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In Liberal-Speak, is Some Gay Marriage Advocacy Wingnuttery?
2008-07-17 12:55:00 On Monday, left-wing blogger Joe.My.God labeled it “wingnuttery” when the Campaign for Children and Families urged its supports to boycott McDonald’s because of the corporation’s “support of homosexual ‘marriages’.”- Let’s see a group with a political agenda urges its supporters to boycott a corporation which supports a cause it opposes. Is that wingnuttery or the ...
By: GayPatriot
Meet USA Cycling President Mark Abramson
2008-05-27 10:17:00 Picture courtesy : Cycling NewsNow I've seen Mark Abramson a number of times in some of my collegiate Easterns. I was pretty surprised when I learnt that he took over the new role this March (Read this cyclingnews article). I think his personality and passion for the sport will fit very well for the governing body of cycling in this country. Congratulations!I didn't tell many people this but I'll put it out here anyway. Funny resemblance, and sometimes a little scary - When Abramson puts on his sunglasses, he has this uncanny ability to look like Lance Armstrong. You won't tell the difference from the crowd. I've been fooled pretty well on a couple of occasions.
Rep. Boehner?s Strategy PowerPoint Becomes an Online Advocacy Tool
2008-05-02 22:53:00 The Strategy to win back Congress and the White House H/T to e.politics | View | Upload your own
By: Stix Blog
Advocacy at the heart of Australia?s young women
2008-04-28 05:22:00 What Girls Say, a report outlining the concerns of 4,500 Australian girls aged 5 ? 17 years, was launched today by Lynne Price, Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides Australia ? the largest girls and young?s organisation in the country. Each girl was asked to identify ?what three issues in the world, in Australia and in your community ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Advocacy at the heart of Australia?s young women", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=443" });
Some Cycling Shorts
2008-04-15 18:10:00 No, they aren't smelly, and no pun intended. But let me pass this on..1. Victory Salutes : New salutes are being added to the Victory Saluta-pedia. The latest addition is called "The PLAYER". For case studies, tips and advice on execution, please visit this page - The Lore of the Victory Salute.2. 2008 Tour of Battenkill : I realize that I'm racing America's biggest single day road race this Saturday. I have been meticulously training with water filled in my mouth, applying Crest teeth whitening gel for the podium night after night, cruelly picking flower petals going 'tubulars love me, tubulars love me not', loading my muscles with the fruits of the pharmaceutical industry and intimately whispering my bike at night into peak performance. Note that these methods have been recommended by a favorite Italian racer of mine, a certain Peopeele Bettini.To see the intensities of the celebrated 55 mile race course, check this link.Don't be all legs and discolored teeth on a podium.....
Ghost of human rights advocacy past
2008-04-07 12:08:00 After 40 Years, Let's Ratify U.N. Bill of Rights To the Editor: Richard N. Gardner, in ''Eleanor Roosevelt's Legacy: Human Rights'' (Op-Ed, Dec. 10), recounts the integral participation of Mrs. Roosevelt in drafting the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights on the 40th anniversary of the declaration's adoption. ''Mr. Reagan's Human Rights Conversion,'' an editorial the same day, congratulated the Administration for paying increasing attention to human rights in regard to United States foreign policy. Both pieces justly praised the declaration and its contribution to raising consciousness of human rights around the world. What was missing was mention of the declaration's three companion documents: the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Civil and Political Covenant's Optional Protocol. Together with the declaration, these documents compose the United Nations International Bill of...
By: Circle of 13
Grassroots Advocacy on Exec Accountability ? and (surprise!) more on Bear
2008-04-02 19:12:00 The New York Times this week had an interesting piece on a Colorado man, Lew Ellison, who worked for 30 years at Qwest Communications — and his efforts since its insider trading scandal-induced demise to create tougher corporate fraud laws. Having seen colleagues lose their life savings, Ellison has joined with local advocacy groups ...
By: Audit Trail
Phil and Friends' Challenge Ride
2008-03-27 22:13:00 Even the greatest cycling journalist in the world rides a TREK and needs no helmet.Someone commented , "Where is Phil's helmet??? This ride is to raise money for children injured in traffic accidents and he doesn't wear a brain bucket??? Baaaaaaaad example, Phil."As long as he knows what he's doing... Thats all I can say.
A Husband's Perspective - Lupus Advocacy Day - Washington, DC
2008-03-24 05:06:00 I am proud of my wife, Christine. I am proud of the work she does for the Lupus Alliance, this website, and for our family. I am proud of her passion to help others, and the impact she has had on so many people through her speaking engagements, and of course, through ButYouDontLookSick.com. I had the pleasure of joining Christine and the Lupus Alliance on a recent trip to Washington DC, to promote Lupus awareness and lobby for the support of local congressional representatives. We decided to bring our seven month old daughter, Olivia, and my role was to care for her during the trip so that Christine could fully participate in the Advocacy Day activities. This included training sessions, lectures, and individual meetings with congressional representatives Carolyn McCarthy (D, New York) and Peter King (R, New York). Click to read more ...
TreeBlogging Advocacy
2008-03-08 07:39:00 I came across this site, tree-nation.com over my browsing of some blogs of friends after seeing a very colorful animated and cool widget on their web pages. I got intrigued by this, I must say, beautiful widget, and so just found myself signing up and copying the code to my own blog.Tree Nation according to its site "is an ecological project with a focused objective: To plant 8 million trees in Niger, Africa to fight desertification! Large-scale plantation of trees will increase the land's productivity and re-generate the soil." This is such a noble act therefore. Their very campaign is founded on the reason that "desertification is potentially the most threatening ecosystem change impacting livelihoods of the poor." (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification www.unccd.int). Desertification is not about advancing deserts, it is about land degradation caused by climate change and humaninduced factors. That's right, US! By planting your tree, you can help combat this proce...
By: AniMotivation
Women Cyclists : Not in Vogue?
2008-02-25 21:50:00 I have found reading about Jeannie Longo so fascinating that I had to devote a post on her.I first heard about her in the work, Tour de France - Three Weeks to Glory by Samuel Abt, now a poor, old and torn book lying on my bookshelf.Its a little unreasonable that women are excluded out of our daily coffee table cycling talk. We easily remember Lance and his super human feats, how Merckx took part in almost every event in the racing calender and possibly managed to win them all, about Anquetil's relentless French conquest of the early Tours, Levi's time trial prowess, boy Boonen's classic but surely rabid sprint wins, Cipo's flamboyance this, Bartali and Coppi's that ... and so on and so forth.And so when it comes to publicity campaigns,flashy magazine ads or even a subjective agreement on who the greatest cyclists are, its quite obvious to see that limitations are only to men.How about the other gender, possibly half of the 6 billion people on earth? Even if a .01% of them bike...
Mario Cipollini's Bikes : Cracking the Code
2008-02-22 00:32:00 Adding more the mystery and oddities of the man they call Super Mario, we have a picture of his road bike at Kahli-fohniya, with the help of some wonderful people at CN.Courtesy : Huang, Cycling NewsSpecifications :1. A mysterious custom Aluminum frame. Who says carbon fiber is any cooler?Cycling News reports, "According to our sources, his frame was built by Simone Carlesso of Bassano del Grappa, Italy, the same person who built his bikes when Cipollini rode for the big 'S'."Who are these 'sources'? Who is this big 'S'? And does this mysterious Carlesso figure have a web site? A quality third party reference? Apprently not. Excellent...2. Shimano Dura Ace components. Quick, ditch your campy stuff before someone sees...!3. Adding insult to our curiosities, an odd stem that says CM67. CN says its a Bontrager XXX Lite stem - unpainted on one side. I'm choosing to doubt this.Courtesy : BKWCM sounds definitely like Mario Cipollini, but that mysterious 67 is looking to me more li...
Advocacy group rates California traffic laws as among nation's most - San J
2008-02-19 00:00:00 Advocacy group rates California traffic laws as among nation's mostSan Jose Mercury News -1 hour agoBy Gary Richards When it comes to traffic, California has the worst in the country. But when it comes to traffic laws, California has among the most effective in the nation.Connecticut ranks 31sts in highway safetyNewsdayState ...
By: Pakistan News
Wanted Urgently By The Fourth Estate Of Barbados, Heavy Doses Of Advocacy
2008-02-16 14:53:00 It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and myths that surround it - John Pilger This morning we were encouraged to reread some of the comments posted to BU over the past week given the more sedate nature of the weekend. One comment which ...
Witness's Video Advocacy Institute: seeking submissions
2008-01-30 17:27:00 WITNESS is pleased to announce a call for applications to participate in the 2008 Video Advocacy Institute (VAI). The Video Advocacy Institute, the first of its kind, is an innovative program that trains human rights defenders to successfully integrate video advocacy into their social change campaigns. The VAI will be held in association with Concordia University?s Communication Studies Program and Documentary Centre. When: July 19 ? August 2, 2008 Where: Concordia University - Montreal, Canada Application Deadline: March 2, 2008 ?The training was/is proving to be immensely useful? bringing these skills to grassroots organizations on the ground and in such an effective way.? - VAI 2007 Participant If you or others that you know would be interested in participating in this training program please visit: the VAI site for detailed information and the application form. This VAI will be held in English. Future VAI's may be held in different languages. Previous production skills not req...
The Advocate: Preferring Bush-bashing to Gay Advocacy
2008-01-26 00:50:00 A few days ago, when I opened the latest issue of The Advocate, I was delighted to see a letter from Editor-in-Chief Anne Stockwell, headlined, “Our New Hero . . . Arnold?” I had assumed it would be a balanced piece, noting that despite Governor Schwarenegger’s veto of gay marriage, he had compiled a ...
By: GayPatriot
The Motherlode Of Great Music Advocacy Articles
2008-01-21 01:22:00 I joined the International Society of Music Educators (ISME) mid-last year. I did this to become part of a larger music education community. One that transcends national boundaries. As many of you know, I am trying to get as many musicians and educators talking about what they do, why they do, and join a ?global conversation? about our field. ISME is trying to do just that? Part of the ISME website includes a list to a number of FANTASTIC music advocacy articles. There are over two dozen articles written by some of the finest music minds of our time. These articles are free to download and view and you do not need to be a member of ISME to access them. Reading articles like these will provide a real basis for music educators and musicians to be able to answer the questions posed to us as to why music is important! Others and I have written a lot about music advocacy here on http://www.mustech.net. View ou...
The Ticket to the Races : Biological Passports, How Good?
2008-01-13 02:39:00 Before I start, I'd like to mention that the results of some wheel tests done on a bunch of new hoops are over at Roues Artisanales for 2008. As always, I'm excited to see new tests done on racing products. This test in particular addresses aerodynamics, inertia, lateral stiffness and bearing resistance of wheels in a 5 part series (of which only part 1 is available today as I type this). Interestingly, some of the latest models of Mavic seem to be on the higher end of aerodynamic inefficiencies.While NASA is testing the LRO for the upcoming moon mission and President Bush remarks there should be world peace at whatever the oil price, UCI is on a race to implement biological passports for riders. We are told that its introduction has been successful beginning this year.In my understanding, they brought this idea up last year after doping controversies were just flooding the reputation of international cycling and all that called for a solution to tackle the problem lest the whole...
Whats In Your Athletic Wear?
2008-01-09 22:58:00 I was away in Olean, NY for an intensive 2 day interview with Dresser-Rand (I got the job!). I'm back in Buffalo, and I have rocketed into my base building for the season. (Is it just me or do I think one legged intervals are awesome, especially for building some ripped obliques?!)In a perfect world (at least for me), the microfiber jerseys, shorts,running pants, under armor and base layers we wear would be odor resistant.The stink that they carry after a session of training or racing comes really from sweat and bacteria, that love to thrive in moisture (think socks). While its nice that this problem can be simply avoided by soaking in detergent water, it'll be better still that odor can be taken care off on the spot, while we train and ride.In this new era, we have moisture wicking jerseys and shorts. You pay a premium for them, but I really question how good they are. How about our base layers? Its really those pieces that are sticking to our bodies that need a small revolution...
OFWs get so little share in P1-B AIDS advocacy tack
2008-01-01 15:15:00 As the country?s incidence of overseas Filipino workers with HIV is said to ?be hidden but growing,” advocates are now focusing on those in the migration stream. Still, they are getting less than two percent from a P1-billion (nearly $24.4 million) funding pouring into the advocacy to address the human immuno-deficiency virus stalking the people in ...
Blogging from Kathmandu, Nepal
2007-12-16 16:11:00 Namaste!It's very, very cold here in Kathmandu with temperature of about 9C. The moment I stepped out of the plane, the cool breeze sent shivers to my spine. While going through the immigration formalities to finding the hotel service vehicle, I had goosebumps all over and I feel my insides shuddering. Sad to say, R, I didn't get a window seat. I was in the middle row. I was told that when going to Kathmandu, one should take seats on the right side of the plane because that's where Mount Everest can be seen. Drat. Everyone had exactly the same thing in their minds.Just about 30mins from landing, and as if on cue, the plane tilted to the right because passengers on the left side of the plane vacated their seats and spilled on the aisle towards the right of the plane. That's when I realized that Mount Everest is in plain sight. I already missed a window seat so I told myself not to be outdone and go take a peep of the peak. I had to kick and fight and bite and scratch my way throu...
Advocacy, Intellect, and Common Sense
2007-12-13 00:59:00 by Jim Miles Ramzy Baroud’s current article [1] on the despair of writers and the role of the intellectual in presenting information has proven to be very thought provoking personally. I would not be doing what I am doing now without his support and conviction, yet as with the writer in the article, I have often wondered why do I keep doing this when nothing seems to change. Further, am I preaching only to the converted, or is there perhaps someone out there who has read the material and actually transformed their thinking because of that? Ramzy takes support from Noam Chomsky, who said, "Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions.” Although it is truly presumptuous of me to say, what I believe is unstated in Ramzy’s essay, after saying “the intellectual is not a cheerleader, nor a poet, and should, no matter where his sympathies lie, remain capable of dispassionate...
Breathing easily now
2007-12-11 17:29:00 I MADE IT!I survived this afternoon's much anticipated, grueling one hour and a half panel discussion where I sat as one of the panelists. I was included in the company of experts and ICT and development practitioners who are way more experienced and older *hehe* than I am. I felt humbled and at the same time grateful for the privilege of interacting with and gaining insights and wisdom from them. No one made me feel inferior.I didn't realize community-driven networks is a subject of interest to many people around the globe - the room was instantly filled in to the last seat and there were a few that I spotted standing. So what's with this session, anyway? Here I am sharing with you the following key questions that were explored during the session, where each panelist were given only two minutes to respond:*Why focus on community networks?*Are community networks feasible?*What's needed to make them a reality?*How do you build on what exists and making alliances?All in all, it wa...
Advocacy Feeds On Itself!!
2007-11-30 00:00:00 There are days when you think things just can’t get any more ridiculous. That would not be in the world of advocacy groups. Webster defines advocate as “one that supports or promotes the interests of another”. Today one advocacy group advocated another advocacy group knowing full well that neither of them are ...
Moveon.org Takes on Facebook: The advocacy group says the site's ad system
2007-11-21 16:10:00 Liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org launched a campaign Tuesday on Facebook against Facebook, raising privacy concerns for users of the fast-growing social network. At issue is Facebook's new advertising program that lets its members notify friends about movies they rent, items they auction and movie tickets they buy at partner sites elsewhere on the Web. Facebook allows its members to opt out of the ad system, called Beacon. But MoveOn.org contends the program violates users' privacy by requiring them to opt out rather than voluntarily opt in. "The sole reason for this new feature is to serve corporate advertisers and make it easier for them to micro-target Facebook users with ads," MoveOn .org spokesman Adam Green said. "Breaching privacy is against the type of community Facebook should be striving for." MoveOn.org is buying ads, organizing a "protest group" and circulating an online petition to pressure Facebook to allow its more than 55 million users to change its opt-out met...
Advocacy blog: ?In Defense of our Safety?
2007-11-20 21:53:00 Recently, a reader left a comment on one of my posts regarding the importance of blogging as a means of getting a message across. Curious, I clicked on her name’s link, and it brought me to an advocacy blog called In Defense of our Safety. The way I see it, the blog is (1) an ...
By: Ang Dabawenyo
Spirit of Devil’s Advocacy
2007-11-13 22:50:00 Spiritual/Religious Person: “Death doesn’t particularly bother me.”The Devil: “Yeah, right . . . {erupting into evil laughter}A number of comments to the previous post fell into certain broad categories. Below I’ve briefly summarized each – and then, despite basically agreeing with all of you, played devil’s advocate. Because I noticed that if I hadn’t already had certain experiences that make me see your points, I’d want some further explanation. I thought that by challenging your views on what makes death not so much of a problem, this would give anyone who may want to a chance to expound.And of course, anybody who’s inclined to comment in any other manner is also welcome.Why Death’s Not a Problem – Followed by Sinister Replies1. Continuity/Wholeness of Life: Death’s not a problem because life is all one whole and/or the same energy.The Devil Replies:So then, it’s like your friend gives you a cat. You immediately have it killed, cremated, and put it in ...
By: Original Faith
Under the Sea - Diving in the Philippines
2007-11-12 19:05:00 From:gerardjohn15 Source : YouTube.com Collection of my favorite underwater/diving pictures!
Discover Our Home ( Video Clip )
2007-11-12 18:38:00 I’m getting YouTube Crazy! Didn’t really bother much about YouTube videos until i received an email from a friend, which prompted me to go to YouTube to watch the video, and the rest was history. Anyway, here’s a Video Clip of one of Philippines Telecommunications Service Provider (Smart). One of Smart and Department of Tourism’s Advert for ...
A Glimpse of Paradise (Video Clip)
2007-11-12 18:08:00 Source: majorkontrapelo I was exploring thru Youtube.com and landed on a beautiful clip about the Philippines. Its a virtual tour of different destinations, festivals, food, and the gorgeous women in the Philippines from goparadisephilippines.com Watch and Enjoy!
A Review on Paradise Philippines Memoirs
2007-11-11 17:06:00 Source : www.SimplyWired.org I didn’t know I am missing Philippines this much until I realized that I’ve been yearning to do LATELY the usual things I do back home. There are many to mention - the top six things are - drinking buko juice every morning, eating kwek-kwek, and drinking mango juice afterwards at Boni, going to ...
Benchmarking Key Concern During Family Advocacy Day
2007-11-08 13:26:00 After speaking with parents/guardians during yesterday's Family Advocacy Conference day, it didn't take long to notice one common theme--concern for benchmarking. This would be a great time to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Family Advocacy Conferences Scheduled for November 7, 2007
2007-11-06 15:07:00 This post is to provide a final reminder of the Family Advocacy conference date, designated for Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Eisenhower Middle School. Travel, child care and work arrangements can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Resource for Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers
2007-11-04 17:10:00 Introduction: Administrators of Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) must possess a number of skills, including knowing how to conduct an evaluation. This resource book, written expressly for CAC administrators, is designed to give administrators who have varying amounts of evaluation experience the knowledge they will need to conduct either one-time or ongoing evaluations.
By: Asiaing.com
Sled Dog Advocacy?
2007-10-17 19:30:00 Oct. 31 Edit: I’ve now opened SledDogWatch.com to further counter the nonsense described below. This site is “Dedicated to Honouring the Tradition and the Sport of Mushing.” Those of you in Whitehorse may have seen the posters put up by Terry Cumming opposing the Yukon Quest in particular and mushing in general due to what ...
Why do people with autism need advocacy and advocates
2007-10-06 16:12:00 Usually for people with autism, while there are varying degrees of it, and not all need advocacy….a lot of people with this disorder do not have the ability to think logically. Their brain works in such a way that they will do things on the spur of the moment, they lack the emotion sometimes to ...
By: Autism-World
Music Advocacy; Is It Just A Waste Of Our Time?
2007-10-04 00:30:00 Our we wasting a time with music advocacy and the current state of music education? I posted a comment on Travis Weller?s site: Composing Like Mad on his article entitled ?At 3:15 p.m., class is just beginning?? . Jim Plamondon makes the argument and comments that ?people increasingly see music education as a bad investment, relatively speaking? and they might be right.? He further states (within the context of his comment) that ?the effort currently being expended on music education advocacy is wasted?? In fairness to Jim, he has been working on a new type of keyboard that allows you to enter music notes in pattern based way that allows for an easier transfer of ?finger memory? to different keys when running scales and playing chords (not unlike guitarists and the patterns on strings) and offers his own solution(s) as to how to get a better ?return on our investment? as educators. I have to read more about what he i...
Advocacy for Gifted Education in Rhode Island
2007-09-17 19:49:00 Following up on our posts regarding education for gifted students, I learned about RIAGE, Rhode Island Advocates for Gifted Education. They have a website at www.riage.org which has news articles, a discussion forum, and information about programs. I encourage people interested in supporting gifted and talented education in Rhode Island to check ...
By: Kmareka.com
Another Advocacy Group…..Not!!
2007-09-14 00:00:00 I recently wanted to share some thoughts on a diabetes issue concerning a blog I read on the American Diabetes Association website. Diabetes and getting fair treatment on life insurance for those that suffer from it has been a passion of mine for at least the past 10 years. People with diabetes can run into some ...
MoveOn.org Gets Discount Rate For ?Betray Us? Advocacy Ad
2007-09-11 15:16:00 Yesterday the New York Times Co. reached a simultaneous low while its crown jewel newspaper reached a new low by running a personal attack ad against a war hero. Their stock reflected their standing in the world of character by ending the day with a five year low of $20.72. What a perfectly deserving reflection of the quality of the product coming out of the nation?s biggest clearing house for advocacy journalism.
By: Webloggin
News & Current Events :: Christian Advocacy is Flourishing as New Law Field
2007-09-07 01:50:00 Author: Eric Subject: Christian Advocacy is Flourishing as New Law Field for FaithPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:50 pm (GMT -4) Legal Groups Putting God on the Docket Christian advocacy is flourishing as new law field for faithful Lisa Anderson WASHINGTON — Whether they like it or loathe it, most Americans recognize the American Civil Liberties Union as a constitutional watchdog. Far fewer know of the American Center for Law and Justice, a leader in the flourishing field of Christian legal advocacy that may be less famous but is no less determined to see its views prevail in the nation's courts and, ultimately, its culture. The best-financed and highest profile of these conservative Christian legal groups, the ACLJ, headed by aggressive chief counsel Jay Sekulow, has led the way in transforming the complaints of the religious right from raucous protests on the courthouse steps to polished presentations inside the highest courts in the land. These cases cover a broad range o...
CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS MOVE TO CONTAIN PAYDAY LENDERS
2007-09-06 16:01:00 Consumer Advocacy groups have their guns trained on payday lenders. To most of these groups payday lenders are out to take advantage of poor people, the interests charged, in some cases as high as $ 35 for every $100 borrowed, are meant to keep the borrower in debt since most of them carry a lot of debt so they are unable to clear the payday loan on time resulting in extra charges. The advocacy groups are pushing for laws to control the industry. They want the interest rates to be reduced and controlled as well as allow the borrower to negotiate for a repayment plan if they are unable to pay the loan at no extra charge. Payday lenders are being attacked from all fronts the consumer groups want laws to be tightened to punish lenders who take advantage of customers by not disclosing all information about the loan to the customer. Some payday lenders are happy about the proposed laws, they view them as the way forward for the industry, and they believe that the laws will weed out the b...
Kanye West Voices Advocacy Of Education In New Public-Service Announcement
2007-08-25 12:05:00 CHICAGO (AP) - Kanye West says he isn’t political and has no interest in ”who’s running with who” in the 2008 election. But the 30-year-old hip-hop mogul filmed a public service announcement Friday for an advocacy group trying to make education the top priority for the next president. Read more!
By: Celebrity News
On Advocacy Journalism
2007-06-29 15:28:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - CNN broadcaster Lou Dobbs appeared as keynote speaker at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, where he was introduced as an “advocacy journalist.” It’s an identity, I learned, that he relishes. Formerly the host of CNN’s “MoneyLine,” he’s now ruffling mainstream media feathers as a border sheriff broadcaster ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Ohio Family Advocacy Group Upset Over Governor's Support for Anti-Discrimin
2007-05-23 17:48:00 An Ohio group is all up in arms over an executive order that governor Ted Strickland signed last week, adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's non-discrimination policy for employers. How shocking! It gets better, though. The Citizens for Community Values, hold that since there is no "test" for homosexuality, innocent employers (certainly not bigoted ones, though) will be sued right and left if they refuse to hire a homosexual individual. Phil Burress, a spokesman for the CCV, tried to bolster the organization's contention by adding..."...his organization has been unable to find one case in his state orelsewhere in the United States in which discrimination because of sexual genderor identity in employment-related cases has been proven. For him that makesGovernor Strickland's new executive order very suspect."First, since when are we testing people for anything other than illicit drug use prior to employing them? I simply have to laugh at that bone of cont...
Online Advocacy Manager - American Progress (DC)
2007-05-12 02:21:00 American Progress seeks an Online Advocacy Manager to develop and execute online advocacy strategy, including online campaigns, rapid response actions, and collaborative research projects to further progressive policies and advance the work of American Progress. Responsibilities include management of a new Web site that will bring American Progress advocacy efforts together under a single identity. Full ...
By: DemWork
Apathy, Manner And Advocacy
2007-04-05 10:59:00 Apathy I couldn’t really do justice to the outpouring of support from the Pinoy blogosphere. Whether it was a sign of support through logic, principle and personal stand, I want to say again that I’m extremely appreciative and grateful for your courage to stand up for what you think is right despite the possible repercussions and ...
By: Atheista
Green Guerrilla Advocacy: These Come From Trees
2007-03-26 23:58:00 IntroBilling itself as "the world's first guerrilla public service announcement", These Come From Trees is a sticker campaign to remind those predisposed to wastefulness (that would be most of us) that paper, after all, comes from trees. The idea is simple. Get a roll of stickers, slap them on paper towel dispensers and other similar gadgets, and sit back and watch as people are eerily compelled to conserve. The stickers themselves were created as a "random act of designess", proving that there are indeed good folks out there in the blogosphere (Michelle Malkin notwithstanding). Main Text
Rudy Giuliani Defends Law Firm?s Advocacy of Citgo
2007-03-19 17:20:00 TAMPA, Florida ? Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Sunday defended his law firm’s role in representing Citgo Petroleum Corp., which is ultimately controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying it was helping protect American jobs. Giuliani acknowledged though, that his opponents will try to exploit the news that a lawyer with Bracewell & Giuliani in ...
By: TexasFred's
Video as an Advocacy Tool Workshop
2007-03-14 15:00:00 "Whether as a producer, or a spectator, video can be transformative. The purpose of this workshop is to address how your work (organizationally produced or selected for a specific purpose) can be used in exposing the issues you are most interested beyond your closest circles. Panelists will explore some of the successful models in getting the most of your production or distribution processes. Be certain that a video that is clear and unique can go a long way!" Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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