August 2009 Archives

This is what my sign looked like:



This is what some other signs looked like:



But what's with the signs that say "THANK YOU"???



Anyone know?
Love
Dan

I'm going to a Health Care Reform rally tomorrow in Times Square, and I'll be making a sign.  What should it say?  Send me ideas!


Here is the official press release for the event:


CONTACT:
Tim Foley  646-229-1379
Mark Hannay  212-925-1829
Geoff Berman  917-847-5828
 
UPDATED PRESS ADVISORY:

Times Square Event and New York City Community Walks to Honor Sen. Edward Kennedy and Declare Support for the “Cause of His Career” – Health Reform in 2009
 
Members of Congress, Health Care for America Now, Organizing for America, Labor Unions, Grassroots Progressive Groups, Physicians, and Others Unite to Send Elected Officials Back to Congress with Mandate for Reform and the Fulfillment of Sen. Kennedy’s Legacy
 
New York, NY – In memory of Sen. Edward Kennedy and in honor of his extraordinary legacy, New Yorkers representing the best of the grassroots progressive movement,  people of faith, physicians, labor unions, and coalitions like Health Care for America Now and Organizing for America will come together on Saturday, August 29, for a tribute to one of health care reform’s greatest advocates and to pledge that on this issue, “the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
 
Beginning with community walks in all five boroughs, New Yorkers of all backgrounds will come together at a 2:00 PM in Times Square. Here, at the crossroads of the world, the participants will send a clear message both to their elected officials and to their fellow citizens across the country that now is the time to rededicate ourselves to completing Senator Kennedy’s unfinished work to achieve quality, affordable health care for all.
 
What:              “The Dream Lives On:  Together We Walk, United We Stand” Community Walks and Times Square Unity Event
 
Who:               The Honorable Charles Rangel, the Honorable Carolyn Maloney (both confirmed to speak), and a grassroots coalition of over 75 organizations including non-profit advocacy organizations, faith communities, labor unions, Health Care for America Now, progressive grassroots organizations, and many, many more.
 
When:              Saturday, August 29, at 2:00 pm
 
Where:             Times Square
                        West 42nd Street and 7th Avenue
                        New York City
 
Note:   Times Square Unity Event will be preceded by community walks beginning at hospitals throughout the five boroughs, from 12 noon onward. See complete list at www.nycforchange.org

In the past week, I have taken tremendous solace in the media remnants of the following women:







Love
Dan

I would like to send out some big applause to Human Rights Watch for finally calling attention to the anti-gay pogrom in Iraq.  Their new report, "They Want Us Exterminated: Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq," has mustered up a lot of press, after years and years of virtual silence.  It's shocking to hear Wolf Blitzer call this an "important story," when the facts and journalism have been readily available in the gay press, particularly in Gay City News for a long time, almost entirely ignored by the mainstream media.  Here are some of the reports that have popped up today.  I'm curious to see where this goes...

Hello friends,

When I planned my late summer/early fall, I imagined there would be no performances or mass emails or anything.  I'm in the thick of research for my new play, "The Material World," which will have a debut reading on Halloween at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan.  That's pretty far away, but the play is...err....VERY COMPLICATED, and I knew I would need lots of very ascetic, monkish, scholarly time to absorb as much information as possible.

But then two things happened!

1) The Black And The Jew asked me to be on their radio show today!  I love The Black And The Jew.  They are a married couple.  He is "A Jew."  She is "A Black."  They make performances about their relationship.  I haven't heard their radio show, or even seen them for a few years now, but this seemed like a nice opportunity to hang out, especially since I'm not really plugging anything, and don't have any particular reason to be on the radio.  I'll be singing songs on my new ukulele!  Tune in from 6pm-7pm on the internet at http://nytalkradio.net/

2) My favorite Berliners are coming to town!  And so, obviously, we're all playing a show: Thursday, September 3rd, at The Sidewalk Cafe. The line-up is full of beautiful Americans and beautiful Germans: 7:30 Dibs, 8:00 Dan Fishback, 8:30 Susie Asado, 9:30 Andrew Phillip Tipton, 10:00 Nan Turner, 10:30 Horror Me, 11:00 Kat Burns, 11:30 Toby Goodshank, 12:00 Sibsi.  No cover, two drink minimum, as always.  (94 Avenue A, NYC)

Whenever folks like Sibsi, Susie Asado and Horror Me come to town, I think: "Wow.  Maybe one day my grandchildren will be playing folk music shows with kids from Tehran and Baghdad and Pyongyang.  It boggles the mind.  Anyway, this will be a really lovely show, I think.  I'll be playing only new songs.  Maybe I'll see you there and we'll make plans to visit Birobidzhan.

Love
Dan