All Entries in the "Advocacy" Category
Can Moms Stop Gun Violence?
TweetI am tired of advocating for things based on the fact that I am raising a child. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate Mothers Against Drunk Driving and MomsRising. I have some great friends who work at MomsRising. I even signed their immigration reform petition tonight. But I have grown tired of feeling like I [...]
Our 2013 Resolution: End Violence Against Women
Tweet2012 ended with too many stories of violence against women making headlines. An unnamed woman in New Delhi, India, was brutally raped and died of her injuries. The NY Times took national a story of a rape that appears to have been documented on social media. These tragedies have left me so utterly pissed off [...]
Twenty years later, I am still standing up for Anita Hill
TweetIn 1991, Anita Hill was the bravest woman I could imagine. I was a junior in high school and fascinated that a Supreme Court justice confirmation could be held up due to actions that I saw occurring on a daily basis in our hallways. The hearings occurred during school, but I caught highlights when I [...]
Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts!
Tweet I never thought I would say those words without sarcasm. But Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act with Roberts being the swing vote means that women owe him at least a curtsy. Yes, he voted with the majority to uphold the ban on late term abortions, but for now, women [...]
Mujeres invites Latinas to come together
Tweet“Let’s never forget our roots and let’s never stop speaking out on behalf of our community!” Mujeres Latina en Accion founder Maria Mangual Three decades ago Maria Mangual attended a Latina leadership conference in Indiana. When she came back she organized a local conference called La Mujer Despierta. This lead to the creation of Mujeres [...]
The Hope Institute for Children & Families – Get Involved, You May Even Win a Hinsdale Home!
Tweet Long known for its “Big Shoulders”, Chicago has been a hub for those in need dating back as far as its rigorous beginnings. The Hope Institute for Children & Families started in Springfield Illinois 1957 when Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jordan had a vision for their special needs daughter. Today, with over 13 [...]
Deproblematizing the birthing process in Illinois
Tweet After four long years, it looks like the women of Illinois will finally have the choice to give birth outside of a hospital. Even before I had my daughter (eight years ago on August 1st!), I wondered why women had to go to hospitals to have babies. Yes, I then learned that some women [...]
It Starts With ONE Mom!
Tweet Do you know it only takes ONE Mom? With over 2 million members worldwide, ONE.org has compiled its resources to make huge dents in fighting extreme poverty and disease. Engaging policy makers is one of the tools ONE.org utilizes. Their latest campaign, #ONEMOMS, is buzzing around the world. Beginning July 27th 10 Mom Bloggers [...]
How Will Chicago Women Fare in a post-Oprah World?
Tweet Well she’s gone. After a long and star-studded good-bye, Chicago is Oprah-less. For feminists, Oprah was a double-edged sword. At times she wielded her power to shed much needed light on domestic violence and the need to educate our girls here and around the globe. Yet at the same time she taught a whole [...]
Let’s talk about rape
Tweet Rape is not a topic most of us want to talk about, but since others are talking about it, we need to talk about it. We started out the year with Congressional Republicans wanting to redefine rape as needing to have force involved aka “forcible rape.” Feminists won the “forcible rape” battle, but some [...]
