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Is It Time for Another March on Washington? Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:00 AM PST The Washington Blade is reporting that activist (and regular Bilerico commenter and guest poster) Robin Tyler is calling for another march on Washington DC in 2012. Veteran lesbian activist Robin Tyler of Los Angeles says she's talking to LGBT leaders and organizations across the country about the possibility of a national march on Washington for equality in May 2012. ... She said an LGBT march on Washington held in October 2009 and a series of street protests during the past year by the direct action group Get Equal played a key role in what she called the few LGBT advances under the Obama administration, including the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." She was not involved in organizing the 2009 march. "The fact is, without continuous protests that Get Equal, Dan Choi, Robin McGhee and others did, I believe, as so many others do, that DADT would not have been struck down," Tyler said. While critics say that organizing in activists' home turf would be more effective, Tyler posits that the enthusiasm for a national march would trickle down into the fifty. I'd be more inclined to support a national day of marches in every state; it's easier for lawmakers to ignore a march in Washington, but a large local march would get the attention of both federal and state legislators in most states. unitednations just uploaded a video: UN's social commission focuses on measures to eradicate poverty, protect vulnerable United Nations, New York, 14 February, 2011 - In many traditional cultures, women aren't allowed to own or inherit property. Losing a husband through death or divorce can be a guarantee of poverty. But two women in Malawi have defied that fate. Here's their story. 21st century - Show 49-Malawi Script (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/21century49.pdf 4th Horseman of the Apocalypse pochp | February 15, 2011 at 3:25 pm | Tags: anderson cooper, Middle East, Valentine's Day | Categories: government, Heroism, Journalism, media, MYSTERY, politics, religion, Society | URL: http://wp.me/pn0oM-1hx If you don't believe in the Bible, at least this video of the Egyptian clashes might be the best you ever see. 'For those troubled by the recent events that have unfolded on the streets of Cairo – who see it as evidence of a coming caliphate,or even worse, the end of days — the editors of FoxNation.com have thoughtfully published what may be video evidence of the “Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse” appearing amidst the protests of Cairo on February 3rd. Yes, FoxNation.com is asking its readers if the following video is evidence of the end of the world...' azzamin just uploaded a video: Press TV panel on YEMEN unrest 2011: Osman Bakhach, Central Media Office Hizb ut-Tahrir Press TV Panel discussion on Yemen Unrest 2011 with Osman Bakhach, Director - Central Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir and other speakers. One of the panelists, an American writer, says that "America has its hands on EVERYTHING going on in the region. Today it has imperial interests. It only wants to further those interests....None of these uprisings are a surprise; it is not a surprise to America. It has interests in all of these". You can unsubscribe from notifications for this user by visiting My Subscriptions. http://nation.foxnews.com/culture/2011/02/13/horseman-apocalypse-shows-cairo   2 Kabul Guards Save Mall in Bombing But they were killed in the process. 'The heroes in the suicide bombing at the Kabul City Center shopping mall on Monday were not among the police officers or NATO coalition and American Special Forces soldiers who showed up later. 'They were Gul Agha and Lal Mohammed, two poorly paid security guards who had what has lately been one of the worst jobs in Afghanistan — screening visitors at the door. 'When a suicide bomber stepped through a metal detector, alarms went off and the two guards opened fire, according to witnesses and the building’s security manager, Haji Gul. 'What happened in the seconds that followed will probably never be known for sure, but witnesses said there was an exchange of gunfire right before the bomber detonated explosives in his vest. The only people to die were the bomber and the two guards, the police said. Two bystanders were wounded...' http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/asia/15afghanistan.html?_r=1 Mideast Scrambles as Protests Spread It seems most of the Arab world wants to accomplish what the Egyptians did. 'To track the growing political movements gaining strength from the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia across North Africa and the Middle East, one would be well advised to get a planner. 'There were Saturday's clashes between demonstrators and police in Algeria, now referred to as #feb12 on Twitter, much as Egypt's uprising shall forever be known as #jan25. New popular protests are scheduled Monday in Bahrain (#feb14) and Iran (#25Bahman). Libya comes next on #feb17, followed by Algeria again on #feb19, Morocco #feb20, Cameroon #feb23 and Kuwait #mar8...' http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-arab-protests-20110214,0,1569548.story Cooper Enrages Fellow Journalists He's brave enough to call a lie a lie. Bravo. 'Over the weekend, The Los Angeles' Times James Rainey mocked CNN's Anderson Cooper for repeatedly using the word "lie" to describe the factually false statements of Egyptian leaders.  Though Rainey ultimately concluded that "it's hard to find fault with what Cooper had to say" -- meaning that everything Cooper identified as a "lie" was, in fact, a "lie" -- the bulk of Rainey's column derided the CNN anchor for his statements ("Cooper's accusations of 'lies' and 'lying' got so thick on Wednesday's show that the host seemed to be channeling comic (and now U.S. Sen.) Al Franken’s 2003 book, 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them'").  Rainey also suggested that the harsh denunciations of Mubarak's false statements were merely part of "Cooper's pronounced shift toward more opinion-making in recent months . . . trying to adopt the more commentary-heavy approach of [CNN's] higher-rated competitors, Fox and MSNBC."  To Rainey, when a journalist calls a government lie a "lie," that's veering into "commentary-heavy opinion-making" rather than objective journalism (h/t Mediaite)...' 'UPDATE:  To be clear -- in response to a few comments and emails:   the important point is not whether something is labeled a "lie" -- whether that word is used (although it should be when appropriate and clear); what matters is that factually false statements are clearly designated and documented as such, not treated as merely "one side of the story" deserving neutral and respectful airing on equal footing with the truth...' http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/02/14/journalism/index.html Man Stabs Wife With Wedding Cake Knife What a weird way to spend Valentine's! 'The Valentine's weekend went badly wrong for couple Saturday night when the husband stabbed his wife with their wedding cake knife, and then stabbed himself eight times, police said. 'Louis DeJesus, 22, and his wife were arguing a little before 11:20 p.m. at their home at 538 S. Quaker Lane when the dispute became violent, police said. DeJesus stabbed her once, then began stabbing himself, according to police...' http://articles.courant.com/2011-02-13/news/hc-west-hartford-domestic-0214-20110213_1_wedding-reception-unlawful-restraint-protective-order Valentine's Dark Past So you think Valentine's is all love? 'Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled. 'Though no one has pinpointed the exact origin of the holiday, one good place to start is ancient Rome, where men hit on women by, well, hitting them. 'Those Wild and Crazy Romans. From Feb. 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain. 'The Roman romantics "were drunk. They were naked," says Noel Lenski, a historian at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Young women would actually line up for the men to hit them, Lenski says. They believed this would make them fertile...' http://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day?ps=cprs Add a comment to this post WordPress.com | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our Post by Email feature. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://subscribe.wordpress.com

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