Category Archives: advocacy

Hawaii Senate Panel Votes to Hold Assisted Suicide Bill in Committee – No Broader Legislative Action Anticipated

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(Image above – Disability Rights Advocate/Activist Michael Tada testifying against Senate Bill 803, which would legalize assisted suicide in Hawaii.) From the Star Advertiser: After citing numerous examples of loved ones who outlived a doctor’s terminal diagnosis or of their own victory over suicidal depression, opponents of a proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Hawaii … Continue reading Hawaii Senate Panel Votes to Hold Assisted Suicide Bill in Committee – No Broader Legislative Action Anticipated →

Please Support Not Dead Yet With a Year-End Donation

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Not Dead Yet needs your help.  As you might have noticed, pro-euthanasia organizations are flush with cash.  They employ lobbyists, have public relations departments, pay for billboard campaigns and have even succeeded in pretty much ghost-writing some of the press coverage about assisted suicide and euthanasia.The “right to life” organizations are also well-funded, but many … Continue reading Please Support Not Dead Yet With a Year-End Donation →

Laura Hershey : 1962-2010

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 (The picture above is a head shot portrait of Laura Hershey) Many regular readers and (and hopefully all of the members of the disability community) who read this blog will recognize the name of Laura Hershey. Laura – a poet, activist, writer, consultant – died unexpectedly on November 26th after a sudden illness.  She was … Continue reading Laura Hershey : 1962-2010 →

ADAPT is in DC! How to Follow the Action(s)

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I really should have posted this over the weekend, but got waylaid by the usual parade of mundane but demanding household tasks that tend to occupy that timeblock. On Saturday, September 19, ADAPT activists from around the country converged on Washington, DC for several days of political advocacy and direct action. Here’s how ADAPT’s September … Continue reading ADAPT is in DC! How to Follow the Action(s) →

Another loss: Barbara Knowlen 1941-2010

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I never had direct contact with Barb Knowlen, but I’ve appreciated her work as I’ve come across it in in film and in the disability press.  I also appreciated the posters from her “Barrier Breakers” that I encountered on the doors and walls of friends in the disability community.  Many more knew her through her … Continue reading Another loss: Barbara Knowlen 1941-2010 →