Pro Planned Parenthood Counter Protests Dwarf Anti-Forces | New York State Moves To Codify Roe v. Wade In State Constitution

Pro Planned Parenthood Counter Protests Dwarf Anti-Forces | New York State Moves To Codify Roe v. Wade In State Constitution

Abortion rights are front and center on Saturday as pro-life activists launch protests across America. Waiting for them were supporters of Planned Parenthood -- and it seems the pro-Planned Parenthood forces dominated. 

In St. Paul, Minnesota, a "dozen feet of empty street separated a police-estimated 6,000 pro-Planned Parenthood protesters from an opposing, defund PP group of 250-500 people. 

New York Fashion Industry Women Heavyweights Launch Major Campaign For Planned Parenthood

New York Fashion Industry Women Heavyweights Launch Major Campaign For Planned Parenthood

Vogue US editor Anna Wintour set the pace for the New York Fashion industry's support for Planned Parenthood. Sitting in the front row at the Brock Collection's New York Fashion Week presentation. Thursday February 9. The brand, headed by Laura Vassar and Kristopher Brock, won the CFDA Fashion Fund Award in 2016. The coveted prize was presented to by creative and romantic partners by Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. 

In a spectacular announcement that will benefit countless poor women across America, CFDA -- which organizes New York Fashion Week -- announced a partnership with Planned Parenthood, which is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration anyway they can defund it. With their domination of Congress and the Presidency, President Trump will sign the legislation that President Clinton would have vetoed. 

Read on to learn more about the campaign for Planned Parenthood, the significantly increased threats of domestic terrorism against women entering Planned Parenthood clinics and my own history of being hunted for a year by one of this white male terrorists, who threatened to kill me.

My crime was saying on TV that I supported the Roe v. Wade decision, an admission that put me in police protection for a year. One cold fall night, my stalker flew across the windshield of my car in an nightmare confrontation in which I truly didn't care if I killed him. ~ Anne

ANNA WINTOUR (C) ATTENDS THE BROCK COLLECTION FASHION SHOW DURING, NEW YORK FASHION WEEK: THE SHOWS AT GALLERY 3, SKYLIGHT CLARKSON SQ ON FEBRUARY 9, 2017 IN NEW YORK CITY. (PHOTO BY NICHOLAS HUNT/GETTY IMAGES FOR IMG)

Richard Burbridge Captures 12 VS Stunners In 'Angels Pleasure Fluid' For 10 Magazine SS 2017

Richard Burbridge Captures 12 VS Stunners In 'Angels Pleasure Fluid' For 10 Magazine SS 2017

What do you get when you combine twelve Victoria’s Secret stunners, one legendary fashion photographer and our very own Editrix-in-Chief Sophia Neophitou? Our Victoria’s Secret Centrefold, that’s what. Yes, found slap bang in the latest issue of 10 Magazine (on newsstands now) all the girls – Alanna Arrington, Stella Maxwell, Jasmine Tookes, Sara Sampaio, Grace Elizabeth, Josephine Skriver, Cindy Bruna, Martha Hunt, Elsa Hosk, Maria Borges, Lily Donaldson and Dilone – in glorious pull-out double page form. The bigger the better, we say. And here, in one place, to whet your appetite, those images, snapped by Richard Burbridge.

As Sophia, who styled the shoot, says: “I loved the idea of initiating a discussion about these modern day super models, creating a stand-alone section in the magazine that offers a unique physical experience, as well as a unique visual experience. We have created huge pull out gatefolds in the issue to give a ‘centerfold’ to each girl. The images were created by legendary photographer Richard Burbridge, and with his almost hyper-real quality he has captured every girl in all of their athleticism, celebrating their strength. Every muscle, every tension, is captured- athletes at the top of their game.”

Artists Impacted By Trump's Immigration Plan Often Blacklisted In Own Countries

Shahrzad Changalvaee and her partner, Iman Raad, in a performance at Foote School, New Haven, Connecticut, in 2016. Photo Judy Sirota Rosenthal, courtesy the artist.

Artists born in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are stunned by US President Donald Trump's executive order halting entry to the US by natives of these seven majority-Muslim Middle Eastern and African nations.

"About half of the visas given in these countries were given to Iranians last year," according to the Washington Post. Several artists spoke to ArtNet News.

The irony of the situation for these artists is that many are banned and blacklisted in their own countries for opposition to repressive governments. 

Nicky Nodjoumi, an Iranian artist living in New York since 1961, holds a green card, which grants him the status of lawful permanent resident. “You come to a new country for freedom and now they want to ban you,” said Nodjoumi, who is blacklisted in his own country after his own activism against oppressive regimes there, he explained in a phone call. “It’s scary and at the same time ironic, and we can only ask, What the hell is going on?”

Nicky Nodjoumi. Courtesy the artist.