Posts Tagged ‘day’

Harvey Milk Is Finally Honored

Harvey Milk

Visionary Civil Rights leader and revolutionary Harvey Milk has finally been honored by the state of California with an official day to celebrate his life and impact. Each May 22nd is now “Harvey Milk Day”. On that day state schools and educational institutions will now be encouraged to conduct relevant civil rights related exercises.

The Grassroots Work Behind the SF Bike Plan Victory

San Francisco Bike Coalition member Rick Baraff produced this short video documenting how the grassroots advocacy work of thousands of SFBC members led to last Friday’s historic victory at the SFMTA hearing.

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Day of Service

President-elect Barack Obama is asking every person in the United States to help transform Martin Luther King Day, January 19th, into a national day of community service. Obama is encouraging everyone to act locally to improve your own neighborhood and make an ongoing commitment to help those in need.

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