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Radical Cheerleaders featured on local blog

Posted on January 20, 2006 | Leave a comment

Ethan of SLC Spin has a post about Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs (of which I am a member), by request, that has generated some comments. A lot of the comments made it apparent to me that folks don’t know about radical cheerleading as a movement, so I made these comments to his post:

I am wondering if any of your readers have gone to our website, Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs?
We are a group of very diverse individuals who decided to get our peace and justice messages out through cheerleading. We have been
featured in Salt Lake’s CATALYST, have an appearance in the movie “This Divided State”, and recently had our photo published in the Chicago Tribune.

Radical Cheerleading is an international movement, is fun and entertaining!

We appear in the St. Patrick’s Day and Pride Day Parades (our favorite parade chant is “To the Left! To the Left! Not to the righ, To the Left!”) and at all the rallies in town.

Here is a post about radical cheerleading that might possibly interest some of your readers.
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Rocky: On Dissidence

Posted on January 16, 2006 | Leave a comment

The Salt Lake Tribune has a special features today on Salt Lake City MayorRocky Anderson and his dissident voice on many issues.

I’ve always felt a very deep responsibility to stand up against what I believe is wrongdoing and do what I can to improve our community and our world. . . . If you just go along to get along, you’re simply supporting the status quo, and there are too many things about the status quo that we all need to be not only upset about but working to change.

Rocky talks about the GOP, Utah Legislature, and Larry Miller’s decision to pull Brokeback Mountain from his theaters.
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Utah Roman Catholic Bishop is appointed San Francisco Archbishop

Posted on December 16, 2005 | Leave a comment

Utah Catholic Bishop George H. Niederauer, who has been the leader of the Utah Diocese for the last decade has been appointed as archbishop of San Francisco.

He is known to the local activist community as an outspoken voice against the war in Iraq. Local priests appreciate Neiderauer’s position of allowing them autonomy in their parishes. Citizens and members of the church know Neiderauer for being an advocate for the people.

Neiderauer will be missed in Utah, by people of all faiths and people not associated with organized churches.

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Crosses memorializing falling state highway officers

Posted on December 11, 2005 | Leave a comment

There is a lot of controversy over the lawsuit against Utah Highway Patrol by the Utah Atheist organization. The lawsuit aims to get the crosses taken off of state highways that memorialize state highway officers. Atheists have made it clear that they want the officers to be memorialized, just not with Christian symbols.

I can understand the latter point.
I’m personally not sure, however, that a lawsuit is necessary and that, as with all activist issues, protests, letters, and other methods of being vocal about the issue might be more appropriate.

The families of slain officers have been hurt by this action and further feel that the timing of the lawsuit with the holiday season was insensitive.
I can understand that point too.
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More gifts

Posted on December 7, 2005 | Leave a comment

This just in:

The Peace Company has peace gifts in every price range. Here are some features:

As this year draws to a close and our thoughts turn to the holidays and time with friends and family, we ask you to help make the spirit of peace the way we live – everyday. By planting seeds of peace within your heart and sharing them with others, we truly can help make peace more pervasive in our societies.

The Peace Company’s mission is to help make peace the way we all relate to the world. We offer merchandise and educational opportunites to enable anyone to walk the path of peace. Please help spread peaceful possibilities by sharing gifts of peace this holiday.
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Updated Gift Giving Page

Posted on December 7, 2005 | Leave a comment

I have updated my gift giving page and reorganized it so it isn’t so daunting. Check out
Café à la Green: Socially Responsible and Environmentally Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas.

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Robert Redford’s Accomplishments

Posted on December 4, 2005 | 1 comment

Robert Redford, creator of the annual Sundance Institute in Utah (which was created to support independent film), will receiving an award tonight at the 28th annual Kennedy Center Honors, an award given to people who have amassed a life of achievement in the arts.
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More on Gift Giving

Posted on December 1, 2005 | Leave a comment

Jen’s Green Journal has an excellent list and review of places to obtain socially responsible, environmentally friendly gifts for the holidays and other occasions. I have had her link on my Green Cafe Gift Giving Ideas page, but I wanted to highlight Jenni’s in a separate post here.

Jenni offers personal reviews of items she has personally looked into and recommends, something I don’t necessarily have the time to do. So for a more in depth look at gifts you can purchase, visit Jenni’s gift ideas list.

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Buy Nothing Day in Rhode Island

Posted on November 26, 2005 | 1 comment

Greg Gerritt, a GPUS delegate from Rhode Island, sent out this article on the Buy Nothing Day event there. I had a lengthy conversation about the project with him this afteroon. It’s way cool, a great networking tool and benefits the community. This project has been going on Buy Nothing Day since 1997. It’s got my wheels turning!

Coat giveaway makes its own fashion statement

Buy Nothing Day, held on one of the busiest holiday shopping days, puts the spotlight on area’s needy.
BY BRANDIE JEFFERSON
Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE — There were plenty of coats on sale at the Providence Place mall yesterday for 10percent 25 percent, even 50 percent off. But across the street, on the State House lawn, hundreds of people were
getting coats, sweaters, hats and books for an unbeatable price Free.
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The Big Picture: Holiday Madness, Tax Cuts and Budget Surpluses

Posted on November 26, 2005 | Leave a comment

The “madness” is the priorities.

The Associated Press has published someFacts and Figures on Holiday Spending:

  • On average: U.S. households are expected to spend an average of $466 on gifts during the holiday season, down from last year’s estimate of $476.
  • Big Spenders: Households whose incomes top $50,000 intend to spend $657 for holidaygifts.
  • Shutterbugs: Digital cameras are the No. 1 technology gift choice.
  • Online: About 34 percent of all consumers will buy holiday gifts on the Internet, up from 33 percent a year ago.
  • Big week: The biggest holiday sales in 2004 were generated Dec. 12-18.
  • Sing along: The holiday song played most frequently in malls last year was “Jingle Bells.”
  • Making time: 39 percent of people surveyed this year will spend time during work hours shopping or doing holiday errands.

    Has anyone noticed that gas prices has plummeted? Funny how this strageically happened now. It will be interesting to see the figures after this holiday season to see the comparison of shopping expenditures.
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