From: Jayne King To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:56 AM Subject: acts of courage Michael, I have decided to run for public office against 3 rich Republican men here in Delray Beach, Florida. We are all vying for a seat on our city commission. I am a retired ...
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From: Kat To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:03 AM Subject: Re:Injustice Michael: I will try to make this as short as I can. Back in 1959 I was a new bride of a wonderful man in the Navy in Norfolk, VA. I was brought up in Des Moines, ...
From: June Steward To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:20 AM Subject: still fighting the civil warLast Thanksgiving I worked at a large company in Sacramento that promoted health, charity and kindness. I worked as a contractor as a graphic artist. On my first day I was welcomed to ...
Viola Desmond, November 8, 1946
From: Patricia Kipping To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:08 AM Subject: before Rosa Parks Dear Michael, I know you have a special place in your heart for Canada and Nova Scotia and I've been in the audience at the Atlantic Film Festival twice when you've visited. I thought ...
Gandhi Peace Brigade - Introduction
From: JesTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Gandhi Peace Brigade - IntroductionDate: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:00:24Hi Michael,Here's what I started with the help of some High School students.The Gandhi Peace Brigade grew from a desire to influence the U.S. government's decision to invade Iraq. The Gandhi Puppet was created as our country prepared ...
For a Former Panther, Solidarity After the Storm
By Michelle Garcia / Washington Post NEW ORLEANS -- Malik Rahim, a granddaddy with a broad face and long gray dreadlocks, leans across his wooden kitchen table and with a low Nawlins growl lets you know what he thinks local pols did for racial harmony."I'm far from being a Republican, ...
Action I Took In Honor Of Rosa
From: Albert MichaelsTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Action I Took In Honor Of RosaDate: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 08:17:38Just sent my Congressmen a True Majority letter urging a different plan in Iraq...
Meet & Greet Dick Cheney in Houston on Monday
Update: The demonstration will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm. We will assemble on the sidewalk along Westheimer near Galleria entrances 2 and 3. If the turnout is as large as we anticipate, we should be able to spread out along South Post Oak, south of Westheimer, too.Location.Outside ...
From: hallTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Today is also World AIDS DayDate: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:13:03In the United States, each year about 40,000 Americans are infected with HIV.HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS is a collection of illnesses (brought on by a severely depressed immune system) that result in a ...
Contributing to Make Some Think
From: serendipityTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Contributing to make some thinkDate: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:18:58I have been posting on blogs that many can't afford the cost of working. It is true. The cost of a car to drive to work, gas, day care and all the little expenses of working add up.For ...
I Thought About Rosa Parks and Racism
From: Johannes P.To: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Please answer me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:05:24Hey Michael,How's it going?I'm Johannes from Austria and 17 years old.I just wanted to say that there is this new boy in my school who's black.Today, someone I know pushed him around while we were standing in line and ...
I Found the Courage to Obey the Law!
From: Emma BeverageTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: I found the courage to obey the law!Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:39:46Greetings Michael Moore,Thanks for your newsletter, your leadership and daring to do the right thing! I will tell you what I have done to follow in Rosa Parks' footsteps.I quit disobeying the laws that ...
From: "Rich"To: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Emailing: bring them home 046 (2)Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 00:59:54Hello Michael,Being against the war in Iraq from the start, this 74 year old U.S. Army, Veteran carries the "Support Our Troops - Bring Them Home - Now" message on the back of my wagon everywhere I ...
From: Lawrence MilfordTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: (no subject)Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 01:50:41Dear Michael:My Son Paul, who is 16 and in 11th grade, saw a film called Mighty Times put out by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It was about the life and times of Rosa Parks. He was so moved by ...
Making a Difference at Xmas This Year
From: "Casey Sweet"To: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: Making a DifferenceDate: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:31:13Hi,I am making a difference at Xmas this year, though I would not put it in the category of contribution of Cindy Sheehan or Rosa Parks. Nevertheless, I am adopting 4 Katrina families to make Xmas for and talking ...
From: TulipTo: contributions@michaelmoore.comSubject: one person can change thingsDate: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 08:12:51Dear Mr. Moore:When my son was 6 years old, I received a phone call from a well meaning neighbor that they had just gotten permission for a new school bus route that did not go through the Black ...
Katrina victims yet to be identified
Three months after storm, DNA testing hasn't begun NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- New Orleans' coroner expressed outrage Tuesday that the process of using DNA to identify more than 200 bodies left from Hurricane Katrina has not begun because the state of Louisiana has not signed contracts with firms that ...
Adviser: No Federal Promise on La. Levees
By Doug Simpson / Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. - The White House's top hurricane-relief adviser said Tuesday he has not decided whether the federal government should pay to make New Orleans' levees stronger than they were before Katrina. Donald Powell declined to say how long it would take before ...
50 Years Ago Today... From Michael Moore
Friends, I just thought we should all pause for a moment today to remember the simple act of courage, defiance and dignity committed by Rosa Parks when she refused to move to the back of the bus because the law said she had the wrong skin color. The greatest moments ...
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