Comments on: Hating on Community Organizers http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jennybedellstiles http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/#comment-67656 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:59:31 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5680#comment-67656 This comment about community organizers is further proof that this Sarah Palin is a danger to the future we are working for. No advance is social justice would have been possible without community organizers.

For Jon Stewart’s take on this comment, skip to minute 7:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184095&title=sarah-palin-vet-this

]]> By: Organize! http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/#comment-67651 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:50:22 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5680#comment-67651 In response to the comment about community organizers unionizing, there are several organizations that do organizing work that have staff unions. For example, some are affiliated with IFPTE Local 70 (http://www.ifptelocal70.org), some with the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild (CWA) (http://www.wbng.org/) and others with SEIU (among other unions).

I also recommend checking out the National Organizers Alliance: http://noacentral.

Also, here is one of the petitions to Palin: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/community_organizers/

]]> By: morgan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/#comment-67648 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:23:05 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5680#comment-67648 Three cheers to Amy’s point.

…. so are we organizing? I’ve seen a few petitions calling for her to apologize, but is that it?

In ’92 Clinton insulted broccoli growers, and the ensuing scandal, known as broccoli gate, had effects on the political process for months. I’m not convinced that anyone cares enough about ‘community organizer gate’ in any focused or organized way. Wouldn’t it be sweet if we had a union for community organizers? Oh yeah, that’s supposed to be democracy.

]]> By: Anne O'Brien http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/#comment-67646 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:51:21 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5680#comment-67646 George Lakoff on Sarah Palin:

http://files.tikkun.org/current/article.php?story=20080904070242463

]]> By: Amy Ortiz http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/#comment-67644 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:56:34 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5680#comment-67644 Yeah. Plus, if you are going to target a particular profession with your snarkiness, community organizers are probably one of the worst groups! CUZ WE ARE GONNA ORGANIZE!!!

]]> By: Scott http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/06/hating-on-community-organizers/#comment-67628 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:24:46 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5680#comment-67628 Amen, Josh.

And let’s also not forget that in an unprecedented move the GOP Host Committee agreed to pay the first $10 million in legal damages for police misconduct. This effectively empowered the authorities to act even more aggressively against dissent.

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