I received a request for an interview from a high school student, writing for their school newspaper. This isn’t the first time I’ve consented to an interview for a school […]
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Tag: Civil Liberties and Advocacy Efforts
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy. – Orson Welles
Advocacy Scars…
I’ve been involved with civil liberties advocacy for over 20 years. I actually started in a limited manner while on active duty, when I wrote my Congressional delegation in my […]
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Statement on Life and Death of Julian Bond
The Multiracial Activist Statement on Life and Death of Julian Bond I had a lot of respect for this man, even while disagreeing vehemently with the NAACP’s utterly […]
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Fuck Off, Ryan Sorba (or Right-Wing Homophobes Are Very Silly People)
So, right-wing Victim of the Gay Agenda Ryan Sorba recently spammed me with more of his questionable “reporting” in order to spread his homophobic hate message. Feeling in no mood […]
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Vigilantism Does Not Equal Competent Advocacy.
Sharon Haywood, writing for Adios Barbie on “Street Harassment: Is “Turning the Tables” Really the Answer?“: “Friends emailed me the link, allies posted and praised it on Twitter, and my […]
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Advocacy Builds and Restores (or You May Be Doing it Wrong)
Jenni Chiu, writing for The Huffington Post, on "Stop Making the Thin Girl Ugly": I stumbled across a petition on Change.org started by a fellow blogger whom I happen to […]
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Advocacy and Ego Don’t Mix (or Get Over Yourself and Start Being Effective)
I’ve been involved in advocacy work since 1997 on a variety of issues and causes. Actually, I started on April 23, 1993, when I wrote letters to Senators Simon and […]
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Getting Things Done (or Hero Worship Is Not My Bag, Baby)
I've been involved in many advocacy efforts and worked with a lot of organizations on a wide variety of issues over the years, starting with the multiracial movement, libertarian and […]
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Please, Feminists, Can We Stop With the “Dudes” Already?!
The always awesome Vas Littlecrow on Feminism 101: Helpful Hints for Feminists Who Refer To Men as Dudes: Finally, just as “babe” and “chick” are semi-derogatory terms that potentially minimize […]
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TMA Joins EPIC-led Coalition Statement on NSTIC Policy Draft
From the good folks at EPIC: EPIC, joined by the American Library Association, Liberty Coalition, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, and the Center for Media and Democracy, among others, sent a statement to the Department of Homeland […]
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