I love the sunshine-like quality to this song and video - especially as we're on the cusp of Spring in Chicago right now, this song just seems appropriate today. Enjoy Asobi Seksu!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
New Single From New Pornographers Released!
The New Pornographers have released the first single from their new album, Together, for free download! Click here to download and listen to the song, "Your Hands (Together)". I know its just the first song, but I'm already pretty sure I'm going to love this album!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Wiity Women: Quote of the Week
“Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It’s about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.”
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
And hey, speaking of girls and gold medals how about those U.S. female Olympians this year? Already Hannah Kearney (pictured above) became the first person on the U.S. team to get a gold medal, in women's moguls freestyle skiing, and we've been tipped that the U.S. women's snowboarding and hockey teams are heavily favored as well. Hurrah for growing equity in sports!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day!
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From all the ladies of WOW to you, a very Happy Valentine's Day! We hope that your day is filled with love of family, friends, pets and perhaps a special valentine too!
While St. Valentine's day has come to be a day celebrating romantic love, the origins of the holiday relate to a Roman Catholic priest who was a political prisoner and martyr. According to legend, just before he was sentenced to death, St. Valentine performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer, and wrote her a letter which he signed "from your Valentine".
While St. Valentine lived hundreds of years ago, today there are still many political prisoners around the world who need our help. I've always believed that the best Valentine's Day tribute is to write a "valentine" of support for a prisoner somewhere in the world. To that end, I encourage you to take a few minutes to visit the easy to use online action center at Amnesty International, where there is a long list of women who are currently imprisoned around the world for speaking out for women's rights. Your voice can make a difference!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Primary Election Day In Illinois - Get Out The Vote!
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Just a reminder that today is the primary election in the state of Illinois, so get out there and vote! For information on your polling place, visit http://www.chicagoelections.com. The polls are open from 6am to 7pm, and if you are in line at 7pm you are legally allowed to vote.
I often think of my grandma on election days. She was a diligent voter in every single election, large or small, that ever happened in her life, and was the first person to advise me the first time I voted at age 18 - all else being equal, she said, vote for the woman, and if there's not a woman, vote for the one with the Irish sounding name. Still, I think, pretty good advice. When she was born in Iowa in 1913, women did not yet have the right to vote. Her own mother, my great-grandma, wasn't able to cast a vote until she was almost 40 years old. So I consider my voting every election day another way of honoring them. And speaking of honoring other great women, take a look at the photo above you of Afghan women lining up to vote at the polls, at great risk of violence from extremists. Surely we can brave a few snowflakes today to honor those who have in America's past, and in current day around the world, chosen to brave so much more that just bad weather for the right to vote.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Witty Women: Quote of the Week
"You were born God's original. Try not to become someone's copy."
- Marian Wright Edelman (founder of the Children's Defense Fund)
- Marian Wright Edelman (founder of the Children's Defense Fund)
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