Enough! The project to end genocide and crimes against humanity

Cell phone statistics reported by Jason Griffey, July 12, 2009, and posted on The Shifted Librarian

numbers (because this arena is very important for us)
4,100,000,000 number of mobile phone subscriptions in the world
over 60% of the people on earth have a mobile phone subscription service
in 50 different countries around the world, the number of cellphones per [...]

Drowning in the Shallow End: Third Wave Feminis

Thinking of feminism in “waves” continually makes for reinvention — a real stalling technique to real forward motion. The waves (now beginning to hear the start of a 4th wave) is a speck in the whole history of women. This belief that we need to start over leads to loss of our base, the solidity [...]

More on baby gender selection and discounts

Sometimes people may wonder how librarians find the information they do.  It’s genetic. My profs in Library school called it having an I-gene. But that I-gene can really lead to some strange travels, one of which I had today.
June 22, 2009 Web excursion:
Went back to Contexts.org/ (sociology site of great interest), went to their blogs [...]

Rosalind Gill, “From Sexual Objectification to Sexual Subjectification: The Resexualisation of Women’s Bodies in the Media”

Ever wonder if “Girl Power” and the “new” open sexuality popularized in clothing and other outwardly visible paraphernalia is a result of the feminist movement or an insidious manipulation by media (not to mention the “p” word)? Read this illuminating article.
Rosalind Gill, “From Sexual Objectification to Sexual Subjectification: The Resexualisation of Women’s Bodies in [...]

t r u t h o u t | Commodifying Kids: The Forgotten Crisis

t r u t h o u t | Commodifying Kids: The Forgotten Crisis
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Henry Giroux writes so strongly about how our financial markets are using our children to make their profits at the expense of the moral, ethical, and educational development of our future generations. I recommend you read his entire post and [...]

How effective is that charity? What percent of my donation goes to the program?

Instead of gifts, you may want to donate money in honor of a dear friend or relative.  There are so many organizations out there it is important to make a wise choice. Looking for effective use of the funds they receive, their administrative expenses, and their capacity for continuing their work are all part of [...]

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

Another great video for discussions in class. Created by Eco-activist Annie Leonard. 20 minutes, online.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
Thanks to Mary Rogers Beckert, retired ECSU professor and woman extraordinaire, for alerting me to this.