Note from Gabi ~ I won’t be able to be at this wonderful event this year because I’ll be in Washington DC then, but I did want to let everyone know. Peace Works ConferenceFocus on Iraq and Palestine Occupations, Oct. 17-19Register Now! Dear Former Peace Works Conference Attendees: The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and …
Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Officials of a small Christian university say a life-size cardboard reproduction of American’s first major party presidential candidate hung from a tree on the campus. See: Oregon school says 4 confessed to Obama effigy Can we talk?????????? Join us for the first in a series of community conversations about race, Monday, …
In MILK — A Great Movie Trailer. Steve Schalchlin wrote: The Gus Van Sant movie about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected politician, a man assassinated for nothing more than being gay and refusing to pretend otherwise, looks incredible. I actually began to tear up in the theater just watching it. Filmed in San …
According to Steve Kaplan: The White House and Congress appear to have reached an agreement on a bailout plan that restricts executive pay at companies that participate in the bailout. The plan limits CEO compensation that encourages “unnecessary and excessive” risk-taking, creates a tax disadvantage for CEOs who are paid more than $500,000, prohibits severance …
Hi everyone. I know I have been pretty quiet. Let’s see… We left the country! My sister has a time share usually in Mexico, but she traded it for one at a resort on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Alec and I got passports (I had one from when I was 20 but it had …
Please listen to Jay Smooth’s October 2007 commentary on rapper TI’s arrest on federal gun charges right before he was scheduled to appear at the BET Hip Hop Awards where he had been nominated for nine awards. Click To Play Jay goes way beyond acknowledging that if T.I. was guilty of those charges (which he …
The issue of gay marriage is addressed by 15 year old Carrie Shores whose parents (Del Shores and Jason Dottley) are gay. Great job Carrie! Thanks for posting that. Background notes: I met Carrie’s dad Del when my friend Michael Sugar flew me to Los Angeles to see Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu in the …
This is truly amazing. Check it out! Staunch conservative Pat Buchanan had nothing but love for Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic national convention given before 85,000 people in Denver’s Mile High Stadium. Thanks to Liza Sabater on culturekitchen for sharing that one! And if you missed Obama’s speech – or want to …
Our Olympia City Council is seeking to repeal our Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance on Tuesday, September 9th! Please take action on this! Here is the press release that went out today: 09/05/08 PRESS RELEASE Supporters of Nuclear Free Zone rally for community show of support The Olympia City Council wants to repeal our Nuclear Free …