Friday, November 28, 2008

MORE ON DINA BABBITT

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Yesterday I talked with a friend of mine who used to be a lawyer. We discussed the case of Ms. Dina Babbitt and her watercolors. Her opinion...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

GAY NEWS

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Today is the anniversary of the murder of Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk by Dan White. White was later released after successfully pleading w...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

W.

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Oh my. In today's Seattle Times there was a picture of George W. Bush visiting the troops at Fort Campbell Kentucky. Across the page w...

TODAY

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On this date in 1883, Sojourner Truth died in Michigan. Truth, born into slavery, is well known for her "Ain't I a woman? speech ...
Monday, November 24, 2008

HOLLYWOOD TEN

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On this date in 1947, a group of writers, directors and actors, who came to be known as the Hollywood Ten, were cited for contempt of Congre...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

DINA BABBITT

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Today I received a letter from Chairman Barloszewski of the Auschwitz Holocaust Museum. The board has decided, once again, to deny Ms. Babb...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

TOXIC WASTE AND THE OPPRESSED

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I saw a very good film on PBS last night called March Point. It was basically a documentary on Anacortes oil refineries and their effect on ...

DINA BABBITT

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I've been waiting all day to hear the decision of the Auschwitz Museum Board of Directors concerning the return of Dina Babbitt's wa...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

DINA BABBITT

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A decision has been made in the case of Ms. Dina Babbitt. We will be notified as soon as the decision has been translated and okayed for re...
Saturday, November 15, 2008

DINA BABBITT

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On Nov. 17, the board of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is meeting. One of the items on the agenda is the return of Ms. Dina Babbitt's wa...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

VIDEO -- SINTI

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Below is a video from YouTube made by Sinti in Germany. This is the tribe my mother was from. Most Sinti in Germany were murdered in the Ho...

lolodiklo sent you a video: "Sintis from Germany"

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help center | e-mail options | report spam lolodiklo has...
Monday, November 10, 2008

MIRIAM MAKEBA

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Miriam Makeba, Mamma Africa, died this morning in Italy after performing a concert in support of immigrants. The concert was also held to ...
Saturday, November 8, 2008

EQUALITY IN AMERICA

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With the election of Barack Obama America rejoiced. Every news program I watched featured people saying how now anyone could achieve anythin...
Friday, November 7, 2008

7 NOVEMBER

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1916---Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman in the US to be elected to Congress. 1917---Russia's Bolshevik Revolution be...
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

SUSAN B ANTHONY

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On this day, 1972, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting for President of the United States. She was arrested at her home the day after s...
Monday, November 3, 2008

YMA SUMAC 1922-2008

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Yma Sumac, the Peruvian born singer died Saturday night in Los Angeles CA. Ms Sumac's spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic pe...
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Saturday, November 1, 2008

STUDS TERKEL

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Studs Terkel died yesterday at the age of 96. He really was a working class hero. He wanted his epitaph to say "Curiosity didn't ki...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

ENGLAND

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Sometime in the 1990's, 1994 I think, England passed the Caravan Sites Act, which decreed that Gypsies (Roma and Travelers) could only c...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

CURRENT SITUATIONS

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As the economy worsens in the western world, the need for scapegoats seems to escalate in tandem. The situation of the Rroma, and immigrants...
Friday, October 24, 2008

LIVING LIBRARY

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Today, I heard an interview on the radio with a Danish man, one of the creators of the Living Library concept. The idea is that people from ...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

SARAH PALIN

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The Republican Party has spent more than $150,000 on clothes, makeup and accessories for Sarah Palin since the Republican Convention. Wow. W...
Friday, October 17, 2008

WATERFORD CRYSTAL TO FIRE MOST IRISH WORKERS

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I guess it's a sign of the times. Waterford Crystal has announced plans to fire most of its Irish workers and move its factory overseas....
Thursday, October 16, 2008

DINA BABBIT

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We're down to the wire in the effort to get Dina Babbitt's Auschwitz watercolors returned to her. She's 86 years old and ailing....

THERE'S IRONY HERE

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OSTRVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC An entrepreneur in the Czech Republic recently bought a former mental hospital with the intention of rebuilding ...

TWO GOOD ARTICLES

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The first article is about the rise of racism against all immigrants in Italy. What started as attacks on Rroma is escalating into violent ...

DESTROYING THE FABRIC OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

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So, I think the big news out of the last debate was John McCain's accusing ACORN of destroying the fabric of American Democracy. Wow. Th...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

YOY

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As the economy worsens around the world so does the oppression of the Rroma, and immigrants in general. The need for scapegoats increases ex...

M. Ahern has sent you an email

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Below is a connection to a very good article on the Rroma, specificially in Italy and Kosovo. The article provides a connection to a video ...
Monday, October 6, 2008

Fw: Romanian Government Urged to Respect European Court Judgments

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The following statement concerns attacks against Roma in the town in Romania addressed in the movie SUSPINO: A CRY FOR ROMA. No Roma from H...
Sunday, October 5, 2008

UPDATE

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Planned Parenthood announced today that they have received over $1 Million dollars in donations made in Sarah Palin's name. The McCain-...
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Saturday, October 4, 2008

TODAY

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October 4, 1970, Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood home. She'd be 65 years old today. I still miss her. Pope Benedict and t...
Thursday, October 2, 2008

DINA BABBITT

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Below is a link to an article on Dina Babbitt and her attempts to regain her watercolors of Roma in Auschwitz. For more information please s...

Fw: NYTimes.com: History Claims Her Artwork, but She Wants It Back

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--- On Thu, 10/2/08, punkaheron@yahoo.com <punkaheron@yahoo.com> wrote: From: punkaheron@yahoo.com <punkaheron@yahoo.com> Subj...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008

HI, I'M ROMANIAN, NOT ROMA

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The Romanian government has recently launched a media campaign to help Romanian immigrants. The ads are focussed in Italy, where discrimina...

ITEMS IN THE NEWS

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Oliver Kaufman Crawford, 91 years old,died last week. He was one of those blacklisted in the "Red Scare" of the 1950's. Amaz...
Monday, September 29, 2008

FAR RIGHT GAINS CLOUT IN AUSTRIA

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The anti-immigrant, extreme right party in Austria made gigantic gains in Sunday's parlimentary elections. Anti-Roma, anti-Muslim and a...

JUST ANOTHER DAY

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I wish I understood economics more. All I know at the moment is that I am really happy that the Bush administration's bail out proposal...

FW: [Romano Liloro] ERIO PRESS RELEASE ON THE EQUALITY SUMMIT

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--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Morgan Ahern <> wrote: From: Morgan Ahern <> Subject: FW: [Romano Liloro] ERIO PRESS RELEASE ON THE EQUAL...
Friday, September 26, 2008

VICTORY IN IRAQ

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Would someone please define for me what exactly is meant by Victory in Iraq. I ask this question after watching the presidential debate.
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