Southern Poverty Law Center

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The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors hate groups in the USA.

Intelligence Report

Hate crimes against perceived undocumented immigrants — and Latinos in general — are on the rise. Some of the more horrific crimes of recent years are examined.

Also in this issue: Skinheads turn on one of their own; FAIR is explored, due to its ties to bigotry and white supremacy; and the “ex-gay” movement continues to spread, leaving a trail of shattered lives in its wake.

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Here is a map of Active U.S. Hate Groups in 2006. “The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project counted 844 active hate groups in the United States in 2006. Only organizations and their chapters known to be active during 2006 are included.

Hatewatch is keeping an eye on the presidential race.

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Video: Have you hugged your gay kids today?

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Peterson Toscano … ‘uncharacteristically serious and undeniably poignant video’.

You don’t know this, but when Mom and Dad came back from that weekend, they were depressed. They couldn’t eat. A light went out of their eyes.

He asked his dad what he experienced in the program and he said,

They made it seem like we were to blame.

His mother died still believing she was somehow at fault.

“Professionals” told her she failed as a parent … It’s wrong. It’s cruel. It’s really awful … I’m thinking about her today.

The video on Good-As-You is linked from YouTube. The title is Parents and the Ex-Gay Movement. This is the text that accompanies the video on YouTube.

Ex-Gay survivor Peterson Toscano talks about the harm that came to him and his parents because of the Family & Friends weekend at the Love in Action residential program that tells people they can find freedom from homosexuality. Now openly gay, Peterson speaks out about the harm of reparative therapy and ex-gay ministries.

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Teaching Peace

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Dark Wraith’s kitties offer life lessons.

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“Old People” videos

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Don’t Honk at Old People (or, you’ll be sorry)

Funny Old People (fun while driving in the country)

Old People Sex Prank!!!! (there’s more than one way to have fun in the dark)

Feel Young Again (advertisement)

The Zimmers Backstage at Graham Norton  (rock band, average age 79 years, combined age 3,000 years)

The Zimmers (New video edit v.2) Released 28/05/07

New Shots and more on this new video edit! Enjoy
http://www.myspace.com/thezimmersband
The oldest and greatest rock band in the world – meet The Zimmers and their amazing cover of The Who’s “My Generation”.
Lead singer Alf is 90 – it’s quite something when he sings “I hope I die before I get old”. And he’s not the oldest – there are 99 and 100-year-olds in the band!
The Zimmers will feature in a BBC TV documentary being aired in May 2007. Documentary-maker Tim Samuels has been all over Britain recruiting isolated and lonely old people – those who can’t leave their flats or who are stuck in rubbish care homes.

The song is released on 28.05.07 and coincides with the TV show ‘Power to the People’ which started it all! You can buy the CD from Tescos, Woolworths, HAV and Virgin Megastores as well as all good internet download sites

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A 21st Century Gulag

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The Moderate Voice posts (with a video) about cruelty in Russian prisons by guards against prisoners. Here is a quote from this post:

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Videos for Valentine’s Day/I Love You, Multiple Myeloma, Craig Ferguson and Susan Sarandon, Time-Lapsed Photography, The Business of Death

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“I LOVE YOU” (Happy Valentine’s Day)

Q&A with Dr. James Berenson (Questions and Answers about Multiple Myeloma)

Craig Ferguson applauds Susan Sarandon’s body of work (two entertainers whose work I enjoy)

NYC Sunset – time lapsed video (shadows fall across the city and lights come on)

Antarctica – 1 year time lapsed video (adventure at the South Pole)

The Business of Death (a video about the industry that surrounds death)

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And, the Band Played On … Happy Valentine’s Day

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I hope you are with someone you love. If you’re the only person in the room, I hope you’ll look in the mirror and offer some love to the one you’re with.

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This afternoon, I saw the movie “And the Band Played On” based on the book (same title) by Randy Shilts.

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Land of the Free? Home of the Brave?

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What has happened to our country? I know there are many good people in law enforcement. Why is abuse of power tolerated?

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Rosie: “Enough”

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This is one of Rosie’s videos with photos of a peace rally and a song.

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Rosie: “Burned Up and Burned Out by Politics”

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Rosie calls for a greater vision and working together.

Read the article on Huffington Post.

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Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, Electroshock and the Psychopharmaceutical Complex

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I have no idea whether or not this author is correct in his assertions. But, it looks like an interesting book.

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The Death of Polaroid

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Even though I was not a big fan of Polaroid photography, I liked the darkroom developer black and white pictures, this seems a little sad. So many things are phased out when new technology takes over. My grandparents lived before automobiles, airplanes and television. Their great grandchildren have not known a world without cell phones, computers and digital cameras. I wonder what changes will occur in the next 50 or 100 years.

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I Laughed Out Loud

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GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING

DO NOT SWALLOW CHEWING-GUM !!

(This arrived in my inbox via email. I do not know the source of this photo.)

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A Centrist on Political Correctness

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I agree with the quote posted here. Taking the time, and making the effort, to see through another’s eyes can make all the difference in the world. Read the entire post on The Moderate Voice.

I have observed that with over time most of us learn to adjust both our speech and our attitudes as we come to see the world through the eyes of others. When our empathy is obstructed by religious, racial, gender and nationalistic blinders and separations this process is slowed down considerably. Likewise when the separations are removed the process speeds up.

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PostSecret

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I just discovered a very interesting website.

I wish I’d thought of it!

PostSecret

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

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