The Grievance: #WomenUnderFire ~ An Action You Can Take NOW: #StandWithPP and Hit the Link for Them!

The grievance: #WomenUnderFire

An action you can take NOW:

 #StandWithPP and hit the link for them!

From my Inbox:

Per

Cecile Richards, President

Planned Parenthood Action Fund

“The Senate votes TOMORROW. 

And health care for millions of people nationwide is at risk.

Dear XXXX,

It took him no time at all. Less than a week after the tragic attack on a Planned Parenthood health center in Colorado, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is fast-tracking a bill that would stop patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood health centers nationwide and roll back Obamacare.

McConnell is hell-bent on cutting Planned Parenthood patients off from the doctors they trust, so he's trying to force this bill through NOW. He's even using procedural tricks that sidestep the filibuster — which means we need every senator to vote on the side of women's health.

Tell Congress: People need health care, not hate. Vote against any bill that cuts funding for Planned Parenthood health centers and rolls back Obamacare.

This bill is a disaster in the making. Blocking the ability of patients to access Planned Parenthood health centers means cutting off countless people from affordable birth control, cancer screenings, STD tests, and other lifesaving health care.

And eliminating key components of Obamacare? That means millions of families will no longer be able to access affordable health insurance. Just like that.

Rather than focusing on keeping our government operating, the majority of the Senate is still focused on this extreme and destructive agenda that hurts women, men and young people alike. The American people deserve better. We deserve lawmakers who can do more than lob attack after attack after attack on Planned Parenthood and health care for millions.

The vote is tomorrow. Click here to speak out now.

Thanks for sticking with us and the millions of people who stand on the verge of losing the vital health care they need.”

You can also share the request to speak out by retweeting my Tweet link here

TY!

G., aka Partisan Democrat

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#StandWithPP: Domestic Terrorism is Domestic Terrorism ~ Even when Perpetuated Against Women...

"These doors stay open. Sending love and support to the staff and patients of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. We're standing with you."

You can share on Twitter here

Courtesy of Planned Parenthood's Action Facebook Page here one of many responses to the domestic terrorist act on Planned Parenthood in Colorado.

I want to keep this simple and I believe the headline and the meme leading into this 

informational/working blog makes the point quite pointedly, shall we say, so I'm going to keep what I have to say very brief and I am going to simply:

ONE

Share one of my simple philosophies: Re Roe v Wade: MYOB! (Mind your own business.)

TWO

Share one of my simple mantras: Elections have consequences -- constitutionally and otherwise. The #WarOnWomen is not a joke. Vote!

THREE

Share one of my simple calls to action: Speak up! Make those who are committing anti-U.S.-government actions via domestic terrorism the real minority in this country.

Moving on, clearly the ability to stand up takes various forms, dependent on various circumstances, but find a way because, seriously, it is almost too late.

You can begin today by simply sharing some of the information and/or memes found here with a simple retweet.

And you can expand on that by simply sharing material found on favorite social media platforms is created and/or posted by people you trust to make accuracy in their work a priority!

TY ~ for doing something!

I think it is important to define the terms, so to continue in the spirit of keeping it simple, I am going to first define the term terrorism (briefly!). I am also going to share a bit of immediate reaction, for informational and sharing purposes; I am going to leave a few of my favorite memes for retweeting; and I am going to leave a piece on Roe v Wade and a link to a page to get anyone started who would like more reading material.

A simple but powerful post, courtesy of fellow digital activist Laura Davila! She is a great activist to follow on Twitter and you can find her here 

Knowing who to read while an attack is active can be difficult to figure out, so my rule of thumb is usually: Watch. Listen. Give them a few days for the facts to filter out. But in this case I read two pieces as the attack was still happening and I'd like to share them because they both handled immediate reaction in such a responsible way their work can be a role model for all of us!

The first piece:

“White Gunman Opens Fire On Planned Parenthood: Still Scared Of Muslims? (VIDEO)

By Elisabeth Parker

...And even if the shooter turns out not to be what we think he is, GOP lawmakers carry much of the blame for the lax gun safety laws that forces us to live in a constant state of mass shootings and terror. ...”

You can read the piece in it's entirety here

You can share on Twitter here

The second piece:

"Motives behind the Colorado Springs murders? If we have to ask—let's start with Fox and Limbaugh

By Leslie Salzillo

...The motives are still unknown, but those of us who have witnessed the vicious, misleading, and contemptable right wing propaganda and media attacks against the healthcare center— we have a pretty good idea. … “

You can read the piece in its entirety here

You can share on Twitter here

Memes:

You can share on Twitter here

Courtesy of Point Counter Point 

You can share on Twitter here

Courtesy of The Marmel Page

Who also said:

“Is it still:

"Gunman" not "Terrorist."

"Mass Shooting" not "Terror Attack."

"Disturbed" not "Radicalized"

Then it's being reported wrong.”

Which you can share on Twitter here

You can share on Twitter here

Courtesy of We Are Woman

Roe v Waged informational:

Excerpted from Roe v. Wade - Then and Now

Justice Ginsberg authored a dissent joined by Justices Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, in which she wrote: "Today's decision is alarming. It refuses to take Casey and Stenberg seriously…And, for the first time since Roe, the Court blesses a prohibition with no exception safeguarding a woman’s health."

Ginsburg’s words are, to say the least, an ominous sign for Roe's future. Without Roe, life for American women would be thrown more than 30 years in reverse, returning them to the days when women could not fully control the number and spacing of their children. Without the ability to make this key decision, women will be denied opportunities to realize their future and take advantage of educational and career opportunities.

The world is looking to the U.S. to establish a vision of justice for the 21st century. It is not a time for our political leaders to divide this nation by turning the clock back on women's human rights.

The excerpted link here

The page link here

Finally, you can show your support for Planned Parenthood by changing your Facebook and or Twitter photo:

The link to do it is here

G., aka Partisan Democrat

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