Blog for Democracy

Category: Women

  • Meet Pam Miller Tonight!

    Pam is running for Savannah City Council, this fall. In Savannah they are called “Alderman”, she is running in District 4. How did Pam hit my radar? Well you need only look at this list of achievements to know. Pam has spent a lifetime fighting for the civil rights of others.  She was the Co-Chair…

  • Explanation, please.

    I would like a reasonable explanation for this. As I understand it, the House voted to defund Planned Parenthood in the next budget because, as Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) says, taxpayer money should not go to groups that provide or promote abortion. Hyde Amendment aside, I’d like to point out a few things. 98% of…

  • Wednesday With WIN List

  • Tis the Season

    Whether you give out of the goodness of your heart, to avoid eternal damnation or for tax purposes, tis the season for charitable giving! SCHR and GJP are old favorites of mine, but Afghan Women’s Mission, which works closely with RAWA, is getting some love this year. What about you? Gulf Coast? Haiti? AIDS research?…

  • Open Thread-Friday Edition

    First Things first-Happy Hour tonight is at Manuel’s ( North Ave side) We start at 5:30 ish and will likely be there till 8:30 pm. Join us! Congratulations to the Cobb County Democratic Committees newly elected leadership. Last evening the post seat holders elected Melissa Snyder Pike the Chair of the Cobb County Democratic Party. She’s…

  • Ladies’ Night

    Last night, when Elena Parent defeated Rep. Jill Chambers, she became the only Democrat in Georgia, and one of only ten in the entire nation, to take a seat in the state legislature from an incumbent Republican. Those aren’t the only waves Georgia women made last night. When the Georgia General Assembly convenes in January,…