Last Monday, March 8, women (and our male allies) around the world marked the 100th year since International Women's Day was conceived. But have the fruits of women's labor birthed a new global paradigm?
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Oh men we ♥! Let us count the ways! It’s been a long week (so long that this is the Saturday edition of Men we ♥ Friday)–we lost 2 amazing women trailblazers (Granny D & Juanita Goggins), the resolution and debate to withdraw from Afghanistan resulting in 65 members of Congress voting yay (see the [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Final vote: 60 ayes, 356 nays, 10 or so “Present” (abstaining). Kucinich was the MC/lead speaker for his own privileged resolution. He spoke in 3 or 4 minute bursts amidst the short statements, for and against the resolution, by other members of the House. Congressman Berman of North Hollywood divvied up the opposition duties with [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Support for nuclear disarmament has spread to the heart of the Atlantic alliance and beyond. Originally posted on Foreign Policy in Focus By Alice Slater, March 9, 2010 President Obama’s call for a nuclear-weapons-free world in Prague last April unleashed a great outpouring of support from international allies and grassroots activists demanding a process to [...]
Friday, March 5, 2010
It warms our hearts to know that we could do a men we heart post every day of the week and have a plentiful roster of candidates! Another Friday and another trilogy of men we ♥… Andy Shallal. How can one post show our love and devotion to Andy? In case you haven’t made the [...]
Friday, March 5, 2010
Reposted from Alice Walker’s Blog The Cushion and the Road: Meditation and Wandering As the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm’s Way ©2010 by Alice Walker I do not believe in war at all; although I am as capable of anger as anyone. To me war is something to be outgrown, recognized as immature, [...]
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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