StumbleUpon | invisableman's blog posts

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/34309550/

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:30:32 -0700

Two weeks ago outside Philadelphia, sixty-five children from a summer camp tried to go swimming at a club their camp had a contract to use. Evidently, the club didn't know the kids were largely Black.

When the campers entered the pool, White parents took their kids out of the water, and the swimming club's staff asked the campers to leave. The next day, the club told the summer camp that their membership would be canceled and that they would refund their money. When asked why, the club's leader said the "kids would change the complexion ... and the atmosphere of the club."

A "Whites only" pool in 2009 should not be tolerated. The club's actions appear to be a violation of section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act. Whether or not any laws were violated, a "Whites only" pool should be something every American condemns.

I've just joined ColorOfChange.org in doing exactly that -- will you join me, and email your friends and family asking them to do the same? We're also calling on the Department of Justice to evaluate suing the facility under federal law. It takes just a moment to do both, here:

http://www.colorofchange.org/swim/?id=2038-910567

Obama is President but that doesn't mean that suddenly all is fine when it comes to race in America. This is a vivid reminder of what we know still lies beneath the surface.

We all know stories like this one -- similar incidents play out quietly every day in different communities across the country. The difference in this case is that folks got caught and there was a contract in place that makes for a potentially illegal act.

Standing up now isn't just about making things right for these kids in Philadelphia or bringing consequences to this swim club (called the Valley Swim Club). It's about creating a climate of accountability everywhere. If we can publicly shame the Valley Swim Club and hold them accountable for this incident, it will make others think twice before engaging in this kind of discrimination.

Please join me in condemning the Valley Swim Club's blatant discrimination and calling on the Justice Department to investigate whether they violated civil rights laws. And please ask your friends and family to do the same.

http://www.colorofchange.org/swim/?id=2038-910567

Thanks.

Here are some links to more info:

"Pool Boots Kids Who Might 'Change the Complexion,'" NBC Philadelphia, 07-08-09
http://bit.ly/90Zyr

"60 Black Kids Booted from Philly Pool For Being Black -- Speak Out," Jill Tubman at Jack and Jill Politics, 07-08-09
http://bit.ly/GkJTs

"Valley Swim Club: Day Two," Adam B at Daily Kos, 07-08-09
http://bit.ly/qbpSA

"Section 1981 Summary," Employment Law Information Network
http://www.elinfonet.com/1981sum.php

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/33900073/

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:25:48 -0700

Feedjit Live Blog Stats

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/33037330/

Sat, 23 May 2009 08:24:09 -0700

Seattle deputy's shove leaves innocent man in coma

http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_us_deputys_tackle_coma.html

SEATTLE -- Authorities have released surveillance video showing a burly sheriff's deputy slamming a man head first into a wall earlier this month, leaving him in a coma. Christopher Harris remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center, his family says. The 29-year-old had been pursued by deputies May 10 after a witness wrongly identified him as a suspect in an assault.

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/32100685/

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:41:07 -0700

As we pay our tax bills, it seems an appropriate time to urge everyone to Rethink Afghanistan, a war that currently costs over $2 billion a month but hasn't made us any safer. Everyone has a friend or relative who just lost a job. Do we really want to spend over $1 trillion on another war? Everyone knows someone who has lost their home. Do we really want spend our tax dollars on a war that could last a decade or more? The Obama administration has taken some smart steps to counter this economic crisis with its budget request. Do we really want to see that effort wasted by expanding military demands?

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/31165195/

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:22:49 -0700

Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"

The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing starfish in the ocean."

"I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"

"The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die."

"But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"

The young man listened politely. Then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said- "It made a difference for that one."

How many "starfish" do you come across in a day?

- Author Unknown

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/31133165/

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:27:58 -0700

If you ever thought about buying stock now is the time! This stuff is going to explode with high futures. As cheap as it is you can't go wrong.� The market crashing is good for the new invester.

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/30517584/

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:32:30 -0800

I don't normally block people but this SU member is worthy of it. But...wha wha wha...he hurt my feelings really really bad.� I think he's a Stumbling bully!� He's wants me to admit I'm wrong in my thinking.� He's even threatening to "punch me out".� He wants me to meet him in the parking lot after school!� OMG what am I going to do?� I'm really scared!!!�

I think he's some kind of a:
maniac-
self righteous-
right wing-
self centered-
single minded-
conceded-
egoistical-
narrow minded-
mentally incapable-
mad man!

The guy diffidently needs someone in his life no matter what his sexual preference are. But first he needs a hair cut but, I guess that also depends on his sexual preference. lol� (Not that there's anything wrong with that. [Seinfeld 1994])
http://fastercat.stumbleupon.com

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/30018738/

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:20:57 -0800

As the economic crisis deepens, climate change approaches critical levels and global tensions increase, the need to break the monopoly on television daily news has never been greater. We must know why the crisis is happening and what we can do to defend ourselves. Corporate TV news won't ask the real questions, let alone provide answers.

The scale of the problems facing us demands original and profound solutions. If `necessity is the mother of invention', get ready for an era of unprecedented imagination and innovation. But there will be no progress without a fight against forces wedded to the status quo. We are entering a period of action, where people take solutions into their own hands and create a bold vision for new ways of living and doing business.
http://therealnews.com

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/29402130/

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:18:58 -0800

Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:49 AM Ed Freeman... A True Hero

You're an 18 or 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded, and dying in the
jungle in the Ia Drang Valley, 11-14-1965. LZ Xray, Vietnam Your infantry
unit is outnumbered 8 - 1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200
yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac
helicopters to stop coming in.

You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you're
not getting out. Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away,
and you'll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you
know this is the day.

Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of a
helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn't seem
real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you. He's not Medi-Vac, so it's not his job, but
he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs
were ordered not to come.

He's coming anyway.

And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load
2 or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the Doctors and Nurses.

And, he kept coming back...... 13 more times..... and took about 30 of you
and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.

Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Freeman died last Wednesday at the age of 80, in
Boise , ID ......May God rest his soul.....

(Oh yeah, Paul Newman died that day too. I guess you knew that --

He got a lot more press than Ed Freeman.)

http://invisableman.stumbleupon.com/review/28885899/

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:15:19 -0800

/www.stumbleupon.com/to//www.matchspecial.com/quizzes/images/addictionResult.png)/t:4afa422a1f15a;src:syndicate" rel="nofollow" target="_new">http://www.matchspecial.com/quizzes/images/addictionResult.png) no-repeat; font-family: Times New Roman, sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">69%This quiz was provided by - Match Special