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 ‘Leadership’
In Support of Wellbeing, Abortion Matters to Women and Families (a fictional editorial by Cheryl Straight Stobilt)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Culture War, Exhale, Justice, Leadership, Oakland, Peace, Pro-Voice, Stigma, Success, Vision on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Exhale Honors Volunteer Jan with 2nd Annual Rachel Falls Compassion Award
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Counseling, Exhale, Fun, Fundraising, Leadership, Non-Profit, Pro-Voice, Volunteering on October 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In 2008, Exhale and our community lost a very dear friend and ally. Rachel Falls, the Hotline Director at the National Abortion Federation (NAF), passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. Rachel was many wonderful things to many people. At Exhale, she will always be remembered as one of the first people [...]
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 [...]
Celebrate With Me: New Post-Abortion Research!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Counseling, Culture War, Exhale, Leadership, NonJudgment, Organizing, Pro-Voice, Success on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ten years ago this week, I had an abortion.
At the time, as most of my readers know by now, there was very little attention paid to the emotional experiences of women post-abortion. Some clinics provided counseling sometimes, but there was no universally-accepted standard of emotional care being promoted or adopted by abortion [...]
Dare I Say It: President Obama Models a Pro-Voice Approach (almost)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Culture War, Leadership, NonJudgment, Obama, Peace, Pro-Voice on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not to be outdone by Miss California USA, President Obama takes on the contentious cultural war around abortion and reminds us that respect for each other is paramount. His commencement speech at Notre Dame reminds us to “open our hearts and our minds to those who may not think precisely like we do [...]
Exhale Earns “Excellence in Nonprofit Volunteer Management” Award
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Exhale, Leadership, Non-Profit, Success on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am beyond thrilled to announce that Exhale has earned the Excellence in Nonprofit Volunteer Management Award from the Volunteer Center of the Bay Area. We are honored to share the distinction with another fabulous organization, Reading Partners.
I will publish an interview with Kristen Schultz Oliver, Exhale’s Lead Trainer, and volunteer coordinator [...]
Photos from the KQED Local Hero Awards
Posted in I did, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Exhale, Leadership, Non-Profit, NonJudgment, Pro-Voice, Success, Vision on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Overall, it was a great night! Every local hero was an inspiration. I was really struck by how many of us found our leadership path through personal experience – whether as a woman who has had an abortion, a lesbian cop, a homeless addict or a loving mother to a special needs child [...]
My Local Hero Award Acceptance Speech
Posted in I did, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Exhale, Leadership, Non-Profit, Pro-Voice, Video, Vision on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you KQED and Wells Fargo for a great night!
