Category Archives: protests

Chicago NDY Protest of International Pro-Euthanasia Conference – Day 1

Yesterday, September 18th, was the first day of NDY’s protest and vigil at the World Federation of Right to Die Societies Conference. I’m pushed for time this morning, so this will be brief. I’ll post more here later today. There were many speakers opening up the protest yesterday in Chicago (full list to come) – … Continue reading Chicago NDY Protest of International Pro-Euthanasia Conference – Day 1

Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet to Highlight Between Euthanasia and Discrimination at May 18 Anti-Euthanasia March in Quebec

From the press release: MONTREAL, May 16, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet will join Québécers who oppose euthanasia on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at noon on the Plains of Abraham. TVNDY is a progressive, non-religious project to unite and give voice to the disability opposition to euthanasia, assisted suicide, and other discriminatory … Continue reading Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet to Highlight Between Euthanasia and Discrimination at May 18 Anti-Euthanasia March in Quebec

Some Information resources on Jack Kevorkian

I suspect that over  the next few days we might see some first-time visitors to this blog – and many of them will be curious as to just what kind of factual information is out there about Kevorkian that is absent in just about all of the media coverage.  Below is a non-exhaustive list of … Continue reading Some Information resources on Jack Kevorkian

ADAPT in DC This Week

This week, ADAPT, the national grassroots disability rights group, has been in Washington, DC.  Some 500 members of ADAPT – most of whom have significant disabilities – are there to let Congress know that this group of stakeholders knows exactly what’s at stake with current budget proposals, especially the cynical and draconian budget proposal being … Continue reading ADAPT in DC This Week

Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco

This just in from Marilyn Golden, Policy Analyst at Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF): (The date for the events below was November 10, 2009) On Tuesday morning, three anti-assisted suicide advocates from the San Francisco Bay Area disability community, Paul Longmore, Walter Park, and myself came to the San Francisco Buddhist Center (which … Continue reading Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco