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Pipa sez don't change the constitution!
Hello, Friends ...
As you know, I try not to send out too many generic GAKs to
everyone <I generally hate the mass e-mail approach for any reason> BUT I'm very
disturbed that something very important is about to happen by the people we have
chosen to politically take care of us and the dialogue seems to be sandwiched
right between what shampoo will make my teeth look younger and whiter and I
can't believe I just saw a woman's breast during the national football game of
the year.
My position is simple. I think that allowing OUR government to change The
Constitution needlessly and with what I believe is purely for fear driven, short
sided politics is WRONG. Changing the constitution to disregard, separate, or
alienate ANY set of Americans is a HUGE step in removing basic freedoms that
this country was founded on . I'm concerned!!!
Regardless on where you stand on the issue of marriage, family values, gay
rights, etc..., please just take a moment and think in broader terms to ask
yourself a few questions. For example, I've asked myself the following... Is
changing The Constitution really a good move for the future of Our Country and
future generations? Why is it so important to the foundation of Our Country that
we have to ensure that some people should not be equal by re-writing the
documents which give us Our Country's foundation, the Constitution? Once we
allow changes impacting a segment of US Citizens in Our Constitution, will it
become easier for us to allow for more changes that take away from what we were
taught are the basic rights for all Americans?
Without going into all of my own personal thoughts on the matter, I just need to
ask that you tune into your own thoughts on the matter for a moment, do a little
research if needed to get a full picture of the political babble, and take a
stand one way or the other and let it be known.
If you feel strongly like I do, then I suggest that you contact your Senators
immediately with a call, a note, or a letter & tell them how you feel. They are
voting on this in three weeks! Besides which side of the middle they sit on, its
just another number game for many of them. One call equals a percentage of what
the people think in their region who are going to vote for them next election.
Your just another number of the tallies to them and they will vote as per their
Party unless they think that their voters think differently.
Personally I don't care too much for calls or letters so I find a venue on-line,
like Human Rights Campaign You can go to their site at the link below, type in
your contact information, and they automatically send in your letter for you. If
you go there and don't want to be put on their mailing list, make sure to
uncheck the boxes below your info so that you don't get a lot of crap e-mail
from them <its illegal in the US to send crap e-mail without your consent so
they automatically give you the choice to receive e-mails unless you consciously
say NO - I always say NO>.
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/senate_oppose_fma/b6dbgi41jdb75i
Okay, enough of this, huh? Thanks for making it through this GAK. Sometimes I
have to be heard by the people in my life because I'm a passionate man and I get
so mad at how short sighted and manipulative BS politics can be. Argggggggggh!
Okay, definitely time to stop before I go on and on and on and on....
Love you,
Patric
(I'm hoping the Faerie List Maintainer du saison will pass this
through to everyone on faerie@queernet, though I'm not currently on-list. Thanks
in advance!)
Hi all,
As most of us know, not long ago a talented artist, writer, and director in our
community, Eric Om Slade, created "Hope Along the Wind", a beautiful and
powerful documentary about the life of Harry Hay, one of the men who named,
offered forms to, and inspired our radical faerie communities. Many public
stations across the country have agreed to show this documentary, including:
CINCINNATI OH
BOSTON MA
ANCHORAGE AK
LOS ANGELES CA
MEMPHIS TN
NEW YORK NY
SEATTLE TACOMA WA
YAKIMA PASCO RICHLAND KENNEWICK WA
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL MN
DETROIT MI
HOUSTON TX
DENVER CO
NEW YORK NY
SAN FRANCISCO- OAKLAND- SAN JOSE CA
And, many stations (including, shockingly, Oregon Public Broadcasting in
Portland, 503/244-9900, http://www.opb.org) have not. Also, even when stations
have agreed to show it, they've sometimes scheduled it into ridiculous, middle
of the night timeslots.
Public broadcasting stations are relatively responsive to viewer input, when we
choose to give it. I personally feel this lovely and well-produced cultural
message *needs* to be seen outside our own communities. And so, I am going to
call and email my local station and ask them to show this documentary in a GOOD
time slot (7pm, or 9pm at the very latest).
Will you too? If you'd be willing to do this, you can find contact information
for your local PBS station through this link:
PBS Station Finder:
http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html
And you can get all the details about the documentary here: "Hope along the
Wind" website: http://www.harryhay.com
Just a few respectful, excited calls and emails could make a big difference in
getting this positive, beautiful image of a powerful, queer man's life out in
front of more people. How often do we get the chance to engage in the "cultural
wars" through popular beauty and passion?! Here's one right now!
Hugz2all,
Damien
www.mooncircle.org
Updated:
Tuesday, November 09, 2004 03:28 PM
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