Human Rights Day Wrap Up |
Long overdue, a review of the Human Rights Day events in Seattle I attended.
December 10 was Human Rights Day, honoring 59 years since the UN adopted and proclaimed the Universal...
Posted by Colleen on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:42:00 PST |
AI Conference & San Francisco Trip |
I have been negligent in posting anything to my MySpace page about my trip to San Francisco nearly two weeks ago for the AIUSA Western Regional Conference.
First, the conference. Friday night (N...
Posted by Colleen on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:21:00 PST |
End the War Rally - Photos and Video Up |
Went to the peace rally Saturday, was inspired and moved, and caught up with some friends from the Veterans for Peace in Portland I hadn't seen in quite a few years.
Check out photos on Flickr, a...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:28:00 PST |
Well, not entirely quiet |
I should add, though, that the bus tunnel isn't entirely quiet, one of the new features of the reopened tunnel is periodic blaring announcements not to cross or stand in the roadway. . .
and. . .
to p...
Posted by Colleen on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:36:00 PST |
Bus Tunnel Too Quiet (Our Loss, Wyoming’s Gain) |
Alas, for Seattle, we finally have out tunnel back for him to play in, but Jeff has decided to move to Evanston, Wyoming to be with his lady. Our loss, her and Evenston's gain.
While I feel...
Posted by Colleen on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:01:00 PST |
Bus Tunnel Reopens - Jeffs Back Playing Flute |
Ahh, it was great going through the tunnel once again today! Re-open after two years of remodeling for the soon to come light rail. It's great to zip across downtown (when everything goes ...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:04:00 PST |
AI Dancing at NWIRP Benefit |
I've added a video of my fellow Amnesty members dancing at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project dinner Friday night to both this page and AI Group 4's (where it's hosted).
To be fair, Jo...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:42:00 PST |
Seattle Human Rights Film Festival on MySpace |
I'm happy to announce the Seattle Human Rights Film Festival (SHRFF), presented by local volunteers from Amnesty International Puget Sound now has it's own MySpace page:
http://www.mysp...
Posted by Colleen on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:22:00 PST |
Chinese Cartoon Cops Patrolling the Internet |
I never thought the words "cute" and "police state" would go together!This one from Global Voices Online:"In the footsteps of the Shenzhen Internet Police, the police in China's capitol, Beijng, willl...
Posted by Colleen on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:31:00 PST |
AT&T’s Censorship of Pearl Jam |
While the consequence's aren't quite as deadly, meanwhile AT&T has been censoring concerts by Pearl Jam and others they have been broadcasting.
During Lollapalooza, Eddie Vedder was si...
Posted by Colleen on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:17:00 PST |
