During the Driving Equality trek, I receive two to three pieces of hate mail a week. You can pledge any amount you chose, whether it be $0.25, $0.50, $1, or even $2 for every piece of hate mail I receive from now until the end of the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2009
Flaherty Good. Better. – NOW it makes sense
Got this on the way to work, and not going to lie, this is what I was eventually expecting but I never thought they would have the guts to do it. If nothing else I think they got their point across. … [Read more...]
Shifting Gears, Building a Movement: Biking through Massachusetts to bring it to the grassroots
One phrase from one of my political science professors sticks with me, "politics is the art of the possible." And indeed, that's what we've seen through the Waxman-Markey process. Good organizing, on the other hand, is the art … [Read more...]
(Re)Calling Out Tsongas & Kerry On The Public Option (NOW w/Poll)
At the beginning of June, I sent this short note to my US Congressional delegation which consists of Senators Kennedy and Kerry, plus Congresswoman Tsongas. I have been working since I was 14. Now, for the first time at the age of 43, I am … [Read more...]
Supreme Court ends its term (sort of), reversing Sotomayor in the Ricci case
As JohnD has already noted, the Supreme Court today reversed the Second Circuit decision (in which SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor joined) that had upheld the city of New Haven's decision to throw out a test that appeared to favor white … [Read more...]
SCOTUS rules for white firefighters over promotions
Just out ... The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court … [Read more...]
Help out your local non-profit organization!
Disclosure: As a professional musician, I receive income from arts organizations that could benefit from the passage of UPMIFA. Also, my wife and I both serve on the boards of arts organizations that could benefit from the passage of … [Read more...]
Anonymous Casino poll
Are you for it, against it, or somewhere in the middle? Please vote. … [Read more...]
Override Central — ONE Mass Connect the Dots Sessions
If you are interested in hosting or attending one of our special Municipal Connect the Dots workshops, please contact one of the following ONE Massachusetts staff members: * Yawu Miller - Greater Boston … [Read more...]
The Boston Independence Day Tea Party
Working with the Greater Boston Food Bank, organizers have set up an online Food Drive and will be collecting non-perishable items to support veterans in need and their families at the events. … [Read more...]
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