Links and such
Mar. 26th, 2007 02:34 pmPlanned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland needs financial help, and we're seeking additional patient-instructors at the Free Clinic The job lilyofthewest is writing about is the same one that I do, and have written about in the past -- you're also welcome to ask me any questions about it that you might have. We do need both male and female instructors, since we also teach the male GU exam.
Also, there's a big exciting new Bisexual Health Report out:
"The long awaited -and amazing- Bisexual Health Report was released
today by NGLTF, BinetUSA and Fenway Institute. You can read the press
release and download the report here (It's on PDF)"
http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/bisexual_health
And an article about the report:
Bi Health Report Challenges Doctors
Also, the NY Times writes about police infiltration of antiwar groups (this was known to be happening in Cleveland, too)
And Susie Bright writes about the concept of NSFW, and its intersection with class (ironically, this is one of the only pieces of her writing I can access from work, because her personal blog is blocked by our censorware) -- I absolutely agree with her in theory. Unfortunately, the company I work for definitely doesn't, and she doesn't really address that side of the issue -- that those of us 'getting away' with online access from work are already treading a thin line, and that NSFW material can be the breaking point, or a trigger for disciplinary action. Which isn't to say I don't view it/read it, if it's not blocked by the censorware, but is to say that it makes a difference whether one of the higher-ups is prowling the room when I do, and having a warning is concretely beneficial to me. I think it's idiotic that our business culture (and culture in general) care which way we're wasting time online on-the-job (however, issues of network safety and bandwidth are legitimate issues, I should note). I find the delineation between sexual material and all other material in how we think about free speech, obscenity, etc, to be utterly infuriating, and a topic about which I rant pretty frequently. And yet, I need my job. Argh.
Also, there's a big exciting new Bisexual Health Report out:
"The long awaited -and amazing- Bisexual Health Report was released
today by NGLTF, BinetUSA and Fenway Institute. You can read the press
release and download the report here (It's on PDF)"
http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/bisexual_health
And an article about the report:
Bi Health Report Challenges Doctors
Also, the NY Times writes about police infiltration of antiwar groups (this was known to be happening in Cleveland, too)
And Susie Bright writes about the concept of NSFW, and its intersection with class (ironically, this is one of the only pieces of her writing I can access from work, because her personal blog is blocked by our censorware) -- I absolutely agree with her in theory. Unfortunately, the company I work for definitely doesn't, and she doesn't really address that side of the issue -- that those of us 'getting away' with online access from work are already treading a thin line, and that NSFW material can be the breaking point, or a trigger for disciplinary action. Which isn't to say I don't view it/read it, if it's not blocked by the censorware, but is to say that it makes a difference whether one of the higher-ups is prowling the room when I do, and having a warning is concretely beneficial to me. I think it's idiotic that our business culture (and culture in general) care which way we're wasting time online on-the-job (however, issues of network safety and bandwidth are legitimate issues, I should note). I find the delineation between sexual material and all other material in how we think about free speech, obscenity, etc, to be utterly infuriating, and a topic about which I rant pretty frequently. And yet, I need my job. Argh.