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Steve Schalchlin is coming to Olympia in May!
Steve Schalchlin is coming to Olympia to do a very special Mother’s Day concert for PFLAG-Olympia! WooHoo! Can you tell I’m really happy about this?! In his Friday, April 03, 2009 blogging: Personal Appearances. Steve wrote: This whole new wave of personal appearances, culminating in the creation and design of a new live solo concert, …
A celebrity marriage ‘apology’
In this article: Portia De Rossi “Apologizes” For Marrying Ellen (VIDEO)Huffington Post | Alex Leo | March 21, 2009 Portia De Rossi appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night and talked about being a teenage model and her new show “Better Off Ted.” She also brought with her a new PSA she made about gay …
Extreme poverty is not beautiful
Jayne Cravens wrote: I was in a convoy heading to the Pansjir Valley in Afghanistan once upon a time, when a non-Afghan man in the back seat started talking to his non-Afghan colleague about how beautiful and simply the people lived in Afghanistan, how idillic it was, how it was a shame to bring them …
‘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 …