A press release from the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHARTFORD – A new report released today from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) in Washington, D.C., shows that implementing a paid sick leave bill would actually save Connecticut businesses nearly $73 million each year.IWPR and the Permanent Commission [ ... ] ...
Maria Yates talks about F.A.D.G.E. Fest – feminism, autonomy, diversity and gender expression, coming to Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford. For more information, visit FADGE.wordpress.comClick here to download the MP3 ...
I produced videos of four Democratic gubernatorial candidates that dropped by my video-taping corner at the JJB Dinner this year ... Here they are, in alphabetical order:Juan Figueroa:Mary Glassman:Ned Lamont:Dan Malloy:Some additional videoblogger geek stuff that maybe two people will find interesting:For the first time, I created and used a low-budget light kit, which utilized a pair of 60 watt ( ...
(Secretary of State candidate Denise Merrill)Monday morning I'll start posting some candidate videos I produced at the Jefferson Jackson Bailey dinner last week. Unfortunately, Denise Merrill lost her voice that night, so I'm trying to decide whether to post her video with subtitles or simply transcribe what she said. In the meantime, here's a few more photos from Maine. Here's my sister ...
By The Alice in Not-So-Wonderland CollectiveOn April 15th, three of us anti-authoritarians from CT decided to mosey on down to the Tea Party and give it a look-see. We did our best to go over there with no preconceived notions and what follows are some of our thoughts—from Jabberwocky, Cheshire Cat, and Alice Volcano (who [ ... ] ...
Hartford City Councilman Matt Ritter has a lot on his plate. The council members are grappling with a budget crisis as jury selection begins for Mayor Eddie Perez’s criminal trial. Last month, Ritter announced his candidacy for the 1st Assembly District House seat currently held by Kenneth Green. Ritter took some time out to talk [ ... ] ...
Some photos from this morning. A bit of the coastline, down the road from my niece's house: One of my niece's neighbors, in what locals call the Mushroom House:They've been replacing a water main down the main thoroughfare for months now. The road wasn't all that great to begin with, but now it's like a mine field: A resident of East Boothbay apparently chose to express his dissatisfaction with ...