Posts tagged San Francisco

SB 1070 National Day of Action in Photos

Just my favorite photos from the National Day of Action against SB 1070.

A Letter to Tam Tran. RIP

A Letter to Tam Tran. RIP

Someone told me to write a letter so this is my pathetic attempt at trying to conjure one up. You are gone and I can’t even launch a campaign to bring you back. I am helping with the cause to get you posthumous citizenship though, which... [+]

Recap of Netroots Nation San Francisco Event

I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic Netroots Nation event yesterday where once again, advocates brought up the terrible idea of ‘piecemeal approaches,’ derided DREAM advocates and then proceeded to say that the best we could hope for is that things do not get... [+]

Testifying at San Francisco...

Testifying at San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Symposium: San Francisco’s Role in Shaping National Immigration Policy November 9, 2009 5:30- 8:00 p.m. State Building, Milton Marks Auditorium 455 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, California SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this Symposium is for the Immigrant Rights Commission to hear from national experts on comprehensive immigration... [+]

BART – New Media, Old Services

BART is getting new media savvy, especially since the Oscar Grant shooting incident, but unfortunately, that doesn’t translate into better services. My bike seatpost with a women’s saddle was stolen on July 4th at Civic Center in front of the agents booth at 7th and Market. I... [+]

Revisiting the Letter from...

Revisiting the Letter from Birmingham Jail and a Report on Join the Impact San Francisco 11/15

I have already written about how tolerance discourse has been twisted by the media and proponents of H8 to characterize us as militants, unlawful, undemocratic, fascist and even terrorists. To every person that is pro-gay marriage but bewildered and unsupportive of the uprising among LGBT people... [+]

San Francisco May Become First City in the United States to Decriminalize Prostitution

And Michael Foucault wishes from his grave that he could have lived 25 years more had it not been for his misadventures in Iran. (Hey, I love Foucault) The jibe was in reference to his opposition to the repression of human sexuality and how governments had made... [+]

When Sanctuary equals shooting self in the foot – Protecting undocumented juvenile “crack dealers”

Disclaimer – I LOVE SAN FRANCISCO The experiment was a noble one — Instead of complying with federal immigration law, city officials in San Francisco would take on the cost of flying juveniles convicted of drug crimes to their countries. That would prevent federal deportation and... [+]