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Speak Out
Please read this post from Palestinian blogger Laila El Haddad on the massacre of 22 Palestinian civilians in an Israeli army attack. Don’t remain silent. Contact your governments. This has got to end....
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The "Ashley Treatment"
I suspect that, like a lot of other bloggers, I haven’t said anything on this yet because I’m simply flabbergasted and just don’t know where to begin. If you don’t already know, the “Ashley treatment”...
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Down with the Mental Health Bill
I’m pleased to see that the Lords have rejected the new Mental Health Bill. The bill has a strong emphasis on compulsory detention, compulsory treatment, and removes the right to advocacy. In its...
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Asylum in the UK
Two important and disturbing articles on the treatment of women asylum seekers in the UK. When the women arrive here they encounter a culture of disbelief and a system which doesn’t recognise gendered...
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More on ethical consumerism
There is a great post at Oh No a Woc PhD about the way that often, big brands that are advertised as ethical, fair-trade and organic, actually have less than ethical business practices. Those of us who...
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Message from the Refugee Council
The second podcast in the series of interviews with refugees and asylum seeking women is now online on our website. In this podcast we hear from Yeukai, a young woman from Zimbabwe , innocent of any...
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An interview with Yuri Kochiyama
After reading Profbwoman’s post profiling Asian feminists, I had a little root around to see if I could find any further reading about a few of them. I’d particularly like to share this Democracy Now!...
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Birth control and Eugenics
Since I’m doing all these posts on the pitfalls of the pro-choice position, and want to avoid getting any feedback along the lines of “I can’t believe I’m reading a defence of clubbing darling baby...
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The Triangle Factory Fire
Yesterday was the 97th anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire. I didn’t have a chance to blog yesterday, but would recommend this post by Brownfemipower, and the Triangle Factory website she linked...
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