two initiatives I wanted to pass on

Support Sex-Positive Sex Education by donating to Scarleteen, one of the best American sexual education sites out there. Notoriously underfunded, they're asking for help to continue the work they do.

And if you haven't sent your Christmas cards yet, Amnesty have a list up of people who could use one. I wrote to all the women on the list, not because the men are less deserving of a Christmas card, but because this year has had me running head-first into a lot of women's rights issues, so it seemed like the right way to close the year. (Thanks to mahoni for the link.)