First Nations Sovereignty

Lateral-thinking liberals:

http://www.indianz.com/News/2006/013061.asp

The President of the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota intends to setting up a Planned Parenthood clinic on the reservation, where a state abortion ban has no authority.

You may wish to support: http://matociquala.livejournal.com/760016.html these plans.

Thanks, akirlu

Spring is in the air

My doctor tells me that my bronchitis is cleared - Yay! Cycling! Aikido! - but he doesn't want me back in school until my other problems are treated. My PGCE is now in jeopardy, unless I can defer my final teaching practice until September :-S

I went out afterward, to clear my head: met up with some Friends of the Earth friends to chat to people in Niceville about tax and climate change. The sun was beautiful, and the staged displays of snowy white crocuses, and pansies of custard yellow and blackberry purple were still lovely.

Later, I submitted the paperwork to register my enduring power of attorney with my mother's bank :-( IMHO everyone should grant someone enduring power of attorney... must sort that out for G, D and I.

So, my plan for the summer is to combine treatment with voluntary work (I already have three invitations!), or even a paid part-time position of some kind. I'm going to see if the job centre has anything suitable - I shall be bold, targetted, and networking :-)

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