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Stamp Out Nukes

Luck, Wisconsin

The anti-nuclear group Nukewatch printed this message on its business-sized envelopes in response to the U.S. Postal Service stamps that glorify nuclear submarines.

For more information, call Nukewatch at (715) 472-4185, or send an e-mail to nukewtch@lakeland.ws.

Shame on Winn-Dixie

Jacksonville, Florida

On January 5, activists gathered outside Winn-Dixie headquarters to protest the firing of twenty-year employee Peter Oiler allegedly because he cross-dresses. Oiler, a trucker (shown below with his wife, Shirley), filed a federal lawsuit against Winn-Dixie, claiming he was wrongly fired after supervisors learned he sometimes dresses as a woman during his off hours. He is seeking damages for lost wages and emotional distress. Winn-Dixie says it acted legally.

For more information, call Eric Ferrero at the ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project at (212) 549-2568, or go to www.ShameOnWinnDixie.com.

Remembering the Homeless

San Francisco

On December 21, a candlelight memorial was held to remember the 183 homeless people who died the past year on the streets.

For more information, call Chance Martin at the San Francisco Coalition for the Homeless at (415) 346-3740.

Stop the Shelling

Ellis Island, New York

On November 5, Alberto DeJesus Mercado, also known as "Tito Kayak," adjusts the Vieques flag atop the Statue of Liberty's crown. Six other people climbed up the statue to...