over-abundance…
The sad thing about Las Vegas is that there isn’t a whole lot of activism. BUT, there IS activism – and, because of the low volume, your involvement is that much more important. You can make a real change. So, go and get involved with one of these fine activities happening later this month: 1.…
The Sin City Siren 