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Today the California Supreme Court acted in a cowardly manner in upholding Proposition 8 (the discriminatory legislation that denies same-sex couples equal marriage rights under the law). The kicker for me is that no where in the civil law that same-sex couples are fighting for does it mandate that religious groups be required to marry same-sex couples; only that they be able to legally marry. If your church doesn’t support same-sex marriage, good for you. But why does your church support unequal treatment for all human beings under State law? Shame on you! /rant

I spent the past two days with organizers of the recent “Day of Decision” and “One Struggle, One Fight” events that culminated today. Here’s a bit of audio from today’s rally. It’s the initial reaction from a large crowd at the steps of the San Francisco office of the Supreme Court. It then cuts to a couple (Sean Higgins and Robert Franco) who participated in the non-violent civil disobedience that over 100 people committed to as a protest…more to come!

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Action, Activism, audio sample

This happening sounded interesting. If you’re in the area, give it a go:

Red Bull 45s

Red Bull 45s – an event that takes a piece of record history and remixes in into an innovative evolution of the traditional DJ set. The unique event pays tribute to yesteryear by tasking four DJs with creating an interactive group performance using only the 7-inch 45 rpm records popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The event format places four DJs in four opposite corners of the venue, with the crowd in the middle. Each DJ spins for no more than four minutes on 45 rpm records, with each subsequent DJ attempting to match the last beat of the previous DJ – without the help of any beat-matching programs (instead each DJ has to go “digging” through his stack of 45 rpm records). The event’s goal is to revive the once revered 45 rpm record while tasking DJs to use all their imagination and expertise to create a seamless and continuous flow of music.

Thursday, 21 May, 2009
Starts at 06:00 PM

Venue:
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA

[click HERE for more info]

Keep Listening!

Noah

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