This past weekend, the final round of voting took place for the Canadian F-Word Blog Awards (winners to be announced on 25 April). Although Confabulous–still a babe in the woods–didn’t make it through to this last round, we’re pleased to have been invited to the party with a nomination.
I have to say, the best part about the awards has to be the publicity they generate for the many great feminist blogs Canadians have to brag about. I’ve encountered so much good stuff based on visits to the nominated sites, places I might never have known to go were it not for the nominations roll pointing the way.
Among my favourite new discoveries are two nominated in the “Reproductive Liberties Blog” category: Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome and Dammit Janet!. Few matters get me angrier than the anti-choice agenda, and it’s comforting to know our right to choose is being so staunchly (and entertainingly) defended.
The Pedgehog, Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome’s author, offers wise words underscoring how precarious our access to safe abortions can be in this country. Much appreciated is her diligence in helping women to physically get into the Fredericton Morgentaler Clinic where she works. Making her postings particularly entertaining are her dead-on amusing descriptions of the protesters who congregate near the entrance:
Tuesday’s clinic was a gong show outside, as is the norm these days. Pink Hat was agressive and awful, and the others were their usual zombie selves.
Especially of interest lately over at Dammit Janet! is their “Choice for Me, Not for Thee” series, a spirited discussion of the hypocrisy of anti-choice advocates who defend their right to abortion (or their choice not to have one) while at the same time working to deny other women the same freedoms.
If you haven’t already, visit the Canadian F-Word Blog Awards for links to more great sites–kudos to the awards’ organizers (the gang over at A Creative Revolution) for bigging up the web 2.0 sisterhood!
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