| Suggested Sunday reading (11/8) 2 days ago by RosieRed23 Trying to stay away from health care reform and the Stupak amendment (reading list here), hoping to think about something else for a while. Not that this is all good news, but let's start with a really cute article from the Centre Daily Times: "Nameberry: Heroines, worthy women and trailblazers with ... Spare Candy - sparecandy.com · Rank: 173,673 · 10 references | | How Do We Make Sense of Something So Senseless? 5 days ago by Laura Gang rape in Richmond, California brings up profound questions Last weekend, a horrific incident happened outside of a school gymnasium. Around midnight on October 25, 2009, the Richmond police department got a call from a girl whose brother-in-law heard about the rape. The police followed-up and fo ... Holistic Gardner - holisticgardner.com/blog | | Marshmallows or Murderers? 5 days ago by Roger Sinasohn The other day, a coworker, knowing that my kids do not watch scary or violent films and that we eschew excessive competitiveness, said I was raising marshmallows. While I disagree with him for a number of reasons, he is correct in that I am doing my best to raise kids who don’t find violence amusing ... Strollerderby - blogs.babble.com/strollerderby · Rank: 2,067 · 123 references | | Why must activism happen AFTER the wrong act? 5 days ago by Sheri Today, I read about how the Richmond High students came together, along with community members and the mayor, for an event to support the girl who was gang raped and speak out against sexism and racism which is still so pervasive in our culture. The white streamers were everywhere – worn as armbands ... Being Feminist - beingfeminist.wordpress.com · Rank: 179,189 · 11 references | | Gabrielle Union’s Chilling Rape Confession 5 days ago by Mike Stylezz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the aftermath of the gang rape in Richmond, Gabrielle Union became outraged and disgusted by the lack of seriousness dedicated to the issue. As a result, she offered her own experience on the subject. She said: “So as I’m on the way to shoot Chelsea Latel ... iHipHop - ihiphop.com · Rank: 32,121 · 17 references | |