September 2011
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[Like I was saying about cops pepper spraying... →
readnfight:
Just read a story about cops coming to a club downtown in New Haven the other night because the bouncer was having a hard time kicking someone out, and the people got rowdy in response, so the cops tased the person being kicked out and pepper sprayed people. Including each other.
Well.
Again,…
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[He was 14 yrs. 6mos. and 5 days old --- and the...
In a South Carolina prison sixty-six years ago, guards walked a 14-year-old boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. At 5’ 1” and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg.
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United States Supreme Court refuses to stop Troy... →
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["Martin Luther King was unequivocally opposed to...
http://t.co/z2pIECVP
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[Call Judge Penny Freesemann at 912 652 7252 to...
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[with compassion and hope, i demand that...
please endorse this statement against #transphobia & #transmisogyny. bring compassion to artistic/political communities:
http://riversofhoneycommunity.com/response
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[re: DADT- it is not trans inclusive. it also...
http://www.kaybarrett.net
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[on your 30th birthday] 2011.
things you learn during your birthday (via a very accurate source, livejournal): i got my 1st cell phone in 2003 & i liked to perform in drag, referred to myself as a grrlboi; in 2004 someone performed a poem at my bday gathering, made me cry. same week, a co-worker said, “why do you all always talk about being of color? also, farmer’s market food by the handfuls.; 2005 you...
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[(spoiler alert- true blood): of course the white...
#alwaysgottastealourmagic #badwriting #racisminfantasy&reality #privilegedproblems
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Petition Against Troy Davis's Execution →
strugglingtobeheard:
From the petition:
My brother, Troy Davis, has been on Georgia’s death row for 20 years despite strong evidence of his innocence. His execution date is now scheduled for Wed, Sept 21. He has a hearing in front of the GA Board of Pardons & Parole two days beforehand.We need to tell the Board strongly and clearly: There’s too much doubt to execute Troy Davis!
The case...
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[Someone non-trans said the term 'cisgender' was...
kulandaybarrett kay ulanday barrett
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The $43 Million Islamophobia Machine - COLORLINES →
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[I Support Trans Women's Inclusion at Rivers of... →
(please circulate widely)
i think it is important where we create art, chosen family, devote collective time and seek/nourish healing. people need to know who perpetuates harmful behavior in their organization infrastructure and in the wider progressive community. as someone who is helping collectively with RIVERS RESPONSE, below is what i posted on the facebook event wall:
As a performer, ...
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[yeah no. i am not down w/ chit chatting about...
#avoidracism #overit