VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street
You want an idea of the scope of what’s going on in New York City during Occupy Wall Street? Take a look at this video and the masses of those invested in this very American protest…
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VIDEO: Wall Street Protest Continues to Grow
Even after approximately 700 citizens were arrested on Saturday for blocking the Brooklyn Bridge, the numbers of people stationed in New York to protest Wall Street and the economic collapse of the United States, continues to grow…
Statement by the President on the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love. As of today, our armed forces will no longer lose the extraordinary skills and combat
End of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell!
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ends today! As of today, the Pentagon will now allow openly gay and lesbian servicemen dn women to serve in th US military. The doors are open for those who were discharged to join bak up, and the military is taking a hard stand against LGB harassment. For the past 18
Court Orders Prop 8 Video Released to Public
Tonight in New York City, a star studded cast will perform in a one night only presentation of “8“, Dustin Lance Black’s play about the Prop 8 trial in California. This is especially ironic, since today a federal judge ordered the release of video from the Prop 8 trial itself. This has been a month’s
Celebrate the Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – Tuesday
Join us to celebrate the FINAL repeal of the homophobic policy that prevented gay and lesbian servicemembers from serving openly and freely in the US Military! Since 1992, gays & lesbians have had to endure unfair discrimination in the military, and on September 20, the policy that legalized that discrimination will end. Please join us
VIDEO: DADT Documentary
The military rule of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” OFFICIALLY ENDS THIS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH. In this video MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts covers a documentary highlighting the last 15 months of the failed policy.