In 2002 PFLAG New York City took the lead in developing The Stay Close Campaign as awareness campaign to get the word out about the PFLAG organization to parents, families, teachers, clergy, politicians, GLBT people, and the general public. Why This Campaign is So Important * It is estimated that one in 4 families includes …
This is an email from CODEPINK – a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. June 29, 2006 Dear Gabi, The Bush administration has repeatedly stated that when the Iraqis stand up, our soldiers …
This totem pole is there looking over the falls. A beautiful tree blossoming with it’s white flowers in the sun. There’s Alec! Above are fish ladders ~ made of cement ~ to help salmon swim upstream. I love the cool rocks and the worn cement shapes. And here is the view at the end of …
The group likes to prey on disenfranchised youths that might be susceptible to their venomous, ridiculous rhetoric about nonwhites stealing jobs from whites. and Unity in the Community is using the neo-Nazi presence in the Olympia area to redouble its public education and research efforts, turning lemons into lemonade. “Unity is poised as the polar …
The Constitutional Amendment We Really Need Would Protect Us from Family-Values Hypocrites—and Protect Family-Values Hypocrites from Themselves Amendment: Congress shall recognize no votes or opinions about the sanctity and preservation of marriage from its members who have been divorced and/or remarried while their first spouses are still alive. (To say nothing of those who are …
In 1974 Alec and I said our vows of committment to each other in the basement of Everything for Everybody, where we lived and worked. Jack Scully ~ our boss and dear friend ~ officiated for us. This right before the wedding: That is Melinda, my maid of honor on the left. ~ That’s me …