Elizabeth Edwards spoke at the Blogher conference in Chicago on Saturday. During the discussion, she was asked to elaborate on a previous comment that quoted her as saying that her husband, John Edwards, is better for women’s issues than Hillary Clinton. The video below shows her response.
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As I mentioned back in April, the annual BlogHer conference will be held in Chicago starting this Friday. The event will bring in female bloggers from all throughout the country to speak on a wide variety of topics including identity issues, photography, crafts (with panel speaker comedienne Amy Sedaris), tax implications of blogging for pay (from taxgirl), and technical labs to teach you design and other relevant skills. There really is something for every blogger. The conference is open to everyone, men and women alike, and the organizers state that last year the attendees were 25% male. Online registration is still available. You have the option of registering for a single day or for the whole weekend.
Check out this link to see all of the great speakers and panel topics that are available. The closing keynote speaker will be Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Presidential candidate John Edwards.
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Have you ever been walking around downtown, and you accidentally find yourself in the middle of some kind of protest? A few weeks ago, I found myself in this scenario, and I unfortunately never really figured out what was going on. It was something having to do with Bank of America and La Raza and racism.
Anyway, I was snooping around on the Chicago Free Speech Zone website, which seems to be a point of contact for people interested in Activism in Chicago, and I noticed that they have some really interesting events coming up.
Maybe you want to check them out.
Maybe you don’t agree with these people’s viewpoints - in that case, go check out their protest and learn a little bit more about why other people think differently than you.
Wednesday, May 23
Operation Midwest Mobilization
Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War will reenact the hypocrisies of deployment before “deploying” to New York for “Operation First Casualty” — a street theater action to bring the truth of the war home. At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue (on the river).
Man, anything called a “street theater action” sounds cool to me. The only problem is they don’t say what time this is all going down. So, I guess we’re on our own.
Also, here’s what’s planned for Memorial day…
Monday, May 28
March for Peace on Memorial Day
Members of Chicago-Area CodePINK and Northwest Suburban NOW will have an anti-war contingent in the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade. Gather at 9 a.m. east of Arlington Heights Road on Sigwalt Street; look for unit number 35.
You know, everyone says that the age of activism is dead, and I think there’s a lot of truth in that. Most people assume that activists are all either crazy or out to get something. But, I think if more regular people take an interest in what’s going on in the world around them, we could change that stereotype.
Now, I’m probably on one of those Patriot Act lists.
Rock on!
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Want to support a great cause? Why not sponsor a rider in the Ride for AIDS Chicago bicycling event.
This is no cake walk, people.
These riders are committed to not only raising $1,000 each for local AIDS charities, but they are riding 180 MILES!! It’s madness.
I, for one, applaud them, and instantly feel inferior.
To read more about the ride, or to sponsor a rider, visit their website: HERE
So, somehow, in Chicago, April 17th - May 20th is a month. Namely, EARTH MONTH!! Who knew? The rest of the country get’s an earth day, but we get a whole month (or, technically, half of one month and half of another month). So, if you aren’t sick of hearing about how we’re all riding this home we call Earth on a blaze of fossil-fuel-driven-glory into an early grave, check out the website devoted to raising “awareness of the simple things all of us can do to improve the environment.” Right on. Here’s the link: BOOM
I, personally, decided that I’m going to buy my own cloth shopping bag, so that I don’t have to use the plastic bags at the grocery store. I watched something on TV (maybe the Today show?) talking about how much waste shopping bags create, and even paper bags aren’t much better.
Also, check out the calendar of events. There’s a clothing drive going on. It’s actually the perfect time of year to clean out your closet and get rid of some clothes. Don’t throw them away! It’s totally wasteful. Just ask my mom.
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