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Archive for the ‘political activism’ Category

November 11th, 2007

a mother’s simple thank you

I don’t know what it is like to fight in a war. I know what it’s like to fight for my life, I know what it’s like to fight for my child’s safety. I know what it’s like to fight my own demons and fight to make the smallest little corner of my world a […]

By christina -- 0 comments

October 3rd, 2007

State Children’s Health Insurance Program is in trouble

So many of us fall between the cracks: not poor enough for Medicaid, but too poor to afford private health insurance. President Bush just vetoed the program that bridges the gap, and now the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is going to go down in flames because our Fearless Leader–and don’t get me started […]

By christina -- 7 comments

March 12th, 2007

Five for Feminisim Meme

I feel so femimeme today. Madame Meow over at Zen Sarcasm tagged me for the five for feminism meme making its rounds in the blog-o-sphere. I’m diving in:
1. Self-sufficiency. You don’t need a man to fix it, find it, or finance it anymore. From bank account to boudoir, sisters are doing it for themselves. And […]

By christina -- 1 comment

March 7th, 2007

Happy International Women’s Day

This year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women focusses on discrimination and violence against girls. 200 young people congregated at the UN recently to present their stories, including a sixteen year old girl who had to drop out of school for a time to work in a factory making match boxes to help […]

By christina -- 2 comments

November 19th, 2006

Can organic milk really assuage that mother’s guilt?

When we moved back to the States, I made a few conscious decisions while running around in a panic of FOOD! CLOTHING! SHELTER! WORK! This newly single mother decided that the Earth was a place worth taking care of, and that she’d better start doing a better job of it.
Tags: activism, Amish, divorce, food, guilt, […]

By christina -- 6 comments

November 15th, 2006

So, what does the shift in political climate mean for us single mothers?

Seems it puts us one notch higher on the hope totem for diddly squat.
Unless we get together. Cause you know, a thousand women can scream louder than just one. Think we’d be heard?
Tags: political activism, single-mom, single-mother, womens-issues, womens-rightsShare This

By christina -- 1 comment

November 11th, 2006

Pelosi gets some backhanded compliments in Washington Post Style section

I was flipping through the Washington Post on Friday when I saw an article on the front page of the Style section… about Nancy Pelosi’s WARDROBE.
Did we discuss Dan Hastert’s signature style, how ’suited’ he looked for his position? Did we analyze whether he could play the part in his off the rack suits or […]

By christina -- 2 comments

October 18th, 2006

Ah, Fall, when a woman’s thoughts turn to… VOTING

Seems as though 20 million single women have no right to complain about the State of the Union. They didn’t vote.
Can you imagine the clout behind an organized group of 20 million disenchanted voters finally getting angry enough to want to change a couple of things down there at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Want better healthcare, […]

By christina -- 7 comments

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