Reply #6: yuck, eh? (edited) [View All]

[iverglas]

Alternatives -- another women-friendly place to go?

There's always the YWCA (say I, an atheist).

http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=btIRK9OXG&b=23378

http://www.ywca.org/atf/cf/{BD634CC7-502D-4CF7-86F2-54AFA4C3E5A2}/national_logo.gif

Who We Are
The YWCA is the oldest and largest multicultural women's organization in the world. As a society, we've come a long way in eliminating racism and empowering women. But we have a long way to go.

http://www.worldywca.org/

The World YWCA

Unites 25 million women and girls in over 122 countries through 100 affiliated, autonomous national YWCAs.

Links thousands of local YWCAs whose programmes meet community needs identified by women.

Promotes women's full and equal participation at all levels of society through leadership opportunities and training.

Works for social and economic justice through development and advocacy programmes.

Mobilizes women's collective power for action on issues of vital concern: women's rights, human rights, peace, health and the integrity of the environment.

Bases its work on Christian ecumenical principles and welcomes women of all faiths.

And the fundies don't like it at all. ;)

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2003/may/03050606.html

LEADING PRO-ABORTION FEMINIST CHOSEN TO HEAD YWCA
<sic, of course>
Parents "should think twice about exposing" daughters to "morally corrupt" YWCA

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The YWCA has named one of America's leading pro-abortion feminist apologists, Patricia Ireland, as its new chief executive. The choice is said to reflect a desire to increase the "relevance" of the once-respected Young Women's Christian Association.

"This is just an irresistible opportunity," said the former president of the National Organization for Women. "In one sense, I'm diving back into the women's movement," she said. "The Y.W.C.A. has a certain amount of respectability that I would like to capitalize on. ... The Y.W.C.A.'s long history includes taking positions that were at the time very radical and distressful to the common culture."

On edit: yikes! Not being a local, I didn't realize that the US YWCA had since fired Ireland, presumably under pressure from "conservative religious interests". Once again, the US out of step with the world?

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