Archive for the 'Equality' Category
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
In our society, almost all minority groups face a complicated choice between being fully integrated and between self-segregation. At one time, women’s colleges were the only avenue for women to pursue higher education, same for the historically black colleges. Catholic schools were organized since many public schools openly indoctrinated students into protestantism. [...]
Posted in American History, American People, Bigotry, Bigotry, Bullying, Chris Buttars, Conservatives, Equality, Evolution, Gail Rusika, Homophobia, Human Rights, Religious Fundamentalism, SLC Politics, Sex, Society, censorship | 48 Comments »
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Jesse Helms died at the age of 86. He served 30 years in the US Senate. He was a shrewd manipulator of Senate rules and a fearless champion of racism in its most honest form. Helms was also a rare breed - a truly honest bigot. He didn’t dress up his [...]
Posted in American History, American People, Bullying, Civil liberties Infringement, Conservatives, Democracy, Economic Exploitation, Elections, Equality, Homophobia, Political Corruption, Republicans | 27 Comments »
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Last night, I had the opportunity to hear Jane Goodall speak at Abravanel Hall. She began by offering her own chimpanzee morning greeting, an intriguingly delicate, mournful cry of greeting to the day. She read an account of a 19th century explorer who was charged with shooting specimens that was a stark reminder [...]
Posted in Environment, Equality | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
One of the favorite tactics of Republicans, especially in the era of Karl Rove, is voter suppression. This is the grab bag of legal requirements and sometimes dirty tricks aimed at discouraging poor people and minorities from voting.
When you hear claims of “voter fraud” coming from the GOP, watch out. They are pushing [...]
Posted in 2008 Election, Democracy, Elections, Equality, Republicans, The Constitution, Utah Legislature, Utah Politics | 58 Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Last night, I watched The Long Walk: Tears of the Navajo on KUED - a history of the forced relocation of thousands of Navajo from their homeland to Bosque Redondo. If I’m reading correctly, the show is a production of KUED which is great - it’s time we uncover these parts of our history, that we refuse [...]
Posted in Bullying, Civil liberties Infringement, Democracy, Equality, Genocide, Human Rights, This Blog | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Okay, here’s the deal. I have ten dollars ($10). I’m going to pair you with someone you don’t know - call you Ike and Mike for lack of a better name. I’m going to give the other person the $10 and tell them they have to share it with you but . . . They [...]
Posted in Economic Exploitation, Economy, Equality, Healthcare, Political Corruption, Tax Policy, This Blog | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
I’m of the opinion that the voucher referendum is primarily if not exclusively about taking back our democracy from the special interest-ridden Utah legislature. But what if the special interests were right this time, and private school vouchers are actually a good idea? I don’t think so. Let’s debunk the main talking [...]
Posted in Equality, Utah Legislature, Utah Politics, Vouchers | 7 Comments »
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
I’m really looking forward to the warm feeling I’ll get when I fill out my mail-in ballot, driving another nail on the coffin of PCE’s ill-conceived school voucher scheme. I’m counting the days until we veto the vouchers. Frankly, last March I wondered if we would ever get this opportunity– or if the [...]
Posted in Equality, Utah Legislature, Utah Politics, Vouchers | 17 Comments »
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
I want to acknowledge Frank Staheli’s post below. Until he mentioned it, I had missed the significance of last Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in the consolidated cases of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education — probably the most important ruling on integration since [...]
Posted in Civil liberties Infringement, Conservatives, Equality, SLC Politics, The Constitution | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
I’m reposting this from here because it huge, and it received no media here in Utah and no comments even on this blog. Did anyone listen?
Mary Brown Firmage is a direct descendant of a wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith & Brigham Young, and Daughter of Hugh B. Brown (who called for Blacks to hold [...]
Posted in Ed Firmage, Equality, Greatest Hits | 7 Comments »
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Lots more pictures here.
Today was the Salt Lake City Gay Pride Parade. It was huge, and it was fun.
Posted in Equality, Salt Lake City, Scott McCoy, Society | 23 Comments »
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
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More pictures here.
Posted in Equality, Mary Brown Firmage Woodward, Mormon LDS | 5 Comments »