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| Monday, September 14th, 2009 | | 2:03 pm |
i never post
and there would be too much to try and catch up on so here are just some random announcements and thoughts: 1. Check out Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games and Catching Fire; I dont know when book 3 will come out but i hope it wont be too long. its young adult, kind of futuristic/fantasy fiction; but in the same way that Harry Potter is sci-fi/fantasy. totally suspenseful. and a fierce female character lead. 2. i recently went "back" to a jewish camp. its been 12 years since i have been to a Jewish camp. the more things change the more things stay the same. in particular, the staff of Jewish camps still really like jam bands and Tevas. 3. LOVED Julie and Julia. Loved it! 4. Anyone know where an inspiring gardener can take an intro to growing things class in the East Bay? My goal is to build beds by the spring and really do urban gardening next season. | | Thursday, July 16th, 2009 | | 1:26 pm |
| | Monday, June 1st, 2009 | | 2:40 pm |
Queerspawn Toast
Today is Blogging for LGBT Families Day. So... I can't even imagine that someone who reads my Live Journal wouldn't know that I work for COLAGE and that this amazing movement of children, youth and adults with LGBTQ parents is a huge inspiration in my life. It was right around this time of year that I first found out that my mom was a lesbian. And no I did not see it coming. But now, after years of our family shifting and all these years of being involved with COLAGE, its hard to even imagine a life in which my mom wasn't a lesbian. Not just because I truly believe that both of my parents are happier and healthier with their current wives then they were with each other; but because the "queerspawn" part of my identity continues to grow, transform and complexify. So in a last minute post for Blogging for LGBT Families Day, here is a shout out to all the fierce and fabulous queerspawn of the world. Our differences are our strength! Join the movement!
| | Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | | 1:48 pm |
COLAGE responds to Prop 8 hearing. Come march with us tonight if you can!
California Courts Uphold Prop 8; Join COLAGE in continued efforts for equality, visibility and justice May 26 09 As COLAGE staff and community members waiting in front of the California Supreme Court in San Francisco this morning, we reflected on the long roller coaster ride that the marriage equality movement has been in California. We nervously chatted with colleagues from across the movement and celebrated the diverse group of folks who had come out to support equality. At 10 am, we learned that the California Court failed to overturn Proposition 8 but at the same time is upholding the 18,000+ marriages that occurred between June and November 2008. By upholding Prop 8, the Court has diminished its legacy as a champion of equality. No minority group should have to defend its right to equality at the ballot. The Court's decision jeopardizes every minority group in California and across the country and the potential for further ballot initiatives that attack minority rights is a travesty. COLAGE agrees with the dissenting opinion of Justice Moreno who said: This could not have been the intent of those who devised and enacted the initiative process. In my view, the aim of Proposition 8 and all similar initiative measures that seek to alter the California Constitution to deny a fundamental right to a group that has historically been subject to discrimination on the basis of a suspect classification, violates the essence of the equal protection clause of the California Constitution and fundamentally alters its scope and meaning. Such a change cannot be accomplished through the initiative process by a simple amendment to our Constitution enacted by a bare majority of the voters; it must be accomplished, if at all, by a constitutional revision to modify the equal protection clause to protect some, rather than all, similarly situated persons. I would therefore hold that Proposition 8 is not a lawful amendment of the California Constitution. We are relieved the Court protected couples who married before November 5 and including those of COLAGE members and families. COLAGE believes that the reality of these thousands of couples and families will help educate that marriage equality is not a threat to anyone and that our families are stronger when they have the same rights and options as all Californian couples. Now, the COLAGE community in California and beyond will use the court decision as an opportunity to continue to raise visibility of children, youth and adults with LGBTQ parents and our families. Tonight in cities across California we'll take to the streets. In San Francisco COLAGE will be leading the march, will you join us? http://www.dayofdecision.com/?tr=y&auid=4899558 This weekend, COLAGE will join thousands in Fresno, CA for Meet in the Middle, a statewide day of visibility and protest. We invite all of you to join us there. http://www.meetinthemiddle4equality.com Beyond these actions, COLAGE encourages all of our members to continue to tell your stories. Whether you speak out to your classmates about how inequality impacts your family, or represent people with LGBTQ parents by speaking at a rally, your actions have the awesome power to transform public opinion and build more support for justice. If you want to learn more about using your personal story to make change through the COLAGE Speak OUT program, contact Meredith Fenton, COLAGE Program Director at 415-861-5438 x102 or by email here. | | Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | | 9:37 am |
yay iowa
Iowa... who'dve thunk? http://www.colage.org/2009/04/marriage_equality_in_iowa.htmlHowever... i have gotten a million emails from various lists about the decision this morning and i hate, Hate, HATE when the quotes used in the releases are along the lines of "yes! equality has come to Iowa" or "finally there is equality in Iowa" as if gay marriage has taken away all other forms of equality in one fell swoop. Major. Pet. Peeve. | | Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 | | 11:24 am |
help COLAGE via Social Vibe. its easy and free!
So... i know i ask folks to help out COLAGE all the time. but this one is SO easy. its called social vibe and currently we are the only lgbtq/social justice organization on there. so consider going to the site, setting up an account, choosing COLAGE as your cause and then posting the banner like the one below on your myspace and we make money! thanks for your support!
| | Thursday, January 15th, 2009 | | 4:33 pm |
| | Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 | | 11:30 am |
NYE amuse bouche
finally uploading my NYE and holiday photos the lighting did not allow me to shine as a food photographer... but... here was my first creation of an amuse bouche Potato Nests aka super fancy latkes | | Friday, December 5th, 2008 | | 3:37 pm |
passing along various sites and resources
For Jews and allies who are interested in things having to do with non-gender specific and transgender Jewish practice... some of my friends have created: Trans TorahFor folks who like kitsch and/or kink and/or shopping, my friend Alix's new shop The Inverted Eye
For people who want to infiltrate a meeting about using the internet to win marriage equality... Equality CampEnjoy! | | 12:50 pm |
Want to see a movie before anyone else gets to?
COLAGE and Cape Cod Films are pleased to invite you to an intimate advanced screening of: American Primitive December 11th, 2008 7 pm At the Variety Screening Room 582 Market Street, at 2nd St.
in the HobartBuilding Suggested donation per ticket $10- 25; No one turned away for lack of funds Space is limited so please RSVP to Meredith@colage.org Join COLAGE for an intimate reception, screening of the film, and Q and A with the director and other special guests. About American Primitive: American Primitive was directed and co-written by Gwen Wynne, an adult COLAGEr, who has created a beautiful narrative film based on her own experiences with her father and his romantic partner's difficulties coming out to her and her sister in the 1970s. The exciting ensemble cast feature talents including Susan Anspach (Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again Sam); Adam Pascal (Rent); Tate Donovan (The O.C., Damages); Stacey Dash, (Clueless); Josh Peck (The Wackness, Drake & Josh); and James Sikking (Ordinary People, Hill Street Blues). Shot on location and set in the early 1970’s Cape Cod, American Primitive addresses the conflicting issue of place of family and same-sex relationships in our culture. This seminal issue is still with us today—***witness*** the heated demonstrations that have taken place all over the U.S. since the November 4 elections protesting laws prohibiting same-sex marriages. Told mostly through the eyes of high school student Madeline who, along with her widower father, Harry, and younger sister, move to the Cape. Madeline’s emotional journey parallels the country’s loss of innocence and a time period when American society was redefining its national identity as well as personal views. Gender and sexual identity preoccupied the citizens of America. Like many in the country, Madeline and Harry, daughter and father, find themselves tackling ideas of sex and identity -- topics that seemed to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue in the early 70s but were actually still taboo in both traditional familial and personal settings.
Ms. Wynne reflected, “I wrote "American Primitive" because I had never seen or heard a story about growing up in a gay household from a teenage girl's perspective. With the film I tried to create a story that ultimately underscores the complex meaning of love and friendship and family. I'm hoping the film will shed light on a very emotional issue that so many people in our country shroud in silence and shame.”
The film will be making its premiere on the festival circuit in 2009. To learn more about the movie visit: http://www.americanprimitivemovie.com/ This film is not yet rated but is most appropriate for youth (ages 11/12 and up) and adult audiences. | | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | | 9:57 am |
i just baRocked the vote... i had to wait about 5 minutes. which is the longest i have ever waited at my poll place. usually in the morning when i vote the machine counting how many people have vote is at like 37. today it was at 378. i welled up when casting my Obama vote. When i voted No on 8. and as i walked home seeing all the I Voted stickers. today is angsty mc angstyville. team colage is meeting up shortly to do visibility for NO on prop 8 for most of the day. last night on NPR i heard a quote from someone (it may have been Jesse Jackson or another prominent African American religious man) saying---- Rosa sat so that Martin could walk. Martin walked so that Barack could run. and Barack ran so that we can all fly. hears to hoping we all are flying tomorrow. | | Friday, October 31st, 2008 | | 1:05 am |
ha!
i am home hours later than i was supposed to from denver where i had a miniscule crowd for my workshop making the whole trip seem a tad bit of a waste. alas. thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) alicetiara though for this which made logging on to check my work email and then procrastinate despite my exhaustion totally worth it | | Sunday, October 19th, 2008 | | 3:07 pm |
Support the Queerspawn Community
I know folks have been inundated with calls for donations to the presidential, no on 8 and other campaigns... but after the election is said and done- amazing community groups like COLAGE still will need community support to keep providing their amazing work. Please make a donation to my COLAGE Support our Community Campaign if you believe, like I do, that children, youth and adults with LGBTQ parents are inspiring activists with the potential to foment real social change. Thanks! | | Friday, October 10th, 2008 | | 1:26 pm |
flowers
further proof that my peach is the bestest! | | Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 | | 6:20 pm |
| | Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | | 10:32 am |
this cracked me up
 and despite my original memory when i saw this in a magazine while waiting to get my hair cut, it happened not in Texas but near Columbus, OH | | Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 | | 6:15 pm |
| | 12:12 pm |
this makes me so sad
community Mourns the loss of beloved Civil rights leader del martin, 87 (San Francisco, California, August 27, 2008) — Today, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community lost an iconic leader and a beloved friend. Del Martin, 87, passed away in San Francisco with Phyllis Lyon, her lifelong partner and spouse, by her side. Martin was one of the nation’s first and most visible lesbian rights activists who dedicated her life to combating homophobia, sexism, violence, and racism. Martin’s many contributions to the LGBT movement will resonate for decades to come. Today the LGBT movement lost a real hero,” said Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. “For all of Del’s life, she was an activist and organizer even before we knew what those terms meant. Her last act of public activism was her most personal—marrying the love of her life after 55 years. In the wake of losing her, we recognize with heightened clarity the most poignant and responsible way to honor her legacy is to preserve the right of marriage for same-sex couples, thereby providing the dignity and respect that Del and Phyllis’ love deserved.”
Martin began working as an activist after receiving her degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley. While working on a newspaper in Seattle, Martin met her partner Phyllis Lyon and the two began working on behalf of lesbians in their community. Martin and Lyon have devoted their lives to working towards LGBT equality, healthcare access, advocacy on behalf of battered women, and issues facing elderly Americans. Their many contributions over the past five decades helped shape the modern LGBT movement. In 1955, Lyon and Martin were among the founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian rights organization. In 1956, they launched “The Ladder,” the first lesbian newsletter, which became a lifeline for hundreds of women isolated and silenced by the restrictions of the era. Del Martin was the first openly lesbian woman elected to the board of the National Organization of Women (NOW), and in 1971, encouraged the board to pass a resolution stating that lesbian issues were feminist issues. In 1995, Martin and Lyon were named delegates to the White House Conference on Aging by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. In 2004, Lyon and Martin became the first same-sex couple to be married in the state of California, and subsequently became plaintiffs in the California marriage case, helping to ensure that the fundamental right to marry under the California Constitution belongs to all couples, including same-sex couples. “Del lived her life with great compassion, wit, tenacity, generosity, and valor,” said The Honorable Donna Hitchens, Founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. “She inspired thousands of us to be more courageous and energetic than we thought possible. When faced with moments of fatigue, laziness or weakness, one had only to ask – ‘What would Del and Phyllis do?’ While she will be greatly missed, her legacy will be cherished forever.” Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were married in California on June 16, 2008 after 55 years together. “Ever since I met Del 55 years ago, I could never imagine a day would come when she wouldn’t be by my side. I am so lucky to have known her, loved her, and been her partner in all things,” Lyon said. “I also never imagined there would be day that we would actually be able to get married. I am devastated, but I take some solace in knowing we were able to enjoy the ultimate rite of love and commitment before she passed.” Gifts in lieu of flowers can be made to honor Del’s life and commitment and to defeat the California marriage ban through NCLR’s No On 8 PAC at www.nclrights.org/NoOn8. | | Friday, June 27th, 2008 | | 2:07 pm |
| | Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 | | 2:04 pm |
george
another shot from George in San Jose see my FLICKR page for the artsier of the shots |
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