As a female born on the cusp of Generations X and Y, I grew up firmly believing that women and men are equal. I’ve visited different countries and developed relationships with people who were not raised in in an environment that reinforced gender equality. Yet, I have always considered myself an advocate for women, [...]
Anxious to find out what the outcomes of the Supreme Court arguments on Prop. 8 and DOMA a few weeks ago will be? Take a look at some of the ‘more likely’ outcomes developed by the Human Rights Campaign below.
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Money… (Photo credit: jah~)
We vote with our wallets. We affirm organizational missions and business practices over and over again based on where we spend our money. This creeps up suddenly, and while we think we know the image and corporate and social responsibility efforts of a particular company, we can often be [...]
Cross-posted from All Things E Is Facebook looking a little red this week? No, the world’s largest social media site isn’t experiencing a communist revolution, it’s coming alive in support of equal marriage.
It all started with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) who gave their normal blue and yellow logo a red makeover on [...]
Women’s History Month
Did you know March is National Women’s Month? I didn’t, until this article was brought to my attention. Unfortunately the draw of the article was not that it was National Women’s Month, but yet another embarrassing example of how women are marginalized in the media. A local news organization in [...]
On April 25, 2011, hundreds gathered in a Rally Against Violence to support Chrissy Polis, and to speak out against hate crimes in Maryland and across the country.
An unscientific study of most adults would tell you that they still recall the dread of being the last one picked as the [...]
Welleman
As we move into the New Year, the Eyes Wide Open team has decided to identify a theme for our posts over the next few months. As we discussed our widespread interests for this blog, which ranged from the global rape culture to the prison industrial complex, it became clear that the [...]
It wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without some reflection. While reading through last year’s blog posts, the Eyes Wide Open team compiled a short list of what we think the top stories in 2012 were. Without further ado and in no particular order:
• Watershed Moments for LGBT Rights. Citizens in Maine, Maryland and [...]
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Despite all of the ‘Get out the Vote’ campaigns, celebrity pronouncements that voting is hip, and hype that surrounded this tight presidential race, voter turn-out for this election declined compared to the 2008 election. In 2008, 131 million people voted, while this year so far 126 million voters are estimated to have [...]
You may recognize him from his role in the movie ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ but in real-life Russell C. Means played a much more important role. Mr. Means led numerous high profile protests that called attention to the injustices experienced by indigenous peoples in the U.S. including, but certainly not limited to:
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