One United Michigan is hosting an event this Tuesday: Don’t be Fooled! Michigan is coming together to support affirmative action. Who: One United Michigan What: Public Briefing on defeating the California Anti-Affirmative Action Amendment When: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 , 5:00 p.m. Where: AFSCME Auditorium, 600 W. Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan The Constitional Amendment backed by […]
The ‘Borf Effect’
When I was talking to this reporter about the arrest of the graffiti artist “Borfâ€? she asked if DCist had seen a “spikeâ€? of traffic. After getting off the phone I checked the numbers and saw that we did indeed see a high level of traffic on Thursday (when the Post ran their expose on […]
YP4 Summer Online Course Announced
I’m facilitating this course for my “workâ€? (in quotes, because I can’t believe I get paid to do this). I am lining up an awesome linup of guests from People For the American Way, American Constitution Society, ACLU, Earthjustice, Planned Parenthood, and more for this one – go register. (See the announcement online.) THE BATTLE […]
Iraq War Protest Announced
The anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice has announced a massive “mobilizationâ€? to Washington, D.C. this September. I thought the last paragraph from their call was interesting: From every corner of this country, people will travel to Washington to bring our demands directly to the policymakers responsible for this unjust war. These three days […]
Help Town Hall Open in Glover Park
Town Hall, a new restaurant to open in Glover Park, needs the ANC 3B to approve a “Stipulated Licenseâ€? to allow them to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends. The city gave them the liquor license from the restaurant formerly in the space, but they need the ANC’s blessing […]
Bill Clinton
I thought Bill Clinton’s speech at yesterday’s Campus Progress conference was the best I’ve ever seen him give. They’ve posted the audio (mp3) and video here. —–
MoveOn Protest in D.C.
What: Protest and Picket to Demand Bush Fire Karl Rove Where: The White House, Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC (Metro: Farragut West or McPherson Square) When: 2:30 PM :: Thursday, July 14, 2005 (rain or shine) —–