Category: Direct Action

Oglala Lakhota says YES to Abortion

The president of Oglala Lakhota native reserve in South Dakota is looking to have abortion clinics on their sovereign land. South Dakota recently passed a bill that makes abortion illegal, even if it is wanted after a “simple rape.” The law makers were mostly males, and they decided that women can’t make their own decisions about what they can (and can’t) do to their bodies.

“The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver she was very angry that a state body made up mostly of white males, would make such a stupid law against women”

And for a little direct action, I encourage all females to call Senator Bill Napoli at work at 605-348-7373 for help making decisions since he thinks women can’t think. So if you don’t know if you should watch Brokeback Mountain or V is for Vendetta give him a ring!

For some more info check out BoingBoing.

If you think abortion is not a “good thing,” please leave a comment as to why. I am very curious as to why people think abortion is wrong.

Make Love, Not War

Thousands of people showed their love for peace yesterday by protesting the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other conflicts around the world.

Forbes has an article on the peace movement (in their technology section for some odd reason) and the CBC has a much better article that covers the international scale of the peace movement.

For those of you who couldn’t make it out to a rally you can always email your representatives in your government.

International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day and in Toronto tonight their is a fundraising event happening.

“International Women’s Day is upon us and it is time to celebrate Women and ensure that all people are treated equally. Bring whatever donations you can as well, we’re trying to raise as many funds as possible.”

The details:
Amnesty International, Stop Violence Against Women Fundraiser
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 (7:30 PM)

Squirly’s
807 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario

CN Tower Climb

On Saturday, April 29, 2006, the WWF is sponsoring the annual Toronto CN Tower Climb to raise money to fight global warming. Having personally climbed the CN Tower before, I can say the experience alone is worth it, and raising money for a good cause is just icing on the cake. For more information just click here.