[UPDATE: March scheduled downtown on Tuesday, July 16. Details here.] I have no words. I am choked with anger. The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has once again proven that our criminal (in)justice system is criminally broken. As if I needed more fuel for the fire, it doesn’t help that yesterday another Florida court…
Last week I had the pleasure of spending Independence Day with my family back home. It’s a different kind of place, Alaska. The Land of the Midnight Sun. And one thing going home is good for is to get some perspective. We all get mired in the daily grind — work, errands, bills, dishes —…
Originally posted on Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz:
Rape In The Fields documentary screenshot Our vegetables and fruits come with a side of rape and sexual abuse. That’s right. Rape. Did you know that many of the farm workers who pick our fruits and vegetables are undocumented? It isn’t enough that they’re underpaid and exploited for…
What a beautiful day! This morning, The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down a key element of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and dismissed the Proposition 8 lawsuit. In one defining moment, same-sex marriage will be upheld with full rights and privileges, but only in the 12 states, District of Columbia,…
For some reason my “reblog” button wouldn’t work today, so this is from Sisters of Resistance: A quick roundup of all the sexist shit that’s been reported around the web recently. If you have things to add, leave them in the comments below. Trigger warnings for statistics and/or descriptions of rape, violence against women, photos…
In what may be the first of many big decisions announced this week, the Supreme Court rejected Arizona’s (racist) voter ID law. Hopefully, this will set a precedent for all the voter ID laws that have been passed around the country. More than half of all states have some form of voter identification requirement. So,…
Originally posted on Desert Beacon:
Nevada’s Republican Governor, Brian Sandoval, has vetoed SB 221 with the following rationale. (pdf) (Oh, by the way — please be assured that the Governor really really does support expanded background checks — just not this form of expanded background checks…but notice that for all his generalized agreement in principle,…
Have you seen the trailer for Girl Rising? It is a film depicting the struggles of girls from around the world as they attempt to go to school, stay in school, and generally fight to be educated. It’s Malala Yousafzai 2.0. From the film’s producers, 10×10 Film: Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film, directed by…
Originally posted on Desert Beacon:
We’re all happy to see housing prices increase in Nevada, especially in the hard hit Las Vegas metropolitan area. Before putting on the party hats and dancing to the old ’45s there’s a reason for the increase which might initiate a few nagging doubts in the back of the cranium. …
The Sin City Siren 