THE NEW AGENDA Leads the Charge Amongst Women’s Group…..
May 1, 2009
by The New Agenda
|Our press release calling on President Obama to pick a qualified woman for the Supreme Court has been picked up by:
Our friends at No Quarter
The Washington Post in article titled Pressure Groups Begin to Weigh In
In the first signs of what is sure to be an avalanche of lobbying to come, advocacy groups today began the process of arguing for and against certain Supreme Court candidates, or categories of candidates.
Some of the first to weigh in were players in 2008 presidential campaign dust-ups. Others included long-time advocates for liberal causes, such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Alliance for Justice.
The New Agenda, a nonpartisan women’s group founded during the heady days of the 2008 presidential race, called on President Obama to fill the soon to be vacant seat “with a qualified woman.”
And in the HuffPo
And in Politico
The New Agenda continues to be a leading voice for women in this country!
big fat highfive on the media attention to TNA! I am so pleased, tickled pink, dare i say it:-)
TNA simply must flourish. congrats! keep up the excellent work! keep pushing!
Tne New Agenda is exactly what we now need–a reasoned nonpartisan feminist thought-leader voice that media can tap for 4th wave feminist input.
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Why is it that no feminist groups have defended Carrie Prejean, Miss California from all the horrible attacks she is enduring. On MSNBC a host who is gay called her a homophobe and suggested she used to be a self hating man who under went transgender surgery. Why is it that the feminist movementt is silent when there are such Palinizing from the left against women who don’t toe their line. Where is the tolerance they speak of
thanks m.a.,
can we add you to our blogroll?
On MSNBC the person who was with Oberman was Michael Mustow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyigH_tHp-s
I agree that women’s groups have been silent on Miss California Carrie Prejean’s stance on marriage. Whether you agree with her or not should not be the issue, it’s imperative that she be supported in her right to voice her opinion.
Thank you to the New Agenda for the press release. Pres. Obama should choose a qualified woman to fill Justice Souter’s seat and any others he may have the opportunity to fill until the bench has a majority female representation. That’s only fair.
All of the other judicial appointments Pres. Obama has the opportunity to fill (Pres. Bush left more than 30 open) should also be filled by qualified women until women have equal representation on all benches in this nation.
We should continue to press for this equal representation with a loud and clear voice.
FYI,
Naomi Wolf, this woman that CNN has used to counter Amy when she appears on that network, has an opinion piece about feminism this morning in the Washington Post.
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