Photos from CBC press conference

Check out a slideshow of my photos from the Congressional Black Caucus press conference on Darfur (May 19, 2009)

Best Politicians On Twitter

One of my recently developed pet peeves (I only joined twitter in September) is Twitter members who just “tweet” their RSS feed.  Lots of “individuals” and organizations are responsible for this (I won’t name names, you can tell by the fact that all their tweets say “from twitterfeed”).

So I am now on a search for [...]

Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day – crazy, exciting, hopeful, frustrating, inspiring, crowded, diverse, fun, COLD!
The Capitol through the fencing:
My favorite tribute:
My favorite sign:

Volunteers left Pittsburgh on a bus at midnight to come collect signatures for the Save Darfur Coalition’s Add Your Voice campaign.  If you’d like to help out, visit www.AddYourVoice.org or text SAVEDARFUR to 313131.
The city was [...]

Something big happening in DC this weekend…

… This is the second time I’ll be in DC for a presidential inauguration.  Last time, I barely noticed anything was happening.  This time it is pretty impossible to ignore.  Check my flickr links for photos, and I’ll be back later with some reflections (especially after the ceremony tomorrow!  Thanks to Congressman Patrick Murphy for [...]

Hillary Clinton’s Confirmation Hearings Begin Today…

And to mark the occasion, here are some quotes on from the Secretary of State nominee on Darfur (courtesy of the Save Darfur Coalition).

ON THE NEED TO ACT
“The genocide in Darfur must be brought to an end, and the United States has a responsibility as a world leader to bring its weight to bear in [...]