This Week's Show - Impeach Bush?

Tune in on Monday January 19th from 8:30 to 9:00pm to hear this week's show, "Impeach Bush?"
You can listen online at www.cjsw.com

In honour of Bush's last day in office, we thought we'd play "Impeach Bush" - a recording from the Women's International News Gathering Service.

Show description:
The US House of Representatives has sent impeachment resolutions against Bush to the Judiciary Committee. Does impeachment still matter? This 1/2 hour program features Elizabeth Holtzman, Barbara Jordan, Nancy Pelosi (cameo), Cindy Sheehan, and Cynthia McKinney.

Male Engagement Rings

An article in the UK's Telegraph discusses a new trend amongst young folks - some men are starting to wear engagement rings.

I think this is pretty neat. It's always pissed me off that women have to wear a ring for the period of their engagement, and the ring pretty much acts as a giant, red flashing light that tells other men to STAY AWAY! However, engaged men do not have to wear a ring, and are thus not showing to the world that they're already committed to somebody. It's really not fair.

Personally, I think that either both the male and female should wear engagement rings, or they should both not wear any rings until the wedding day.
Thoughts?

Bush declares "Sanctity of Life" day

This is unbelievable... in his final days of presidency, Bush declares January 18th as "Sanctity of Life" day. Pretty ironic, considering how much blood has been shed during his 8 years in the white house.
But as the gals at Feministing.com say,
"This "culture of life" bullshit makes me sick to my stomach, but at least he's owning up to the fact that he has, in fact, worked vigorously to wage a war against women's right to control their bodies."

Read the full article here.

Motherhood & Feminism in Calgary

Looking for a place to chat, snack and find support among other new moms?

Come and join us at the Women's Centre every Monday in February and March from 1:00 - 3:00pm

This mom's group was created in order to provide a nurturing and supportive environment for women to explore motherhood from a feminist perspective that respects the various choices and challenges that we face as women. We also want to have some fun and eat snacks together!

The group is an open drop-in space where all women and children are welcome (experienced moms can join as well). The direction of the group and whether we want to have guest speakers or not will be decided by all of us. Your hosts are Liza (with a 5+ month-old) and Janice (with an 8+ month-old).

Information & RSVP:
http://www.meetup.com/calgaryfeminist/calendar/9531548/

Thanks to the Calgary Feminist Meet-Up Group for passing this info along.

Ladies: Check Yo Thang!!!

Check out the video below from Current.com and then CHECK YO JUNK! This vid is full of some totally alarming stats about sexual health for both women and men. It also talks about a number of alarming realities regarding STI's for women in particular.

You may or may not know a few things about what's being discussed here; if you do already, it's extremely important to remember. If you don't, it's equally important for you to get familiar with! It always amazes me to hear what people do and --frighteningly-- do NOT know about their sexual health. Do you know what HPV stands for???

Some great ways to obtain information on sexual and reproductive health here in Calgary can be found via the Calgary Sexual Health Centre or Alberta Health Services' Sexual & Reproductive Health Program to name but a few.

Stay educated and remember to keep it all in check!

News Flash - Botox is Bad for you. (Well, duh!)

Finally, some evidence that injecting muscle relaxants into your face just to prevent a few wrinkles is a BAD IDEA. I'm pretty sure I knew this within three seconds of first hearing about Botox. I mean c'mon, needles in your face?

Anyhow, I digress. CBC reports:
"The toxin in Botox products may spread to distant parts of the body, with potentially fatal consequences, Health Canada said Tuesday in announcing new labelling information for the drugs."

Read the full article here.

New "Target Women" Vid! Love it.

Check out the latest Target Women video from the delightful Sarah Haskins. She makes fun of how the media portrays women as diet-obsessed, and how they also make ridiculous claims like "Just cut out soda and you'll shed pounds!"

Watch Target Women: Diets here!

And if you haven't yet discovered the wonderfully funny "Target Women" videos, click here. We highly recommend them for all feminist-thinking folks.