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Dear Friends,

I was listening to the Thom Harmann show a few days ago when a caller made what I considered to be an important point. So important I thought I'd stick it here in the BARA website home page so all of you could see it as well.

The caller was referring to a story about FDR. Someone who was working for civil rights in the south was in the oval office with FDR . He was telling Roosevelt about the things that were wrong with the law. This is wrong, that is wrong, what is actually happening on the ground in the south is this... you have to change these things - these things have to be changed.

Roosevelt put a finger up to his mouth and said "make me."

The President is not our leader - he is our representative. He represents us and it requires us to participate in order for the President to do what we want to see done. This election isn't the end of the process - it's the beginning. We all need to get off our duffs and make the new President do what we want. After 8 years we now have is a guy in the position who will listen. We can't just sit back and be spectators. We have a duty and obligation to make this a successful presidency by remaining engaged.

We may not always get what we want, but this man is willing to listen and will make decisions based on the input he receives.

Thom Hartmann has made this point before. Politicians are not going to form a parade for our cause or any other cause. We the people have to start the parade. Once the parade gets going the politicians will jump out in front, grab the banners and lead the parade.

John Kessler

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The BARA Resources and Event's pages continue to be sources of information for the community. However these pages will only remain useful if you, the members of the Binghamton area GLBT community, send us updated information to be posted. We would like to thank you in advance for your submissions.

We are also interested in making this site a more active resource for community news and opinion. In these times, when you and I and all members of the GLBT community are under increasing attack from our enemies, we need an active voice in the community. We intend for the BARA web site to offer that voice.

To encourage your participation we have added the handy form below, where you can ask us questions and submit comments, news stories, opinions or suggestions. We will get back to you as soon as possible, and will make every effort to use the materials you submit in a timely manner.

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John Kessler
BARA Webmaster

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