American women have earned medals in swimming, shooting, and weightlifting at the Sydney Olympics to date. Highlights from this weekend’s competitions include the major victory for the U.S. Women’s Swimming Team, grabbing the Gold Medal in the 4X100 m Free Relay and breaking a world record. Teammates Jenny Thompson, Amy Van Dyken, Dara Torres, and […]
Tori-Lynn Heaton, a Rhode Island police officer, will testify against Joseph Fillion, her husband–a police officer who is charged with 12 counts of domestic violence. Jury selection began earlier this week, and the case will be heard in the Superior Court, Providence. Fillion also faces the felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. The […]
The 1996 gold medal winning U.S. women s soccer team, led by Olympic veterans Tiffeny Milbrett and Mia Hamm, crashed onto the Olympic scene with a 2-0 shutout over Norway on Thursday night. The Norwegians had been the U.S. team’s greatest challenge, beating the Americans in three matches earlier this year. The U.S. team dominated […]
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has handed down another defeat for anti-abortion extremists who have attempted to challenge a law meant to protect access to abortion clinics. Meredith Raney, an anti-choice activist in Florida, had filed a lawsuit in Orlando against the Aware Woman clinic, claiming that his activities as a pro-life […]
By 232-192, the House of Representatives voted in a non-binding resolution to instruct the House-Senate Defense Authorization Conference Committee to include language expanding the Hate Crimes Act in the joint defense authorization legislation. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) had successfully added the Hate Crimes provision that would expand the definition of hate crimes to include sexual […]
In addition to the possible appointment of several U.S. Supreme Court justices, the next president will have far-reaching effects on abortion policy in this country. The next president could issue executive orders regarding the availability of abortion counseling at family planning clinics that receive federal funds and could potentially influence enforcement of federal laws protecting […]
With the presidential election only 56 days away, organizers with the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) are hitting the pavement and getting senior citizens registered to vote. “Statistics show that senior voter drop-off is often attributed to challenges in actually getting to the polling places,” said NCPSSM Community Outreach Services Director […]
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will expire on Sept. 30 unless it is brought to a vote on the House floor. Currently, congressional gridlock and partisan politics are holding back the reauthorization bill for VAWA. Enacted in 1994, VAWA provides federal funding for state and local programs to combat violence against women, including, funding […]
After defeating Dr. Mark McMahon five to one in yesterday’s Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton will forge ahead in her Senate race against Republican Representative Rick Lazio with a debate this evening. The debate will air live in New York at 7 PM on NBC, and will be nationally televised at 10 PM EST on MSNBC. […]
Recently, an informal coalition of college coaches lobbied Congress to weaken the guidelines that schools use to measure their compliance with Title IX, part of the 1972 Educational Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars discrimination against women in sports programs. In recent years, male athletes have brought suits against Title IX, […]
Every day, women farmers in Burkina Faso gather nuts from the many shea trees that abound in this part of Africa. They pound the nuts into a butter used in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical creams. For decades they have sold this butter for a pittance: 25 cents per kilogram. But thanks to an economic development […]
Earlier this month, Taliban forces captured the northern city of Taloqan that borders Tajikistan. Taliban take over of Taloqan sounds the alarm in an already catastrophic situation for Afghans with the Taliban close to capturing the remaining 10% of Afghanistan. Taloqan was the major strong hold of the Northern Alliance, the major force opposing the […]
The World Health Organization estimates that four million unsafe abortions are performed annually in Latin America. Women who cannot afford safe abortion fees ranging from $300 – $600 or who face abortion restrictions are forced to use underground or unsafe abortion facilities. Most Latin American countries impose tight restrictions to abortion access and the procedure […]
For the first time ever, The Netherlands passed legislation this week fully legalizing same sex marriages including rights to divorce and adoption of children. Prior to the new legislation, lesbian and gay couples could only register as “same-sex partnerships” in Norway and Sweden, although in 1989 Denmark passed legislation permitting lesbians and gays to marry. […]
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in an appeal by anti-abortion extremists to overturn the 1999 verdict in Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette v. American Coalition of Life Activists et al (ACLA). This is the Oregon case where doctors and clinics proved the ACLA’s “Deadly Dozen” and “WANTED” posters as well as […]
The House of Representatives could vote as early as this evening on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, renamed the Local Law Enforcement Act of 2000 as an amendment to the Defense Department’s authorization bill (HR4205/S 2549). Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will present a “Motion to Instruct’ which directs the House to accept the bill and […]
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) have struck a deal to allow NAF to advertise pro-choice public service announcements on Atlanta subway and bus stations. MARTA had initially banned the ads as too controversial, but a federal judge ruled that MARTA was violating the First Amendment because the […]
The FMF Campus Team now has a toll free number to make it even easier for you to contact us! Call any member of the Field Team at 1-866-444-FMLA.
As students return to school for the Fall Semester, Leadership Alliances nationwide are boosting membership with innovative recruitment strategies! Congratulations to Brandeis University and Brown University Leadership Alliances, who both kicked-off the year by recruiting over 100 students during their student activities fairs! Leadership Alliance members at New College and Saint Mary’s College both hosted […]
Jesse Mostipak, President of Brandeis University Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe, voicing her opposition to the Taliban’s brutal treatment of women in Afghanistan. The Brandeis University Leadership Alliance is one of over 69 action groups that have joined FMF’s recently launched Back To School Campaign. This latest campaign is […]
