Month: February 2009
‘By Omission’ – “losing ground in silence”
Safe Schools Coalition and our son Bill were mentioned in this report: On Friday, in a hearing before the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee, Senators Nicole LeFavour (D-Boise) and Charles Coiner (R-Twin Falls) introduced legislation prohibiting employment, housing and education discrimination based on an individual’s real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill …
Thanks for “Milk” 2009 Oscars
Writer Dustin Lance Black‘s Acceptance Speech for Best Screenplay “Milk” Actor Sean Penn‘s Acceptance Speech for Best Actor in “Milk” In Sean Penn wins best-actor Oscar for `Milk’ Christy LeMire wrote: In wrapping up his own speech, Penn mentioned the protesters who lined the streets of Hollywood near the Oscar festivities, holding anti-gay signs: “We’ve …
For those who have nothing in Seattle now and NYC in the 70s
Tim Harris, founder and executive director of Real Change wrote: The Boston years were about getting my butt kicked and organizing without a roadmap.” By the time Harris left for Seattle in 1994, he understood that homeless people couldn’t win without allies, and that street newspapers could bring people together. and … How does one …
Apesma’s Lament: The Seattle Crime of Standing While Black
Tim Harris writes in his blog, Apesma’s Lament: Donald is one of those people who, not to put too fine a point on it, was f***ed from birth. Raised Black, male, and poor in the projects of New York, he took his best shot at success by joining the Army just in time for the …
Some Help Needed in Olympia
Mickey Smith was a DJ on the show “Sister Sound” on KAOS Radio at The Evergreen State College.She wrote: Jeanice and I need some help. I am just about out of savings and my UI runs out in March. I am unemployed and have been for sometime. Please read and help us if you can. …