OKC Impact! rally update – location change and more
Update to my earlier announcement about the Oklahoma City rally planned in conjunction with the nationwide action on Saturday 11/15. The Saturday rally has been moved to the OKC City …
OKC Impact! rally for LGBTQ rights, Saturday 11/15
Important update – change of location for OKC event: The Saturday rally has been moved to the OKC City Hall, 200 N. Walker, just west of the County Courthouse, or …
Prop 8 produces new wave of queer activism
The backlash against the Proposition 8 campaign in California has only just begun. Americablog and Pam’s House Blend are two blogs that are keeping up with the fast moving story. …
Number of Women in Oklahoma Legislature Drops
Well, this news sucks. In 2008 Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation in the number of women elected to the Legislature. I think we have a good chance of ranking …
The 5 Browns come to Oklahoma
There was an article in Sunday’s Oklahoman about this family of five brothers and sisters who play piano and are reportedly making classical music cool for kids. The 5 Browns …
Joe Lieberman's last stand
I didn’t vote for Al Gore in 2000 and Joe Lieberman, Al’s stupendously stupid VP pick, is why. He was a whiny sanctimonious prick then, and he’s gotten worse every …
New Progressive Oklahoma Journal from Red Flag Press
I got a email today from my friend, writer and Oklahoma firebrand extraordinaire, Rachel Jackson: I have some important news I’d like to share with you. The first issue of …
Activist-singer Miriam Makeba passes away
In 1963 (a year after Nelson Mandela was imprisoned), she testified before the UN and asked them to intervene, give black South Africans rights in their own country, release political …
Can one mad Englishman save the world with pomegranates?
I firmly believe that one person can change the world, and this story illustrates how it can happen. James Brett took a business trip to Pakistan in 1999 and, as …