Did you know that the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have a youtube channel? Me either! But now we do and there are lots of cool videos to check out, including interviews with many of the sisters. Get to know our local order and what they are about! I think it’s sex-positive, queer-positive awareness…
Passing this along, in case it’s helpful to you or someone you know: Rep. Titus to Host Housing Workshop on Foreclosure Prevention on Saturday Beginning at 9 a.m. Congresswoman Dina Titus will host another housing workshop this Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centennial High School. The purpose of the workshop is…
At work today a trio of us, all women, were working to sort some large stacks of files. And as women often do, we started to chat while we worked. I do not know how the conversation took this turn, but somehow we started talking about bad childhoods and the traumas we survived. Admittedly, it…
Welcome to the annual charitable giving list for 2009! These are just some of the ways you can give back while indulging in the mass-consumer, gift orgy of the December holidays. And as always, I don’t get anything for posting this but a smile. There’s a lot on the list that hasn’t changed from last…
This looks like a cool event (full disclosure, I’m biased as a member of the Nevada Women’s Lobby advisory committee): Economic Recovery: What Women Need to Know Sponsored by Nevada Women’s Lobby under a contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, Women Bureau, Region 9 Please join us to learn about opportunities made available to…
Former CityLife Editor (and friend) Matt O’Brien is doing some amazing work with the homeless community living in the tunnels under Las Vegas. You may know of his book, Beneath the Neon, which explores this topic in great depth. (It’s even been featured on CNN’s AC360 and Dateline!) Recently, he has partnered with HELP of…
This is really, really cool! Habitat for Humanities has what’s called a Re-Store, a shop where they sell gently used items good for remodeling your home. (You can also donate items in good condition if you have just done a remodel.) The store is open at 9 a.m. at 1401 N. Decatur (at Vegas Drive).…
There’s a lot of stuff going on: Don’t let conservatives hurt women’s health care choices in the health care reform package. Sign Planned Parenthood’s letter to Congress. Nevada is a “distressed” state with the second fastest growing number of people on food stamps (now 11 percent of population, with another 11 percent qualifying but not…
So people have been bugging me for weeks to do a post on health care. And since I am a benevolent dictator here at The Siren, your pleas have not fallen on deaf ears. But sometimes the dictator part cancels out the benevolent part. I resent the health care debate because — as I keep…
I’m formulating a post about all this health care reform stuff. But it’s not ready and I do not have time right now to get into all of it. (The short take is that I grew up poor and had very limited access to health care. I’m for all Americans having access to reliable, affordable…
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