Posted in Economy, Health and Food, Human Rights, Humanism, Politics, tagged Domestic Violence on December 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Reblogged from Reality Check:
It’s not a contradiction to believe that gun control is good while abortion restrictions are ineffective violations of basic human rights. Abortion access improves society, whereas the proliferation of guns simply leads to more violence.
Source: Time to Stop Restricting Abortion and Start Restricting Assault Weapons
Posted in Climate, Communications, Environment, Health and Food, Human Rights, Humanism, Indigenous, Justice, Nature, Politics, tagged Ban Ki-moon, COP21, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris on December 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Reblogged from the UN news Centre:
As the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) marked ‘ Day’ with dozens of events happening throughout its sprawling venue in the north-east of Paris, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the purpose of the occasion was to highlight solutions the world “ urgently” needs.
Posted in 51 Percent, Feminism, Health and Food, Health Care, Human Rights, Humanism, Politics, War, Women's Rights, tagged Colorado, JOHN DEAR, Planned Parenthood, Terrorism on December 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »
I’m glad we are having this discussion, but geez, here we are with no ERA, and not equal and we are asked to decide. Is it an act of domestic terrorism or a hate crime?
IT’S BOTH!!!!#@!
http://www.vox.com/2015/12/2/9835690/poll-abortion-domestic-terrorism
HE ATTACKED A FEDERALLY FUNDED ORGANIZATION, THAT PORTION OF WHICH PROVIDES HEATH CARE TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES, BUT NOT ABORTION.
HE ATTACKED WOMEN AND THEIR SUPPORTERS, WHO DO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE AND NEEDED ABORTIONS.
THIS IS HOW WE LOSE THE WAR ON WOMEN. WE DEFLECT IT TO SOMETHING ELSE; GUNS, INSANITY, ABORTION, YADAYADAYADA.
HE IS A MISOGYNIST WHACK-A-DOODLE THUG WHO ATTACKS WOMEN, ANIMALS AND LOCKS. HIS PEOPLE KNEW HE WAS A WHACK-A-DOODLE. THE POLICE KNEW HE WAS A WHACK-A-DOODLE.
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT RANDOM SHOOTERS, WHOSE PREDICTIVE ACTIONS ARE STOCHASTIC OR UNKNOWABLE. THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY TRACKED.
WOMEN DESERVE THE SAME SECURITY AS THE REST OF SOCIETY, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
What it is NOT is a simple act of murder by a deranged lone gunman.
Posted in Communications, Health and Food, Human Rights, Humanism, Politics, tagged 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Based Violence, HIV/AIDS, Planned Parenthood, UN on December 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This World AIDS Day is a critical moment in the fight to combat HIV/AIDS. We know what works: access to a full range of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Posted by Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Posted in 51 Percent, ERA, Feminism, Feminist Majority, Health and Food, Humanism, Politics, Women's Rights, tagged Colorado, Colorado Springs, Dear, FBI, Hate Crime, KKK, Lorretta Lynch, Planned Parenthood, SPLC, VAWA, White Christian on November 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
On November 25th, the United Nation’s “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign began. It will culminate on December 10th with Human Rights Day.
As has happened again this year, I just couldn’t quite get it together to set down and concentrate on a thoughtful blog, or series. Maybe it’s the depression I am avoiding. It’s not the Holidays that cause this depression. It’s the work that it takes to dig up and newly elucidate old hard, unacknowledged truths again, because for me it’s one of the most important times there is, and I always feel unequal to the task.
Women are still not equal partners in the world and its affairs. The Equal Rights Amendment has not yet passed. Women are not included as a whole in civil rights laws.
Earlier this year in September, and just this week a Planned Parenthood facility was attacked, the first by fire and the most recent, by another gun wielding misogynist. The media has zinged back and over whether the most recent attack is an act of terror or a deranged soul.
I don’t think these acts fully represent either position. They are hate crimes. (more…)
Posted in 51 Percent, Congress, Economy, Election, election reform, Environment, Finance, Great American Women, Health and Food, Human Rights, Humanism, Immigration, LGBT, Politics, tagged Chaffee, Clinton, O'Malley, Sanders, Webb on October 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Below find the transcript for the first 2015 Democratic debate:
The Democratic presidential candidates met in Las Vegas for a primetime debate on CNN.
Posted in Children, Health and Food, Humanism, Nature, Politics, tagged 2015 Summer Solstice, Fathers Day, International Yoga Day on June 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Is there a story, a theme in this?
This year the dads are spending the day stretching toward the sun.
Seems appropriate.
Posted in Climate, Environment, Health and Food, Politics, tagged California, Drought, Fairfield, Sustainablity, Water Restrictions on June 3, 2015| 3 Comments »
Already I’m in trouble. It’s the first week of water restrictions in Fairfield, and my sprinklers aren’t cooperating. I had them timed to every third day, which worked out to two and one half times a week. However, the City of Fairfield has decided that we homeowners should operate our sprinklers either Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, depending on whether our home’s street address is odd or even numbered. This works out to three days a week, but leaves a watering gap for me with my address of Saturday and Sunday. We get a lot of wind this time of the year and it dries the plants out rapidly. So, by Monday, my front yard is pretty thirsty.
The problem is the sprinkler timers. (more…)
Posted in Economy, Environment, Health and Food, Humanism, Justice, Nature, Politics on April 22, 2015| 3 Comments »
April 22, 2015
Where are we? Or more clearly, were am I?
To the plus side:
Our two bathroom house finally has a second toilet and it’s low flow.
There is low flow in the shower.
Our property is an estimated 4800 sqft. Approximately half of that space is used by the house, carport and driveway. We packed the remaining space with subsistence in mind.
In a neighborhood where most yards have traditionally sported dead lawns, ours is long gone. Instead we have a zoned front yard with drought tolerant plants near the street and a mix of young fruit trees, veggies, berries and flowers closer to the house. While this makes us the weirdest neighbors on the block, I think we have had an influence. the rest of the street has noticeably improved their yard care since I began grubbing around ours.
Most of the front and back yard are on timed nighttime sprinklers. (more…)
Posted in Health and Food, Health Care, Human Rights, Humanism, Politics, tagged marriage, Partners, Right to Know, The Other Half on January 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I WILL NOT BE AN AUDIENCE TO SOME MACABRE VERSION OF THE “RITE OF SPRING” AS A LOVED ONE PERFORMS AND “SAGE” DOCTORS HUDDLE AROUND PULLING THEIR BEARDS.
WILL NOT.
WON’T HAPPEN.
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