Stand Up for Darfur!
Thursday April 16th 7 – 8:30pm
First United Methodist Church – 621 Tacoma Avenue South
In honor of Genocide prevention month Tacomasocialjustice.org will be sponsoring an event focused on the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. The program will include guest speakers and a candle light vigil in solidarity with the people of Darfur.
The speakers list will include:
Nick Coddington a teacher at Charles Wright Academy who has been honored as Educator of the Year by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous and the Spirit of Anne Frank Award from the Anne Frank Center in New York City for his work on tolerance and justice issues.
A documentary about the Rwandan genocide created by local high school students.
Seth Weinberger – Assistant Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound.
This event is presented by The Micah Project, Stand up for Darfur Tacoma and Tacoma Social Justice.
To learn more about the Genocide in Darfur visit www.savedarfur.org
Rita From The Dockyard Derby Dames Knows...
…I don’t know 100% what tacomaness is, but I think it is both gritty and beautiful… like rollergirls:
Dockyard Derby Dames ~ Season 3 Bout 2
Womens Flat-track Roller Derby
Saturday, May 9th — 6:00pm
Tacoma Soccer Center
2610 Bay Street E, Tacoma
Tickets are $10 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com, $12 at the door. Ages 5 and under are Free.
The rough and tumble rollergirls of Tacoma are into their third season. If you haven’t experienced them yet, get ready to see womens athletics like you’ve never seen it before. In addition to sport, there is also plenty of room for personal expression from the customized uniforms to the each skater’s own adopted persona.
The Spring 2009 edition of South Sound Magazine describes the scene aptly: “The bouts mesh a frenzy of sports action with a diverse atmosphere of wholesome counter-culture that attracts a dizzying assortment of Puget Sound residents. Veteran fans come equipped with lawn chairs and blankets, and sit as close as possible to the track, risking a player landing in their lap. Others observe the action from the bird’s-eye perspective of the beer garden, sipping two-dollar tallboys. Many simply meander through the festival, soaking in some of the best people watching south of Seattle’s Pike Place Market.” (http://www.southsoundmag.com/article_read.php?articleid=92)
Bout 2 of this season features a face off between the hard-hitting Maurading Mollys and the always-alluring Hellbound Homewreckers. In addition, the reigning champions, the Trampires, will go up against their fiercest competitors, the Femme Fianna, to see if they still have what it takes to be #1. If you haven’t seen flat-track roller derby, this action packed night will be a great introduction!
View all 2009 season bout dates or visit online anytime: www.dockyardderbydames.com.
Noteworthy Tacomans
Here’s a really old post, i somehow forgot to post. thanks again whoever you are for sending the info my way!
From:Unknown Noteworthy Tacoman
I stumbled on that blog a little while back, and I forgot to bookmark it. Thanks for the link.
As a gift I present to you a list of noteworthy Tacomans. This is the list I refer to when I feel like a nobody from Washington’s Armpit:
Noteworthy Tacomans
Tacoma brings out a unique color of art and music. A number of noteworthy individuals have come from Tacoma.
Sports
- Bowling legend Earl Anthony
- Auto racer Pat Austin
- Prize fighter Sugar Ray Seales
- NFL receiver Ahmad Rashad
- Major League baseball player Ron Cey
- Seattle Seahawks Cornerback Marcus Trufant
- Detroit Lions QB Jon Kitna was also born in Tacoma
- Atlanta Falcons DB Lawyer Milloy was raised in Tacoma
The Arts
- Singer Bing Crosby
- Author Richard Brautigan
- Author Frank Herbert
- Author Brent Hartinger
- Cartoonist Gary Larson
- Actress Dyan Cannon
- Actor Blair Underwood
- The Sonics (rock band)
- The Wailers (rock band)
- Musician Jerry Miller (Moby Grape)
- Girl Trouble (rock band)
- Musician Jerry Cantrell
- Punk/alternative country singer Neko Case
- Seaweed (band) (rock band)
- Glass artist Dale Chihuly
- Chef-author Jeff Smith learned to cook and began his career in Tacoma at the Chaplain’s Pantry, later known as the Gourmet Pantry (now closed), on Tacoma Avenue.
Criminal
- Homicidal former Chief of Police, David Brame
- Serial killer Ted Bundy
- Beltway snipers Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad shoplifted the Bushmaster XM-15 used in the attacks from Tacoma’s Bull’s Eye Shooter Supply, where they had also practiced their marksmanship
Political and Business
- Conspiracy gadfly Fred Crisman
- Puyallup Indian rights activist Robert Satiacum
- Andrew and Thea Foss, first owners and operators of Foss Launch and Tug Company
Tacoma Social Justice . org
I’m pleased to mention that some of Tacoma’s leading social activists have entered the t-town blogosphere to help raise awareness for local and global causes. If you made it to this year’s Save Darfur benefit at Doyle’s Pub, then you probably know Jessica, Aurora, Emily, Kendra and Terra!
Please take a moment to visit their site and introduce yourself. They would love to hear from you if you have a passion for social justice and want to write or contribute in any way!
Here’s a quick blurb from their site: tacomasocialjustice.org
Tacoma Social Justice was created in direct response to the lack of local media attention given to social justice issues and events. The purpose of this site is to unite the many social justice movements in Tacoma and provide an outlet for groups to promote events, share action alerts and keep people informed of issues in their community. We hope that this blog will promote advocacy, equality, tolerance and action.