Weekly Reader

Here's what I've been reading this week (sorry it's a couple days late!):

Linda Gibbons was arrested at the Toronto Morgentaler Clinic

These idiotic anti-choice billboards about sad toys are back

Some idiot MP wants to re-open the abortion debate (surprise!) by arguing about the definition of personhood. Nothing new here.

PEI is pretty happy with the way they're ignoring women's rights.

What have you been reading over the holidays?

Weekly Reader

Hey everyone, here's what I've been reading about this week:

Chretien warns that abortion and gay marriage could be on the chopping block

Linda Gibbons gets her day in court

Dunville responds to anti-abortion display

PEI pro-choice groups meet with the Health Minister, but things don't look promising

What have you been reading?

The Pedgehog's Holiday Gift Guide 2011

It's that time of year again! When I encourage those of you who celebrate gift-giving holidays to curb your mindless consumerism and re-evaluate meaningful gifts by supporting worthwhile organizations (yes I am aware I am kind of a buzzkill).

Last year I talked about four organizations (ARCC, ACORN Canada, ACR and the Stephen Lewis Foundation) that you could donate to - on someone else's behalf or just out of the goodness of your heart - and I still encourage you to check those orgs out and give them some love. This year I have a few more suggestions, including actual things you can buy!

Most of the following are organizations/projects that I have been involved in OR that my friends and/or loved ones work or volunteer for. If you have other suggestions, please leave them in comments!

Donations

Journalists for Human Rights

Occupy Toronto (or your local Occupy)

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Right to Play

Canadian CED Network

Canadians for Choice

Access Community Capital Fund

Medical Students for Choice

Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Things to Buy

Global Grassroots: Perspectives on International Organizing (Edited by Wade Rathke)

Feminism for Real: Deconstructing the academic industrial complex of feminism (Edited by Jessica Yee)

Fat necklaces by definatalie

ACORN Canada 2012 calendars: contact your local office for information

A subscription to Bitch Magazine

Happy holidays!

Weekly Reader

Here's what I've been reading this week:

News and coverage of the situation in PEI continues to pour in

Don't forget to enter ARCC's video contest

A good editorial on Canada's maternal health policy

On debating with anti-choicers

Feel free to share more links in comments!