Personal Liberty Issue Update: Victory for “Gaymerica”
In a decision that cut at a major ideological schism in the US, last week a judge threw out California’s Proposition 8, a law banning gay marriage enacted in 2008 by popular vote.
“Tell me what a police state looks like….This is what a police state looks like”
That’s what a crowd chanted as John Bush, the Executive Director of Texans for Accountable Government, was being arrested for what seemed like a standard rally on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
Human Rights Issue Update: Mountains in the (CO2) Mist
Pretty much everyone can see how climate change is an environmental, economic and public health issue, but on a recent trip to China I was reminded that climate change also profoundly affects human rights.
Team Leader of the Week: Melissa Brennan
Name: Melissa Brennan
Location: NYC/New Hampshire
[Update] Dave Matthews asks: Will You Be the One?
DeSmog Blog reports that the campaign is backed by polluting big oil companies with questionable motives.
Prop 8 Overturned
According to the Twitterverse, Prop 8 has officially been overturned, on the basis that the anti-gay marriage proposition is unconstitutional.
STS9 – Driving Alternative Energy
For two years now, STS9 has been sponsoring a group of high school students from South Plantation, FL in their efforts to dominate the world of solar vehicle races.
Team Leader of the Week: Chris Reed
Name: Chris Reed
Location: Washington, DC