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Sikh temple shooter said to be white suprem

By | August 6th, 2012|Extremism, Hate Crimes|

OAK CREEK, Wis.—The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before he was shot to death by police was identified Monday as a 40-year-old Army veteran and former leader of a white supremacist metal band.

Read more in The Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/08/06/motive_sought_after_6_slain_at_wis_sikh_temple/

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Officials name suspect in deadly Sikh temple shooting

By | August 6th, 2012|Hate Crimes|

OAK CREEK, Wisc. — Wade Michael Page, an Army veteran who was a “psychological operations specialist,” was identified as the gunman in a deadly Sikh temple shooting, officials said Monday morning.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-suspect-sikh-shooting-named-20120806,0,3318009.story

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Wisconsin Shooter Identified as U.S. Army Veteran

By | August 6th, 2012|Hate Crimes|

OAK CREEK, Wis. — The suspect in the shooting rampage that left six people dead and three wounded at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on Sunday has been identified as Wade Michael Page, according to a government official.

Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/us/army-veteran-identified-as-suspect-in-wisconsin-shooting.html?hp

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Gunman Kills 6 at a Sikh Temple Near Milwaukee

By | August 6th, 2012|Hate Crimes|

OAK CREEK, Wis. — The priests had gathered in the lobby of the sprawling Sikh temple here in suburban Milwaukee, and lunch was being prepared as congregants were arriving for Sunday services.

Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/us/shooting-reported-at-temple-in-wisconsin.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120806

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In Virtual Play, Sex Harassment Is All Too Real

By | August 2nd, 2012|Intergroup Relations|

When Miranda Pakozdi entered the Cross Assault video game tournament this year, she knew she had a slim chance of winning the $25,000 prize. But she was ready to compete, and promised fans watching online that she would train just as hard as, if not harder than, anyone else.

Read more in The New York Times:

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When a Taste for Publicity Bites Back

By | August 2nd, 2012|Immigration, Police & Community|

PHOENIX — In nearly 20 years as sheriff of Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio has honed his publicity skills, using headline-grabbing, often outrageous maneuvers to build a reputation as the nation’s toughest law officer and make himself a hero to many Americans.

Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/us/an-arizona-sheriffs-fondness-for-publicity-may-bite-back.html?_r=1&hpw

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Same-Sex Marriage Foes Urge Support for Chick-Fil-a Chain

By | August 1st, 2012|LGBTQ+|

(Reuters) – Two former Republican presidential candidates are encouraging people to eat at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday to show support for the chain restaurant as it weathers criticism for its president’s public opposition to same-sex marriage.

Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/08/01/us/01reuters-usa-gaymarriage-chickfila.html?_r=1&hp

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Study to explore role of Ventura County women and girls

By | July 30th, 2012|Intergroup Relations|

The Ventura County Commission for Women is leading a landmark study in Ventura County to provide an understanding of the roles of women and girls in the community.

Read more in the Ventura County Star: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jul/29/study-to-explore-role-of-ventura-county-women/#ixzz227bNmRVE

 

 

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Controversial Gay-Parenting Study Is Severely Flawed, Journal’s Audit Finds

By | July 27th, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

The peer-review process failed to identify significant, disqualifying problems with a controversial and widely publicized study that seemed to raise doubts about the parenting abilities of gay couples, according to an internal audit scheduled to appear in the November issue of the journal, Social Science Research, that published the study.

Read more in The Chronicle of

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