Stay of Execution For Troy Davis
I just got this email from Amnesty International, filled with delightful news: I am delighted to share some good news with you! Troy Davis received a stay of execution based on a new last-minute appeal filed this past Wednesday to the federal appeals court in Atlanta. As a result, he will not be executed on [...]
...read moreActually, People Who Bomb Abortion Clinics Are Messengers From God
Liss has the transcript if you’re looking for some additional context.
...read moreWhen Self Defense Doesn’t Count
A 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to 2 to 2 1/2 years in a juvenile detention center for the manslaughter of a 49-year-old man. This sounds like nothing special until you start to look at the details: Seated between her attorneys in juvenile court, the diminutive 16-year-old shook her head no Tuesday when asked if [...]
...read moreBe Bold: Wear Red on October 30, 2008
Via Document the Silence: In October 2007 people all over the United States gathered physically and in spirit to speak out against violence against women of color. Some of us wore red all day and explained that we were reclaiming and reframing our bodies as a challenge to the widespread acceptance of violence against women [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten
It’s Friday, so that means it’s time for the FRT. Set your MP3 player to shuffle and post yours in the comments. And if you want more great tunes tonight, come by the AuH2O show. First, a song I’ve been obsessed with for weeks now and cannot stop playing on repeat on my way to [...]
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