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Topic: Introduction Thread- Please introduce yourself

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Marie M.	Introduction Thread- Please introduce yourself October 17, 2007 3:30 AM Please introduce yourself here when you join and let us know what kinds of civil rights you are most concerned about and interested in discussing (if you care to share them). [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 17, 2007 3:35 AM Yay Harmony! I'm so glad you joined us! Please feel free to cross post your articles on the rights of homeless people here in this group. We all have so much to learn from you! (And, of course, feel free to post on other rights issues too.) Have a nice day. I'm so glad to have you here! [ send green star]
Alim O.	October 17, 2007 6:20 AM Hi Marie, Thank you Marie for the invite: I concerned:All kind of Human Rights Racism,Fascism,Imperialism. Abused,Rape,Torture,Discrimination,Immigration;etnic cleaning,genosid... Homelessnes,Poverty,Hungery... Today's World these are falling over heads,like a hard rain... Love&Peace [ send green star] [ accepted]
J Rose D.	October 17, 2007 1:43 PM Hoş geldiniz -- Welcome, Alim, and thanks for your introduction!! Welcome, Erin, and Dahlia Wasfi!! I'm glad you joined! [ send green star]
Harmony K.	October 17, 2007 1:55 PM Hi Marie!! Hi Marie, Alim, and J.Rose! Marie, you're darned straight I'd join your forum! Am so glad you've created this- there's an incredible need for it. Am very proud to know you, sister! [ send green star]
Alim O.	October 17, 2007 3:53 PM Hi J Rose D, Thank you for your warm welcome(Turkish&Eng) And:Hi Harmony;since a first day i'm learning about a lot homelesness and poverty from you.Thanks so much... Love&Peace Alim [ send green star] [ accepted]
J Rose D.	October 17, 2007 5:22 PM Harmony! It is so good to have you here-- I so appreciate the work you do here on Care2! You are doing so much to raise peoples' awareness about homelessness and break down the stereotypes. Please feel free to post about these things here too, whenever you get the chance! [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 17, 2007 8:01 PM Erin! It's good to see you here! [ send green star]
Rhonda F.	October 18, 2007 7:43 PM thank you for inviting me to this fine group. civil rights is very important to me. [ send green star] [ accepted]
J Rose D.	October 18, 2007 8:15 PM You're welcome, Rhonda, and thanks for joining!! We look forward to hearing from you about the issues you are passionate about!! [ send green star]
J Rose D.	October 18, 2007 9:42 PM Welcome, Sunil! I saw in your profile that the cause of human rights is very important to you, and I look forward to your participation here! [ send green star]
anonymous	October 18, 2007 10:08 PM I'm happy to be a part of this new group. I have a keen interest in Civil Rights in general , and of late I have been focusing on civil rights violations in the military, particularly civil rights violations in military recruitment. Thank you Marie! You are a Light. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
J Rose D.	October 19, 2007 1:24 PM I'm glad you're here with us, Erin! The work against military civil rights violations is very important, especially since the lies spread to recruit young men into the army will result in the destruction of their life, whether from irreparable mental or physical injuries, loss of livelihood, or death. [ send green star]
J Rose D.	October 19, 2007 1:55 PM Yay, we have many new members! Imran, khosh amdeed! Feel free to tell us about yourself and your background! Sejabem vindo, Fatima! És de Portugal, correto? It is great to have you here! Welcome, Danielle and Layla!! I notice you both have listed many civil rights causes in your profiles, and I look forward to hearing from you about the issues you're passionate about! Bienvenido, Vicky! It is great to have an activist from México here. What are the causes that are most important to you? Mimi, dobre doshal! I see you are from Bulgaria. Thank you for joining this group! Alex, ¡bienvenido! ¿Que pasa en Peru? Siente libre enviar mensajes aquí en español, si quieres. [ send green star]
Natiqkad I.	new October 21, 2007 12:58 AM i'm glad to join this imported group . all humen right are imported. i'm a teacher in iraq . [ send green star] [ accepted]
J Rose D.	October 21, 2007 1:15 AM Welcome, Michael! wave Nice to see you here! اهلاً بکم! It is good to have you here, Natiqkad! Which city in Iraq are you from? [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 21, 2007 1:21 AM Welcome Natiqkad! Be sure to read the post about The Economy of Catastrophe, as it is about Iraq and New Orleans, both of which have been treated badly by contractors paid by our government and military. It helps us understand how global rich people use disasters against the rest of us to change the world so rich people have it better and the rest of us become poorer and poorer. You might also be interested in the other post called Living Paycheck to Paycheck which also talks about both the American people and the Iraqi people, and how wrong is what we have done in Iraq. [ send green star]
Natiqkad I.	Thanks October 21, 2007 8:22 PM Thank you marie for your welcom & uor care about my country iraq. Many thanks to j.Rose.D.I wish you learn arebic .My city is fall of black oil in north iraq. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	October 23, 2007 1:40 AM Kristi! [ send green star]
Layla B.	intro October 24, 2007 10:24 AM Hello, all! My name is Layla. I work with the homeless, study social work, and have a 2 year old daughter. Everyday, I find more reasons to be pro-active and more people that need to be stood up for. Thank you for inviting me into your group. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Vera D.	HELLO October 24, 2007 10:56 AM MY NAME IS VERA I LIVE IN NYC AGE 56 NO CHILDREN I LOVE TO MEET PEOPLE AND BEING INVOLVED IN THINGS THAT IS RIGHT WHICH IS THIS SITE HERE MUCH LOVE TO ALL. VERA [ send green star] [ accepted]
Richard L.	October 28, 2007 7:01 PM Let me give ya a lil history, my disability began at birth, I died when I was born that which caused the brain damage. I affects my daily living every day. I struggle to comprehend others and I struggle to convey what I want to say affectively. Many tell me how good I am, yet I know of my struggles throughout adulthood. I've had numerous jobs, most of them being underemployed, not making a living wage. Most of my adulthood I've been living with my parents whom disapprove of most of what I do, in fact, they disapprove of me being on Care2. Anyhow, to make a long story short, I was constructively discharged when I was the top tutor, I performed administrative duties, I also was an Adjunct Instructor whom taught Computer Graphics. Faculty, staff and students thought highly of me, until I asked for reasonable accommodations. Then the college chose to disregard the ADA and the hostile work environment became too much and I resigned. I lost 3 teaching contracts having nothing to do with the other department. I need to bring this to a close, but I'll be sharing more, if you're interested, check out my profile page and there you will find my petitions. Have a great week and if there is anything I can do, let me know, I'm eager to help. God bless, Richard Lewis [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	October 28, 2007 10:03 PM Welcome, Richard. I am eager to read whatever you have to say, especially on disability issues. I understand the many ways in which people think people with disabilities are well accepted but they are not. I have experienced many different incidences of discrimination because I am disabled too. My disabilities began with a river rafting accident that smashed up my pelvis and backbone. My parents are anti-nurture anti-need and refused to allow me to get medical care, which brought about long-term damage that has me in a wheelchair. Thankfully I have a power chair, which gives me plenty of independence. But I have had my share of statements like "We can't accomodate people like you!" I talked to a disability lawyer once, who said that since the ADA was passed, disabled people have lost every case at the Supreme Court level and are losing most court battles at the state, county, and city level as well. In a real sense, the ADA was a Trojan Horse, pretending to give disabled people more rights, while actually taking away what little rights we already had. Richard, and I look forward to your future posts! This post was modified from its original form on 28 Oct, 22:05 [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 28, 2007 10:09 PM Layla! I would love to hear about your experiences with the homeless and what you have learned through your social work. We want to discuss every kind of discrimination and dehumanization of ANY people group so it can be exposed and opposed, so please feel welcome to post new threads here. [ send green star]
J Rose D.	October 28, 2007 10:29 PM Vera!! Thanks for joining, and for the introduction! I look forward to seeing your posts here! [ send green star]
anonymous	New Member introduction October 29, 2007 4:17 AM My care2 profile Faster to add information by link, then typing it all over again... Thanks for inviting me to your group! This post was modified from its original form on 29 Oct, 4:17 [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	October 29, 2007 4:48 AM Thank you my dear friend Richard for the invite. I will try my best to lend a hand any way I can. Thank you Marie for this group. Your Profile is so Inspiring. Bless you.... [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	New Member Introduction October 29, 2007 4:51 AM As I scroll down there are too many to mention, but I would like to thank Richard for inviting me here, I hope that I can learn something rather interesting as well as usefull. Good Morning I hope that this isn't an example of how Monday's are going to be~ [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Lach V.	HI, TO YOU ALL October 29, 2007 7:12 AM I AM VERONICA, I LIVE ROMANIA AND SOME YEARS AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING CHILDREN FROM ORPHELINAGES HERE. SO I HAVE A FEW SOUL CHILDRE, AS I HAVE NO MINE, ALSO I USED WITH OTHER FRIENDS TO DO SOME VOLUNTARELY WORK FOR THE OLD, SINGLE PERSONS. I HAVE TO GO NOW, SO , PLEASE FORGIVE MY HURRY, ON THE COUNTRYSIDE NOW I HAVE A LITTLE 'RESCUE' FO SOME POOR STRAY ANIMALS, LOL, THEY ARE NO MORE STRAYS! SO, WE'LL SPEAK MORE ON THE WEEKEND, OK, THANKS FOR INVITING ME! GOD BLESS YOU ALL [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	October 29, 2007 7:58 AM Pre-Paid Legal services, inc. One Pre-Paid Way ADA, OK. 74820 [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Lisa S.	Good Morning! October 29, 2007 9:01 AM all! Richard for the invite! I, too, am disabled, and in a power chair. I have MS, and a host of other illnesses, some of which came from the MS, others not. I haven't faced real discrimination since diagnosis, though there are some MS symptoms that gave me problems before diagnosis, that caused discrimination where I worked. Like Richard, I faced constructive discrimination, because the Principal at the school where I was teaching could not understand why I needed to sit down as much as I did. (If I didn't sit down, I fell down.) But I'll save my diatribe against her till another time. I've also been homeless, but I wasn't discriminated against because of it, because I wouldn't stand for it. At the time, I wasn't disabled, but my husband was, and we both were sporting broken bones from two separate falls. But I've got a tiger in my tank who's just roaring-ready to come out when I need to deal with idiots, like those in Social Services, who act like you're taking the money straight out of their pockets. I tend to take people at face value, by their personalities, more than anything else. It's the way I was raised. There are some people I'm a bit leery of though, and that's those who try to convert me to their religion or their political or social viewpoint. I must simply agree to disagree. I don't try to force my viewpoint on them, and I expect the same courtesy in return. It's a matter of respect. Peace! Lisa [ send green star] [ accepted]
Lisa S.	Good Morning! October 29, 2007 9:01 AM all! Richard for the invite! I, too, am disabled, and in a power chair. I have MS, and a host of other illnesses, some of which came from the MS, others not. I haven't faced real discrimination since diagnosis, though there are some MS symptoms that gave me problems before diagnosis, that caused discrimination where I worked. Like Richard, I faced constructive discrimination, because the Principal at the school where I was teaching could not understand why I needed to sit down as much as I did. (If I didn't sit down, I fell down.) But I'll save my diatribe against her till another time. I've also been homeless, but I wasn't discriminated against because of it, because I wouldn't stand for it. At the time, I wasn't disabled, but my husband was, and we both were sporting broken bones from two separate falls. But I've got a tiger in my tank who's just roaring-ready to come out when I need to deal with idiots, like those in Social Services, who act like you're taking the money straight out of their pockets. I tend to take people at face value, by their personalities, more than anything else. It's the way I was raised. There are some people I'm a bit leery of though, and that's those who try to convert me to their religion or their political or social viewpoint. I must simply agree to disagree. I don't try to force my viewpoint on them, and I expect the same courtesy in return. It's a matter of respect. Peace! Lisa [ send green star] [ accepted]
Melvin M.	Introduction October 29, 2007 9:53 AM Hi Thanks for the invite. I'm concerned about poverty, youth violence, and all the rights that our government seems to think we no longer need. Civil and Human rights are worth the fight so I'm here to help to the end. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Francois A.	Human rights granted globally October 29, 2007 10:15 AM Civil rights are basics for human rights... They have to be implemented globally... and peace be with U all! [ send green star] [ accepted]
Brandy R.	October 29, 2007 10:17 AM Hello everyone, Thanks for the invite Richard. [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	Hello All October 29, 2007 10:25 AM Hi All, Thanks to Richard for the invitation to join this group. I am in the UK, 45 & physically disabled. Although I have not actually been discriminated against because of that, it was in the past when I was working. I will try & keep up with what goes on but belong to so many things it's hard but very enjoyable. Our world needs one heck of a shake up, Laws need to be changed to fit the crime, in the UK school teachers are not allowed to chastise or punish bad behaviour, the police have none or little authority over them, & the parents get fined or punished in other ways if they chastise their own children.....If we are not careful we will end up a lawless society with no morals. Sorry if I have rattled on a bit but if you don't like me sharing my issues well kick my butt out.... Thanks Andrea x [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Henry S.	Introduction October 29, 2007 10:44 AM Hello group, I just signed up for this group. I am disabled and experience all kinds of civil violations on a daily basis. For instance trying to get a job after being on disability for over 10 yrs. is next to im- possible. What do i put down as to what i've done and do they really want to hear that i have'nt worked in over 10 yrs. Anyway, have a great day everyone and God Bless. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Susan M.	October 29, 2007 10:54 AM Hello and special thanks to you Richard, for the invite! I am 47 and disabled, and as such I am daily exposed to discrimination, whether it be thru legal, or emotional (how I am perceived and treated by others) means. Either can be equally devistating. I'm here to help in whatever way I can. Susan [ send green star] [ accepted]
John D.	Re: [CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE] Introduction Thread- Please introduce yourself October 29, 2007 11:51 AM Hi, Thanks for the invite and like everyone here am against any governments intervension in human and civil rights. A great concern of mine is also rights for disabled people. Despite legislation our rights are being eroded daily. I am totally blind and use a special programme called Window-eyes. Despite advances in technology we fall way behind simply because web sites are simply not accessible.Guidelines are produced for web developers to use yet the majority of them fall short of even the basic accessibility. They are losing out on potential customers and we are not being treated equally. I live in Scotland where there is legislation in place to prevent disabled discrimination. Sorry to say it just doesn't work. I am on my second year BA Social science course and while a very few lecturers are helpfull others are not. There could be many different reasons for this and I certainly don't want to judge but at the end of the day it isn't a level playing field. Sincerely, John ----- Original Message ----- From: Care2 Groups: CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE Mailing List To: bjcolt@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: [CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE] Introduction Thread- Please introduce yourself Introduction 9:53 AM Hi Thanks for the invite. I'm concerned about poverty, youth violence, and all the rights that our government seems to think we no longer need. Civil and Human rights are worth the fight so I'm here to help to the end. 32 messages in this topic \| post via the web \| start a topic via the web Group Links home \| announcements \| discussions \| host shares \| member shares \| members \| email preferences To stop receiving discussion posts from CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE, visit: www.care2.com/c2c/groups/unsubscribe/15011/11477133 or email to: CIVILRIGHTSFORALLCOLORS-unsubscribe-11477133@groups.care2.com new topic email: CIVILRIGHTSFORALLCOLORS@groups.care2.com owner email: CIVILRIGHTSFORALLCOLORS-owner@groups.care2.com Melvin M. Care2 GroupsCare2 groups offers tools for keeping in touch with those who share your interests including: a.. host announcements b.. member discussions c.. rss content d.. group shares To learn more go to C2C Groups Popular Groups NARESH KADYAN, ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST FAN CLUB. (51 members) Ethical Issues via Scientific Methods (38 members) Tree Lovers (183 members) Tian Gong Discussion Group (8 members) pepsi (14 members) More Popular Groups » Share, Learn, Connect and Make a Difference with Care2 Groups! www.care2.com/c2c/groups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To stop receiving this newsletter, visit: www.care2.com/newsletters/unsub/74676/0/11477133/5d4f626f or send a blank email message to: ng-u-74676-11477133-4225064-8101942-ce85262b@australia.care2.com Care2.com, Inc. 275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150 Redwood City, CA 94065 www.care2.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 28/10/2007 13:58 [ send green star] [ accepted]
F M.	Invitation to join this group October 29, 2007 2:43 PM Hi, I write to introduce myself, having just signed up to join this group, as I am interested in Civil Rights for All People, and as well as supporting those I am more familiar with, I am also keen to learn more about others I do not yet understand much about. My name is Fi and I live in Scotland, United Kingdom. Kind regards and hello to all, Fi [ send green star] [ accepted]
Harmony K.	Wow! October 29, 2007 3:09 PM This group is taking off like a rocket! Welcome, everyone! So very good to see you all! [ send green star]
Henry S.	Introduction October 29, 2007 5:35 PM I am new and just trying to see how this works; any suggestions? [ send green star] [ accepted]
Sharon D.	October 29, 2007 7:09 PM Hello everyone My name is Sharon Dickenson I live in KY and have a dog named Willie ( Precious ) I am 44 years old. Thank you for the invite Richard. Happy to meet everyone. Peace Blessings Hugs and Prayers for all Sharon D [ send green star] [ accepted]
Myta S.	Hello! October 29, 2007 8:24 PM Hey, my real name is Ma. Rita Martha H. Santiago, but please (I BEG OF YOU!) call me Myta. I'm 17 years old, going on 18 this November. I own four cats named Juki, Gom, Bur, and Za, and an explorer of a turtle named Pong. I'm a European Studies student in Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. If you'd like to get to know more about me, check my profile. [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	October 29, 2007 9:31 PM Thank you for the invite Richard. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
William S.	I'm a new member of this group October 29, 2007 10:39 PM Hi Everyone; I'm a new member of this group and I believe in human rights for all I had meeting, at the United nations back in 93 and 94 on human rights if their any way that I can be a great deal of help me let me know because I like doing things for good cause I'm looking forword to getting to know this group and thank you for having, me on this group, thank you once again and I'm looking forword to working with you. Bill, a new member of the group This post was modified from its original form on 29 Oct, 22:39 [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	October 29, 2007 11:14 PM You're welcome, Jacki, thanks for letting me know that you appreciate my profile. to our group! [ send green star]
Richard L.	October 30, 2007 8:21 AM To all my friends who have joined and will be joining, you are most welcome for the invite and I would like to say thank you for joining. Many of you at this time have received stars from me and I am unable to return the star. So please pat yourself on the back and know that I am most grateful for your participation on Care2. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Harmony K.	Richard, you're absolutely fantastic!! October 30, 2007 8:28 AM Thank you for your amazing energy and drive in inviting so very many splendid people!! There's a lot more I want to say in tribute to you, but I find myself kind of speechless (in a very, very good kind of way )- Tusen takk! - And that is Norwegian, and it means "A Thousand Thanks" [ send green star]
Richard L.	October 31, 2007 3:01 AM Just sharing that people can empower themselves through networking. I could not do it without my friends. So, I pay tribute to Care2, it's employees and to my friends whom want to address the ills of the world. Thank you all. Harmony, thank you for what you do on Care2. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 7:44 AM Welcome, John D. I am so glad that you have window-eyes to get you around on the internet, and also sorry that there are a lot of sites you can't get into. I hope we will see future progress in that area. The organist at my wedding was totally blind- he was my husband's room-mate before we got married. I used to help him get around in the cafeteria, where people's trays were flying around like a busy airport as they rushed to get all kinds of things for lunch. I look forward to learning from you in this group. I am glad to see a lot of disabled people like myself. I am in a wheelchair due to a river-rafting accident. I run my own business at home, creating home school curriculum. I'm glad to know there are a lot of people for me to learn from here about civil rights for all kinds of people. [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 7:48 AM Hi, Henry! I'm sorry it's been hard to get a job. People have so many prejudices. I know it means a lot to have work to do! I work at home creating penmanship and art curriculum. I'm lucky to be able to work at home because my family treats me well. I hope you are able to find meaningful work soon too, and are not walled out any longer by people's prejudices. Welcome to our group! [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 7:54 AM Susan! I think I know what you mean about people's social and emotional prejudice and how much that hurts. I get walled out a lot, in my wheelchair, sometimes by people who just don't think about what they are doing. I love life and live it to the fullest. I have a good life. But there are times when I am very discouraged by people who wall me out because my wheelchair can be in the way sometimes. Then there is the frustration of people who think you have to get healed to be happy. Some people see the wheelchair as a negative but it is really a wonderful thing. [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 7:59 AM Andrea, welcome and please feel free to share your issues here. That's what we are here for, so please feel free to sound off. [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 8:02 AM Marie C. I know we'll all learn from each other! [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 8:04 AM Myta! I have been to the Philippines and love the country. Such incredibly creative people! I loved all the arts and crafts. It just blew me away. Good to have you in our group! [ send green star]
Marie M.	October 31, 2007 8:11 AM Paige, Veronica, James, LIsa, Melvin, Francois, Fi, Sharon, Anu, and Bill to our group! I look forward to hearing from you all, and any others of our newbies who would like to introduce yourselves. As host and founder of this group, I look forward to learning as much from you as I share with you myself, along with our 2 wonderful co-hosts. Welcome to you all! This post was modified from its original form on 31 Oct, 8:13 [ send green star]
Scotty R.	Hello November 01, 2007 6:03 AM My name is Scotty Reid, I am the host of oneblackmansview on blogtalkradio.com, I also created a petition linked to olympicgenocide2008.com to help end the genocide in Darfur Sudan where you have Arabs trying to exterminate black Africans who had grievances with the government of Khartoum which does not allow blacks to be educated and also enslaves them. This is the 21st century and I find it a travesty that slavery and discrimination still exist. While I have suffered job/pay discriination in America, I choose at this time to focus on the people of Darfur who are being exterminated, please visit olympicgenocide2008.com and sign our petition hosted on care2. This post was modified from its original form on 01 Nov, 6:04 [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	November 01, 2007 9:09 PM Welcome, Scotty! We welcome your perspective here. I recently watched a movie about William Wilberforce who fought for years in the Brittish parliament to abolish slavery. The way slaves were kept on the slave ships was incredible cruelty (such as Africans being kept chained in a 4 foot by 18 inch box 24-7 through the duration of the entire journey to America.) You are right, we must fight to end slavery anywhere in the world that it still occurs. Have you ever read about President Bush's trip to the point where the slave ships left the African coast? He was going there to celebrate the end of slavery on a particular anniversary of when it supposedly ended. Before he arrived, he had the African authorities herd the local people into one corner of the island and also had all their homes searched with dogs. Pretty incredible symbolism there! Race prejudice may be curtailed some, but it is not gone. This post was modified from its original form on 01 Nov, 21:11 [ send green star]
Trudi R.	November 03, 2007 11:09 AM Hello everybody and Richard,thank you for the invite. My name is Trudi,age 52 , I live in The Netherlands and I strongly believe in equal rights for all human beings all over the world. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Pedro B.	November 03, 2007 12:12 PM Hello everybody Richard I want to thank you for asking to join the group. My name is Peter Blanco and I strongly believe in Civil Rights for all human beings all over the world. To create peaceful world, the first thing is to fulfilling the need of person to feel safe and secure in their environment which can immediately impacts personal morale and involvement as well as instilling a good desire to improve overall living condition of world. Thanks [ send green star] [ accepted]
Rick C.	November 03, 2007 5:32 PM Thanks for the invite, Susan. Peace and much Love to you all. )O( [ send green star] [ accepted]
Michael S.	January 20, 2008 5:52 AM Thank you, Thank you! Its me, it's me, it's Michael G! Thanks for the invite [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	January 20, 2008 8:28 PM Welcome, Michael G! I appreciate your post about our government attempts to seize Apache land to build the border fence. The government has no right to take their land. And I am troubled by the anti-immigrant hysteria in our society today. Thanks for being an active member already! [ send green star]
Anitra F.	Hello! February 04, 2008 2:40 AM Hello! I followed Harmony's links here. To answer the introductory question, I am interested in civil rights/human rights universally. Because I can't work on absolutely everything, I focus on the civil rights of homeless people, but that ends up related to racism, sexism, agism, heterosexism, and everything else. The best way to defend the full rights of anyone is to defend the equal rights of everyone. I believe that the foundation of all ethics is the regard we have for others. To value other people as ourselves is impossible to do without attributing to them the same rights we claim for ourselves. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	February 04, 2008 5:45 PM Anitra! I am a frequent visitor and poster on Harmonys homeless forum. Yes, a lot of different rights issues are part of the cause of homelessness. I would add to your list of rights issues that often cause homelessness: disability issues as well as chronic illness. The disabled are not taken care of nearly as well as most people think. Disability payments often do not cover standard housing costs. I have seen people in wheelchairs and vets with amputations on crutches living on the streets and begging. Its a real shame to our society that this happens at all. Chronic illness is something that is understood even less. It is very hard to get disability for chronic illness, and even friends and relatives often wont believe a person is truly ill when the physical symptoms come from illnesses that doctors dont know much about yet. So the chronically ill often dont have much physical or moral support. Anyone who is physically more vulnerable than the rest of society can find themselves laid off more quickly and more often, and end up either homeless or very poor. This can be anything from chronic fatigue to migraines, IBS, fibromyalgia, diabetes, etc. Anything that makes you miss "too many" sick days, get to work late, have to leave early, or have to lay down at work. My husband works at home because his migraines forced him to miss too many sick days. (When he gets a migraine either he lays down for hours or he throws up over and over again, so he isnt just being soft on himself or imagining anything. I work at home because I am disabled from a river rafting accident. Add to that diabetes and fibromyalgia. I would not be able to cope in the work world but am a successful writer, editor, and publisher. The pay is, however, not always predictable and as you know, any little thing can cause anyone without a great big savings account to become homeless very suddenly. I deeply appreciate your dedication to homeless issues especially, as that is an issue that causes so much suffering! And yes, sexism, racism, etc. are also important issues. Anything that gives a human being a hard life unfairly is a civil rights-human rights issue that should concern us all. Welcome, Anitra! This post was modified from its original form on 04 Feb, 17:47 [ send green star]
Mi C.	New December 15, 2008 10:04 PM Hi all, I'm new to the group! I'm here to support a cause. My fiance has has many violations of his civil rights while awaiting trial for over two years... I would like to post his petitions here, they have detailed factual articles to explain the full story, with facts. Nice to meet everyone! [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	December 16, 2008 10:00 PM See my post on the other thread you started. I hope more people in this group will sign the petition. [ send green star]
Sr Clarefrancis A.	Getting Aquainted... January 18, 2009 2:34 AM Hello, Im Sr. Clare-Francis. I have joined this group because I am concerned about the Discrimination which is experienced by those (adults & children alike) who are Weight Challenged. I am particularly interested in connecting with people who have experienced such discrimination in all areas of life such as:-In the Education System, With Careers, In the workplace, from the Medical Professional,such as Doctors, Nurses, Dietitians, Dental Care, and in any other aspect of living. People who have children, siblings,spouses, and other loved ones who have been discriminated against are amongst those who I would like to link with. The purpose of linking with these people is to gather information and further down the track to submit my findings to legislators to abolish such discrimination. I am an Australian,and have some evidence of this type of discrimation occuring here. Evidence also suggests that this issue is not unique to Australia, but is also evident in the U.S. Without being able to collect data to confirm this evidence, then changine this situation will continue to remain unresolved,and with the passage of time may well continue to grow like a cancer in the world. Thank you for considering this issue,as Im passionate about eliminating the pain and distress that this kind of humiliation brings to those subjected to such treatment. I am but just one person who has experienced such discrimination over a projected period of time. Alone, one voice has no impact,but in numbers supporting each other surely we can make ourselves heard. Here in Australia, there is no such group that currently protects those whose lives are made unbearable by such treatment. Are you one of those people I'm speaking about and if you are what are you prepared to do about it? [ send green star] [ accepted]
Marie M.	January 19, 2009 4:18 PM I am no longer significantly overweight and have not experienced any legal discrimination based on my weight. However, the issue strikes a chord because when I was 245 pounds earlier in my life, I experienced serious social persecution because of my weight. People would frown and glare when I came into a store (in my wheelchair.) The people in my home school support group were rude to me and very cold. Doctors yelled at me for being overweight. It was a very painful time in my life. When I was young, I had an ideal figure, so I had no idea how cruel people could be to overweight people. When I was in my mid 30's I gained weight because of a thyroid problem. I lost my appetite, ate little, had little energy and put on lots of weight. When I lost 60 pounds, I was actually eating more- but lost weight because my thyroid was treated with iodine. People assume that weight gain is a character problem but that is often not the case. There are many causes of weight gain, many of which medical science does not yet have the answer for, or doctors are not able to diagnose or treat. And yes, it can lead to legal discrimination and is an important issue to address, so thanks for addressing it here. I hope you get lots of support. Thanks for what you are doing. [ send green star]
Cynthia J.	March 28, 2009 6:00 AM I'm Cynthia and I located your group under civil right's. I was assaulted by a police officer while performing my mandated to report child abuse duty. The child services worker told the abuser my name and you can imagine what happened next. [ send green star] [ accepted]