SC NAACP: A Call for Unity: Don’t Celebrate Slavery and Terrorism (via South Carolina Green Party)

Posted on December 15, 2010 by iwilder

The Sons of Confederate Veterans are celebrating the 150th anniversary of South Carolina‘s secession from the Union and the start of the Civil War by holding a $100-a-ticket “Secession Ball”. The NAACP will publicly protest this event by holding a candlelight vigil followed by a Mass Meeting. The protest is themed “A Call for Unity: […]

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A People’s History: A little bit of truth on the ol’ TV

Posted on December 11, 2009 by kwilder

Sent to me by a longtime PeaceSmithie… HOWARD ZINN’S “THE PEOPLE SPEAK”: ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL, DECEMBER 13TH, SUNDAY. NOT TO BE MISSED!  SPREAD THE WORD! from Huffington Post The People Speak: When Television Makes History By Dave Zirin On December 13th, a date I’ve basically had tattooed on my arm like the guy from […]

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Just interesting…defining the Republican Party

Posted on February 10, 2008 by iwilder

P.S. AP reports that Barack Obama won the 2008 Democratic Primary in the Virgin Islands. As I studied and blogged the primaries, my attention was brought to new regions, new web-sites, and new ways of thinking about politics. As a Green Party member, third party advocate, and student of Ralph Nader’s ballot philosophy, I have […]

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