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I want to acknowledge and honor the women of this world, whose wise voices for much too long have been excluded and discounted. It is time for the world to hear women's voices -- in full and at last. -- Teresa Heinz Kerry speech at the Democratic Convention Why Granny D supports Kerry - keynote speech at the Alliance for Democracy Convention in Boston Code Pink at the Convention Notes on the Convention from the White House Project FROM WHERE I'M SITTING Perspectives on the Democratic Convention by Stephanie Hiller AT THE CROSSROADS Why we should protest the Republican National Convention By Starhawk   WOMEN AND POWER: OUR TIME TO LEAD V-DAY PLANS MAJOR EVENT September 13 NYC WOMEN'S WEB AT THE BOSTON SOCIAL FORUM THIS WEEKEND IN PRAISE OF UNRULY WOMEN: Teresa Heinz-Kerry by Arianna Huffington JULY FEATURE: WALK IN BEAUTY • Once in a Blue Moon by Donna Henes • Walking on a Trail of Beauty Wisdom from a Dine Elder • Women Have the Power to Change the World by Lisa Sarasohn • Meeting August by Leigh Barret   other news and commentary Lee Tackles Abstinence-Only Approach to AIDS By Rebecca Vesely - WeNews correspondent A Pestilence Upon the Land by Elaine Hunter No More Excuse Notes from God by Lucinda Marshall An Injury to One is an Injury to All! by Elaine Charkowski ISRAEL Thank you, your honors response to the International Court of Justice opinion on the Israeli "fence" by Gila Svirsky USA • SUPPORT NORTON'S DISARMAMENT BILL • Post-Traumatic Shock: Violence in Military Families Goes Untreated by Stephanie Mines • 'Depleted uranium: Pentagon Poison' by Minnie Bruce Pratt • Women vets speak out against rape in the military! by Phoebe Jones, Global Women's Strike • In the Wilderness Mothers in prison long for their children by Kathy Kelly, from Pekin Federal Prison Camp IRAQ • Support Iraqi women as US "handover" leaves them with the crumbs from CodePink • "Our Lives Are Worse Now" Yanar Mohammed speaks with Lucinda Marshall about women'S LIVES in Iraq • Where are the women in the new Iraq? by Swanee Hunt and Cristina Posa • Inside the Fire Jo Wilding's account of Fallujeh PALESTINE • Truth-telling journalist Amira Hass honored AFGHANISTAN Afghan women killed for registering voters Mothers pay price for bearing girls Suraya Perlika from AAWU interviewed by Mohammed Jawad Sharidzada and Lailuma Sadid in Kabul  BRAZIL Declaration of the Via Campesina Rural women worldwide are fighting globalization -- and the stakes are very high. BIOTECH AND THE CORPORATION Starhawk reports from Reclaim the Commons ECO-ACTIONS Reclaim the Commons, wrapping up, Part I Reclaim wrap up Part II books The Quality of Mercy a review of A Human Being Died that Night  reviewed by Theresa Wolfwood     perspectives July Astrology: Venus by Molly Cliborne All for one and one for all -- once and for all! by Donna Henes Declaration for a New Independence One woman's guide to the 4th of July by Leigh Barrett   prophetic times? • Leetso, the Uranium Monster by EstherYazzie • Stepping into the Next World Close your eyes and leap by Aluna Joy • Wisdom of the Rainbow Serpent The Fifth World brings peace by Maria Yraceburu • Address to the United Nations, 1985 The path not taken? by Leon Shenandoah, Onondaga • Three Prophecies according to the Hopi Hard times on the way to the next world • According to Islam... not so different from John's Book of Revelations     WWW "Awakened Woman" Welcome to Awakened Woman, celebrating the power and the unremitting hard work of women to make the world safe for children. We are partnered with Women for a Better World to strengthen and support the global women's movement now emerging. Ours is not a labor of love, but a gift a loving devotion. Women are changing the world, everywhere. We invite your letters and stories. Please contact the editor. We publish an Events Calendar to help you promote your events. We will also post your notice in our newsletter. We also publish a free weekly e-newsletter.   Support Awakened Woman. Your contribution will help keep this women's channel open. CONTACT

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