i'm surprised this hasn't shown up on my flist yet. two days ago at ucla, an iranian-american student was tasered repeatedly by uc police officers when he was unable to produce his student i.d. card. other students who asked the cops for their badge numbers and names were threatened with the taser as well. there's an article from the ucla ( Read more... )

happy may day. instead of teaching regular classes today i'm doing a teach-in for my students on the current immigration legislation (& some history of may day).

some info on what's happening today & why:
bay area immigrant rights coalition
no on HR4437
national network for immigrant & refugee rights
walkout/strike information for workers & for ( Read more... )

farewell, octavia butler. only 58.

eta: jesus, why didn't anyone tell me that wendy wasserstein died a few weeks ago? what losses these are.

this is my new favorite spot on the internet: stolen time archive. the scholar who made it (alongside a visual artist) just spoke at my school. click on "launch project" to get to the archive. zinesters, artists & anyone who has done office/temp work should set aside a few hours just to explore the awesomeness.

overcoming voting obstacles, a guide from ncte about how to handle various issues of discrimination & voting access, including specifics for transpeople.

well surprise surprise.

officials discuss how to delay election day.

i hope everyone is keeping up with the incredible amount of bullshit that is the gwen araujo murder trial.

just in case you need to get caught up on the "gay panic" defense strategy, check out this article.

and for a good response see this op-ed from dylan vade.

hey it's gay pride month.
take a look at a virus in the system, eh?

more news for you:

the governator proposes massive budget cuts that would result in the loss of $20million for ac transit (the east bay bus system, which is already crappy enough thanks). please note this would mean either no weekend service or no school service. nice, arnold.

also the fda is banning gay men from making anonymous sperm ( Read more... )

there's a memorial here for gloria anzaldúa. i've been shaken by this news all week, & simultaneously outraged at the absence of any major news articles or information about her life or death. just an email forward. 61. so young.