http://internetdefenseleague.org/
The Internet Defense League is designed to keep activists and others updated regarding any S.O.P.A.-like actions on the part of Big Brother, Big Hollywood, the Intellectual Property Monopolies, politicians, governments and more.
I wasn't able to add the stuff to this blog because I could not find the spot to set the coding. I miss the old Blogger set-up. It was much easier to do stuff like that to it. Push-button "technology" and the sheeples that require it-- love it or hate it, it's here to stay-- absolutely piss me off. One of these days I'm going to build my own Linux box. I don't have the skills to do so yet, but I'm working on that. One of these days I may make a blog thingy over at Word Press where most of the intelligent beings seem to have gone. Or somewhere else that allows me to muck with codes and stuff easier. Grrrr.
At any rate, if you go to http://internetdefenseleague.org/, you can get your own nifty badge and alert code.
Folks can also allow the league to post any emergency actions [like contacting one's "own" politicians] and emergency alert [S.O.P.A.-like activity throughout the world] to one's Twitter timeline; or to one's Fed-Book for those folks who are in bed with Big Brother knowingly or unknowingly still there.
I'm off to try to find that elusive page where I can drop codes. And other stuff.
radical sapphoq
Dear Courtni Webb,
I was infuriated to find out that your school principal suspended you for writing a poem in your personal notebook. In my opinion, what happened to you is wrong. Professionals can and do make mistakes. Your principal made a mistake by suspending you. Your teacher made a mistake by looking through your personal notebook. Seizure of your personal property and then suspending you for your thoughts and feelings is a violation of your civil rights. It is unfortunate that Life Learning Academy decided to violate your civil rights. I am relieved to read that you are back at school and not expelled.
I thought your comparison to Stephen King was spot-on. I've read almost all of his books. He knows a lot about a lot of topics. His writing reflects his knowledge. And yes, he writes about horrible things. He is a horror writer. To understand horror is a burden. And like Stephen King, your writing demonstrates that indeed you understand horror.
Some people who truly understand horror become writers like Stephen King. Others become crime fighters-- hostage negotiators, investigators, civil rights activists. A few are murdered for their understanding. Martin Luther King was one man who practiced non-violence and died for what he believed in.
Courtni, your poem should be published in a book or a magazine. I think your writing is that good. Please do not allow the censorship of your self-expression to sour you on writing. I hope that you keep on writing if you want to. And I hope that you do want to keep on writing. When you are ready, you may consider getting published in zines and litmags [Look in your public library for the annual Poets Market and Writers Market books], writing a poetry chapbook, reading your work at open mic nights. I'm going to remember your name Courtni Webb because I believe that you are going to be known. Someday, your poem will be taught to high school students and your story told as an example of blatant censorship of poets and writers. I believe this and I believe in you.
Yours in the Struggle,
radical sapphoq
References can be found by typing "Courtni Webb" into your search engine.
Here are a few of the many that I read:
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=26625
An article by my blogging buddy Chrystal Mahan here:
http://www.examiner.com/article/student-suspended-for-writing-newton-shooting-poem
http://keithpp.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/california-teenager-suspended-for-writing-poetry/
http://topsy.com/www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/courtni-webb_n_2376833.html
http://madamenoire.com/tag/courtni-webb/
http://www.mysistagurl.com/2012/12/i-know-why-he-pulled-trigger-17-yo-high.html
http://myblacknews.net/fair-or-foul-san-francisco-high-school-student-suspended-for-writing-poem-about-newtown-shooting-i-know-why-he-pulled-the-trigger/12/31/2012/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/high-school-student-faces-expulsion-for-writing-poem-about-sandy-hook-massacre.html
http://intuitivefred888.blogspot.com/2012/12/freedom-of-expression.html
http://beyondproject.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/where-can-young-people-go-for-refuge-open-letter-to-the-principle-and-governors-of-life-learning-academy-san-francisco/
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/01/07/punishing-poets-is-not-the-way-to-stop-school-violence/
http://politic365.com/2013/01/05/adolescence-adam-lanza-sympathy-and-free-speech-infringement/
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/01/03/matt-gurney-suspending-a-kid-for-saying-pow-just-makes-schools-look-stupid/
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/02/courtni-webb-high-school-_n_2396289.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/courtni-webb_n_2376833.html
http://www.eurweb.com/2013/01/project-islamic-hope-launches-petition-in-support-of-courtni-webb/
