2 posts tagged “planned parenthood”
My beloved and greatly missed alma mater, the University of Missouri-Columbia, has a rapidly growing and incredibly dynamic Women's and Gender Studies department; some of the most fantastic students I had the pleasure to meet while I was in Columbia were involved with the department, either in classes, or through student organizations.
Anyway--I'm visiting Feministing, my favorite Feminism News, Politics, and Fodder resource this evening (instead of studying the nasty nasty intestines) and I see this!!!! Stop Traffic Now Fashion Show
I'm very proud of my alma mater for their multi-disciplinary efforts to end human trafficking--notice the show is in the midst of a three-day event focusing on solving this abhorrent human rights issue--and events like this are always designed to ensure maximum participation across the entire spectrum (students, community members, academicians, etc.) If anyone reading this is going to be around Columbia, MO on November 10th, I highly recommend stopping by our gorgeous campus (it *will* be the middle of a glorious autumn!) and checking out the local talent for a fantastic cause. :) It's very exciting to see the involvement of people my age, trying to make a difference in the lives of so many forgotten women!
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PS: A HUGE shoutout to all my pro-choice friends in Aurora, Illinois, and the thousands of supporters who demonstrated in Aurora over the last month in an effort to ensure reproductive choice and health for women who so desperately need it! The brand-new, gorgeous clinic is now OFFICIALLY* open, and Planned Parenthood can continue their mission to provide comprehensive reproductive care and counseling... keeping abortions SAFE and RARE.
Well, the bill I wrote five e-mails about on Sunday (i.e., the one cited in my last post) passed the Missouri House yesterday.
Shit.
Now it's moving to the Senate, where its fraternal twin is already being considered. And I know I can't count on my senator (Delbert Scott-R, Senate District 28) to stand up for me, just like I couldn't count on Representative Wilson to stand up for me. Honestly, I can't count on 98% of my home district for either house to stand up for me. That is a saddening, hollow feeling. And one of the only comforts I used to have was knowing that a small group of people who *would* stand up for me, and my health, and my rights was just a 30 minute drive away. That might all change by the end of the week.
Planned Parenthood is in grave danger in Missouri. So are women's rights.
Shit.
