San Diego Queer Demos Reverse Stance, Rate Dumanis Acceptable for D.A.
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,
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Members of the predominantly Queer San Diego Democratic Club voted October 25 to rate openly Lesbian judge Bonnie Dumanis acceptable in her current race for San Diego County District Attorney, the highest level of support the club can give to a non-Democrat. This reversed a decision from a previous meeting (see San Diego Queer Democrats Fail to Support a D.A. Candidate, posted October 4) at which questions had been raised about Dumanis commitment to reproductive choice and her opposition to clean needle exchange.
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"Film School Confidential" Rocks!
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,
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Fifteen films by San Diego college and high-school students were shown at the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts October 19-21 as part of a program called Film School Confidential. Their technical and dramatic qualities were generally excellent, and in addition to the films themselves a seminar discussed ways of getting student and amateur films shot, finished, shown and ultimately distributed commercially.
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Labor, Environmental Groups Target Congressmember Davis on Fast-Track
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,
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Labor and environmental representatives held a press conference outside NASSCO shipyards Monday, October 22 to demand that San Diego-area Congressmember Susan Davis oppose the controversial fast-track bill, H.R. 3005, that would give President Bush authority to negotiate trade and investment treaties that Congress could only vote up or down, without amendments. To reach Davis, call the AFL-CIO national Congressional hotline at 1-[800] 393-1082 or her San Diego office at (619) 291-1430.
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Complete Transcript of Anti-Fast Track Rally, 10/22/01
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,
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Complete transcript of the rally against "fast-track" trade bill H.R. 3005 held in San Diego October 22, 2001. Sponsored by labor, the rally included union and environmentalist representatives opposing the bill and demanding that local Congressmember Susan Davis vote against it. She can be reached at 1-[800] 393-1082 or (619) 291-1430.
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San Diegos A-List Queers Greet Former Ambassador Hormel
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,
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Over 100 movers and shakers of the San Diego Queer community turned out Wednesday evening, October 17 for a reception honoring James C. Hormel, whose appointment as ambassador to Luxembourg by former President Clinton made him the U.S.'s first openly Queer ambassador. The program also honored the late Queer activist Herb King and celebrated the signing into law of California's domestic partner rights bill, AB 25.
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Stop Censorship
Reporters Sans Frontieres,
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The US administration began hacking at the foundations
of the first amendment while the dust was still settling on
the ruins of the World Trade Center, writes Veronica
Forwood, chairwoman of the British branch of Reporters
Sans Frontieres
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