Some Ideas For National Volunteer Service!

July 17-2009:

Some Ideas For Community Service!

I have listened to Senator Barack Obama speak about Community Service initiatives by the Federal Government, that encourages High Schoolers, College kids, Seniors, Juniors, Retirees, and anyone with special skills that they would like to share with the community.

* To get involved in providing voluntary contributions in schools, churches, community organizations, overseas, and any place they feel they would like to serve. 

* This ideal could also be facilitated to HIV patients who have lived or survived this pandemic:

* Have been taking the prescribed medications, and have personally known and experienced all the side effects of these medications. Which makes them eligible to advocate for Federal, State, and City funding for improved prevention, and to facilitate where necessary, with some "per-diem" emoluments.

* For their willingness to make themselves available to train, impart, and facilitate HIV Infected People's Groups, Gender Identity issues, and Stigma relating to HIV infection, Family issues, Sexual and Gender identity issues.

*And helping them to access the services for people living with HIV, as it relates to language differences, gender identity, and sexual preferences.

All of these areas are ready to provide qualified personnel to assist the Federal, State, and City government's commissions and committees that would organize, facilitate, and provide such personnel, training, and advocacy, whenever and wherever the need arise.

FINALLY:

I am ready and willing also to get on board any committee that initiates programs for training advocates to petition political representatives, petition political representatives for more HIV and related funding needs, providing some per-diem can be provided, which will assist in transportation, accommodation, and other out of pocket needs, when involved in any of these programs.

Derryck S. Griffith.
New York City.

We Need Your Explicit Support President Obama!

 
June 17-2009:

Dear President Obama,

The People of Iran are demonstrating in large numbers.

Hitherto unseen or unheard of, are asking you not to ignore them, not to seem lukewarm in your statements either.

They are counting upon all Americans for our support and encouragement, in this time of struggle, police harassment, murder, and general uncertainty.

Sincerely,

Derryck S. Griffith.

Advocate and Supporter for all peoples in the struggle for Peace, Equality, Justice, and Freedom!

The White House:
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

E-mail: http://www.comments@whitehouse.gov

FREE & FAIR Elections Is What We Believe And Aspire To Achieve Always!

June 15-2009:

Americans Speak Out Against Elections That Are Not FREE & FAIR Anywhere!

Dear President Obama,

America and the presidency has to be either for Free And Fair Elections or Democracy in Iran.

Or For Dictatorship and State Control.

We cannot accept, or seem to be telling Iran and the rest of the world, that we will not say anything that will embarrass the administration in Iran, when the rest of the world is furious with the recent seemingly rigged elections.

Americans Will Not Cringe At The Sight Of A Little Blood!

Why do you and others in the television media caution Americans before you show someone bleeding, or some macabre killing photo or scenario?

We all see these pictures (all age groups), on the Internet all the time. And there is no one there to caution anyone. And nobody complains about this.

In fact, most people prefer to see these graphic pictures for themselves, because it helps to bring perspective to that situation.

We are not WHIMPS, and would not CRINGE at the sight of some spilled blood!.


An Enquiry From The Highest Court In Iran Is warranted!

It seems like the Supreme Ayatollah and his Militia were complicit, in the unscrupulous vote rigging that obviously went down in Iran's elections.

This FARCE must never be accepted as legitimate. A fresh and new election is warranted now!


Vaccinations Do More Harm Than Good!

Do you know that vaccinations do more harm than good?

The more vaccinations you get to prevent illness that you never get, does a lot of immune suppression in the process, thus making you more vulnerable to some sever illness overtime.

Derryck.
NYC.

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 10-2009:

We Don't Need Jobs-We Need Employment!

There is a BIG difference between Jobs and Employment in context. So let me explain these definitions.


What Is a Job:

A Job could be a contract of service for a specified period of time. For example, a contract to fix a broken pipeline.

* A contract to sell some items or merchandise, until that commodity is exhausted.

* A politician being elected to office for a period of time, and at the end, if he or she does not qualify for another term, the voters elect someone else for that position. The presidency is a case in point.

* A person who does temporary work:

* No healthcare benefits:

* No vacation leave with pay:

* No maternity leave with pay, or sick leave with pay:


What is Employment?

* Career possibilities, because there is room or opportunity for upward mobility:

* Promotion, on the job and training for upward mobility.

* Health benefits:

* Vacation leave with pay:

* Maternity leave with pay:

* Retirement benefits or plans:

* And permanency or longevity.

So tell your elected representatives to STOP promising us JOBS, because EMPLOYMENT is what we want and need currently!

Derryck S. Griffith.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 06-2009:

Former George W. Bush Officials May Eventually Be Brought To Justice!

Some of George W. Bush's attorneys who wrote directives on how to torture prisoners and get away with it legally, are now being petitioned for a pardon. Yes, the Attorney General now has too decide whether an investigation into the conduct of those attorneys is warranted. And who were responsible for the torture memos, and who their superior's were, that gave those orders in The White House.

Will the Attorney General have the guts to follow through on this expectation of most Americans polled?

We will have to wait and see! But the president said publicly that he will not pre-judge how his Attorney General will deal with this evidence!

However, CNN's polling of Americans seem to suggest the following:

* Most Americans do not want those CIA operatives and other Intelligence personnel, who actually carried out the orders to torture prisoners litigated.

* But most Americans polled wanted the The White House Officials who gave the order in writing to carry out those torture directives, be brought to justice, regardless of who were involved.

Derryck.
NYC

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 05-2009:

Banks Stress Tests Due Next week?

I hope that president Obama after hearing the current financial position of those banks in serious financial trouble, 

will tell the American people HONESTLY, how serious these banks are financially!

And if some would have to GO, and how many.

And if some will need more Federal assistance, and how much?

These are the things that ALL Americans MUST be told at this Stress Test Declaration!


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The Republicans are saying that they are Re-Branding The Image of the party.

But the choices are still the same Old Fogies that have been responsible for the party's demise so far.

So how much re-branding can we see, if the Same Old Fogies are being used as their Poster Old Boys!


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Hate Crimes Bill ( H.R. 1913) 

By a vote 249-175, the House last week passed H.R. 1913, a bill making it easier for law enforcement authorities to prosecute hate crimes. 

Civil rights groups and liberal clergy members from all 50 states are fanning out across Capitol Hill this week to lobby for the legislation in an attempt to counter the notion, advanced by socially Clergy Lobbies for Passage of Hate Crimes Bill conservative groups, that religious leaders are uniformly opposed to the measure. 

Although a majority of Senators are almost certainly in favor of the legislation, the question is whether supporters can win the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster that conservatives may launch to kill the bill. President Barack Obama has said he will sign the measure into law if it lands on his desk.


A DRAFT PETITION:

May 05-2009:

Dear House/Senate Repsenatative,

I petition you to support the Hate Crimes Bill H.R. 1913 legislative proposal. 

For too long we have allowed People Of Color especially, to be targeted by The Police in all or most states of these United States unfairly, under the guise that they were merely carrying out their duties as per regulations. 

And did not use Ethnicity on purpose, to harass or single out anyone for apprehension or incarceration.

Even our Judicial Systems are inclined to be prejudiced against People Of Color for penalties in our Courts Of Law.

Sincerely,

Please go to Congress.org

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 02-2009:

The Wars In Iraq & Afghanistan Can Never Be Won!

Wars are only won, when TWO armies try to out maneuver each other tactically, and strategically, thus ending in victory for one of them, or surrender for the loser.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan does not fit the classical war scenario, because the USA and her allies, are not combating any official national army or military.

Therefore, there can be no victory in Iraq or Afghanistan!

But at some point in time, the USA will have to come up with some solution for a total withdrawal from both of these camps, and declare publicly that our combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are completed according to plan.

This will save the US and her remaining allies, some much needed face!

Derryck.
NYC.