Category Archives: Equality

An Obama/Edwards ticket?

No disrespect to my friends who support John Edwards. I believe he is a excellent Presidential candidate. But imagine this. What about a Obama/Edwards ticket? What if John Edwards ran with Obama as his Vice President? A white Southern man … Continue reading

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Palestinians break out from Gaza seige

Check out this amazing video of tens of thousands of Palestinian people rushing into Egypt to feed themselves and find supplies. Amazingly a major section of the Israeli wall has been torn down. My first look at major American news … Continue reading

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Dissent is NOT Disloyalty

Another great speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam. It seems so relevant today. Check out the full text after the fold.

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Beyond Vietnam and Iraq

See the full text of Dr. King’s speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence bellow the fold.

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John Edwards at Google

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Chapel Hill Town Council Resolution on Immigration

Tonight the Chapel Hill Town Council has on its agenda a petition from the Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee proposing A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY ON ARREST FOR CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATION and A RESOLUTION TO REDRESS SOME OF … Continue reading

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Egyptian Blogger Gets 4 Years in Prison

The AP on WaPo is reporting that Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil, aka Kareem Amer, has been sent to prison for blogging. Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, had been a vocal secularist and sharp … Continue reading

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Bridging the Digital Divide RDU style

Big props to Fiona Morgan for writing about all the work people are doing in the Triangle to bridge the digital divide. The Independent has the following stories: Goodwill in Raleigh trains thousands on computers around the world Teens teaching … Continue reading

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The General Assembly belongs to the people, not the powerful

HKonJ: Big March in Raleigh Tomorrow Historic Thousands on Jones Street, aka HKonJ, is tomorrow. Check out this video of Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of the North Carolina State NAACP. From the HKonJ website: HKonJ: The People’s … Continue reading

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Understanding Edwards position on Marriage Equality

Pam has a great post about John Edwards answers on Meet the Press concerning Marriage Equality. Edwards seems to still be on the fence. He’s for civil unions but not ready to say Gays have the right to marry. As … Continue reading

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