April 3rd, 1968

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 — the day before he was assassinated
Click here to listen to the speech.
Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy in his eloquent and generous introduction [...]

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Return From The Twilight Zone

  
“I think it is criminal that we ( writers ) are not permitted to make dramatic note of social evils that exist, of controversial themes as they are inherent in our society.”
Rod Serling
Last year I was faced with a decision- post a Press Release on my blog about I.C.E. Agents making an appearance in Lynnwood, Washington or use the Press Release as the [...]

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A More Perfect Union

Barack Obama Speech
As Prepared for Delivery…
Philadelphia 
3-18-08 

“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” 
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy.  Farmers and scholars; statesmen [...]

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Una Voz!

Immediate members of my own Family fit into these groups.
Still.
Una Voz
Latinos For Obama
Asian Americans Pacific Islanders For Obama
Women For Obama
LGBT For Obama
Students For Obama

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Nature Of The Beast

 
I’ve been told I should support Clinton-
because she’s a woman.
I’ve been told  I should support Obama-
because he’s not white
and I’m not either.
I’ve been told I should not to support Richardson because then I’d be practicing Identity Politics.
When I say I like Edwards I’ve been reminded, somewhat sternly, that he’s a White Man from the South-
he’s not the [...]

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It Ain’t Free My Friend

This clip is a segment from a cartoon that really bothered people- in fact this bothered them so much it was banned.
It didn’t have swear words or nasty pictures hidden in the background.
What it expressed was a thought- an idea.
A few months ago I ran some ads for a local public meeting and from that [...]

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For Your Consideration…

             Roloff Farms
and  Direct Access Solutions

Present a special email announcement!

Dear Anita,
Happy Thanksgiving from Roloff Farms!
 
 
Here at the farm, we have much to be thankful for-not in the least all of the encouragement, insight, and wisdom we receive from our fans. 
 
 
We follow our thanks with an apology, for we didn’t initially intend this [...]

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It’s Right Human

 
Not only do I write, I can bake a mean enchilada and fry a sinfully good lumpia on top of that I can do other things like work on Human Rights Issues.
This news article is from the Everett Herald here in Washington state and this story is about an Ordinance that I’m proud to say I’m helping [...]

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Diversity Commission Meeting

                                                                        
                                                                                                   
 
 
   
PLEASE NOTE: IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT AT LEAST ONE I.C.E. AGENT WILL BE ATTENDING THIS MEETING. 
Maru Mora Villalpando
Community Organizer

Washington Community Action Network
La Red Activa Comunitaria de Washington

www.washingtoncan.org 

                                              
The Lynnwood Police Department will speak before the commission.
Urgency: cases continue to come, WCAN is still receiving calls
DECIDED: WCAN will attend the next DC meeting on November 14th at Lynnwood [...]

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Write On!

 
Until I was in my early twenties I must have had a couple of dozen Pen Pals from all around the world- of course the Internet changed all of that and now me and a few of my ” Pals” from the old days send mail via the Internet.
I think that e-mail changed the flavor [...]

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