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[Dr. Judith Rich] Dr. Judith Rich » Blog Archive Modern Day Harriet Tubmans Help ...: Like Harriet Tubman, a former African American slave who escaped the plantation and later helped create the network of underground routes that helped transport other slaves to freedom, OWLI and MADRE have co-founded two important projects that are helping Iraqi women flee violence. The Safe Houses project and the Underground Railroad for Iraqi Women provide emergency shelter for women in danger of "honor killings", and other forms of domestic violence and sex trafficking.

[NewsOne] Modern-Day Harriet Tubmans Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence | NewsOne: Relatively removed from the reality of the war, Americans’ attention has been primarily concerned with the number of deaths and injuries among American troops, and to a lesser extent, the impact on our military families, who carry the burden of sacrifice for the rest of the country.

[The Daily Office] Evening Prayer 7.20.09, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer ...: O God, whose Spirit guides us into all truth and makes us free: Strengthen and sustain us as you did your servants Elizabeth, Amelia, Sojourner, and Harriet. Gives us vision and courage to stand against oppression and injustice and all that works against the glorious liberty to which you call all your children;

[Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture] What to do about crazy Uncle Pat at Racialicious - the ...: This isn’t the first time Buchanan has gotten off his chain, but perhaps the first time since he began his stint on MSNBC that his racism has been so publicly naked and rage-filled. I didn’t think one could get away with saying “white folks are better at thinkin’, but darn it those darkies can run fast”

[Portland Impact - OregonLive.com] Women's silent protest speaks for peace - OregonLive.com: Also, I am all for peace- but terrorist lovers like you and the Code Pink hags aren't for "peace" but for supporting our enemies who kill thousands of innocent men, women and children in many parts of the world, just to prevent things like women having rights, democracy, religious freedom, etc.

[Breaking News] UN: Rape, violence against women growing trend in Afghanistan: KABUL - A new United Nations report has called for an end to the prevailing abuse against women in Afghanistan, and warned that ignoring this culture of impunity will create an environment of political and social insecurity. The report, titled "Silence is Violence," documents the increasingly insecure environment for women in public spaces and the failure of state institutions to deal with it, reports the Christian Science Monitor.

[Spirituality & Practice] Spirituality & Practice: Book Review: Mirrors, by Eduardo Galeano: It is a pleasure to salute the heroism and courage of Harriet Tubman, the valor of Joan of Arc, and the creativity of Camille Claudel but these women are the exceptions in the long and torturous saga of chauvinism and misogyny. Galeano points to those who were executed as witches and seen as the property of men in one country after another.

[JAMES EDWARDS] Harry Alford, black conservative hero? No, the biggest fraud in ...: We went through other trumped up wars such as the Spanish American War and fire sales to acquire Puerto Rico, Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Alaska and other territories. There was an historical amount of bloodshed and civilization destruction such as giving blankets laced with small pox to Indian reservations;

[blogshit] Dr. Judith Rich: Modern Day Harriet Tubmans Help Iraqi Women ...: In 2005 alone, over 2000 girls were raped according to Yanar Muhammed, a partner and director of the Organization For Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), a non-profit group that partners with MADRE , an international human rights organization for women, to provide a network of safe havens for women fleeing violence. Like Harriet Tubman, a former African American slave who escaped the plantation and later helped create the network of underground routes that helped transport other slaves to freedom, OWLI and MADRE have co-founded two important projects that are helping Iraqi women flee violence.

[Emily F. Hoffman's Blog] Emily F. Hoffman\'s Blog » Relating to a slide show about women: I also notice Harriet Tubman in the first picture. Harriet Tubman is known for bringing many slaves to freedom.

[The Caucus] Did Harriet Tubman Really Say That? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com: (Duke University Press, 2007), which examined the ways Tubman has been represented in American writing and culture. The thesis of the book, he said in a phone interview, is that “by the time Harriet Tubman enters fully into the American consciousness as an American icon, her historical person has been so mixed up with ideas that cannot be historically substantiated that what passed into memory was the mythologized symbol, not the historical person.”

[CNN Newsroom] CNN Newsroom: Blog Archive - Lieutenant Dan Choi's Military Future ...: I beleive it is wrong to discharge this man from the military based on his sexual preference, Im gay also and I would be appalled if I were discharged from the military just because Im gay. Just because this man is gay does not mean he is not qualified to do his job which is to serve his country, this is an outrage for this man to be discharged just because he’s gay.

[Anderson Cooper 360] Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Cambridge police sergeant ...: This professor sounds like the most arrogant human being and professor Henry Gates owes this policeman, James Crowley an apology…………….how about Gates also thanking his neighbor for protecting his home?

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