Sexual Assault in the Military: A DoD Cover-Up?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:35:44 -0400

Sexual Assault in the Military: A DoD Cover-Up?

by Ann Wright

There was quite a struggle in Congress this week. The Department of Defense refused to allow the senior civilian in charge of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) to testify in Thursday’s hearing on sexual assault in the military. Rep.

New Report From Interviews With 90 Peace and Justice Organizers: An Assessment of Antiwar Organizing and Activism

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:15:31 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2008
11:00 AM

Women Leaders Ask Where Is Our Money

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:46:19 -0400

Women Leaders Ask Where Is Our Money
by Joyce Mulama

GLASGOW - Even though seven out of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) impact on women, both donors and governments receiving aid overlook the need to make resources available for gender empowerment.

Feminist Self-defense: No God! No Master! No Sexist Aggressions!

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:14:40 -0400

* El Libertario published in its 51st edition (Venezuela, Novermber - Dicember 2007) a text compilation that expresses important aspects of what anarchism proposes may be done to face the growing problem of gender violence.

Socialism 2008: June 19-22, Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:04:08 -0400

Watch IVAW northeast regional coordinator and featured Socialism 2008 speaker
ADRIENNE KINNE
on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! tomorrow, May 13, at democracynow.org.

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SOCIALISM 2008
June 19-22, Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare
"A weekend of revolutionary politics, debate and entertainment."
http://www.socialismconference.org

Apr. 25: Day of Silence

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:41:18 -0400

PRIDE, is a LGBT activism group on campus. We are planning for the annual day of silence on Friday, April 25th.

This commemorates the silence that LGBT people and their allies face on a daily basis and those who have been silenced forever due to murder caused by hate.

There will be a rally at 5:00. A Night of Noise will follow, starting at 6:30pm.

Another KBR Rape Case

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:25:48 -0400

Another KBR Rape Case
by Karen Houppert

Editor’s Note: Lisa Smith is a pseudonym used on request. Additional reporting by Te-Ping Chen. Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Houston, Texas

Things More Important Than the Spitzer Spectacle

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:35:28 -0400

Things More Important Than the Spitzer Spectacle
by Eric Margolis

There are few more riveting spectacles than the public exposure and humiliation of a major hypocrite. So it was with New York State’s fallen governor, Eliot Spitzer.

Why Eliot Spitzer Should Have Resigned… And Why He Shouldn’t Have

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:31:42 -0400

Why Eliot Spitzer Should Have Resigned… And Why He Shouldn’t Have
by David Michael Green

Some people think hypocrisy is not a sin in politics. Indeed, some people think one is so integral to the other that they can’t imagine what would be left if you took the hypocrisy out of politics.

Mar. 12: Amnesty International Film Screening of "Dangerous Living"

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:44:04 -0400

Amnesty International 124 is hosting a film screening of Dangerous Living on Wednesday, March 12th at 8pm. The viewing will be held at the University YMCA on Wright Street in Champaign. The event is free, and should last about an hour and a half.

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Assault in the Military: A DoD Cover-Up?