Around the world last night was Earth Hour, people turned their lights out from 8.30 for an hour to vote for environmental change. The picture to the left show when we had turned our lights out! Actually I shamefully admit that I forgot about Earth Hour, and it looks as though most people in our [...]
Mar
17
When traveling on the tube in London there is no way you can get a signal unless you are on an overground part of the network. This can be annoying for some people if you have an urgent call to make especially if your service is delayed and you are meeting up with someone. I [...]
Mar
17
Pope is Dangerous
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Still can’t believe that the Pope is continuing his policies against Condom’s saying that they have no place in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While on a visit to Africa he is speaking openly for the first time of his views on Condom’s. If he thinks that people are going to stop having sex he is [...]
Mar
16
Washington Post Endorses UAFA
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The Washington Post today endorsed the Uniting American Families Act [see article]. This is very important news in the process of moving the act forward because the Washington Post is considered to be one of the key newspapers of the USA. I received this annoucement from an Immigration Equality news bulletin and its now on [...]
Mar
15
UAFA Update
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Since I last wrote there has been an update on the number of co-sponsors of the Uniting American Families Act as follows: House of Representatives Bill HR1024 Current total co-sponsors: 90 New Co-sponsors Yvette Clarke Elijah Cummings Ed Pastor Brian Baird Senate Bill S424 Current total co-sponsors: 15 New Co-Sponsors: Bernie Sanders A very small [...]
Mar
4
6 Months in Vancouver
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This week marks the anniversary of being in Vancouver for 6 months. I am extremely pleased to be here, after all the crap we had to endure in the UK, and have achieved more than I thought we would to date despite the economy. Work: I was so pleased and relieved to find work so [...]