Quick! What comes to mind when you think about a client of Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada? Ask yourself, is it an image crafted by oppositional, anti-choice rhetoric? Let me guess: She is a young, godless woman. She’s probably African-American or Hispanic. She’s uneducated. She is sexually promiscuous and engages in dangerous behavior. She’s a…
For the second year in a row I am participating in the The National Abortion Funds virtual Bowlathon. Why do I do this? Because I believe that striking out barriers to health care can be a matter of life and death. Through more than 100 affiliate programs all over the country (find yours here), NAF…
It’s that time of year again: The National Abortion Funds virtual Bowl-a-thon! With reproductive rights under attack from the national to the state to some local levels, it has never been more important to help women have access to all forms of health care, including abortions. With Equal Pay Day also falling within this week,…
If you’ve been waiting for me to inter the fray on the ridiculous budget crisis facing Nevada’s schools and the even more ludicrous budget cuts proposed — your wait is over. I admit, I’ve hung back a little because I was so busy being pissed at the all-out War on Women being waged on the…
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!…
Obviously, the Rally for Choice is over. But there’s still time to do the rest of these… Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada needs your help now more than ever. With the state legislative session under way, we have the opportunity to get Real Sex Ed in Nevada’s schools with your help! We are also under…
We had a really kick-ass time at Rally for Choice Las Vegas today! (Part of the national Walk for Choice grassroots movement.) Thank you so much to all the fantastic and enthusiastic people who came out, despite the cold, windy, rainy weather. (I know all the East Coasters and Alaskans are making fun of our…
TO VIEW THE LIVE-STEAM VIDEO OF THE RALLY CLICK HERE! (THANK YOU PROGRESSNOW NEVADA FOR TAPING AND STEAMING!) A prochoice rally for Planned Parenthood is scheduled at noon on Feb. 26, in response to a GOP-led vote barring the organization from using federal Title X family planning funding. Currently, Walk for Choice 2011 rallies are…
Fair and Feminist is hosting an “I STAND WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD” blog carnival today, on the eve of Walk for Choice events in more than 50 cities around the country. As regular readers know, I have been organizing the Rally for Choice Las Vegas event tomorrow (noon @ Planned Parenthood on West Charleston). So, it’s…
Here’s the bite-size info you will need for the rally on Saturday: Event Details: What: Rally for Choice Las Vegas, part of the national, grassroots Walk for Choice across the nation on Feb. 26. We will have speakers — including Congresswoman Dina Titus — live-streaming of the rally on the web and skype set up…
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