Happy 85th birthday, Harvey Milk!

[KamaAina]

Last edited Fri May 22, 2015, 07:15 PM - Edit history (1)

edit: I just realized he shares Mom's birthday! She's a fan; we watched the Sean Penn movie together. That definitely helps make up for Ted Kaczynski!

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Happy Birthday Harvey!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[reddread]

2. a real American hero

I wish I could forget about DiFi right now.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. He is a hero to the GLBT community, gone too soon.

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN....

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Excerpt and link to Milk's famous 'Hope' speech to the CA Democratic Committee, which I wish DU was

familiar with.....

"What we must do is make sure that 1978 continues the movement that is really happening that the media don't want you to know about. That is the movement to the left. It's up to CDC to put the pressures on Sacramento--but to break down the walls and the barriers so the movement to the left continues and progress continues in the nation. We have before us coming up several issues we must speak out on. Probably the most important issue outside the Briggs--which we will come to--but we do know what will take place this June. We know there's an issue on the ballot called Jarvis-Gann. We hear the taxpayers talk about it on both sides. But what you don't hear is that it's probably the most racist issue on the ballot in a long time. In the city and county of San Francisco, if it passes and we indeed have to lay off people, who will they be? The last in, and the first in, and who are the last in but the minorities? Jarvis-Gann is a racist issue. We must address that issue. We must not talk away from it. We must not allow them to talk about the money it's going to save, because look at who's going to save the money and who's going to get hurt....."
http://www.danaroc.com/guests_harveymilk_122208.html

[Behind the Aegis]

5. more people need to see this....

less than 111 people even opened this OP!

[KamaAina]

6. Maybe they don't know who Harvey Milk was.

Or don't care.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Likely a bit of both...

...but especially the latter.

[Octafish]

7. A great American.

Anyone who gives a darn about other human beings remembers that terrible day. I can't believe he's been gone 36 years.

[Mc Mike]

9. Thanks, KA. nt.