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Archive for December, 2012

December 13th, 2012 by kerri ryer

An Open Letter to Anderson Cooper

Your show Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN usually embodies impartial reporting, filled with important stories from around the world. While reporting is never unbiased, I can usually watch your show and get a feel for what is going on around the world without working about extremely skewed reporting. Today, however, that was not the case. [...]

December 8th, 2012 by kerri ryer

And what of the men?

In Ohio, as in most states this year, the GOP has insisted on reforming women’s reproductive rights legislation. In order to protect the health and safety of women (and their reproductive organs), Republican’s claim that unborn fetuses must be protected. Legislation, such as H.B. 79 and H.B. 125, attempts to do just that. According to [...]

December 2nd, 2012 by kerri ryer

The Occupy Movement and Community Accountability Strategies

  “I am proposing that we create a society where community members care enough to hold an abuser accountable so that a survivor does not have to flee their home”.  -Rebecca Farr, CARE member Introduction This paper looks to analyze the success of Occupy Oakland as a grassroots community. While, the Occupy Movement focused on [...]