The Goodspeed Update

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 California businessman Ward Connerly
puts an immediate end to […]

When I was talking to this reporter
about the arrest of the graffiti artist “Borf� she asked if DCist had
seen a “spike� 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 Borf) - it was […]

I’m
facilitating this course for my “work� (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 OVER THE COURTS: WHAT’S AT STAKE?
Young […]

The
anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice has announced a massive
“mobilization� 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 of actions will send a clear message […]

Town
Hall, a new restaurant to open in Glover Park, needs the ANC 3B to
approve a “Stipulated License� 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 to extend the time. They […]

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.

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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)

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