Archive for August, 2008
Posted on August 31, 2008. Filed under: activism, politics | Tags: activism, Africans, articles, blog, blogger, blogging, civic website, election, kenya, Kenya's Parliament, Kenyan Pundit, Mzalendo, Ory Okolloh, SMS, TED talks, Ushahidi, video, violence, vote tracker |
Okolloh’s own blog is called Kenyan Pundit, and it tracks her work with Mzalendo and her other efforts as part of the rebuilding of Kenya, following the post-election violence in late 2007 (she collected a powerful series of diaries of the violence, dozens of essays from Kenyans and others — well worth a read).
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Posted on August 26, 2008. Filed under: abortion rights, access to abortion, access to birth control, activism, advocacy, contraception, contraceptives, family-planning, far right, fascism, fascists, politics | Tags: abortion, ACLU, activism, birth control, bush, do something, hhs, nazis, petition, politics, religious beliefs, religious liberty, reproductive health care, reproductive health services |
On August 21, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed regulations that could seriously undermine access to basic reproductive health services, including birth control and abortion.
The rule leaves open the possibility that — based on religious beliefs – institutions and individuals can deny women access to birth control. It also permits individuals [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2008. Filed under: activism, politics | Tags: access to education, activism, advocacy group, affordable health care, clean energy, economy, Invest in America's Future, next new deal, petition, progressive, TrueMajority.org, USAction |
WHY?
Americans are hurting. Working families face the loss of jobs, homes, and health care. As the economic cost crunch deepens, everything seems to cost more — from filling one’s tank at the gas station to putting food on the table. Students are finding it harder to pay for college and college graduates are struggling to [...]
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