Much of the talk about Michigamua, and the crux of the lawsuit filed last week in Washtenaw County Court, is a 1989 agreement between the university, Michigamua, and Native American students, that the organization would abandon all references to Native American Culture. In 2000, 11 years after that agreement was signed, the Student of Color […]
Heurich House Update
There’s some good news for the Heurich House, a beautiful victorian mansion in DC that is facing auction if the nonprofit foundation that runs the house can’t come up with $250,000. Since I wrote about the home’s plight in January the group has raised $70,000 towards their goal and won pledges for more funds and […]
Remodeling Blog
While I blog here about who-knows-what, my twin brother has been busily maintaining his own blog about his work remodeling a tiny 1930s(?)-era home he purchased in Haverhill, Massaccussets. I have been quite impressed with his energy and skill in the project and am looking forward to the final product.
February Blogger Meetup Attendance
Here’s who signed in: Total Information Awareness Candy Sandwich a13x.net Always Write Grateful Dating Articulatory Loop Brokekid.net Velvet in Dupont Rhinestone Cowgirl Latest Obsession Yeah … I Said It Yeah, So I’m Nicolasix.com Elliot Teel Movering If I missed you, drop a comment.
Studying the Political Web
Two reports have recently been issued in the field of nonprofit technology that I think are important to point out. Here’s the first: In the for-profit dot.com world, the bottom line is easy to measure — it comes down to dollars and cents. For nonprofit organizations, success is more difficult to define. How many people […]
Full Text of Doe vs. Michigamua
Below, for your reading pleasure, is the complete text of a lawsuit filed against Michigamua and the University of Michigan last week in Washtenaw County Circuit Court. The formatting is a bit screwy — sorry, this was a rush file conversion job.
Meetup Tonight
Sorry for the late notice. There’s a DC blogger meetup tonight at Pharaoh’s in Adams Morgan at 7pm. More info on the Meetup.com site.