Kate Noftsinger's Posts

Spared from Stoning, Iranian Woman Still Set to Die

Yesterday, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, appeared to be safe, thanks to a flood of international attention. Since Ms. brought you her story earlier this week, many have spoken out against Iran’s archaic punishment as a human rights violation, from Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to Lindsay Lohan. Knowing that the whole world [...]

Newsflash: You Win Some, You Lose Some

Two Supreme Court rulings were decided today, each by a 5:4 majority. First, the bad news: The Chicago gun ban, in place since 1982, was overturned by McDonald v. Chicago. The Supreme Court found that the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms for the purpose of self-defense. Though there are pro-gun feminists, others note that firearms are the [...]

Youth Survivors Host NY Anti-Trafficking Day

This Saturday, the Girls Educational Mentoring Service (GEMS) will host New York’s 5th annual End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Day in Central Park. From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., this event will celebrate the strength and leadership of youth survivors of domestic sex trafficking, while spreading awareness about the ongoing tragedy, which our nation has a [...]

Quiz: Know Your New York City Feminism

June’s Feminist Summer Camp in New York City has come and gone (tear) and it’s time to reflect on what we learned. As you remember, Ms. introduced everyone to camper Sara Myles and her blog documenting her exciting week-long experience. Leaders Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards led campers on a fantastic feminist voyage across the [...]

U.S. Finally Includes Itself in Human Trafficking Report

The U.S. State Department just released the tenth installment of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. What’s new in 2010? The removal of one little asterisked disclaimer: “*does not include the United States,” which indicates a very big deal. That message, which appeared on each report from 2001 to 2009, is gone; the United States [...]

Emergency Contraception Education: Here We Go Again

Emergency contraceptive Plan B was first approved by the FDA in 1999, yet many women are still unaware of this safe and effective way to avoid unwanted pregnancy on the “morning after.” That’s why House Rules Committee chair Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) have introduced a bill that would authorize an education campaign to [...]

Feminist Summer Camp Begins!

Hooray! Feminist Summer Camp 2010 has begun! The week-long activist bootcamp led by the writers of Manifesta, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, includes hands-on adventures in New York City to learn different approaches, strategies and skills of social justice organizing. Baumgardner and Richards started the project with college students and recent graduates in mind. Feminist Summer Camp provides an opportunity to practice your [...]

Bristol Palin Has Her Cake and Eats It, Too

Bristol Palin, daughter of would-be president Sarah, has done it again. After her pretentious PSA that promotes a classist view of teen motherhood, she’s turned up in a rather ironic spread for Harper’s Bazaar. She’s pictured with her son Tripp, performing domestic tasks in evening wear, and giving a tea party (get it?) surrounded by a [...]

Newsflash: Rebel Church in Italy Ordains Woman Priest

Maria Vittoria Longhitano, 35, has become Italy’s first woman priest. Ordained on Saturday in the All Saints Church in Rome, Longhitano is a member of the Old Catholic Church, which is not affiliated with the Vatican. A married teacher living in Milan, Longhitano has a degree in philosophy and theology. She was already a deacon [...]

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