Civil Rights
This past Monday I had the good fortune to hear Judy Shepard speak on Auraria Campus as a part of her work with The Matthew Shepard Foundation. 11 years after Matthew’s terrible murder she is still traveling around the nation passionately educating on equality. Through her incredible perseverance and strength she has served as an [...]
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Well I really don’t want to turn this into the “excessive force by police officers” blog, but this one is a national headline as I believe it should be. Who are we really being terrorized by? I’m starting to question. What the hell is going on? Is this kid going to be looking over his [...]
Watch the video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/13/police-brutality-cops-pun_n_203245.html Is this happening more often or is the Internet just making us more aware of it? This police officer didn’t know he was on video, obviously. The kick in the head, then pushing the guys arm up way beyond where he needed to, then the high five…pretty disgusting. I know the [...]
I just happened upon this video and it’s very fitting when considering my previous post. We must work harder to create safe havens for LGBT individuals around the world, until that day when all people are loved, accepted, and safe in their home. I’ve been haunted lately by the images of teenagers Mahmoud Asgari [...]
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