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A Short Letter to Bristol Palin

By on March 12, 2009

Dear Bristol, The celebrity rags are reporting that you’ve officially split from your fiancé, and I just want to let you know that sometimes choosing to split from your family’s beliefs about parenthood and sex and marriage is all right. It’s better to choose to be an unwed teen mom and figure out how to [...]

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White House Council on Women and Girls

By on March 12, 2009

Via Feministing comes the speech that Obama gave prior to signing his executive order that created the White House Council on Women and Girls: I think that it was a rather good speech, even though I really wish that he had said something about sexual violence.  And I’m cautious but still incredibly optimistic about what [...]

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2009 Global Health Week of Action

By on March 12, 2009

Advocates for Youth has been busy organizing activists for the 2009 Global Week of Action, March 30-April 3, focusing on a different global health issue each day. March 30: Access to Essential Medicines March 31: Health Care Workers April 1: HIV and AIDS April 2: Sexual and Reproductive Health April 3: Human Rights From their [...]

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