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Keystone Pipeline Route Affects Eight Oklahoma Counties

TransCanada, a Canadian company, is planning to run their Keystone XL pipeline across eight of Oklahoma’s counties: Atoka Bryan Coal Creek Hughes Lincoln Okfuskee Seminole Citizens of Oklahoma are gearing up to Read More »

Rally for protection of OKC city employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation

LGBT Advocates Denounce Attack on Municipal Employment Protections

February 24, 2012 – Tulsa, Oklahoma – Today leaders from prominent equality groups joined together in condemning proposed legislation that would strike down nondiscrimination policies for municipal employees that include classes not Read More »

Dr. Ed Shadid being sworn in as member of Oklahoma City Council on 4/12/11. A few months later he proposed changing the city personnel policy to include "sexual orientation".

House bill would overturn all local laws that protect LGBT municipal employees

Action alert from The Equality Network: Urgent! Bigoted State Rep. Mike Reynold (the same guy who tried to reinstate DADT for the Oklahoma National Guard) has another bill introduced, that will strike Read More »

Rep. John Sullivan (OK-1) apologizes for remark about killing Senators

Talking Points Memo reports: Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) sent TPM a public apology Thursday after we obtained audio of the five-term Republican telling constituents at a town hall this week that he’d Read More »

Barricades block Capitol steps behind protest in October 2011

Legislation would let state sell unneeded buildings to fund maintainance of others

It looks like someone might finally have a plan to do something about our crumbling State Capitol. Press release from House of Representatives: Lawmakers Vote to Address State Building Maintenance OKLAHOMA CITY Read More »

Photos from OKC ‘Justice for Trayvon Martin’ Rally

03/25/2012 Blaiz 1 Comment

Democratic Party Chairman Condems State GOP Leadership for Snubbing President During His Recent Visit

03/23/2012 News Editor No comments

Wallace Collins, Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, just sent this out. Republicans Snub President Obama I could not believe it when I read and heard the news about the Republican leadership of Oklahoma snubbing President Obama during his recent visit to our state! As a native Oklahoman, I am usually proud to hear comments

Cushing’s Little White Lie

03/19/2012 Fannie Bates 12 Comments

Cushing, Oklahoma looks like a lovely little town with an affluent past. It is, some would say, one of the key oil centers of the United States. The people of Cushing have thrived for generations due to the wealth brought in by oil. But have all of the people of Cushing thrived, or just the Caucasian ones? If

Human Rights Film Festival – OKC – March 24 & 25

03/18/2012 Fannie Bates No comments

Free and open to the public. *** 24 March Saturday *** 1:10 pm – Life of Amnesty International Founder Peter Benenson 2:40 pm – Message From Fallujah 2:55 p.m. – Justice Without Border (Bringing human rights violators to justice) 3:35 pm -Fighting for Life in the Death Belt (follows Anti-Death penalty lawyer) *** 24 March,

Lakota People Call for Hunger Strike re: Water April 1-3

03/15/2012 Fannie Bates 6 Comments

The Lakota Hunger Strike for Sacred Water Protection In Solidarity with Bella Bella Written by a group of Lakota tribal members including Kyanne Dillabaugh, Debra White Plume and Karen Ducheneaux On the Cheyenne River Homelands in 1868 Ft Laramie Treaty Territory many Lakota families will join the children of Bella Bella, Canada in a two-day