Tag: violence
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Take Your Money Out of DAPL Banks: A Template
I just wrote to the CEO and Board of Investors for my bank, informing them that I’ll be taking my business elsewhere because I’m sickened by the fact that they have invested in the Dakota Access Pipeline and have made no moves away from this investment in the wake of the horrific violence that police…
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#NoDAPL Water Protectors Need Your Help
So, if you’re so inclined, here is a list of info that I’ve put together for those who haven’t heard much about #StandingRock in the recent weeks.
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Letting Others Speak about Elliot Rodger, #notallmen, and #yesallwomen
I’ve been reading everything I can find that’s been written in the wake of the Elliot Rodger murders at UCSB because I just haven’t been able to get my head around the events that went down last Friday. At the intersection of privilege, hate, mental illness, and access to weapons
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Head-Desk News of the Day: Violence and Sex and Guns and Reliability
I think I’m getting sick. So I’m going to nap instead of writing much today, and I’ll beg forgiveness, but I’ll also point you in the direction of an interesting article from Tracy Clark-Flory at Salon: Court reaffirms: Sex much worse than violence. It’s not exactly groundbreaking stuff–this is a dichotomy that’s existed in American…
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‘Unrated: Sex in Cinema’ Panel Recap
Ok, guys, I’m going to go ahead and ignore the fact that the House of Representatives passed legislation denying all Federal funding to Planned Parenthood yesterday. I have to ignore it right now. Because if I start thinking about, one of two things will happen: 1) my head will explode and I’ll be done blogging…