Stolen from synnoveveal, because everyone must know!

[fairyrune]

Not everyone in South Dakota is a flaming idiot.

As per queenbarbee:

You know the bill banning abortion in South Dakota? The president of the Oglala Sioux tribe, Cecilia Fire Thunder, has stepped up and is willing to setup a Planned Parenthood clinic on tribal lands, outside the jurisidiction of SD lawmakers.

as per kathrynt:

Ms. Fire Thunder and the Oglala Sioux Planned Parenthood
I called the Office of the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge, and spoke with Ms. Fire Thunder herself. (In case you haven't seen it, this is in reference to http://www.indianz.com/News/2006/013061.asp)

If you want to mail donations to the reservation, you may do so at:

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

OR: and this may be preferred, due to mail volume:

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

Enclose a letter voicing your support and explaining the purpose of the donation. Bear in mind, the Pine Ridge Res is not exactly dripping with disposeable income, so do consider donating funds directly to the tribe as well as specifically for this effort.

ETA: Make checks out to OST Planned Parenthood Cecelia Fire Thunder. This will ensure that the funds get routed properly.

For email contact, you can contact the president at:

firethunder_president AT NOSPAM yahoo DOT com
cc:vbush AT NOSPAM oglala DOT org

That is Ms. Fire Thunder's personal email address; I have received permission to post it here. For the sake of record keeping, do cc: the listed address on all correspondence; that's her official secretary.

She was frankly kind of surprised that a white girl from Seattle was calling to express support, and even more surprised that the news had spread so far so fast. She's likely to get deluged with screaming hate mail soon, so get your support in fast. Send email with good thoughts if you can't send money.

ETA: Yes, please, dear God, link it anywhere and everywhere!

Comments

[singingmollusk.livejournal.com]

i reposted this, thanks to you! :)

[fairyrune]

Is this friend-of-Brian Molly? 'Cause if it is, I'll friend you. :)

Also, everyone AND THEIR MOM should re-post this. I'm sending a check out probably tonight. It'll only be ten dollars, 'cause I'm poor, but every little bit helps, right?

[singingmollusk.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's me :) I thought I had already friended you... perhaps not. But indeed, my purple friend, this be Molly'friend'o'Brian. Cheers!

AWESOME! If I had money... well, there are so many causes in the world that need financial aid, and it seems that so much money goes to silly things, and not things people need most. But again, awesome post.

[defectivesoul.livejournal.com]

exactly the reason why reservations ought to be dissolved into the rest of the country...if the people of that state or thier vote-appointed representatives do not want abortion, and have exercised thier right to outlaw it, why should the indians have the right to circumvent that law? it isnt about the abortions, its a matter of cheapening our democracy. just my 2 cents, for thier 2 cents value. no offense intended.