Wednesday, March 16, 2011
 The power of community! at 11:26 AM What an amazing night. how refreshing it was to see a room packed full of people in a municipal building. I have to admit it was by far they longest meeting i have ever been to but damn was it worth it. With great excitement and pride i am happy to say that the city council has unanimously overturned they mayors veto and passed they anti-discrimination ordinance protecting gay and transgendered people fro discrimination is the workplace and in housing. A big thank you to PRIDE in Utah and everyone who spread they word about this very important issue and rallied together to support our community. A big thank you to the city council members for all of your hard work and for sticking through this meeting and making the right and just decision. Be sure to write they city council and thank them for passing this monumental ordinance and making Ogden the 12th city in Utah to pass the anti-discrimination ordinance. It is times like these that i feel thankful for being an Ogden resident, you have truly made me proud to call Ogden my home.Today we should all celebrate, celebrate life and freedom, celebrate Ogden and friends, celebrate the power of community. ♥Brewskis- open mic night- get up on stage and strut your stuff! What is your secret talent? ♥Granny starr foundation meeting at urban chic. come and support this amazing group. Rachael blackman collins founded this group that goes to nursing homes and takes free photos for elderly residents. Everyone deserves to feel lived and beautiful let us not forget our elders. ♥Ogden independent film meetup grounds for coffee. Discuss film and projects and make friends. ♥Sand trap- karaoke since 1984. You know you've dreamed of being a rockstar, now live it for about three minutes! ♥Terace plaza playhouse- Oklahoma- Set in a Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Adults $12 & $10 Children $9 & $7 801-393-0070 (Ticket Information) ♥Ogden Nature Center- Green is the theme for our St. Patrick's Day program. Once again it's time to get your green on and discover why so many things in nature are green. Go on a scavenger hunt around the nature center searching for all things green. You'll be amazed at what you can find! Meet in the Visitor Center. ♥WSU’s Women’s Center hosts a Women’s History Month open House featuring food, information, games and prizes, Shepherd Union Building Atrium and Room 322, 10 a.m., free, 801-626-6090. ♥WSU’s American Democracy Project will host “Constitutional Rights in the Balance: Challenging Ogden’s Gang Injunction,” 10:30 a.m., Shepherd Union Ballroom A, free, 801-626-6695 or lmurray@weber.edu. ♥WSU’s Outdoor Program will host an intro to mountaineering course, March 2 & 4 class 5:30-7:30 p.m.*, Annex 9 (4100 S. Taylor Ave.), $45 Non-WSU/$40 WSU ID, 801-626-6373. (*March 5-6 class at Snowbasin Ski Resort.) ♥WSU’s Spanish Films series will present “Airbag,” 7 p.m., Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater, free, 801-626-6193 or luisguadano@weber.edu. (All movies are in Spanish with English subtitles and not rated.) ♥WSU’s Department of Performing Arts will host the Bonneville Chamber Music Festival Concert, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center Allred Theater, free, 1-800-WSU-TIKS or weber.edu/bcmf. Be sure to vote for my friend Chelsi Archibald in they lady gaga costume contest. Chelsi is super rad and she spoke out at the city council meeting and she has a fabulous blog. Labels: anti-discrimination bill, brewskis, city council, granny starr, indie ogden utah, lady gag, ogden blog, ogden events, ogden utah, pride in utah, sand trap, utah blog, weber
BTW, I'm trying to put together a Blogger Get-Together in Ogden, but since I'm in Logan, I don't have the slightest idea of where to do it at. I've had suggestions to do it someplace on 25th, but I don't know! Haha... Could you give me some suggestions?? I'm thinking around the second weekend in April. Thanks!! Trissta oooh so much fun! roosters has a great room upstairs if you want to eat too. borrowed earthy emporium would be absolutely perfect and if you want to do drinks too i'd suggest kamikazes, they have couches upstairs
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I cry for Ogden at 9:49 AMLast night i cried for Ogden. The mayor of Ogden vetoed an anti-discrimination bill on the grounds that it violated religious freedom. Well, i am here to say that discrimination violates our human rights, our rights to love and our rights to freedom of expression. No one should ever be turned away from a job, a place to live or any basic human rights because of their sexual orientation. If something like this is allowed to happen what's next? Ogden is the first city in Utah to fail to pass these ordinances, falling far behind the 11 other cities/municipalities which have already passed these protections. The FBI Analyzed 14 years of hate crime data and found that gays and lesbians are more than twice as likely to be attacked in a violent hate crime as Jews or blacks; more than four times as likely as Muslims; and 14 times as likely as Latinos. Furthermore, hate crimes against gay people increase in the wake of anti-gay legislation and the FBI has found an increase in hate crimes in Utah. Recently young boys and girls who were bullied because of their sexual orientation have committed suicide all over the nation. I hope that we can all agree that when anyone is attacked, demonized or discriminated against it damages our hope for the a peaceful future. Mayor Godfrey says “This is a colossal waste of our time,”. Well, i beg to differ and i hope you do to because protecting Ogden's citizens from discrimination should never be a waste of time . In this day in age we should be striving to be a more accepting, generous and loving society and this bill is only going to set us back. Freedom of religion should NEVER mean freedom to discriminate. But hope is not lost there is still a little time to sway the decisions of Brandon Stephenson, Doug Stephens and Neil Garner. Call and email these men and tell them why discrimination is never okay. Brandon Stephenson Home Phone: 801-399-1419 Council Office: 801-629-8153 brandon@ogdenmunicipalward2.com Doug Stephens Home Phone: 801-393-9796 Council Office: 801-629-8153 Email: dougstephens@ogdencity.com Neil Garner Home Phone: 801-392-4075 Council Office: 801-629-8153 neilgarner@ogdencity.com for info on gay hate crime statistics go HERE Article on the rise of hate crimes in Utah HERE Article on why FBI gay hate crime statistics don't add up HERE Labels: anti-discrimination bill, gay rights, lgbt, mayor godfrey, ogden, ogden blog, ogden events, ogden utah, utah blog Thanks for posting this Mikki. I love your blog. There should be one small clarification- the mayor did not veto the two ordinances regarding discrimination in housing and employment based upon sexual orientation or gender identity. He indicated he would, before the Ogden City Council even had a chance to discuss them- but we DID pass them by a 4-3 vote. Once they land on his desk in a number of days he can choose to sign them or veto them as he has vowed to do. It would them be up to the Council to muster five votes to over ride his veto.
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