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		<title>Unite Against the War on Women Rally &#8211; Speech by RI NOW President Carolyn Mark</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. It is a great honor to be among so many women and men who are literally making history. I want to thank Lauren Neidel and the amazing women who have made this rally a reality here in Rhode Island. And I want to thank Karen Teegarden [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=840&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to keep women from being &#8220;Miss Represented&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shandi Hanna 12:45 am. I tried to go sleep but I couldn’t stop my mind from racing, so I finally gave in, got up and started writing.  I had the same problem a few nights ago, after I spent my weekend at the New Leaders Council Training Institute, and topped it off with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=814&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Expands Definition of Rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by VP of Action Josephine Martell The Justice Department recently announced that it had changed the federal definition of “rape.” Going forward rape will include male victims and female perpetrators, as well as, situations in which victims are unable to give consent, such as a disabled person or someone under the influence of drugs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=775&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RI NOW at Occupy State House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by RI NOW Activist Shandi Hanna: On December 10, 2011 nearly 200 people gathered in Burnside Park in Providence to be a part of a rally and march that aimed to bring awareness to the issues of homelessness and affordable housing in RI.  These protestors were a variety of men, women and children, some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=740&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Out Your Bowling Shoes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at the Women’s Health and Education Fund are hosting the 2nd annual WHEF Bowl-a-thon at Town Hall Lanes in Johnson on April 3rd. WHEF is a grassroots, all-volunteer organization that raises money to help low-income women access the reproductive health services of their choice. Their bowl-a-thon, hosted with the support of the National Network [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=550&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WHEF Bowl-a-thon Kick-off Feb 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the planning committee and other WHEF bowlers downstairs at Local 121 to register for the 2011 event! And, of course, to have a few drinks, appetizers, check out photos from last year&#8217;s event and mingle with other pro-choice rock stars like yourself! After raising nearly $8,000 last year, WHEF is setting its sights high [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=509&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Health Care Reform Bill Compromises Abortion Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health Care Reform Bill, which passed into effect last Tuesday, excludes abortion  from the procedures covered by federally funded health insurance companies (except in cases of rape, incest and when the mother&#8217;s life is at risk). The legislation was altered to omit abortion coverage in order to have a better chance at passing. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=340&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Shackling Laws Gain Momentum</title>
		<link>http://rinow.org/2010/03/28/anti-shackling-laws-gain-traction-across-the-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 23, 2010, Washington became the seventh state to prohibit the shackling of pregnant incarcerated women during labor and delivery. Washington&#8217;s law is similar to statutes already passed in Illinois, California, Vermont, New Mexico, Texas, and New York.  Pennsylvania may soon join the list, as their State Senate recently passed an anti-shackling bill as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinow.org&amp;blog=6077852&amp;post=332&amp;subd=rinow08&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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