WEAU 13, April 28, 2012 MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) — Across the nation and even in Wisconsin, hundreds of women are expressing their frustration through rallies and marches. It’s against what they call the “War on Women.” Around the capitol in Madison, supporters rallied at the “Unite Against the War on Women” event. Democratic candidate for […]
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Journal Star, April 28, 2012 by MICHAEL BAMESBERGER To Susan Councell, you can call “the war on women” whatever you want. “It doesn’t matter how people want to package what’s happening to women in this country,” she said. “We just refuse to accept it.” That was the sentiment of several dozen protesters who held signs and […]
April 28, 2012
Orlando Sentinel, April 28, 2012 by Erika Pesantes FORT LAUDERDALE — Feminists who fought for women’s rights in the 1960s and ’70s joined a new generation Saturday and said the fight continues. Unite Against the War on Women, a grassroots group that has steadily gained momentum since its founding in February, has organized rallies nationwide […]
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PennLive.com, April 28, 2012 by Sue Gleiter Some of them pounded plastic buckets with drum sticks. Others danced to Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.” They carried homemade signs emblazoned with messages such as “Gov. Corbett Open Your Eyes. Start Packing” and “We’ve Come a Long Way Baby and We’re Not Going Back.” Protestors take […]
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Salt Lake Tribune, April 28, 2012 by Brian Maffly Equality » Activists decry states’ ‘race to the bottom,’ erosion of reproductive rights. Here’s the trouble with many of the nation’s recent legislative initiatives targeting the “tiny and intimate details” of women’s private lives: They are the spawn of male lawmakers rather than the fruits of […]
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Burlington Free Press, April 28, 2012 by Tim Johnson MONTPELIER — Madeleine Kunin said she never dreamed that in the year 2012 she would find herself speaking out in defense of contraception and giving credit to Rush Limbaugh. But there she was on the Statehouse steps Saturday, exhorting a crowd of about two hundred people […]
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HTR News, April 28, 2012 HARTFORD, Conn. (WTW) — Connecticut first lady Cathy Malloy will be speaking at a Hartford rally promoting women’s rights. The wife of Gov. Dannel Malloy is scheduled to address the crowd at Saturday’s Unite Women Connecticut rally in Bushnell Park. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and others are also expected to […]
April 28, 2012
Washington Post, April 28, 2012 by Anita Kumar Hundreds of demonstrators are expected in downtown Richmond Saturday afternoon to promote women’s rights. The rally, organized by Unite Women Virginia, is one of a series of events taking place Saturday across the nation protesting what activists have dubbed the “war on women.” Virginia has been in […]
April 28, 2012
The Cap Times, April 28, 2012 Thousands of women and men will be gathering Saturday at Wisconsin’s Capitol to challenge Gov. Scott Walker’s repeated attacks on the rights of women. Walker is a militant in this regard, He has signed laws undermining reproductive rights protections. He has signed laws undermining pay equity protections. He has […]
April 28, 2012
The Independent, April 28, 2012 by David Usborne A law threatening to close Mississippi termination clinics may have consequences for more than one state. David Usborne visits the scene of a bitter argument The cars begin to draw into the clinic’s small parking area shortly before 10. One circles the block twice before stopping, its […]
April 27, 2012
Huffington Post, April 27, 2012 by Soraya Chemaly American women need to be recognized as full citizens. Yes, women in this country. It’s me again, sitting in my office, by myself, saying that “equal enough” is NOT. But, I am not alone. Tomorrow, Saturday, April 28th, thousands of women and men will participate in 53 […]
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Guttmacher Institute, April 27, 2012 For more than 40 years, the United States—through its Agency for International Development (USAID)—has been a global leader in enhancing women’s access to contraceptive services in the world’s poorest countries. Empowering women with control over their own fertility yields benefits for them, their children and their families. It means fewer […]
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Alaska Dispatch, April 27, 2012 by Rachel Higgins Lalki Throughout history, women have played an integral role in developing communities across Alaska and the entire United States. From doctors to mothers, we work in every corner of the job market. We are contributing members of society, and for that we deserve same level of respect […]
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Star Telegram, April 27, 2012 by Anna M. Tinsley The Texas chapter of Unite Women will hold a rally and voter registration event at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Texas Capitol — as similar other rallies are held in Washington, D.C. and 53 other cities. The goal is to encourage women to register and vote […]
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