Update And New News
It seems that there’s a few things to update and add.
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The Canadian Senate is taking some time to mull the Income Tax Act, Bill C-10, and consider the implications of removing funding to anything of a controversial nature or offending to “public decency,” before deciding whether to approve the measure in its current form. The carefully slipped-in little bit of wording had already passed in the House of Commons, before legislators realized the implications.
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Logo Network has released an advertisement addressing hate crimes, featuring the likes of Calpernia Addams, Andre 3000 (of OutKast), Ashanti, Sarah Bareilles, Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development, Nip/Tuck), international performer Estelle, Janet Jackson, T.R. Knight, Little Sister, Darryl Stephens (Logo’s Noah’s Arc) and Taylor Swift.
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In commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s murder, the Matthew Shepard Foundation is preparing to launch an awareness campaign to fight hatred and the violence it generates.
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The Day of Silence is approaching, Friday April 25, 2008. This year, they will be remembering Lawrence King in the process. Information and organizing manual can be found at dayofsilence.org.
I’m finding myself still emotionally drained from a long cycle of work. More articles are in the works, but will have to wait until I have more energy. Take care.
That Logo ad. Public Service Announcement , made me cry - that needs to run internationally - its past time to stop the hate.
It made me cry and i only got to see it on Free Speech TV which runs a cable show out of Manhatten called GayUSA.
politcal junkies unite and over throw the world - its a blog swarm day in the usa for the 5 th yr of “shock and awe.” We here are beyond besides ourselves with despair at the deafness of our government to our will - to end this illegal occupation. Not another minute of it. sigh….just thought i would stop by and say Hi ! hi