LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Monday, April 30, 2012

Angry Black Lady and Team Uterati -- Reproductive Rights & Other Matters of Women

Team Uterati ("TeamU") was founded and conceived by Imani Gandy (AngryBlackLady13100 points ) as a community-based organizing tool for feminists fighting for equal rights and reproductive justice. Frustrated that up-to-date information regarding various anti-women state policies and legislation is not readily and easily available online, Imani (Angry Black Lady) sought to compile information about specific anti-choice, anti-women's health, and anti-reproductive rights legislative measures being advanced in various states. What started as a spreadsheet on Imani's blog, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, became the TeamU Wiki: a robust database which ultimately will contain every piece of anti-choice and anti-reproductive rights legislation at the state and federal level, as well as the legislators responsible for that legislation.
TeamUWiki is also a community, allowing activists and supporters of women's rights to socialize and organize, forming the lasting bonds that make long-term activism efforts more effective. TeamUWiki is the next step in a grand tradition of women's rights activism, bringing the radical can-do spirit of the Suffragists, the Second Wave, and the Third Wave into the twenty-first century to carry on the fight for equal rights.
"What is TeamU? Glad you asked! This is the website where you can archive and find all the information you'd want to know about those nasty anti-woman bills that keep popping up like Whack-A-Moles all over the country. Check out our databases."

It's an incredible site that gives you state-by-state information on the status of bills, regulations and laws that are anti-woman, anti-contraception, anti-civil rights of women throughout the country.

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