Iran Executes 21 Year Old Accused Of Gay Sex When He Was 13

I won’t say I’m surprised.

I won’t say I didn’t know this still went on.

But, after reading this story:

http://365gay.com/Newscon07/12/120507iran.htm

I just want to curl up in a ball and cry!

It’s something we all need to remember. Every step away from peaceful coexistence, every step away from embracing diversity, every step away from inclusion of everyone – is one step toward a society where something like this can happen.

In solidarity,

M.J. Christensen
President / Organizer
Auraria Democratic Socialists

See You in the Spring!

I've had many questions regarding when the Auraria Democratic Socialists is going to start meeting. Because we got off to a late start this semester, we've delayed the official "launch" of our organization until Spring 2008. Our leadership will be working on getting things ready to go, and you can definitely expect some action with this organization in the spring.

Keep checking this blog, as our leadership will start posting to it regularly over the winter break. There are many issues that are relevant to the Young Democratic Socialists nationwide, and to our organization on Auraria Campus, and we intend to keep you in the loop.

As always, you can contact us at: AurariaDS "at" gmail.com. Because of spam quantity, we are posting the email address like this. You should know what to do!

In solidarity,

M.J. Christensen
President / Organizer
Auraria Democratic Socialists

We're official. Well, almost.

Just an update to all you socialists out there at Auraria Campus (including those who don't know you are!) The Auraria Democratic Socialists is an official chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists national organization as of this week. We should be official with Metropolitan State College of Denver by the end of this coming week.

I just wanted to remind you all that, although we are organized through Metro, all Auraria students are invited and welcome to join us! Check this web site for postings of meetings, as well as posters on campus. We should be meeting by early October.

Thanks to all of you who have expressed interest. If there are any questions I can answer, please drop me an email.

Our email address is:

AurariaDS "at" gmail.com (Please edit in the @ sign. Fully posted email addresses are a spam problem.)

As always, please check out the National web sites for more great information:

www.dsausa.org
www.ydsusa.org

In solidarity,

M.J. Christensen
President / Organizer
Auraria Democratic Socialists

Welcome

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Democratic Socialism at Auraria Campus. This organization is still brand-new, and is in the registration and organization phase. We will be having meetings very soon, and we look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please contact us at AurariaDS "at" gmail.com. (Edit in the @ sign - spam is a problem with posted email addresses.)

I will be posting links and articles to this blog as I come across them. If there is anything you think is relavant to this group, please let us know!

You can find out more about Democratic Socialism and the Young Democratic Socialists at the following web sites:

www.dsausa.org Democratic Socialists of America
www.ydsusa.org Young Democratic Socialists

Thanks for your interest!

In solidarity and friendship,

M.J. Christensen
President / Organizer
Auraria Democratic Socialists