A friend of mine, sent me a link to this today and I loved it! One more example of the power of music (and the arts) to bring about change in the world. It’s also a great Bob Marley song they are performing. Enjoy!
Posts Tagged as ‘justice’
February 18, 2009
Singing for Freedom
I have LOVED this group for many years: Sweet Honey in the Rock
I saw them in Nashville 9 or 10 years ago and I saw them on stage at Michigan 20 or 25 years ago. I heard today that Michelle Obama hosted an event at the White House to celebrate Black History month and guess [...]
February 14, 2009
Happy Valentines Day
From Courage Campaign
“Fidelity”: Watch the video and join our letter to the state Supreme Court, signed by over 200,000 people
Tell the Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8, reject Ken Starr’s case, and let loving, committed
couples marry. DEADLINE EXTENDED: March 2
We, the undersigned, share President Barack Obama’s view that “for too long, [...]
August 3, 2008
Accused Murderer of Tiffany Berry Kills Again
Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
For Immediate Release: Dated August 2, 2008
Accused Murderer of Tiffany Berry Kills Again
Last night, WREG-TV in Memphis reported that the man who was charged with the February 16, 2006, murder of Tiffany Berry, has now been arraigned on a second murder charge. On Thursday, authorities in Shelby County charged DeAndre [...]
March 2, 2008
Stop the Hate
Thank you Ellen for saying what needs to be said. Everyone please watch this and the forward it to everyone you know.
February 15, 2008
At Halliburton/KBR, sexual assault is part of the workplace.
Jamie Lee Jones, a young computer tech, was gang-raped on her fourth day by coworkers after being drugged; the other, Tracy Barker, was sexually assaulted by a State Department employee. Both immediately reported their assaults, only to have KBR first lock them in isolation, then question their accusations.
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February 10, 2008
Tomorrow can’t come soon enough
Waiting for the Bush regime to go is like watching paint dry. I worry with so much attention focused on the election happenings we will be distracted enough that Bush and/or Cheney can pull off some more crap that the next president will be saddled with the undoing. Iran? Permanent bases in Iraq? Right wing [...]
November 3, 2007
Fascism…are we there yet?
To paraphrase Paul Krugman in his book Conscience of a Liberal, I too grew up taking the America I knew then for granted. I also protested the bombing in Cambodia. I attended my first “sit-in” at the JFK center in Boston. I was sixteen at the time and skipped school to do it. Through the [...]
October 13, 2007
TEP needs your help to reach across Tennessee:Adoption Rights Update
Dear Valerie,
Yesterday the State Attorney General issued an opinion saying that there is no legal barrier to adoption by same-sex couples. While we welcome that opinion, I’m sad to report that less than 24 hours later, the far Right has announced an attack on our community’s adoption rights.
According to today’s (Nashville) City Paper, “Rep. [...]
