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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 07:38 PM Original message |
United Way denies Planned Parenthood funding due to abortion policy |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. At my workplace, I give through the United Way plan DIRECTLY to Planned Parenthood. |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 10:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I do the same thing...and am employed by a Catholic hospital..I love it.. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Many states have workplace donation orgs that support |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. That pretty much ends for me with them |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. This is a local Buffalo/Erie County issue, not national |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. No - it's NATIONAL - this article just highlights what is happening in Western New York. |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's been common |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. another terrorist action by the Christo-Fascists |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. My two favorite charities: Planned Parenthood and EFF. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-18-07 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kick, I will never give to United Way. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. You can designate recipient organizations |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
12. Given it's history of corruption, why would anyone give to United Way -- ???? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Because it's a well organized machine and there's a lot of pressure at the work |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. All the more reason to say "no" -- |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. I always did "directed donations" through my workplace |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
14. I've only given once and directed the donation to the non-profit I work at. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is the culmination of a 15-20 year attack on United Way by the |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. United Way, if I recall correctly, has had numerous instances of theft and other |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-19-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. Mixed feelings about United Way: I prefer to give directly, because I'm just that |
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