Let the Sun Shine . . .

March 8th is International Women's Day. So I offer a few links, before I go and don my purple and green ribbons.

Overall:
Global Messages for International Women's Day

Celebratory:
The Wikipedia entry for Christine Nixon - the Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police.

What needs to be done still:
South Dakota Governor Signs Away Women's Rights - I know I have people on my friendslist who are against abortion - but I doubt they are against abortion in the case of incest or rape.

Current Women's Rights Issues in Australia (Democrats site)

Women's Rights Campaigns Around the World

Well the bastards finally did it - Backroom deal seals fate of uni guild fees"

If you have ever had a cheap meal at an Australian university refectory, if you have had a drink in an Australian university bar, if you have joined a club or society at an Australian university, if you have enjoyed an article in a student magazine, if you have needed representation, if you have complained about a poor lecturer or unfair assessment, or bought a cheap second hand book then you have benifited from student unionism. And if you think it's unfair that these things are going to be taken away from Australian students then you need to email Family First Senator Steven Fielding (senator.fielding@aph.gov.au) to register your complaint.

ETA yasminke reminded me about the affordable childcare and cheaper medical services which are subsidised by student union fees. These too will be gone.

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In other news, I've worked 16 hours in my new job. It's pretty good, if a little boring work, and it's nice not to be working with food anymore. It's a little like a giant, noisy classroom except we get to lock ourselves into a booth. And we get to laugh at the tryhards

You know what we don't have enough of in Queensland Parliment?

Politicians trying to throttle each other.

Good thing New South Wales is there to help us out.