Daily Archives: 10/02/2010

(Community Matters) Steven and I saw The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin’s movie about Mark Zuckerberg and the founding of Facebook.

Brilliant dialogue & provocative scenes, though Steven thought its arc played out prematurely. I enjoyed the story – imagining where the next genius might be festering.

Tired (& I presume outdated) narrative about the blue blood Crimson elite; though, I do like it as a driver for monetizing creative genius.  Wondering: does disruptive entrepreneurship always leave road kill?

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(Community Matters) in response to the recent rush of gay suicides as a result of taunting and bullying

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(Community Matters) PeopleFund’s East Night Event – With a Little Help From Our Friends, was exquisite.  It honored Margo Weisz, our founder, our north star

notice the people photoshoped into the image

Amanda Chiampi and Rachel Feferman were event co-chairs. Together with their committee, they created a fun, sophisticated, family friendly evening celebrating our honorees, clients, neighbors and the new building in the Chestnut neighborhood at the MLK Rail site.

Tons of friends joined me and Steven (who emceed) including Adrienne Donato & Sam Brown from DC, PeopleFund board chair Jack McDonald, Jill McRae, Stephen Yelenosky, Michael Feferman, Michael Mitchell, Michael Barnes, Tana & Joe Christie, Ingrid Johannsen & Mitch Berman, Suzanne & Marc Winkelman, Amy & Kirk Rudy, Ray Ocanas, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, State Rep. Elliott Nashitat, Council member Randi Shade, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez and Lara Wendler, Missy & Mark Nathan, new PeopleFund Pres/CEO Gary Lindner, Tina Fernandez (Frank’s in Europe, Austin’s newest Marshall fellow), and so many more . . . . it was packed and delicious.

(Community Matters) and for once, the passengers actually paid attention

video here – I disengaged b/c it started up constantly

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today released the following statement:

“This week, we sadly lost two young men who took their own lives for one unacceptable reason: they were being bullied and harassed because they were openly gay or believed to be gay. These unnecessary tragedies come on the heels of at least three other young people taking their own lives because the trauma of being bullied and harassed for their actual or perceived sexual orientation was too much to bear.

“This is a moment where every one of us — parents, teachers, students, elected officials, and all people of conscience — needs to stand up and speak out against intolerance in all its forms. Whether it’s students harassing other students because of ethnicity, disability or religion; or an adult, public official harassing the President of the University of Michigan student body because he is gay, it is time we as a country said enough. No more. This must stop.”