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JULY 1: Candlelight Vigil for Sean Kennedy PDF Print E-mail
Written by Melanie Knight   
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
What: A Statewide Candlelight Vigil to celebrate the life and mourn the death of 20-year-old Greenville resident Sean Kennedy.

Where: SC State House- Corner of Gervais St. and Assembly St., Columbia, SC

When: Sunday, July 1, 2007, 3:30 pm (Artist Performances); Speakers begin at 7:00 pm; Keynote Address at 8 pm followed by Candle Light Vigil

Contact: Melissa Moore, South Carolina Equality Coalition, 803.318.6900 (cell), This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Network Blog Debuts PDF Print E-mail
Written by Melanie Knight   
Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Check out the SC Progressive Network's brand new blog at http://scpronet.com/wordpress/.  You can also access the blog through the link on our Web page (www.scpronet.com).  To add your two cents, simply click on the comment link below each post.  For information on how the blog will be moderated, read the first post at the bottom of the page.  Let's hear from you.  -- Becci Robbins, Network Communications

 
Tell Your Senators: Close Guantanamo PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 23 June 2007

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The Bush Administration's prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is a shameful disgrace to the very ideals upon which America was founded. Amnesty International has referred to Guantanamo as "the gulag of our times," and many critics have pointed out that indefinite imprisonment without trial is a hallmark of fascist dictatorships -- not liberal democracies.

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Friday, 22 June 2007

Numbers Don’t Lie

By Wendy Brinker

Many boast that America is the best country in the world. Indeed there are a few superlative qualities unique to America that go unchallenged. One area where we absolutely reign supreme is in our insatiable consumer practices. Americans only constitute four percent of the world population, but manage to annually gobble up one fourth of the world’s resources. That’s pretty impressive, considering there’s no ecosystem in existence that can mathematically sustain that type of predation for very long. We are superbly practiced in the art of compartmentalization, so the impact of our voracious appetites on the planet never really enters the equation.

 Continue reading at http://columbiacitypaper.blogspot.com/2007/06/numbers-dont-lie.html

 
JUNE 25: Progressive Source Awards Voting Deadline PDF Print E-mail
Written by Melanie Knight   
Friday, 22 June 2007

Check out the nominated sites for the Progressive Source Awards.

http://www.progressivesourceawards.com

/psc/voting/innovative.php?category=Best%20Innovative%20Advocacy%20Tool

Deadline is midnight on Monday, June 25th.
 
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