Archive for the 'direct action' Category
Bar AIDS: Drink Away the Virus!
Cross-posted at Suburban Guerrilla
I remember this commercial, which appeared about a week before the AIDS crisis exploded.
Action AIDS is one of the many non-profit human services organizations in Philadelphia, and their name is pretty self-explanatory. Like most non-profits, Action AIDS is under the gun due to the economic calamity we’re living in. (And [...]
PSA: Help Make Joey Vento Cry
news item from the Reform Immigration for America campaign:
On Tuesday July 27th, immigrant rights activists will rally outside the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondback game to call attention to the contributions of immigrants to our national pasttime. There are over 1500 foreign born players in the major leagues, lucky enough to come to the [...]
Open Letter to Cowardly Tom Vilsack
Dear Secretary Vilsack:
It has come to my attention that you recently forced Shirley Sherrod, a USDA appointee, to resign over what appear to unfounded allegations of racism by noted conservative provocateur Andrew Breitbart. Unfortunately, by taking the word of this well-known con artist at face value, you have fired an innocent person. you need [...]
Shorter Specter, Casey, Fattah, Sestak, Brady, Schwartz, and the Rest of the House: If We Don’t See a Problem, It Doesn’t Exist! (UPDATED)
UPDATE BELOW
Via NYCEve:
On August 4th in Washington D.C. the National Association of Free Clinics holds a Free Clinic at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington DC.
An invitation from Nicole Lamoureux the executive director of the Free Clinic Association went to every member of Congress and the United States Senate. 535 in total. 435 [...]
Thank You Kindra Arnesen for Exposing BP’s Lies
Via Susie:
What BP is claiming is that if fishermen choose not to talk part in the oil spill cleanup, BP will consider that as potential income declined and deduct it from their claims.
In other words, if you didn’t want to risk your health and expose yourself to their toxic waste, you’re going to suffer financially [...]
Toronto Police Beat, Tase Unarmed Peaceful Protestors
Peaceful G20 protest at Queen & Spadina from Meghann Millard on Vimeo.
It is sometimes difficult to be sad when a cop gets shot.
Baby Henry: Adoption Complete
I just wanted to update the Baby Henry saga. I spent most of the weekend picking up my son and hanging out at my parents’ place, and although Christina was at home, I was a little concerned that the kitten might die in the interim. Luckily that wasn’t the case: when I got home [...]
Read More..>>RALLY TO SAVE PA BUDGET
Here we go again…
That’s right, it’s time for another round of Pennsylvania’s legislature versus Pennsylvania’s citizens. Who will be the first to get kicked in the teeth? The elderly? Children? The mentally retarded? Victims of domestic violence? The unemployed?
It’s going to be one hell of a summer folks, and if we’re going to hold [...]
Baby Henry Finds a Home
Juts a quick note to everyone who’s been writing concerned about Baby Henry: he has found a home with a woman here at work. I think it’s a good fit: she has two daughters who saw the kitty and couldn’t resist. Thanks to everyone who’s offered to adopt Baby Henry, and SPECIAL THANKS to [...]
Read More..>>Baby Henry Needs a Home and Visit to the Vet (UPDATED TWICE)
UPDATES BELOW
Living in our neighborhood are a few semi-feral cats who have kittens on a frighteningly regular basis. We’ve adopted two in the past year, inviting Henry, a grey tabby mix, into the house in January 2009, and bringing Little Elvis, an orange tabby mix who fit in the palm of my hand and [...]
