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Commentary Cagan: Remembering Rosa Parks

Commentary, October, 27 2005 Leslie Cagan
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I woke up this morning to the news that Rosa Parks had died yesterday. She had lived a long, full life and had contributed to the struggle for human dignity, for freedom and justice more than most of us can even imagine doing. Nearly 50 years ago ...

Commentary Cagan: Toys, the Death Penalty and the Gay Movement

Commentary, August, 24 2000 Leslie Cagan
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In case you missed it, the Week in Review section of the 7/23/00 Sunday New York Times ran a most incredible piece. Instead of summarizing from it, let me just quote a few choice sentences:"Never Say Die, Just Execute.

Commentary Cagan: Philadelphia: Sunday, July 30

Commentary, August, 01 2000 Leslie Cagan
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As the several thousand delegates to the Republican PartyÕs Nominating Convention were arriving in Philadelphia this weekend, protests were already in full swing. There is too much happening for me to report on it all, but the Independent Media Ce...

Commentary Cagan: The War Is Over...The Struggle Continues

Commentary, March, 31 2000 Leslie Cagan
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Hard to believe it, but April 30th will be the 25th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam!!

Commentary Cagan: Life After Y2K

Commentary, January, 27 2000 Leslie Cagan
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The nineties opened with a bang. In August, 1990 the Iraqis invaded Kuwait and it was immediately clear that George Bush would do everything in his formidable presidential power to go to war.

Commentary Cagan: Some Thoughts on Hate Crimes

Commentary, November, 16 1999 Leslie Cagan
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The brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming a little more than a year ago focused national attention on a long-standing reality for many lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people: the widespread fear and hatred of people outside the ...

Commentary Cagan: Two, Three, Many Protests...But All On the Same Night?

Commentary, October, 17 1999 Leslie Cagan
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George W. and his new friends in the leadership of the New York State Republican Party gathered at a fund raising dinner in mid-town Manhattan October 5th. They were all there: George W. Bush, George Pataki, Rudolf Giuliani, Al D'Amato and the res...

Commentary Cagan: Thinking About Turkey

Commentary, August, 25 1999 Leslie Cagan
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I sit and watch in horror as the toll continues to rise from the earthquake in Turkey. Today they say over 12,000 dead and with 35 - 40,000 people still missing it's clear this number will grow in the coming days. The Turkish government has alread...

Commentary Cagan: Some Concerns About the Internet as an Organizing Vehicle

Commentary, July, 21 1999 Leslie Cagan
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For reasons I don't totally understand, I was somewhat late in getting on line. About five years ago the small organization I coordinated - the Cuba Information Project - went on line, but usually the other staff person handled the email communica...

Commentary Cagan: Report from the Front Line: Challenges to Proposed Millennium March for Gay Rights Growing

Commentary, June, 22 1999 Leslie Cagan
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This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, NY. ... But what has grown into one of the major civil rights struggles is riddled with serious political problems.

Commentary Cagan: Can We Keep A Movement Alive

Commentary, May, 20 1999 Leslie Cagan
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If you read my commentary last month you know I recently was in the center of the organizing for a major march and rally against police brutality here in New York City.

Commentary Cagan: A Movement Grows in NYC

Commentary, April, 25 1999 Leslie Cagan
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On Thursday, April 15th tens of thousands of New Yorkers will march in yet another expression of outrage at the conduct of the New York City Police Department.

Commentary Cagan: What's Wrong With This Picture

Commentary, March, 25 1999 Leslie Cagan
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The challenge for me in writing a commentary is to figure out which of many items I want to comment on. Every time I sit down to write this something different captures my attention.

Commentary Cagan: Two, Three, Many Protests...But All On the Same Night?

Commentary, March, 17 1999 Leslie Cagan
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George W. and his new friends in the leadership of the New York State Republican Party gathered at a fund raising dinner in mid-town Manhattan October 5th. They were all there: George W. Bush, George Pataki, Rudolf Giuliani, Al D'Amato and the res...

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