Liberty + Justice for All = Equality

LET US NOT SIMPLY RECITE THE WORDS, BUT LIVE THEM! Lady Parts Justice V to Shining V event On September 27 women are gathering coast to coast, and bringing their vaginas to a state capital near you. In Topeka, the local National Organization for Women chapter will rally at the statehouse from 3:00-5:00pm. Kansas women,…

Forget Calm and Get Angry

The sage avoids extremes, excesses, and complacency. -Tao Te Ching 29 Complacency: self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies (Webster’s) Working outside the lines, under the law Waiting to see if the State will fall See no evil, hear no evil, Me and mine are doing fine Don’t know if the taxes are…

I am woman hear me roar!

In animal species across the Earth it is usually the mothers, the females, who care, nurture, and continue their species survival. Lionesses bring the food to the family, female gorillas tend and clean the nests and fellow family members, female alligators carry their babies until they are large enough to fight off predators. My favorite…

Open Letter to Kansas NOW Members

WARNING: THIS IS A RANT As Secretary/Recorder for the Kansas National Organization for Women, I must insist on your active participation in this Organization. I am frustrated that folks will sit around and complain about the issues at hand, issues that are part of the NOW platform, but will not take action to resolve those…