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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

On the Backs of Women

Literally, on the backs of women, the Topeka, KS City Council voted (7:3) to decriminalize domestic violence...did they vote to decriminalize a nonviolent, non public order threatening marijuana: no! This is literally a FU to women.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/us/topeka-moves-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=topeka&st=cse

Petition to decriminalize marijuana not DV in Topeka:
http://www.change.org/petitions/topeka-city-council-member-decriminalize-marijuana-not-domestic-violence

Labels: Domestic Violence, Marijuana, Topeka

# posted by Dr. JAM : 9:23 AM

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Dr.JAM is a professor of Political Science and Women's Studies at Marist College, Poughkeepsie NY. Her main focus is teaching students to be critical thinkers and active citizens. She worked in both the Koch and Cuomo administrations before returning to academia. She teaches Modern Political Thought, Contemporary Ideologies, Feminist Political Thought, American National Government, Political Ideas and Issues, Political and Social Movements, among other courses. She writes a regular column (Walk the Talk) in InsideOut (tm). She has written many articles and books including The Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian Liberation Movement: Still the Rage (Rowman Littlefield, 2003). An active citizen, she served on the boards of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater (where she once was cook); The Grace Smith House,currently she serves on the (executive) boards of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at ValKill and the Ulster County Democratic Women. $>

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

On the Backs of Women

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