Monthly Archives: September 2009

The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-30

True Diversity Dinner: Video by @jansonjones now also up at Celtic Diva’s Blue Oasis: http://bit.ly/5hU6v # @Inked_Tigress Thank you! in reply to Inked_Tigress # @JoeQualls Have your own opinion. In mine, SP is every bit as much the bigoted homophobic … Continue reading

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Hotel Workers Rising March: Today!

Workers at the Anchorage Hilton have been fighting for a fair contract since August 2008 , when their last contract expired, but management is intent on union-busting. Show your support for these workers and their families as they march today at 4:30.

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-29: True Diversity Dinner videos by Janson Jones

Today’s Daily Tweets include links to Janson Jones’ videos of the True Diversity Dinner held in Anchorage on September 25, 2009.

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True Diversity Dinner 1 & 2: Video by Janson Jones

Parts 1 & 2 of video coverage of the September 25, 2009 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage by Janson Jones of Floridana Alaskiana v2.5. Part 1 includes background on the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance AO 2009-64; part 2 is a montage of Janson’s photos of the dinner.

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Eating (& breathing & crapping) in outer space

Research notes on closed ecosystems in outer space, for “Long Dark,” a story I’m trying to write in the same story universe as my 2007 NaNoWriMo “novel” Cold.

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-28

RT @amarjeetkaur Anchorage's first Hotel Workers Rising March Sep 30 @ 4:30 PM Fight to keep the strong industry standards built over years! # RT @redrummy: "'Going Rogue' is so mavericky. Rogue was X-men that sucked the life out of … Continue reading

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Hilton hotel workers on KTUU

KTUU Channel 2 News coverage of picketing of the Anchorage Hilton on September 25 by hotel workers.

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Hotel Workers Rising March: September 30

Anchorage’s first Hotel Workers Rising March will be held September 30, 2009, 4:30 PM. United HERE Local 878 & supporters will march from the Sheraton to the Hilton, demanding a fair contract from Hilton management. Also: pics from Sep 25 picket outside Mayor’s Unity Dinner.

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Catching up

Trying to catch up blogwise on the events of an eventful weekend.

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-27

RT: @jansonjones: True Diversity Dinner Part Two, 25 September 2009 http://bit.ly/3fCGqt # "Total Recall": should've been a Mystery Science 3000 movie. # "Total Recall" is so bad you'd almost think it was a SciFi — er, I mean SyFy — … Continue reading

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