Archive for January, 2008

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 12:29pm

Former state Democratic chief Burton sued for sexual harassment

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, News, Politics, Sexual Harassment

Tim Reiterman of LA Times reports that a sexual harassment suit has been filed against Former state Democratic leader John Burton

Kathleen Driscoll, the executive director of the former state Senate leader’s foundation, details alleged unwanted advances in her Superior Court complaint.
SAN FRANCISCO — The executive director of a foundation created by John Burton filed a [...]

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 12:22pm

“Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere”

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Media, Politics, Race Discrimination

Peter Lattman posts on Wall Street Journal Blog several quotes from MLK. Collected from “Yale Book of Quotations” by Yale Law librarian Fred Shapiro:
Government action is not the whole answer to the present crisis, but it is an important partial answer. Morals cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. The [...]

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 11:22am

Documentary reveals NYC drag queen life

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, LGBT, Media, News

Kevin Turner of The Daily Tar Heel reports a documentary about NYC drag queen life.
For drag queens featured in the documentary “Paris is Burning,” sequins, makeup and stilettos aren’t just part of a costume. They’re part of a lifestyle.
The 1990 documentary about the drag culture in New York City will be screened at 5 [...]

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 10:29pm

The Fight Against Street Harassment

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Bullying, Politics, Sexual Harassment

Aubrey Fox writes about the fight against subway harassment in Gotham Gazette.
When Emily May set up the Web site Holla Back with six friends in October 2005, she didn’t expect much response.
“We thought, ‘Wow, this is a cute idea,’” said May.
Inspired by Thao Nguyen, whose decision to snap a cellphone picture of a subway [...]

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 6:12pm

New Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Domestic violence, News

Walt McClure for Fox 23 reports that new billboards are aiming to raise teen awareness about domestic violence.

You’ll soon be seeing some new billboards aimed at raising teens’ awareness about domestic violence.
The campaign put together by the state Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is called Coaching Boys into Men, with the purpose of [...]

Monday, January 21st, 2008 at 6:12pm

Lawsuit has fashion mogul in spotlight

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Media, News, Sexual Harassment

Carla Hall for LA Times reports that American Apparel chief executive Dov Charney is facing a sexual harassment trial. He denies the charges.
Dov Charney, founder and chief executive of casual fashion giant American Apparel, acknowledges that he has appeared in his underwear many times in front of male and female employees.
And yes, on a few [...]

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 at 10:36am

Abuse of immigrants in focus

Esther Wu writes for Dallas News about abuses among the immigrant communities. She says, there is a high rate number of domestic violence among immigrants, because some immigrant women may feel helpless since they lack communication skills, or their husbands may hold their passports.
Officials say Texas is a major destination for victims of human trafficking.
“Human [...]

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 6:01pm

Settlement in Bias Suit That Stalled for 37 Years

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, News, Politics, Race Discrimination

New York Times reports the settlement of a bias suit that took nearly four decades to grant justice.
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
A federal judge has approved a $6.2 million settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers in a 37-year-old lawsuit against a union that critics have called one of the city’s most notorious for [...]

Friday, January 18th, 2008 at 5:54pm

Apartheid: What the US doesn’t want the world to know

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Media, News, Politics, Race Discrimination

Brenda Norrell posts a blog entry on the Consolidated Indigenous Shadow Report. The report will be presented to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism by the International Indian Treaty Council:
III. Indian Reservation Apartheid
“Apartheid” is a strong word. And certainly, there are recognized Tribes in the US that are now achieving certain levels of [...]

Friday, January 18th, 2008 at 12:32pm

Bill Proposes Database of Offenders to Aid Dating

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Domestic violence, News, Politics, Sexual Harassment

Rebecca Cathcart writes in NY Times about a new bill that proposes database of domestic violence offenders.
LOS ANGELES — Web sites that promise to give the dirt on prospective dates abound. A guy has a roving eye? Look him up on DontDateHimGirl.com.
But a California lawmaker says the background checks can be far more serious. [...]

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