Opportunity to effect change

Bitch, Ph.D's Heroine of the Week is Cecilia Fire Thunder, the President of the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota. Ms. Fire Thunder declared, after the South Dakota legislature passed a law outlawing abortion in that state,

“I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction.”

My longtime online acquaintance Kathrynt called Ms. Fire Thunder and confirmed this story, and got an address to which one can send donations and letters of support. Kathrynt is a committed liberal feminist, and I vouch for her - the information is for real. Whether or not you wish to donate is up to you - Pine Ridge has a history of various financial issues, which you can read about by Googling Ms. Fire Thunder - but I'm certainly going to do so (Bitch has more information on Pine Ridge in her post, too). If you're not inclined or able to donate, a letter of support costs only $.37 - cheap at twice the price, thanks to federal subsidies of the US Postal Service.

Oglala Sioux Tribe
ATTN: President Fire Thunder
P. O. Box 2070
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

or

ATTN: PRESIDENT FIRE THUNDER
PO BOX 990
Martin, SD 57751

Enclose a letter voicing your support and/or explaining the purpose of the donation. The Pine Ridge Res is not rich (no res I've ever heard of is), so do consider donating funds directly to the tribe as well as specifically for this effort.

For donations specifically for the Planned Parenthood clinic, make checks out to OST Planned Parenthood Cecelia Fire Thunder. General donations may be made out to the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

As of right now, there is no paypal option, but I'll post one if it becomes available.