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For Babs: After asking nicely and having our requests postponed, how should we go about holding our friends accountable. If we don't hold our friends accountable when they are in power, what use is having them in power? Is it possible that if 13 Transgender people chained themselves to the White House Fence, that inclusive ENDA, which we are told had the votes to pass, would have been brought to the floors of Congress and been passed while we had the votes to do so?
You target those in power, not just your enemies—the black civil rights movement did not picket KKK or White Citizen’s Council rallies—they pushed their friends who were sitting on their hands and failing to lead. Robin, do you feel this is an effective comparison?
What immigration bills are directly effecting the LGBTQ Community? What are their names and how can they be included into the LGBTQ Civil Rights omnibus Bill? What are the needs for America asylum for LGBTQ people in countries with human rights abuses to the LGBTQ community?
Following up on Sean’s point, is there any way to minimize blowback from our friends? Dealing with the intra-communal rifts is terribly wasteful of energy and time. Do any of you have suggestions, or do you think these conflicts are inherent in the nature of direct action against entrenched interests?
Babs: In the federal Prop 8 trial in San Francisco last year, several political science professors testified under oath that the LGBT community is politically powerless. When asked whether Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic party leaders were true LGBT allies, the professors said that they felt the answer was no, she is not a true ally in the sense that she would expend political capital on our behalf. What can be done to change these weak friends into strong political allies that are willing to expend political capital, if not through direct action?
How can the gay movement take advantage of the recent unrest and public protesting by labor unions that is occurring right now in pivotal Presidential electoral states? Does it make sense to build an alliance between the activist wing of the LGBT movement with labor unions and ultimately gain a long term alliance?
How do we use direct Action correctly along with other action to produce results?
Question received from Mike: What can our movement learn from Civil Disobedience movements that took place before us, spcifically the anti-Apartheid movement, the environmental movement and the civil rights movement?
Why is direct action important to the movement? - To everyone
For all panelists: Is it effective to do a direct action against our friends? Please debate in detail since this is a critical issue.
For Chung-Wha. How large is the NYIC network and RIFA network, how have these massive coalitions arrived at the decision to use direct action and civil disobedience as part of the strategy for comprehensive immigration reform, and how important is having a "comprehensive" goal to mobilizing the members towards mass collective action?
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