August 2011
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History is Made in Mississippi →
Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree became the first black candidate to win a major-party nomination for governor in Mississippi.
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More is different | Geek Feminism Blog →
I have spent the past weekend in Sydney attending PyCon AU, the second Australian conference for the Python programming language. It’s only the second time this conference has been held, but attendance grew by 50% (from 200 to 300) and to my mind, the programme was noticably better as well. (I might be biased though, as I appeared in it.)
However by far the most cheering aspect to me was...
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“We must make it clear that a platform of ‘I hate gay men and women’ is not a way...”
– Jimmy Carter, relevant now more than ever. (via gaywrites)
Jimmy Carter is so BAMFY, it hurts. There’s also this.
Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement Sunday announcing he is severing all ties with the Southern Baptist Church due to their treatment of women. A devout Southern Baptist...
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US Govt sides with Filipino nurses fired for... →
Bon Secours Hospital imposed an English-only rule for duty personnel in and outside its emergency department in early 2010. But the EEOC in its August 16 decision said this rule “constitutes unlawful discrimination” because of the way it was applied to the Filipina nurses.
The nurses said they spoke Tagalog only during their break time and away from patients and other hospital staff.
The...
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“The sprouting began in late December, and it didn’t stop. By early spring, the...”
– In the weeds of bureaucratic insanity, a small reprieve sprouts - latimes.com
1) go farmer finley. GO
2) I need to learn gardening
3) Parable of the Sower is calling to me HARD!!!
(via blackamazon)
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Pinoy WWII veterans’ contribution bill passes in... →
Filipino World War II veterans are one step closer to being recognized for their contributions in history textbooks across California.
California bill, AB 199, the Filipinos in WWII Social Studies Curriculum Act, passed the Senate Floor on Thursday with a 37 – 2 vote and will head to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk next week.
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Submit to Hope in Progress!
What have you read this week that’s brought you some hope? Got a social justice success story? Something that’s made your liberal toes tingle? Maybe you should submit it to Hope in Progress!
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North Dakota’s Racial Reactionaries Lose One ::... →
The NCAA didn’t blink. So, just for today, wealthy white men were forced to back down to the will of a small band of willful Native Americans who refused to give their permission to be discounted, disrespected and appropriated. In July 1881, driven by hunger and disease among his band, the great spiritual and war leader Sitting Bull surrendered at Fort Buford, North Dakota and was...
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“But if the show all ended tomorrow, the one thing everyone agrees upon is the...”
– Source (via showthemwhat)
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The War for Women →
Starting next year, for women who can get insured in the first place, the US Department of Health and Human Services requires health insurance plans to cover “several women’s preventative services,” including contraceptive use, free screening for a number of conditions, breastfeeding support, and STD counseling.
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Once Returned, A Toothbrush Lives On As A Picnic... →
Still, if you replace your toothbrush every three months, as the American Dental Association suggests, that’s four toothbrushes a year. Multiply that by every man, woman and child in America, and that’s a staggering 1.25B (with a B!) toothbrushes a year.
With numbers like that, Preserve, the eco-friendly products company, saw an opportunity.
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Reproductive Rights: Good news in Indiana and... →
In Kansas, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten has ordered the state to immediately resume funding for Planned Parenthood.
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In Indiana, the Indiana Housing Community and Development Authority —NOT the Family and Social Services Administration which typically handles financial distribution/oversight of health care services and federal/state money—has granted Planned...
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Submit to Hope in Progress!
What have you read this week that’s brought you some hope? Got a social justice success story? Something that’s made your liberal toes tingle? Maybe you should submit it to Hope in Progress!
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DC Comics makes statement on female characters,...
dcwomenkickingass:
This was just posted to the DC website:
Over the past week we’ve heard from fans about a need for more women writers, artists and characters. We want you to know, first and foremost, that we hear you and take your concerns very seriously.
We’ve been very fortunate in recent years to have fan favorite creators like Gail Simone, Amy Reeder, Felicia Henderson, Fiona...
