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Your Vote Matters

November 8, 2022 by WendyB

It’s Election Day! Make sure you vote, and use this tool from Indivisible to touch base with five neighbors and get them to vote too. It’s so easy! MrB and I have touched base with 15 people in our building already. Our neighbors are all excited to vote, but should you encouter anyone who believes…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism Tagged With: abortion, abortoin rights, democrats, election day, every vote matters, get out the vote, gotv, vote blue, vote for abortion rights

Eyes on Scotus, Feet in the Streets

June 12, 2022 by WendyB

Shout out to my jewelry industry friends attending the trade shows in Vegas. I miss you, and I’m so envious! Last month, I was entertaining the idea of going, even though I’m not showing my work, just to be around the people and the jewelry. But then came the Buffalo, N.Y, gun massacre, which was…

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Filed Under: activism Tagged With: abortion, abortion rights, fuck the supreme court, roe v wade, supreme court

Abortion Rights: What You Can Do Now

May 3, 2022 by WendyB

I have a lot to say about the Supreme Court draft, so I will probably update this post later. For now, here’s the link to my list of nationwide and New York City abortion-rights actions. I will be updating this frequently, so bookmark it and check back often. If there was ever a time to…

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Filed Under: activism Tagged With: abortion, abortion rights, fuck christofascists, human rights, reproductive rights

Good News in Ireland & the Weeks in Review

May 27, 2018 by WendyB

This week — while the right wing in the U.S. worked on making abortion harder to obtain — Ireland went the other way. A large majority voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which was one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world. Embed from Getty Images The 1983…

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Filed Under: feminism, health, In the News, politics, week in review Tagged With: abortion, ireland, women's rights are human rights

Resist the Gag Rule

May 24, 2018 by WendyB

The failed businessman currently occupying the White House is back to attacking women this week. In a move worthy of a George Orwell novel, he announced an abortion-related gag rule for health clinics that he says isn’t really a gag rule because he says it’s not a gag rule. The rule applies to clinics that…

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Filed Under: feminism, health, In the News, politics Tagged With: abortion, gag rule, planned parenthood, pro-choice

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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