I was tweeted yesterday about a story in Jezebel, Knit a Uterus to Donate to a Congressman in Need. There I found the link to Government Free V-JJ.
Let's make a uterus or VJJ for each male rep in congress!
If they have their own, they can leave ours alone!
Knitted Womb by MK Carrol at knitty.com
Grab your pointy sticks & hooks and follow me over the orange tangle of yarn for patterns and more!
These ladies rock! The website has a very compelling explanation to why this matters to every woman, regardless of political party. There's a handy "find your Rep" tool in the sidebar. The Reading Room has great articles for you to share with friends.
1. Knit or crochet a vagina or uterus
2. Print a message to enclose
3. Mail it to your male Senator or Congressional Representative [links provided]
4. We're in the process of arranging hand delivery to congressional offices in Washington, until then, go ahead and mail yours in!
5. Record your items in this spreadsheet so we can track which representatives still need to receive a "gift"!
6. Don't forget to thank your representative if he respects women and supports our rights.
I really love that this is presented in such a non-partisan way. Too often when we share a site, it's dismissed as yet another lefty propaganda. The message here is one any woman can agree with:
Tell your male government representatives:
“Hands off my uterus! Here’s one of your own!”
The momentum has been building with
Mother Jones and
MaddowBlog reporting on the group today. They of course are on
Ravelry,
Facebook, and
Twitter.