Every Writer's Resource did an interview with Harold Jaffe recently. You can read the full interview here: http://www.everywritersresource.com/haroldjaffe.htm Here's a quote from Jaffe for new writers interested in social activism: 'And the advice I’d offer is to learn as much about the world as you can, keep your courage up, and try to recognize that the “returns” are going to be wildly ...
In a whole new breed of net roots activism, gaymers and straight allies who play Warcraft will have their 5th Annual Proudmoore Pride Parade at noon server time on SaturdayJune 20, 2009! Proudmoore Pride Parade on WOW
Think Galactic : is a Chicago-based reading group that seeks to discuss speculative fiction from a radical left perspective. We meet at 7:30pm every second Thursday of the month at Myopic Books in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Vegan snacks are usually provided. [yum!] [also from their web site: "THINK GALACTIC is a pro-woman, pro-queer, and anti-racism group that dreams of a world without...
very quick. i am exhausted. i spent the entire day at the repeal proposition 8 decision day protests. sadly, the court did not rule in our favor if you don't know the rest of the story by now, then google it . the day started with a 930am gathering at the california supreme court building right here in san francisco. at 10am the ruling was read. this was followed by a protest and a sit-in in...
The US spends 16% of its GDP on Health care, Britain spends 9.1%, Canada is at 9.7%, and Germany is at 9.7%. One of the main arguments againstUniversal health care (which isn't what Obama is really offering, and I wish he would) is that the costs are too high. Not only are we paying more, but we are not getting as good outcomes for the care provided. Those under British and Canadian health ...
So, as well as Amazon jerking authors with GLBT themes in their books about, Paypal apparently like to get in on the scene. http://sidhe-woman.livejournal.com/43517.html Delightful. Seriously, haven't these companies got something more productive to do with their time? Like file their nails or something?
Shall we call this AmazonFail 09? It seems that Amazon.com and its subsidiaries Amazon.ca and Amazon.uk – and possibly other Amazon subsidiaries as well – have decided thatbooks addressing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other queer issues – and a number of other books dealing with issues of sexual diversity - are very naughty books. You can still buy them, if you know how to search ...
while this is a humorous piece, it is very intelligent and thought provoking. and i wholeheartedly agree, when desperation and paranoia kick in, and special interest groups are clinging to the something very small and grasping at straws, you know that change is coming. Fear the rainbow! A storm is gathering. Are you afraid, Christian? Are you afraid *enough*? By Mark Morford, SF Gate ...
