displace me.

I would like to promote another good event and cause. I swear, it's my last until next month.

David and I have decided to take part in Displace Me in Washington D.C. I have promoted the film and the website for the whole "Invisible Children" movement (there's a link on the right side of this page).
There are many cities participating in "Displace Me" including Chicago, for you Michigan folks out there. So much was accomplished by their Gulu/Night Commuter Walks last year (something I didn't get a chance to participate in), it's only one night, but it really means the world to kids in Uganda who know that they have people there for them, fighting for them and at least trying.

kalamazoo pride

Kalamazoo is having its first gay pride event. I would like to promote it solely because it's about damn time. Kzoo has a fantastic gay community and I'm very excited and happy that they're having their own pride event, instead of just taking part in another community's or Michigan's. But. My friend Adam is a pretty big part of the organization, so I definitely wanted to promote the website and everything they're doing on my own blog: Kalamazoopride.com.
The big event itself is on June 9th at the SmartShop. I won't be in Kzoo, but I encourage anyone in Kzoo at that time to go check it out. Also, before that, there's an event on April 21st called the "Pay-the-Rent" BBQ.

two suggestions

In the past two days, I've seen two great movies that you should check out as well:
Invisible Children: about the child abductions, brainwashing and rebel army (the LRA) in Uganda. If you enjoy it, make sure to spread the word. There is a group of students at GHS (my school) who are raising money to support a school for the children who haven't been abducted yet and those that escaped and survived. They're part of a cluster site with schools from the area and schools in other states that are supporting this school. If you're interested in donating money, you can either check out their website: Invisiblechildren.com or talk to me and I can get it to the group at my HS.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated: about the MPAA and film ratings. Very interesting. I really liked how they pointed out that violence, sexual violence and straight sex (within certain boundaries) were seen as less offensive than consensual sex acts, female orgasms and gay/lesbian sex. Oh, I especially enjoyed the idea violence that is totally fake and shows no blood or real consequences to violent actions is less offensive than orgasms. I find that to be completely ridiculous. Way to teach your children a lesson! There's no way they'll ever do anything wrong or sinful now! Anyway, the guy that made this film has a lot of guts and he exposes a lot of the secrecy behind the ratings system.

The past few days have been 70-80 degrees. Today it's been around 45-50 and rain, rain, rain. It kinda sucks. The students were cranky and restless and we all had headaches and allergies. I guess that's better than the Virginia Plague that seemed to be going around for a solid month there, causing upset stomachs and general weakness everywhere.