This is an open letter to Scott Walker’s campaign press secretary, Alleigh Marre, who is currently taking heat for having previously expressed support for Planned Parenthood in a blog. Dear Alleigh, I’m really sorry to hear that your job might be in jeopardy because you support Planned Parenthood. While I’m not interested in working for
(Content note: discussion of sexual assault and rape culture) On March 10th, Jon Wiltzius, principal of Fond du Lac High School (“Fondy High”), walked into the classroom of the print journalism class and announced to students that all articles would now require his review and approval before publication. This change in the school’s 26-year-old policy
Madison NOW’s Feb. 25th fundraiser showing of the documentary After Tiller was a wonderful event, and a great success for the organization. We’re grateful to everyone who attended and contributed and we hope that everyone was as moved as we were by this important film. An extra special shout out to our co-sponsors – Planned
On Sunday, Feb. 16th the Wisconsin State Journal featured a misleading op-ed from Matt Bowman regarding Ald. Lisa Subeck’s proposed “buffer zone” ordinance on its front page. Madison NOW has supported the ordinance from the beginning and we are not persuaded by the faulty logic of Matt Bowman or the Alliance Defending Freedom. We encourage
Join our great list of sponsors! Become an ally! Representative Chris Taylor Representative Janet Bewely The Madison premier of the 2013 Sundance documentary After Tiller is less than two weeks away. Tickets are flying and we’re proud to have several great sponsors and allies. It’s not too late to join them in helping us
Members of the Madison chapter of NOW appeared and registered votes in support of a proposed ordinance which would implement an 8 foot “floating” buffer zone within 160 feet of any health care facility in the city. This ordinance, proposed by Alderperson, Lisa Subeck, of the 1st district, protects persons entering or exiting any health
Today we’re reading a piece from RH Reality Check that expands on everything we’ve read so far about abortion as black genocide. The Road to Roe: Paved with Bodies of Women of Color and the Legal Activism of African Americans highlights the major role that African American activists played in securing abortion rights in the
Today we look to Colorlines for more background on the “abortion as genocide” tactic that was most recently employed by anti-choicers in our own state capitol. Colorlines is a daily news site with a focus on race, featuring “a multiracial team of writers who cover stories from the perspective of community, rather than through the
As promised, we’re continuing the discussion sparked by the appearance of a Black Genocide display in the Wisconsin State Capitol by sharing more information and perspectives on an issue that is too complex and immense to be summed up by a display by anti-choice extremists, or by the sign which we posted in response to
About a week ago it was brought to my attention that an anti-choice organization had set up a display in the Wisconsin State Capitol suggesting that abortion is genocide to African-American communities. This assertion is problematic for many reasons. First of all, it is racist and sexist. It implies that African-American women are duped into
