International Women's Day and Protest

Is today, and here is a link about it. The theme this year is Empower Rural Women-End Hunger and Poverty.  Some are choosing to focus on other themes or participate in a protest such as #govtfreevjj-story here.  
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Fun-da-men-tal.ism n. A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism. Fundamentalism is based on but extends a traditional religion to include rigid precepts for thought and behavior.


A Woman's Hero 
A Born Humantarian
Founder of Reproductive Rights
 Margaret Sanger (yes she was and still is accused of being a nazi, a racist, a slut,a vile creature, a whore, bla bla bla). It takes real courage to speak out and fight for women's health in the face of such condemnation, lies, insults,threatened and like other women's rights advocates stoned, arrested and spent time in jail.

LINKS
FACT Check: False Claims of Black Genocide to undermine Sanger.(it seems so ironic that the one means to prevent abortion (the pill) is also under attack and as we see in the article below "women seeking  information about contraception are called "Obscene")
Rush Limbaugh and the Legacy of Margaret Sanger

Kirsten West Savali:Dr.King Supported Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood; Why Won't You?

For a full interview go to
Mike Wallace Video Interview with Margaret Sanger 1957(ugh ignore the awful product promo)  

Reproductive & Sexual Health Justice  News, Analysis and Commentary



Comments

Linda said…
What a great post!! Thanks for posting this information...and I agree with you about Sanger...It is amazing how woman are maligned for speaking up about important issues for them only to be torn apart by the likes of Rush Limbaugh!!!

Thanks! :)

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