Showing posts with label conservative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conservative. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

It's not okay to be gay (video)



Even after it's leader died recently, the family-run Westboro Baptist Church is still causing trouble. This past weekend a group from the church, protected by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies, was out at the West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade Fest with harsh and offensive signs. Who are these Christian crusaders?

But I'm a Yankee doodle "dandy"!
VICE follows the story of the Westboro Baptist Church as families split and children are "brainwashed" into picketing the funerals of dead American soldiers fighting for a doomed gay nation and bashing homosexuals at every turn.

During that time, VICE interviewed more than a dozen members of the reviled group, including some of the only members not related by blood, the Drains. They welcomed VICE into their homes and gave them access to 17 years of home video footage. In return, VICE produced an unbiased look into the lives of one of America's most despised Christian fundamentalist organizations.

Monday, 5 May 2014

The United We Stand Festival (concert)

Pat Macpherson, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; UnitedWeStandFest.com; UCLA (tickets)
Awake the Nation! Free & Equal sets out to unite us as We the People, May 10 (UWSF)
Coming to a University Near You!
The United We Stand Festival will kick off at UCLA on May 10th for a University Bus Tour across America, combining music and education to awaken the nation!
 
Inspiring young and old alike to help elect principled leaders who are not swayed by special interests, we can restore a world of peace, liberty, harmony, justice, ecology, prosperity, and happiness for all.

Musical headliners at UCLA include Public Enemy, members of Wu-Tang Clan, Immortal Technique, The Siren, Cynic, Tatiana Moroz, Rooftop Revolutionaries, A-Alikes, Luminaries, Jon Goodhue, Sounds of Solidarity, and more.

Speakers include media legend Larry King, Ben & Jerry, Marianne Williamson (NY Times bestselling author and independent congressional candidate for CA-33), David Bronner (CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps), and Sean Stone (son of Hollywood bigwig Oliver Stone, who created) host of Buzzsaw.


Other notable figures include Dr. Jill Stein (our 2012 Green choice for president), Gov. Gary Johnson, Amber Lyon (Emmy-winning journalist/whistleblower), Ben Swann (Emmy-winning journalist), Diane Goldstein (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), Mnar Muhawesh (Mint Press News), and many more.

TICKETS are on sale now at the revolutionary price of $17.76 (but use promo code WETHEPEOPLE for a 50% discount at checkout!) at UCLA's Central Ticket Office and online through TicketMaster.

Free & Equal Elections Foundation is an election reform organization dedicated to the idea that all enjoy an equal share of the rights and responsibilities of our nation's governance. We strive to create a system in which all citizens are equal in ability to participate.



Immortal Technique appears on Abby Martin’s "Breaking the Set" on RT discussing the United We Stand Fest
10245532_822900044406357_8841038390734632280_nLOS ANGELES, California - Immortal Technique, the legendary independent hip-hop artist, appeared on "Breaking the Set" with Abby Martin on RT America on May 1st to discuss Free & Equal’s United We Stand...

MoreBus tour kicks off at UCLA to strengthen America’s commitment to free and equal elections
10301190_821768257852869_4094496545993508207_nBUS TOUR KICKS OFF AT UCLA TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO FREE AND EQUAL ELECTIONS with a music rally at the UCLA campus in Westwood, Los Angeles, California to empower voters and inspire youth featuring Public Enemy, Immortal Technique...

Ben & Jerry’s sponsor United We Stand Festival
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Hippie dairy product full of deadly sugar and good intentions? Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is now a proud sponsor of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation's United We Stand Festival at UCLA on May 10th. Ben & Jerry’s is proud to stand...

Dennis Kucinich will speak at United We Stand Fest UCLA
430099_10150603145683218_1690395690_nFormer U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich -- one of the precious few honest politicians gerrymandered out of office and reduced to working for Fox News -- is a confirmed speaker at Free and Equal’s United We Stand Festival at UCLA on May 10th. During his 16 years in Congress, Kucinich...
 
The Moon over the University of Los Angeles's Westwood campus (ucla.edu)

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Woman arrested for Buddha tattoo

Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly; Newser.com; AFP; The Independent
My Nepalese Boudhanath "Buddha Eyes" tramp stamp is h-lla sexy but not advised (WQ)
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Plumber arrested for... (Hartsfield/BAN)
A British woman learned the hard way that it's not a good idea to visit Sri Lanka if you have a visible Buddha tattoo. Tourist Naomi Michelle Coleman, 37, was arrested after arriving from India at Sri Lanka's main international airport yesterday; she was taken before a judge, who ordered her to be deported. The tattoo, on her right arm, shows the Buddha sitting on a lotus flower, AFP reports. Sri Lanka has a Buddhist majority, and a police spokesperson says she was detained for "hurting others' religious feelings," The Independent notes. She's expected to be deported within days; the same thing happened to a male tourist last year. More

Tourists, please refrain from kissing the Buddha
Here a French tourist goes at it with a revered icon in Sri Lanka. Note to self, show some sense. As Westerners, we “mean well.” That doesn’t mean we aren’t being horrifically disrespectful. This is the equivalent of dry humping Madonna and Child at the museum. It will get you fined and possibly jailed and deported. The Buddha might be cool with it but Buddhists will not be (TheBabarazzi.com). It is considered very wrong to take a selfie with a Buddha, so take a photo of a Buddha and leave it at that.