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Thomas Leavitt

Santa Cruzin'

About Me

This would have been a lot easier a few years ago... could have rattled off a self-description in a heartbeat. Not any more.

Thirty-something (yikes?). Step-parent. Husband with a Swedish wife from Goteborg. Self-employed consultant. Activist. Reader. Science-fiction fan. Bi/queer/poly. Read all sections of the newspaper (don't subscribe any more). On the Internet since 1990. Online before that. Green.

Just a few pieces of the puzzle. How do they fit together? Which is more important? Don't really know at this point.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people who have something to say.

Check out abrokeheart pro's video below... it is mega stylin'. She is definitely someone I'd like to see live in concert and meet in person!

While you're here:

Movies:

Interview. Matt Gonzalez, Green Party Mayoral Candidate, San Francisco. 2006



Great interview by a conservative Republican, with Green Party and community activist Matt Gonzalez, former San Francisco Supervisor, mayoral candidate, now a lawyer with a public interest practice. Matt comments on the political life, Mayor Gavin Newsom's lack of financial discipline (excessive overtime spending, growing size of city government) and mis-placed priorities.

10 Green Commandments



Cool hip-hop rendering and description of the Green Party's Ten Key Values.

Television:

Kill your television. That said, my family dragged me into watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and I have a complete collection of the original Star Trek and Next Generation on Laserdisc (obtained free).

Books:

Several thousand, by this point.

Heroes:

My mother, my grandfather, my cousin Dena, Ralph Nader, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, Harry Hay, Harvey Milk, Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Jon Postel, Tim Berners-Lee, Larry Wall, Chris Schefler, John Laird

My Blog

Presidential Candidate Preferences.

... of course, this doesn't include Green Party candidates - Cynthia McKinney, Kat Swift, Jared Ball, etc., who'd likely be even closer to my preferences. I suspect the disagreement between Gravel/Kuc...
Posted by Thomas Leavitt on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:00:00 PST

My Top Friends / Friends List

I just re-arranged and expanded my Top Friends list, after someone who really inspires me left me a message and I realized it would be great if more people could hear what she has to say. The list pro...
Posted by Thomas Leavitt on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:02:00 PST

Women's Rights

Please visit some of the MySpace pages put together by the many courageous women activists on my friends list. In particular, I urge you to sign the many petitions against stoning, one of the most cru...
Posted by Thomas Leavitt on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

Check out this event: Tribe Movie Night

Hedwig rocks. Too bad my English class at Cabrillo is at the same time! :/Hosted By: Tribe Santa Cruz AIDS ProjectWhen: Wednesday Oct 11, 2006 at 6:00 PMWhere: Tribe805 Front Street (1st door to left ...
Posted by Thomas Leavitt on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:25:00 PST