Drag queens are not perverts. Five years olds are creative, openminded, expressive little people.
All choices of dress are costumes with signifiers, etc. One could say that a Lincolnite in a pair of LLBean jeans, Merrill mocs, and a Patagonia jacket is doing “drag” of a different sort. That same costume that is accepted here is mocked in other places. Drag queens just happen to express certain cliches about femininity in an exaggerated way. > On Nov 30, 2024, at 9:36 AM, V Saleme <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Honestly, I am shocked Bemis Hall would host an event where the description > has such strong inflammatory language, which could be construed as an attack > on a specific population, of which we have citizens living in Lincoln" > > This is the same Bemis Hall that believes it's OK to host and subject your > FIVE year old to 'drag show' event perverts. > Gee, wonder 'why' children might be 'confused'........ > > Vic > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 11:32 PM Rosa Elena <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> The description of the event (in the pdf attached to the original email and >> copied below for context) is pretty one-sided and not conducive to >> “thoughtful discussion” with multiple perspectives. Honestly, I am shocked >> Bemis Hall would host an event where the description has such strong >> inflammatory language, which could be construed as an attack on a specific >> population, of which we have citizens living in Lincoln. >> >> From the event description: >> >> “The Gaza genocide that began over a year ago has morphed into Israel’s >> three-front strategy to expand its borders and replace non-Jews living in >> Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank with an army, citizens militia, and Jewish >> settlements. Based on past, aggressively pro-Zionist policies, an incoming >> Trump administration appears ready to confirm Israel as a Jewish >> supremacist/apartheid state, and to further subjugate or eliminate non-Jews >> living in a Greater Israel. In calling for an end to Israeli apartheid and >> for a shared homeland for all, we join the struggle against the rise of >> authoritarianism in Europe, the Global South, and the United States. Zionism >> today, as ideology, theology and political project, has emerged as an >> expression of neocolonialism, Christian nationalism, and fascism.” >> >> On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 12:33 PM Annamaria San Antonio >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >>> Agreed. Thank you, Sara !!! >>> I did not see this at all as propaganda and very much appreciated hearing >>> about an event with thoughtful discussion. Dangerous ? Perhaps I did not >>> read through but I did not see "false claims of genocide and apartheid". >>> >>> Peace >>> ~Jai . >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> I would urge all to listen/attend before passing judgement. >>>> We have few opportunities to hear rom and question directly such >>>> individuals with direct experience. >>>> >>>> Perhaps those objecting are familiar with the speakers and would like to >>>> share their experiences so that others might know what to expect? >>>> >>>> Let’s keep an open mind and allow others to judge for themselves. >>>> >>>> Namaste, >>>> Sara >>>> >>>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 12:22 PM, Jonathan Sheffi <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Amen, Forest. Ideological diversity is well and good, but let's please >>>>> keep LT apolitical and free from this sort of low-grade propaganda. >>>>> ᐧ >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM Forest Brown <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> I appreciate your wanting dialogue on this issue, but advertising >>>>>> speakers who are sharing false claims of genocide and apartheid is >>>>>> dangerous and this isn’t the platform for that. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 9:07 AM, Stephen R. Low >>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Steve Low >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Stephen R. Low <[email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>> Sent: November 27, 2024 9:07 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Exploring the Holy Land Problem: Friday, Dec 6 and Saturday, >>>>>>> Dec 7 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Palestinians, Israeli Jews, and those of us who care about them have >>>>>>> never faced challenges greater than today’s. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Contributing to this mess has been the Biden administration’s Holy Land >>>>>>> policies, which have been—shall I be polite and say, “awkward?” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now, we await a Trump administration, whose 2016–2020 Israel policies >>>>>>> were so ill-considered and unbalanced, that many believe they helped to >>>>>>> incite Hamas’s murderous attack on October 7, 2023. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> These “realities” pose major challenges for all of us seeking peace, >>>>>>> equality, and justice in the Holy Land. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rather than wring our hands in despair, the GRALTA Foundation has >>>>>>> organized two events to help us shape constructive, outside-the-box >>>>>>> thinking about how to refine the American people’s understanding of the >>>>>>> Holy Land Problem and how to advocate for new U.S. Mideast policies >>>>>>> that will improve conditions and achieve security for all who live >>>>>>> there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here are two (free) opportunities to hear two internationally-known >>>>>>> speakers—two experts on the Holy Land’s human rights problem—who can >>>>>>> help us to answer the question, “Where can we go from here? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7:30 PM >>>>>>> Community Church of Boston >>>>>>> 565 Boylston St., Boston >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/565+Boylston+St.,+Boston?entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>>>> accessible via the T, between Dartmouth & Clarendon or >>>>>>> discount vouchers available for Back Bay Parking Garage, 199 Clarendon >>>>>>> Street >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/199+Clarendon+Street?entry=gmail&source=g>. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 2:00 PM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bemis Hall >>>>>>> 15 Bedford Rd., Lincoln, MA >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/15+Bedford+Rd.,+Lincoln,+MA?entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>>>> park across the street at the “Stone Church” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please join us for one of these events. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our speakers: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <image002.jpg> >>>>>>> Mazin Qumsiyeh Human Rights Activist, Professor, Bethlehem & Birzeit >>>>>>> Universities >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Prof. Qumsiyeh was born and raised in Beit Sahour on the outskirts of >>>>>>> Bethlehem. His evolving world views have been shaped by living under >>>>>>> Israeli occupation, the education he received at universities in the >>>>>>> Middle East and the U.S., and on years of extensive travel throughout >>>>>>> the world. After obtaining a doctorate in Zoology and Genetics from >>>>>>> Texas Tech, Mazin trained at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital >>>>>>> and taught at the University of Tennessee, Duke, and then at Yale. He >>>>>>> is author of 190 scientific papers, hundreds of articles, and several >>>>>>> books on topics ranging from cultural heritage to human rights to >>>>>>> biodiversity conservation to cancer. >>>>>>> After returning to Palestine in 2008, Mazin and his wife Jessie Chang >>>>>>> founded and run (as volunteers) the Palestine Institute for >>>>>>> Biodiversity & Sustainability and the Palestine Museum of Natural >>>>>>> History—both situated on the Bethlehem University campus. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <image004.jpg> >>>>>>> Mark Braverman Executive Director, Kairos, USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dr. Mark Braverman is a retired clinical psychologist and trauma >>>>>>> consultant. Raised in a traditional Jewish family, he was steeped in >>>>>>> Jewish religious observance, Bible study, the Hebrew language, and the >>>>>>> Zionist narrative. Confronted by the reality of ethnic cleansing and >>>>>>> ongoing colonial settlement of Palestine, Mark has devoted himself >>>>>>> since 2006 to working for a future of dignity and peace for all the >>>>>>> people living between the River and the Sea. >>>>>>> Mark has been closely involved in the international church movement for >>>>>>> Palestinian rights. He spoke at the launch of the Kairos Palestine >>>>>>> document in Bethlehem in 2009 and served on the Palestine Ecumenical >>>>>>> Forum of the World Council of Churches. He is the author of two books >>>>>>> and numerous journal articles and book chapters on the Kairos movement, >>>>>>> ecumenism, post-holocaust theology, Jewish and Christian Zionism, and >>>>>>> Christian-Jewish relations. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Steve Low >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <002 v-1 Qumsiyeh-Braverman Poster.pdf> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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