Commentary by Eric Boehlert If James von Brunn weren’t in a locked security ward at Southeast General Hospital in Washington, D.C., and awaiting trial for the murder of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the 88-year-old racist and neo-Nazi might have taken comfort from listening to Lou[Read More…]
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Media Matters: Captain Lou and the Birther Brigade
Commentary By Karl Frisch Leave it to Lou Dobbs: If there’s a right-wing conspiracy theory out there floating around on the Internets, he’ll latch onto it like a pit bull. He may be past his prime, but he just won’t let go. It must be tough for CNN to look[Read More…]
Center On Halsted’s DanceOUT Series Presents a Conversation with Les Ballets Grandiva, August 21, 2009
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)– Center on Halsted’s danceOUT series, in collaboration with Chicago Dancing Festival, will present Les Ballets Grandiva in conversation on Friday, August 21, from 7-8:00 PM at Joffrey Tower, 10 East Randolph Street in Chicago. Les Ballets Grandiva will be performing with Chicago Dancing Festival, which runs August[Read More…]
Center On Halsted’s DanceOUT Series Presents an Evening with River North Chicago Dance Company, August 26, 2009
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)– Center on Halsted’s danceOUT series will present an intimate evening of dance rehearsal and conversation with River North Chicago Dance Company on Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00 PM in the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, located at 3656 N. Halsted Avenue in Chicago. River North Chicago[Read More…]
Center On Halsted Hosts a Sneak Peek At CENTERcircus for Men On Mondays, August 3, 2009
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)– Men on Mondays is a monthly social networking night for men to meet other men in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. On Monday, August 3, Men on Mondays will let you act like the clown you’ve always wanted to be, as Center on Halsted partners with CircEsteem[Read More…]
Center On Halsted Hosts Two Art Shows Opening August 28, 2009
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)– Center on Halsted will debut two art exhibits simultaneously at a reception on Friday, August 28, 2009, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, in the 2nd and 3rd floor art galleries at Center on Halsted, located at 3656 N. Halsted Avenue in Chicago. Both shows will run through[Read More…]
Center On Halsted Hosts a Sneak Peek at Centercircus for Women on Wednesdays
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)– Women on Wednesdays is a monthly social networking night for women to meet other women in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. On Wednesday, August 5, Women on Wednesdays will let you act like the clown you’ve always wanted to be, as Center on Halsted partners with CircEsteem[Read More…]
Matthew Shepard Foundation Update on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Casper, WY –(ENEWSPF)– From the Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation: The U.S. Senate late Thursday gave its final approval to federal legislation that provides grants and law-enforcement assistance to local governments to prevent hate crimes based on victims’ sexual orientation or gender identity, and allows federal prosecutions where[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued a formal endorsement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. On May 26th, the day President Obama announced his selection of Judge Sotomayor as his[Read More…]
Senate Adopts Unwelcomed Amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, responded today to votes relating to the hate crimes provisions in the Defense Department authorization bill. The Senate passed four amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act: three offered by[Read More…]
