Archive for August, 2009
Hey look! Did you notice we revamped our website?
I promised Rachel I’d get this post out something like two weeks ago, but a shady internet connection kept me from being able to do pretty much anything at all. Thankfully (and not altogether painlessly) I’ve managed to fix my internet problems and can re-dedicate myself to keeping this site fabulous, fresh, and full of great content.
First and foremost, keep an eye here for what Rachel’s up to. I aim to stay as involved as possible, though as yet have no way to make to the March on Washington. If the opportunity presents itself, though, I will absolutely be there. In the meantime, I aim to be writing, posting, and otherwise causing ruckus.
Okay, next order of business.
There’s a good chance you follow us from our Tumblr site, which we used to kickstart the site and see where it would take us. I have since purchased our own domain and gotten hosted elsewhere, but our posts are sent to Tumblr as well, though not in full. We made the switch because we wanted you, our readers, to have a chance to join the conversation. We want to know what you, too, have to say!
A word on commenting here. We welcome any and everyone who wishes to comment, and while we’d like to say that every comment is accepted, we do have a few ground rules to consider before posting. First and foremost, safety is our priority. Any threats or targeting of specific writers or commenters will not be tolerated. We all have differences, and differing opinions, and stooping to such a level helps no one. That said, we welcome comments both that agree and disagree with us. It’s a conversation, and we all have things we can learn from one another. Second, blatant use of discriminatory language will not be tolerated (regarding any discrimination, be it personal, religious, sociocultural, economic, gender or sexually oriented in nature), and comments denoting such will be deleted.
Lastly, welcome to the new site! The layout was designed to be easy to view in any browser, we have subscriptions available through both RSS and email, and we can be reached by email through our contact form or through our respective emails.
How to reach Phil: phil@supportinglove.com
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If you experience any difficulty viewing this website or have any suggestions for how to improve it, direct your email to me and I’ll most appreciative.
And that, dear readers, is all you need to know to enjoy this website. A very heartfelt thank you for keeping up with us, and especially, for supporting love!
Hey RedEye! Wanna talk about Cleve Jones?!
Originally posted at www.mominreallife.com
Oh man, you people are great! As I write this, you helped me raise $230 in ONE day. That’s at least two seat on our bus for someone to be able to stand up for their rights! I would love to get to $300 before my meeting at 7 pm, but my goal today is to get the Red Eye to answer my direct message to them about the JTI Chicago planning & the fact that Cleve Jones is coming into town to speak for us. I am on the outreach committee and what better way to reach the public than the Red Eye!
Here’s what I would like from you guys. I want to get Red Eye’s attention.
Let me make this clear though, Red Eye hasn’t told me “No”, I am NOT wanting people to harass them. I want to use social media in a “humorous” way to get their attention.
So here’s what I would like;
1) are you on Twitter? Then Tweet Hey @redeyechicago! Did you answer @mominreallife’s DM yet? mominreallife.com #Rachelwantstotalktoyou
2) are you on facebook? Then head over to the RedEye page and ask them Hey RedEye! Have you answered @mominreallife’s DM yet? mominreallife.com
It’s just that easy!
I will shower you all with a thousand kisses if you help me with this!
Promise!
Oh, you want details about Cleve Jones?
I have plenty of details!
Tickets are now available for the event, An Evening With Cleve Jones: The Struggle for LGBT Civil Rights.
Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk´s closest collaborator, author, and founder of the AIDS memorial quilt, to visit Chicago August 29th to discuss the ongoing struggle for LGBT rights. As the promise from the Obama administration to be a “fierce advocate” for equality for gays and lesbians continues to go unfulfilled—with both the Defense of Marriage Act and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell upheld since the administration took office—Jones and other activists from across the country are planning a National Equality March as a show of mass support for LGBT rights. This meeting is sponsored by Join the Impact Chicago, Young Chicago Authors, Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago Public Radio WBEZ 91.5, and Haymarket Books.
(Day of tickets will be available, but reservations are strongly encouraged as space is limited. Buy your tickets securely online via Paypal)
• Includes performance pieces from Young Chicago Authors on the theme of LGBT rights, including the Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival winning poem, “The Pink Triangle,” which can be previewed at Chicago Public Radio
• Serve as a fundraiser to provide buses from Chicago to the upcoming National Equality March to take place in Washington, DC October 10-11th. All proceeds will go to help fund buses to send people locally to the national march on Washington. The suggested donation is $5 but on the website are several solidarity prices if you wish to donate more.
For more information or to arrange an interview with Cleve Jones, contact Sarah Macaraeg at sarah@haymarketbooks.org or 312-315-8476.
An Evening with Cleve Jones: The Struggle for LGBT Civil Rights
Saturday, August 29th 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Red/Brown/Purple Line: Fullerton
$5 suggested donation, to benefit Join the Impact Chicago,
towards buses from Chicago to the National Equality March in DC, October 10th
For more information, visit:
www.jointheimpactchicago.com
www.equalityacrossamerica.org
www.youngchicagoauthors.org
www.haymarketbooks.org
www.chicagopublicradio.org
www.victorygardens.org
P.S. If I missed thanking you for your help yesterday let me know! I am not announcing the people that donated money…..yet. I’m trying to plan some extra fun for them!
I just need a moment of your time
Originally posted over at I’m A Mom In Real Life
This is the most important post I have ever written.
I am asking for your help.
I need the help of my regulars, my lurkers, my scanners, my haters.
I need you to help me spread the word.
As many of you know I am heavily involved in the March on DC for LGBTQ equal federal rights. I am involved in the Chicago chapter of Join The Impact, but this March goes further than the borders of Chicagoland. There are LGBTQ needing help, needing support all over the country. This March is for them.
We are not marching for gay marriage, we are not marching to hate on the Bible, we are marching to get federal rights for all of America’s citizens. We are marching so that a person who fights and risks their lives for their country should be able to carry a picture of their partner in the uniform. We are marching so that when a gay man gets beaten and tied to a fence post to die it is considered a hate crime. We are marching so that a good teacher will not lose her job because she loves another woman. We are marching so that a senior citizen can honor the wishes of their partner of 50 years when they get seriously ill and be allowed to stay by their bedside to provide comfort.
Cleve Jones is hoping to have every district in the country represented at Washington DC. To do that we need to get people there. How can you help?
*if you live in the Chicago area or are willing to travel to Chicago you can join me! For $100 (given to JTI Chicago) you can get on a bus Saturday night, march on DC Sunday, be back home early Monday morning. I’m going! We can watch movies, talk, take a million pictures, do some good! What a way to start your fall!
*if you can’t make it but want to help you can donate! See that beautiful yellow paypal button? For the price of a beer or a coffee you can help someone that can’t afford to go, someone that desperately needs to find some support. This money is NOT for me, all money will go to JTI Chicago which they put towards getting people on buses.
*if you can’t spare the funds you can help spread the word! Post this post on your blog. Reference this if you write a post in your own words. Link to it. Tweet about it (#mominreallifefundraiser). Tumblr it. Facebook it. Digg/Stumble/Reddit it. I don’t care what, just keep it going. Be honest, how much work does it take? Let those know out there that you want to help!
Help me help them.
Please.
“People never forget that helping hand especially when times are tough.”
Catherine Pulsifer
