The State Of Female America

Posted by Michelle Moquin on 28th November 2012

Good morning!

Blogging yesterday about the women killed in the garment factory in Bangladesh made me think about the different circumstances that we women endure throughout our lives. It made me think…huh…would conditions be so lax if it were dominantly men working in those factories? Maybe…but maybe not.

Women across the world endure things…some very horrific things, that men rarely, if ever, have to think about: Murder, rape, abuse, slavery, poor working conditions, less pay, less benefits…

Evidently driving through Oakland this afternoon, as I tuned into the radio, I wasn’t the only one contemplating the ‘experiences’ that women face as they go about their day. What I was thinking was right there talking back to me, and anyone else listening.

If you’re interested, this is what I was listening to as I tuned into Democracy Now. It’s not long so if you’ve got the time, it’s here for your viewing. But as Amy Goodman warns, some of what is expressed in this interview is not easy to watch. You do not have to imagine what women who actually live through these heinous acts, feel so deeply.

Eve Ensler on “The State of Female America,” Her Play “Emotional Creature” & Women Violence in Congo

We spend the rest of the hour with someone who has fought tirelessly for women’s rights here in the United States and around the world: Eve Ensler. Her new play is called “Emotional Creature” and is now playing in New York City. Ensler is the award-winning playwright and creator of “The Vagina Monologues” and V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Her new campaign is called One Billion Rising. Ensler will be speaking tonight on “The State of Female America,” moderated by Laura Flanders, in New York City. “One of the things we are trying to deal with and make happen with One Billion Rising is to look at the intersection between the violence that happens to women in the homes, in the streets, and at their jobs,” Ensler says. [Includes rush transcript]

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Readers: What do you think is the state of female America?…female global? What women go through…what women endure is beyond our imaginations. Because unless we have actually lived it, we really do not know how dreadful it is. All I know, is this cannot continue.

Thoughts? Comments? Blog me.

Did you see Obama live this morning? For those who did, here’s a reminder: Tweet Congress: #My2K – If you have no idea what this means click here.

Wow – just saw the comments. Got to go - will read them later on.

Peace & Love: ‘Live it, Give it”

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Garment Factory Fire Kills – Who’s To Blame?

Posted by Michelle Moquin on 27th November 2012

Good morning!

After being in the garment industry and working with factories overseas myself, reading about the recent tragedy of the deaths of over 112 garment factory workers in Bangladesh, is one that hit me hard. There is no excuse for any factory to lack safety standards that protect their workers, just so they can meet the demands of their bottom line, at the expense of the workers’ safety.

But the blame doesn’t stop there. We, as a society are also to blame. In my opinion, if you buy clothing at stores such as the Wal-Mart brand stores, you are contributing to the lack of safety for workers, as well as their deaths. People who shop at those stores to get the cheapest price…people who demand a cheap garment, are encouraging retailers and manufacturers to look the other way when it comes to protecting the factory workers because they need to meet their bottom line.

It is a vicious cycle. The more we demand to get a better price, the more the stores demand cheap labor to meet those prices, and the more the factories cut their costs to meet their bottom line…the more the workers, from factory to salespeople, suffer.

The factory workers died in a fire in Bangladesh because there were no emergency exits to escape the fire. And just like the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York, workers jumped out the windows to their deaths. And now just this past Black Friday, Walmart workers were striking for better conditions and pay. When they suffer because they can’t make a living…they can’t afford to buy anything, the fight for lower prices continue, and so does the cycle.

And yet many other people keep shopping there with no regard or accountability for their actions, and their affect on their fellow humans’ livelihood.

Walmart’s saying, “Save money. Live better” is a lie. Just how low are they willing to go at the expense of a decent quality of life, not to mention, human life itself?

Here’s the write:

Fire kills 112 workers at Bangladesh garment-maker

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Fire raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the eight-story building where they made clothes for major global retailers.

The factory outside the capital, Dhaka, is owned by Tazreen Fashions Ltd., a subsidiary of the Tuba Group, which makes products for Wal-Mart and other companies in the U.S. and Europe.

Firefighters recovered at least 100 bodies from the factory and 12 more people died at hospitals after jumping from the building to escape, Maj. Mohammad Mahbub, fire department operations director, told The Associated Press on Sunday.

“Had there been at least one emergency exit through outside the factory, the casualties would have been much lower,” Mahbub said.

Local media reported that up to 124 people were killed. The cause of the blaze that began late Saturday was not immediately clear, and authorities ordered an investigation.

Army soldiers and border guards were helping keep order as thousands of onlookers and anxious relatives of the factory workers gathered, Mahbub said.

Relatives of the workers frantically looked for their loved ones. Sabina Yasmine said she saw the body of her daughter-in-law, but had seen no trace of her son, who also worked there.

“Oh, Allah, where’s my soul? Where’s my son?” wailed Yasmine, who works at another factory in the area. “I want the factory owner to be hanged. For him, many have died, many have gone.”

Tazreen was given a “high risk” safety rating after a May 16, 2011, audit conducted by an “ethical sourcing” assessor for Wal-Mart, according to a document posted on the Tuba Group’s website. It did not specify what led to the rating.

Wal-Mart spokesman Kevin Gardner said online documents indicating an orange or “high risk” assessment after the May 2011 inspection and a yellow or “medium risk” report after an inspection in August 2011 appeared to pertain to the factory. The August 2011 letter said Wal-Mart would conduct another inspection within one year.

Gardner said it was not clear if that inspection had been conducted or whether the factory was still making products for Wal-Mart.

If a factory is rated “orange” three times in two years, Wal-Mart won’t place any orders for one year. The May 2011 report was the first orange rating for the factory.

Neither Tazreen’s owner nor Tuba Group officials could be reached for comment.

The Tuba Group is a major Bangladeshi garment exporter whose clients also include Carrefour and IKEA, according to its website. Its factories export garments to the U.S., Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, among other countries. The Tazreen factory, which opened in 2009 and employed about 1,700 people, made polo shirts, fleece jackets and T-shirts.

Bangladesh has some 4,000 garment factories, many without proper safety measures. The country annually earns about $20 billion from exports of garment products, mainly to the U.S. and Europe.

In its 2012 Global Responsibility report, Wal-Mart said that “fire safety continues to be a key focus for brands and retailers sourcing from Bangladesh.” Wal-Mart said it ceased working with 49 factories in Bangladesh in 2011 because of fire safety issues, and was working with its supplier factories to phase out production from buildings deemed high risk.

Mahbub said the fire broke out on the ground floor, which was used as a warehouse, and spread quickly to the upper floors. Many workers who retreated to the roof were rescued, he said. But he said that with no emergency exits leading outside the building, many victims were trapped, and firefighters recovered 69 bodies from the second floor alone.

“The factory had three staircases, and all of them were down through the ground floor,” Mahbub said. “So the workers could not come out when the fire engulfed the building.”

Many victims were burned beyond recognition. The bodies were laid out in rows at a school nearby. Many of them were handed over to families; unclaimed victims were taken to Dhaka Medical College for identification.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed shock at the loss of so many lives.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said it would stand by the victims’ families.

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My heartfelt condolences go out to the families and friends of their loved ones lost.

Thoughts? Blog me.

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Soul Speak: What Happens To It After We Die?

Posted by Michelle Moquin on 26th November 2012

Good morning!

Well, I guess yesterday’s post really excited everyone. The comments were just rollin’ in. :) So, maybe today’s will be a little bit sexier, and if that doesn’t get you going, then I guess it is one of those days. Those of you who have been around for at least a few years will get my drift. :)

So..wha’at’s up?

I’m not sure if this is a sexy subject but it caught my eye this morning. I am a fan of “Through The Wormhole“, and just read about a recent show that speaks of the soul…what happens to it after we die?

Like I said before, if you’ve been here for at least a few years, then you’ve read comments from the aliens as well as the Earthling Girlz – remember when those girlz used to blog in? It seems after their earth bodies were no longer, their essence…their soul, carried on quite well in another form. Believe it?

This is what scientists have to say about the soul:

Scientists Discuss What Happens To The ‘Soul’ After Death (VIDEO)

What happens when human beings die? Is there a final destination for the soul? These were the questions discussed among four scientists on a video that recently aired on “Through the Wormhole” hosted by Morgan Freeman on the Sciencechannel.

A number of scientists who have studied consciousness and near-death experiences extensively believe they are close to solving the puzzle, but they vehemently disagree with each other about the solution.

Christof Koch, the Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute of Brain Science and Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at California Institute of Technology, argued that the soul dies and everything is lost when human beings lose consciousness. “You lose everything. The world does not exist anymore for you. Your friends don’t exist anymore. You don’t exist. Everything is lost,” he said.

Bruce Greyson, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, challenged Koch’s view of consciousness. He said that, “if you take these near death experiences at face value, then they suggest that the mind or the consciousness seems to function without the physical body.”

Stuart Hameroff, who proposed the highly controversial Orch-OR (orchestrated objective reduction) theory of consciousness in 1996 along with Roger Penrose, told the Science channel, “I think the quantum approach to consciousness can, in principle, explain why we’re here and what our purpose is, and also the possibility of life after death, reincarnation and persistence of consciousness after our bodies give up.”

Finally, Eben Alexander who wrote the widely circulated and criticized cover story forNewsweek, ‘Proof of Heaven‘, said, “I have great belief and knowledge that there is a wonderful existence for our souls outside of this earthly realm and that is our true reality, and we all find that out when we live this earth.”

Whose argument do you find more compelling? Do you believe that human beings have souls? If so, what happens to the soul when a human being dies? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Well? Care to share?

Ahh…I see a two comments have come in. At least Irene had something to say about Yesterday’s write. Hi Mike. :) Well…I guess the blog is open. So, you know what to do.

peace out.

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I’m Happy Giving Thanks

Posted by Michelle Moquin on 22nd November 2012

Good morning!

Well…as you probably know I am blogging late this morning. I took the morning off and dilly-dallied around. Although I didn’t find it to be waste of time, but more of a lazy luxury that I rarely do. In a few minutes, I am going to take a long walk and enjoy this glorious day. And then, I am into the kitchen to make my most delicious mashed potatoes infused with Rosemary milk – my contribution to the Thanksgiving meal.

I am grateful for many things this morning….family, friends, love, time…and so much more. Thanksgiving means different things to different people, depending upon how you were brought up, or the experiences you shared or endured. However you view this day, I HOPE that it brings you peace & joy today.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Lots of love, kisses and gratitude to all of you.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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Israel-Gaza Conflict

Posted by Michelle Moquin on 19th November 2012

Good morning.

I really am disliking (and that is saying it mildly) what I have been posting lately, as it all is very sad, tragic, and disheartening to me. But I keep reminding myself that it won’t go away just because I don’t want to personally acknowledge it here that it is happening. That being said, the latest on Israel-Gaza:

Israel-Gaza Conflict 2012: Palestinian Civilian Toll Climbs In Gaza

Gaza Casualties

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian civilian death toll mounted Monday as Israeli aircraft struck densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip in a campaign to quell militant rocket fire menacing nearly half of Israel’s population.

An overnight airstrike on two houses belonging to an extended clan in Gaza City killed two children and two adults, and injured 42 people, said Gaza heath official Ashraf al-Kidra.

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Shortly after, Israeli aircraft bombarded the remains of the former national security compound in Gaza City. Flying shrapnel killed one child and wounded others living nearby, al-Kidra said. Five farmers were killed in two separate strikes, al-Kidra said, including three who had been identified earlier by Hamas security officials as Islamic Jihad fighters.

Civilian casualties began to shoot up on Sunday, after Israel said it was stepping up attacks on the homes of suspected Hamas activists. After that warning, an Israeli missile flatted a two-story house in a residential area of Gaza City, killing at least 11 civilians, most of them women and children.

It remained unclear who the target of that missile attack was. However, the new tactic ushered in a new and risky phase of the operation, given the likelihood of civilian casualties in the crowded territory of 1.6 million Palestinians. The rising civilian toll was also likely to intensify pressure on Israel to end the fighting. Hundreds of civilian casualties in an Israeli offensive in Gaza four years ago led to fierce international condemnation of Israel.

In all, 87 Palestinians, including 50 civilians, have been killed in the six-day onslaught and 720 have been wounded.

Three Israeli civilians have died from Palestinian rocket fire and dozens have been wounded. An Israeli rocket-defense system has intercepted hundreds of rockets bound for populated areas.

Monday’s air assault in Gaza City reduced two houses to rubble on either side of a street where residents stepped over piles of cinderblocks and twisted metal. Relatives said Ahed Kitati, 38, had rushed out after a warning missile was fired to try to hustle people to safety. But he was fatally struck by a falling cinderblock, leaving behind a pregnant wife, five young daughters and a son, they said.

One of his daughters, Aya Kitati, clutched a black jacket, saying she was freezing, even though the weather was mild. “We were sleeping, and then we heard the sound of the bombs,” she said in a whisper, then broke down sobbing.

Ahed’s brother, Jawad Kitati, said he plucked the lifeless body of a 2-year-old relative from the street and carried him to an ambulance. Blood stains smeared his jacket sleeve.

Another clan member, Haitham Abu Zour, 24, woke up to the sound of the warning strike and hid in a stairwell. He emerged to find his wife dead and his two infant children buried under the debris, but safe.

Clan elder Mohammed Azzam, 61, denied that anyone in his family had any connections to Hamas.

“The Jews are liars,” he said. “No matter how much they pressure our people, we will not withdraw our support for Hamas.”

Israel launched the current offensive last Wednesday after months of intensifying rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, which continued despite the strikes. Overnight, the military said, aircraft targeted about 80 militant sites, including underground rocket-launching sites, smuggling tunnels and training bases, as well as command posts and weapons storage facilities located in buildings owned by militant commanders, the military said in a release. Aircraft and gunboats joined forces to attack Hamas police headquarters, and Palestinian rocket squads were struck as they prepared to fire, the release said.

In all, 1,350 targets in the Gaza Strip have been struck since the Israeli operation began on Wednesday. However, military activity over the past two nights has dropped off as targets change and international efforts to wrest a cease-fire plod ahead.

Israel and Hamas have put forth widely divergent conditions for a truce. But failure to end the fighting threatens to touch off an Israeli ground invasion, for which thousands of soldiers, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, have already been mobilized and dispatched to Gaza’s border.

President Barack Obama said he was in touch with players across the region in hopes of halting the fighting. While defending Israel’s right to defend itself against the rocket fire, he also warned of the risks the Jewish state would take if it were to expand its air assault into a ground war.

“If we see a further escalation of the situation in Gaza, the likelihood of us getting back on any kind of peace track that leads to a two-state solution is going to be pushed off way into the future,” Obama said.

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Readers: Comments? I have read the comments from yesterday and I just can’t help but want to scream. I guess it is because I had a weekend filled with bliss and relaxation only to come home to men (James, comes to mind) who can never know what it is like to carry a baby…men who will never be able to relate to what women endure because of what men have decided is “right”…men who will never have to consider someones else’s opinion over their bodies because they have total control of their bodies, yet they demand such control of ours and toss aside our own desires to make our own decisions. Ugh! I just want to shout “Stay out of any business that has to do with my pussy unless I invite you!” And yet, I don’t know if I am more disgusted and upset at the men who say such things and write such laws, or the women who give them the control to do so, when we could so easily take control if we just stuck together and supported each other as men tend to do. It is a battle in itself, to get women to take control, but I have faith women will come to their senses and prevail.

With respect for today, this is the mens’ war as it always is. Except for wanting and wishing peace, my heart and support goes out to the women and children, I am at a loss to say anything more this morning. If you want to comment, say what you will. If it’s not something you want to talk about, that’s fine, broach something else. Perhaps, it is the demise of the “Twinkie”. Whatever. The forum is open to all topics and types – blog me.

Alycedale: Nothing surprises me anymore but I am always still horrified. Thanks for the good wishes. I HOPE you are doing good, and that “situation” is rectified. As always, I love seeing you here, and value your input.

Juli: Wise words. Can we now just get all the ladies onboard?

I’m done for now…peace out.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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The State Of Female America

Eve Ensler on “The State of Female America,” Her Play “Emotional Creature” & Women Violence in Congo

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Did you see Obama live this morning? For those who did, here’s a reminder: Tweet Congress: #My2K – If you have no idea what this means click here.

Wow – just saw the comments. Got to go - will read them later on.

Peace & Love: ‘Live it, Give it”

Garment Factory Fire Kills – Who’s To Blame?

Fire kills 112 workers at Bangladesh garment-maker

Soul Speak: What Happens To It After We Die?

Scientists Discuss What Happens To The ‘Soul’ After Death (VIDEO)

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I’m Happy Giving Thanks

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Israel-Gaza Conflict

Israel-Gaza Conflict 2012: Palestinian Civilian Toll Climbs In Gaza