New Idea: Curver for Choice 28-day challenge
Here's a Curver for Choice using the Internet to seek sponsors who will support Planned Parenthood of Waco if she keeps her pledge to exercise 3 times a week at Curves! Sort of an individual exercise-a-thon. You can support her effort, or copy it to create your own personal challenge!
Curver for Choice 28-day Challenge
Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?
Controversy makes Boston Globe's Sunday magazine
Excellent balanced piece by journalist Elaine McArdle:
Excerpt: "If getting fit also means enriching a millionaire who donates to antiabortion groups, why is Curves sweeping across New England with the force of a blizzard? Thousands of Massachusetts women are facing the question of health versus choice. How will they reconcile the personal with the political?"
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Controversy crosses the Atlantic
The controversy over Gary Heavin's anti-abortion contributions reached Ireland this week with a radio program and coverage in the Sunday Times of Ireland. Here's the article
Another way you can support Planned Parenthood of Central Texas: Pledge-a-picket program
This article on the national Planned Parenthood site describes another creative way Planned Parenthood of Central Texas is countering anti-choice activists -- it's "Pledge-a-Picket" program. Supporters pledge a small amount -- anything from 25 cents to a dollar -- that they will contribute each time a picketer shows up at the clinic. Every month, participating donors get a short update on activities and a monthly billing for their pledge. This would be a great program for Curver for Choice! Learn more
Curver for Choice
You can now join pledge-a-picket online! Here's an online enrollment form
Curvers for Choice total to Waco Planned Parenthood: $6,000
That's the newest tidbit in a story that appears in today's New York Daily News
Local owner responds to "The Ethicist" Q and A
Randy Cohen's column, The Ethicist, contained a question from a Louise Dustrude, of Friday Harbor, Wash. Guess what? She's still a Curves member. CurversforChoice asked the local owner for her response to the column.
Curvers for Choice replies to "The Ethicist" column
Here's the reply I sent to the Ethicist, who advocated a Curves boycott.
Curvers for Choice raise thousands for breast cancer research
A Curvers for Choice team attended the San Francisco Race for the Cure Sunday, September 26, raising thousands for breast cancer research and treatment
SF Chronicle columnist Ruth Rosen leaves paper after Curves controversy
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ruth Rosen left the paper after an internal dispute directly related to her handling of the Curves story and the controversy that ensued. So says progressive website Indybay.org
Curvers for Choice contribute thousands of dollars
Planned Parenthood of Central Texas has received more than 60 donations totaling roughly $3,000 in last 2 months, thanks to the Curves controversy.
Women's eNews covers Curves controversy
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Jennifer Friedlin's article adds depth to the financial angles of the controversy -- how member resignations hurt only the franchise owners, what makes a boycott ineffective, and how Curves members can send a message with their support of pro-choice groups. Full story |
Use Planned Parenthood's special donation page
PlannedParenthood.org has set up a special donation page 
just for fitness center participants! It includes a text area where you can enter your comments-- please tell them you found out about it at curversforchoice.
Curves controversy hits Salon.com
Curve Ball by Rebecca Traister
"Curves gym, with its no-stress workout for exercise-averse women, is the fastest-growing franchise in the U.S. But revelations that its founder gives millions of dollars to antiabortion groups has its customers divided over just what a "female-friendly" business is." Full story and an interesting assortment of response letters (both require subscription or day pass ad viewing)
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Planned Parenthood
So in all my Internet research around Gary Heavin and his personal campaign against Planned Parenthood, I came across a rumor that had to do with the Komen Foundation and its community grants. I asked the Komen Foundation to respond. Here's what they had to say.
San Francisco Chronicle publishes full correction
The Chronicle acknowledged today in a page A2 item all of the errors contained in the Ruth Rosen and Jon Carroll columns, now blogged all over the Internet. The full correction is here.
