On November 28, 2009, the New York Times Sunday edition featured an editorial “In Support of Abortion, It’s Personal vs. Political” in the Week in Review. While there were some things I liked about this editorial, there was much to dislike. First and foremost being the fact that Post-Roe women are defined only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Justice’
In Support of Wellbeing, Abortion Matters to Women and Families (a fictional editorial by Cheryl Straight Stobilt)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Oakland, Leadership, Abortion, Pro-Voice, Success, Exhale, Vision, Justice, Peace, Culture War, Stigma, Aspen Baker on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About Rape
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Counseling, Domestic Violence, Justice, Organizing, Peace, Race, Racism, Rape, Richmond on November 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I live in Oakland, California and I love it. Lake Merrit is one of my favorite spots. Because I grew up on the ocean I need to be around water and so I always pretend the Lake is the ocean. It works, especially on hot summer days.
If you haven’t been [...]
Glamour Magazine Declares: “Its Time to Make Peace on Abortion”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Culture War, Exhale, Justice, Leadership, NonJudgment, Organizing, Peace, Pro-Voice, Success on August 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I couldn’t agree more.
Glamour Magazine is well on its way to becoming my favorite magazine of all time. It was just a few short months ago that they featured the stories of women post-abortion. Now, they seek advice from experts on conflict resolution in order to create a more “thoughtful [...]
Recovery in Oakland
Posted in I did, tagged Economy, Justice, Leadership, Non-Profit, Oakland, Obama, Recession, Recovery, Stimulus on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On February 27th, I attended Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s briefing on the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. There was only a couple of days notice about the briefing and I had no idea what to expect. When I showed up at the Asian Cultural Center in the Chinatown section of downtown [...]
Stomach Turn of the Day: Jailing Kids for Cash
Posted in I think, tagged Justice on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amy Goodman reports on Truthdig:
As many as 5,000 children in Pennsylvania have been found guilty, and up to 2,000 of them jailed, by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities that benefited. The two judges pleaded guilty in a stunning case of greed and corruption that is [...]
Caring Celebrity Voices Finally Heard
Posted in I think, Uncategorized, tagged Chris Brown, Domestic Violence, Justice, Love, NonJudgment, Rhianna on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
*** UPDATE 2-20-09***
Read my latest post on the loss of Rhianna’s privacy here
After several quotes and videos showing celebrities not taking the issue of possible violence by Chris Brown against Rhianna seriously, we’re finally starting to see some step up and take a stand AGAINST violence and judgment and FOR support, healing and accountability. [...]
Abuse, Privacy & Celebrity: Rhianna and Chris Brown
Posted in I think, tagged Chris Brown, Domestic Violence, Justice, Love, Racism, Rhianna on February 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
*** UPDATE 2-20-09***
Read my latest post on the loss of Rhianna’s privacy here
***UPDATE 2-15-09***
Read Chris Brown’s statement
Read what caring celebrity voices are saying against violence and for accountability.
I had just settled in with a glass of wine to watch the end of the grammy’s red carpet when I heard Ryan Seacrest say something about [...]
A Pro-Voice Solution
Posted in I think, tagged Abortion, Justice, Peace, Pro-Voice on January 25, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I re-wrote the January 21st New York Times Editorial, “The One-State Solution” by Muammar Qaddafi on the Israel/Palestine conflict to address the Abortion War. To read Qaddafi’s and compare: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/opinion/22qaddafi.html
Here’s my re-write:
In one day and with only a web page, President Obama reversed eights years of the White House’s pro-life agenda and replaced [...]
