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• Why Feminists Need To Be Concerned About Accessible Parking Restrictions

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-03 • ( 8 )

  Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ As regular readers know, the Australian Government is looking to reduce the number of disabled parking permits available to the community, by refusing access to… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: Karen Gillan (plus, new Torchwood trailer!)

  By Beppie on 2009-06-03 • ( 8 )

  This week it was revealed that Karen Gillan (who appeared as a soothsayer in “The Fires of Pompeii”) will be joining Matt Smith in 2010 as the Doctor’s Companion. We know nothing yet about the character she will play —… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 3, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-03 • ( 1 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Sotomayor: Actual Facts! – “As more or less everyone has already noted, a lot of people have been claiming that… Read More ›

• Form Letter for Govt Protesting “Harmonisation of Disability Parking Permit Schemes”

  By Beppie on 2009-06-02 • ( 12 )

  Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ **Please spread this post far and wide** Following on from Lauredhel’s powerful CALL TO ACTIVISM, here is a form letter that I developed (with input… Read More ›

• Open Letter to Disability Orgs re Proposed Accessible Parking Rules – Please Co-Sign

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-02 • ( 7 )

  Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ Further to Beppie’s form letter for you to send to government, Wildly Parenthetical and I have been collaborating on a letter to send to community… Read More ›

• Something blue from a Biggest Morning Tea

  By tigtog on 2009-06-02 • ( 1 )

  I had the chance to remind myself of the charm of Emily’s work because I went along to a morning tea fundraiser for the Cancer Council at my second cousin’s home, which was a very pleasant few hours that flew by while drinking tea and noshing cakes with other women, and indeed went so well that we are probably going to form a book group of some sort. The Cancer Council’s target for their Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser is $11,000,000 and so far they’ve raised less than $1 million for their 2009 drive, but there’s the whole month of June to go.

• Thought for the day from Feynman

  By tigtog on 2009-06-02 • ( 7 )

  I was just reminded of this and am about to add it to the HAT quote file: “I can live with doubts and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it’s more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 2, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-02

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. All%20Creation3.gif – Click through and expand the graphic for THE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING TIMELINE (via Skepchick) California high school elects… Read More ›

• 13th DUFC nearing deadline, and nominate your fave Ozfem blogger at Cosmo!

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-01

  Yikes, my usual alarm malfunctioned! (Or I dismissed it with a misclick.) It’s time to submit posts for the Lucky Thirteenth Down Under Feminists Carnival – and you’ve only got a day till deadline, so get to it now. Before… Read More ›

• “Harmonisation” of disabled parking schemes: What are the current State and Territory criteria?

  By Guest Poster on 2009-06-01 • ( 8 )

  Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ WildlyParenthetical is feminist, queer, white, TAB [Temporarily Able-Bodied] and recently, an official Doctor (no, she can’t write prescriptions, sadly… but she can analyse and theorise… Read More ›

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