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Knitted Uteri Make an Impact on Voters

May 8, 2012

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Govt Free VJJ, May 8, 2012, Press Release The Snatchel Project continues to draw attention to the War On Women. What began as a grassroots movement on Twitter has grown into a social media phenomenon, drawing worldwide attention and support. “Hands off my uterus! Here–have a knitted one of your own!” The movement, started by […]

Knitted Uteruses Delivered To Arizona Lawmakers To Protest Contraception Bill

April 5, 2012

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Huffington Post, April 5, 2012 In a creative response to a controversial bill that would allow employers to opt out of providing coverage for contraception, a group of women’s rights activists delivered knitted uteruses to the Arizona lawmakers responsible for the contentious measure. According to the Arizona Republic‘s Alia Beard Rau, the uteruses were sent […]

North Texas knitters stitch uteruses for protest

April 3, 2012

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WFAA, April 2, 2012 by TERESA WOODARD DALLAS — Inside Kimberlyn Crowe’s Oak Cliff home, knitting has always been quiet therapy. Suddenly, it’s become a way to make some noise. “Words don’t do any good because it’s all been said,” she declared. So she let the yarn became her words and her hobby become her […]

Women knit uteruses in protest

April 3, 2012

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CNN, April 2, 2012 http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/04/03/women-knit-uterus-models.wfaa

Dear Big Brother Government, Stay Out of My Uterus

March 27, 2012

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The Cranky Knitter, March 27, 2012 I recently joined the group Government Free VJJ.  This is a group of people (mostly women, but some men, too!) that are making uteri and vaginas and sending them to male lawmakers with the basic message of “stay out of my uterus!”  This started as a group of knitters […]

What it means to be pro-choice/anti-choice

March 25, 2012

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Blogging A La Cart, March 25, 2012 A woman, named Cortney gave the following comment to a Blog Post regarding what it means to be pro-choice and anti-choice. “It is completely incomprehensible to me that any woman would be anti-choice. Anti-choice means exactly as it sounds: You are no longer the agent of your own […]

Male lawmakers to receive knit uteruses in the mail

March 21, 2012

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The Hill, March 21, 2012 by Judy Klurtz Susan Santos is a 55-year-old Colorado blogger and housewife, but these days, she’s doubling as a uterus-knitting machine. Yes, you read that right. The mom and knitting fanatic is an organizer of a campaign called the “Government Free VJJ Project. The goal of the initiative: to knit […]