When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
In many countries, International Women's Day, March 8, is a national holiday. In the united states of texas, it is a day for the likes of Rush Limbaugh to flex their sarcasm muscles and ridicule women. In the Bush winter ranch (Washington, D.C.) they are working up legislation to withdraw some rights from women.
Women's equality is not as some think, merely a liberal fancy of the '70s. It represents international law, which Bush will continue to flout at his peril -- at the risk of losing all respect of the international community.
The Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco in 1945, was the first international agreement to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right. Since then, the Organization has helped create a historic legacy of internationally agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
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International Women's Day coming up
In many countries, International Women's Day, March 8, is a national holiday. In the united states of texas, it is a day for the likes of Rush Limbaugh to flex their sarcasm muscles and ridicule women. In the Bush winter ranch (Washington, D.C.) they are working up legislation to withdraw some rights from women.
Women's equality is not as some think, merely a liberal fancy of the '70s. It represents international law, which Bush will continue to flout at his peril -- at the risk of losing all respect of the international community.
The Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco in 1945, was the first international agreement to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right. Since then, the Organization has helped create a historic legacy of internationally agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.
Palema
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