http://angrybrownbutch.com politics, media, culture and life from a queer boricua in brooklyn Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:29:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, as evidenced by the date of my last post, I've been absent from the blogosphere for quite a while, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I needed retreat in order to focus on my work. I'm a freelance Drupal/web developer and general techie working with non-profit organizations, and both ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2009/03/28/where-ive-been-where-i-am/ This Friday I'm heading to Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn for the premiere screening of Some Place Like Home: The Fight Against Gentrification in Downtown Brooklyn, a documentary by Families United for Racial and Economic Equality. FUREE, a community organization lead by and comprised primarily of low-income women of color, ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/12/01/this-friday-in-brooklyn-premiere-of-a-new-film-on-gentrification-and-community-organizing/ Apparently we are supposed to believe that there are now two answers to that question. One of those answers is really pissing me off this morning. I'll let you guess which one. Answer #1: The Young Lords Party, also known as the Young Lords Organization, was a primarily stateside-based Puerto Rican organization ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/25/who-are-the-young-lords/ I continue to be moved and thankful for the well-purposed outrage and generosity that so many people showed last week in donating to Duanna Johnson's funeral fund. With the help of everyone who organized the fundraising efforts and spread the word, including Dan Savage on the well read SLOG blog, ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/18/remembrance-and-action/ UPDATE: The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition has set up a fund for Duanna Johnson's funeral expenses that you can donate to via PayPal. This seems to be the most legitimate and secure way of donating. Any funds collected above the cost of the funeral will go to Johnson's family. Please ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/13/duanna-johnson/ http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/04/yes-we-did/ My partner and I woke up at 6am, when the polls open here in NYC. Brushed teeth, threw on clothes, fed the cat, then walked around the corner to the school where we vote - we can literally see our polling place from our window, which is pretty sweet. When ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/04/i-voted/ I think it's fair to say that I've been a bit swept up into the Obamania as of late. And you know what? Why the hell not? Conservatives like to mock and sneer at the enthusiasm that people have for Obama like a high school bully snickers and jeers at ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/04/and-yes-even-now-third-party-candidates-matter/ So, last night at pub trivia at my favorite bar, Pacific Standard, I learned that the result of the Washington R******* [1] home game that immediately precedes Election Day has correctly predicted the winner of the every US presidential election since 1936 except for last year's. Despite the recent break, ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/04/the-steelers-and-obama-ftw/ I've been engaging in some fairly uncharacteristic behavior lately. This morning I headed over to the Brooklyn Academy of Music and spent a couple of hours phone banking for Obama, letting people in Florida know where their polling places are and encouraging them to vote tomorrow. Along with calls I ... http://angrybrownbutch.com/2008/11/03/t-minus-one-and-counting/