Thu, 17 May 2012 00:29:00 CDT
Compiled by Anam Baig, Megan Bungeroth & Sean Creamer WEST SIDE LAWMAKER PROTECTS PREGNANT WORKERS Last week, Upper West Side Rep. Jerrold Nadler joined three Democratic co-sponsors in introducing new federal legislation that would provide protections for pregnant woman against unfair job discrimina ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:04:00 CDT
This week, two totally different cases saw real progress towards resolution due to persistence, focus on achievable results and the use of nonviolent means. Palestinian prisoners and supporters of their just and reasonable requests in Palestine, the Arab world, and the international community saw a ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:00 CDT
One of the big news stories this week in the UK has been around the conviction of nine men in the Greater Manchester for systematic sexual exploitation of vulnerable underage girls. I don't want to go into the lurid details, but essentially these men, using two takeaway businesses owned by them, lur ...
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:10:00 CDT
If you don’t follow me on twitter (and I get pretty inane on there so god knows I understand), or you missed some of my links then these are some of the best from the last little while. ————————————————————————————————- This fantastic piece by a straight, white male explaining privilege to other str ...
Wed, 16 May 2012 22:06:00 CDT
Compiled by Anam Baig, Megan Bungeroth & Sean Creamer EAST SIDE LAWMAKERS PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PREGNANT WORKERS Last week, Upper East Side Rep. Carolyn Maloney joined three Democratic co-sponsors in introducing new federal legislation that would protect pregnant women against unfair job discriminat ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:16:00 CDT
BY WILLIAM DOUGLAS, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON -- Unfazed by a White House veto threat, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved anti-domestic violence legislation that opponents charge doesn’t sufficiently protect gay, lesbian, transgender people, Native Americans and immigrants. On ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:54:00 CDT
Hasidic Jews Hold Fundraiser For Accused Child Molester ( 5-16-2012 ) The controversial fundraiser that became a divisive issue in the Hasidic community was held Wednesday night in Brooklyn. As protestors made their presence known, the man at the center of controversy, Rabbi Nechemya Weberman, 53, s ...
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:02:00 CDT
DALLAS: The United States Olympic Committee’s media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London. The United States has led the medal count since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and while the USOC was relu ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:23:00 CDT
humanrightswatch: The US must stop sexual violence against immigrant farmworkers. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:47:00 CDT
Have I ever had “ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact”?: aimsme: face-down-asgard-up: moniquill: thebaddominicana: Earlier in this pregnancy, I filled out my “Initial Health History” form for prenatal and birth care. You know: check the box if you’ve experienced severe headaches, diabet ...
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Sexual abuse in NYC's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and the people who protect the abusers.
http://t.co/pmABkqmU
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If you know someone who has suffered sexual abuse or thinking of suicide, arm yourself with this novel & prayer.
http://t.co/fanmxL5f
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Sexual abuse compensation case to test legal limits of church's liability: Appeals court hears landmark case bro...
http://t.co/cXyu2hiT
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DTN UK: Sexual abuse compensation case to test legal limits of church's liability: Appeals court hears landmark ...
http://t.co/bttwkbsr
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Sexual abuse compensation case to test legal limits of church's liability: Appeals court hears landmark case bro...
http://t.co/vqS70mum
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Sexual abuse compensation case to test legal limits of church's liability: Appeals court hears landmark case bro...
http://t.co/3ISXgxTi