http://www.womnfocus.com A site dedicated to encouraging women in Minnesota to be more politically active Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/renewed-efforts-to-combat-violence-against-women-coming-from-doj/ http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/renewed-efforts-to-combat-violence-against-women-coming-from-doj/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:48:23 +0000 Jessica Pieklo http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/renewed-efforts-to-combat-violence-against-women-coming-from-doj/ This year the Department of Justice marks the 15 year anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which, among other things, created the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW), an executive office charged with the mission of raising awareness... More...]]> http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/renewed-efforts-to-combat-violence-against-women-coming-from-doj/feed/ 0 http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/cops-kill-great-grandfather-in-louisiana-say-racial-profiling-is-okay/ http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/cops-kill-great-grandfather-in-louisiana-say-racial-profiling-is-okay/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:48:26 +0000 Jessica Pieklo http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/cops-kill-great-grandfather-in-louisiana-say-racial-profiling-is-okay/ Homer, Louisiana is a small town just outside Shreveport that, by all accounts, would hardly be the focus of national attention, but it is.  Like many other small towns in the South it is struggling with a declining population and entrenched poverty.... More...]]> http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/cops-kill-great-grandfather-in-louisiana-say-racial-profiling-is-okay/feed/ 0 http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/sen-bayh-wont-seek-re-election-what-now-for-democrats/ http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/sen-bayh-wont-seek-re-election-what-now-for-democrats/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:30:18 +0000 Jessica Pieklo http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/sen-bayh-wont-seek-re-election-what-now-for-democrats/ Just one week before the filing deadline for potential Senate candidates, Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat from Indiana, shocked many when he announced today that he would not seek re-election in November. More...]]> http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/sen-bayh-wont-seek-re-election-what-now-for-democrats/feed/ 0 http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/own-a-cell-phone-be-prepared-to-be-tracked/ http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/own-a-cell-phone-be-prepared-to-be-tracked/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:20:09 +0000 Jessica Pieklo http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/own-a-cell-phone-be-prepared-to-be-tracked/ When you make a call on your cell phone, just how much privacy should you expect to enjoy?  More importantly, does owning a cell phone give the government the right to track your whereabouts, even if it hasn't shown probable cause? More...]]> http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/own-a-cell-phone-be-prepared-to-be-tracked/feed/ 0