Nominate for the 2008 Carl Brandon Society Awards until September 1 (not July 31 as it says on the webpage).

The Carl Brandon Society's Open Letter to the SF Community re: Ellison/Bradford Incident: "the Carl Brandon Society wishes to define some basic principles of discourse which were put into question as a result of this exchange. We hope ( Read more... )

popelizbet requested a resource post for people who want to fight derailing by trying to convince the derailers to stop it, already. While personally I wouldn't like this to be the focus of the community, I can see that it could be useful. Unfortunately I'm running out of time and energy for the evening, but I can offer my bookmarks on race and rhetoric. ( Read more... )