Danine Spencer

Rhinelander, WI

Danine commented on the petition | 3 months ago

Milwaukee-area Hospitals: Don't Send Rape Survivors Away

I was a patient at Froedtert Hospital for two monts in 2005. It is a fantastic hospital. It breaks my heart to know they aren't 100% staffed to help victims of sexual assault.
Danine signed the petition | 3 months ago

Milwaukee-area Hospitals: Don't Send Rape Survivors Away
Danine signed the petition | 9 months ago

Tell MSNBC to suspend Ed Schultz for calling extremist host a "right-wing slut"
Danine signed the petition | 9 months ago

Do not allow NC Judge to take Alaina Giordano's children just because she has cancer!
Danine signed the petition | 11 months ago

Say Thank You to Wisconsin's Democratic Senators for Standing Up for Working People
Danine signed the petition | 11 months ago

Tell the New York Times to Apologize for Blaming a Child for Her Gang Rape
Danine commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Desperate Times Calls for Desperate Catholics

*sigh* Yes, there is work to do on that front.
Danine commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Desperate Times Calls for Desperate Catholics

"I gained an understanding of social justice and community service that I still appreciate to this day." is a quote from Jen's column above. I tried to do a blockquote but it didn't read the tags. Sorry!
Danine commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Desperate Times Calls for Desperate Catholics

I gained an understanding of social justice and community service that I still appreciate to this day.</blockquote>

This is the Catholic Church I grew up in as well. I'm not sure what happened over the years. I think there is a huge disconnect between the majority of American Catholics and the Vatican and I hope we're headed for a showdown. I also really hope the next pope comes from outside Europe, perhaps the Third World, where he might have a better understand that Catholicism should be about helping the poor and needy not Vatican ideology.
Danine commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Show Me The Money: Why Don't More Women Ask For A Raise?

I agree that we need to focus on what we can do in the present and future. In order to do that, we need to change the way women think, how they interact, the advice they give each other. For instance, after talking to my mother, sister, cousins, friends - all women who went to college, I had no idea I could negotiate my salary. Asking for a raise is something you're supposed to wait for your annual review.

It wasn't until I had absolutely nothing to lose that I started to learn these lessons: to promote myself, to ask for what I needed, etc. We have to change our culture so that women teach other women about these things. We also need to learn that it's OK to ask for what we need.

These two things need to be part of the solution.