Ron Miguel, a retired florist and native San Franciscan, can remember when a middle-class family could buy a home in the city without breaking the bank. But over the decades, he has watched that change. and “It’s bad for democracy,” Karlinsky said. “When you have concentrations of poverty, people growing up there have less access …
The Evergreen State College, St. Martin’s University and South Puget Sound Community College take great pride in our welcoming community and in the roles our institutions have played in making this one of the most vibrant, diverse, creative and respected communities in Washington state. These qualities are a beacon that attracts the best and brightest …
It’s time to stop parading and start marching, for Jack and Ennis’ sake. and I caught up with Brokeback Mountain the other day. I don’t know about you, but I usually wait quite a while to see new movies, and the more fuss and flackery there is, the longer I wait. and So far as …
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 …