May. 7th, 2009

effex: What Would Ted Kord Do? (What Would Ted Kord Do?)
A couple items deserving of attention:

* Demand Respectful and Accurate Reporting on Lateisha Green: Lateisha Green, a transwoman, was murdered on November 18th, and the media (surprise!) has consistently been using the incorrect name and gender in their reports. Both Feministe and Transgriot are calling for a letter writing campaign to get the local media to (do their job and) follow AP Stylebook Guidelines for reporting on transgendered people.

* THIS by Us: Students in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities dance program are staging an ongoing protest against institutionalized racism in the department. [livejournal.com profile] sparkymonster's got a great summery here, THIS has a timeline here, and you can write in your support of the protest here.

* The Last Airbending casting fail is still ongoing, despite the hard work of volunteers, organizations, bloggers, celebrities (and combinations thereof). Check out Racebending.com for the latest updates and what you/we can do to help.

* I've been eying Kiva, an organization that facilitates microlending between you/me and entrepreneurs-in-need around the globe. Anyone want to start up with me?

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