Day: November 10, 2014

In DeFENCE of Hope Indiegogo!

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We now have an Indiegogo to help raise money to build a fence around the Hope Clinic parking lot. Donations in whatever amount you can afford would be greatly appreciated! Here’s the link.

Short Summary
Many family planning clinics around the country have safe and accessible entry into their establishment.  The Hope Clinic in Granite City, IL, just a short drive away from St. Louis, MO, does not currently have such protection for itself and for its visitors.  Anti-choice protestors have created a hostile atmosphere for women in search of the clinics services, and we at Faces of Feminism – St. Louis (FoF) want to help shelter these women and help the clinic have safer access for all who enter their doors!  And we want to build them a tall privacy fence to help!

FoF was founded in Spring 2014, and is currently seeking 501c3 status with the state of Missouri, and acts on behalf of achieving gender equality in rights, liberties, justice, and protections in the St. Louis area and across state lines.  We welcome all genders, orientations, ages, and abilities for collaborative efforts through art, fundraising, literature, awareness campaigns, and petitioning local and state governments to help bring equality into reality.

Contributing to our In DeFENCE of Hope campaign will help ease the need for personal escorts trained by NARAL to help visitors through the hostile crowd into the clinic.  This also helps to protect the clinics staff and to create another buffer of protection and privacy with a solid and sturdy tall fence.

What We Need
All money will be spent on materials and labor for a tall wooden privacy fence surrounding the clinic as estimated by a local contractor.  The money is being held as an umbrella project under the Workers Education Society which has a 501c3 status in Missouri.

The Impact
Women who are exercising their right to reproductive health services are entitled to privacy and protection!  Your contribution will help ensure their privacy and protection.

Risks & Challenges
The challenges we predict will mostly be the political and social pressure of the protestors and their supporters who would rather see all reproductive health clinics disappear all together.  We are prepared for the counter campaigning by assuring all that the campaign is not an attempt to silence or harass the protestors, but to stand for the privacy and protection of the clinics patrons.

Other Ways You Can Help
Like us on Facebook!  Follow us on Twitter!  Tell everyone about the campaign, and stay in the loop for our future campaigns and fundraisers.

Shero of the Week- Grace Hopper

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At every Sunday meeting, we discuss a woman who inspires us. This week’s shero is Grace Hopper. From her Wikipedia page:

Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and invented the first compiler for a computer programming language. She popularized the idea of machine-independent programming languages, which led to the development of COBOL, one of the first high-level programming languages. She is credited with popularizing the term “debugging” for fixing computer glitches (inspired by an actual moth removed from the computer). Owing to the breadth of her accomplishments and her naval rank, she is sometimes referred to as “Amazing Grace”. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) is named for her, as was the Cray XE6 “Hopper” supercomputer at NERSC.