[Update: I can now confirm that Barnett was speaking about (or attempting to speak about) the Fishing Industry Women’s Association of WA. I can also confirm that, according to the Government, the Fishing Industry Women’s Association of WA is not… Read More ›
activism/charity
making a difference
Quickhit: Prop 8 The Musical
Star-studded and in a good cause. http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf “Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… from Jack Black
SUNDAY FEMINIST LINK-AROUND (now with crunchy Monday topping)
OK, a selection from the last week of memorable and topical posts. There’s quite a few links, so I’m putting them behind a cut so as not to clutter up the front page of the blog. Add your own links to posts you recommend in comments:
That Koala from the Fires – Video
Via A.E.Brain, video of the rescue of that koala who was stuck, dehydrated and with burnt paws, after the Victoria bushfires. More here at the Herald, showing Sam’s journey on the mend. She now has another koala to cuddle. You… Read More ›
Blub
If you’re in the bushfire zone looking for something to do to help and you’ve already donated to the Red Cross and the CFA, your local wildlife rescue service could probably do with a hand – ring them and ask them if they need some eucalyptus leaves from your garden trees, or some help filling water containers in the shelters, or just a cash donation.
“If only”? New child abuse campaign.
ASCA, Adults Surviving Child Abuse, has just launched a new advertising campaign, which they call “confronting” and “provocative”. It is confronting and provocative, and knowing the origins, I expect that they definitely mean well. But I’m not at all convinced… Read More ›
Salma Hayek cross-nurses needy baby in Africa
Remember the fuss over Salma Hayek being “abusive” because she was “still” feeding her toddler?
Salma Hayek took a humanitarian trip to Sierra Leone. This video[1] shows her being there for the death of a baby from tetanus, speaking to a UNICEF representative, and travelling to a remote part of Sierra Leone.
Australian of the Year 2009 finalists
We haven’t talked about the Australian of the Year nominations here yet. What struck me immediately with the 2009 field is that this time around, only two of them are (as far as I know) white men.
Note, however, that none (again, as far as I know; I’m open to correction on this) are women of colour. For this year’s Australian of the Year, you can be an indigenous or immigrant person of colour, or a woman; but not both.
Mailbag: Junk mail and Code breaches
I was poking through my junk mail, which has multiplied with the advent of the Season of Consumerism. And I thought I’d share some tidbits. Dick Smith: anyone for “massage”? I’m guessing this is even legal in Texas! “Rechargable Hydra… Read More ›
Linkulosity: Leavers’, a DV PSA, Risk, Green 404s, and ‘net censorship
The West is running a “Leavers’ Diary” in their Blogs section: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four. It’s a tedious, poorly-written mishmash of “got pissed, got laid, spewed, fuck yeah.” As you’d pretty much expect from Schoolies’ Week…. Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 