On Saturday, December 10, 2011, The Pyramid Scheme is working with The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement (TEAM), a 501(c)(3) federally tax-exempt human rights organization, to host a massive dance party at its music venue located at 68 Commerce Street SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503.  The Pyramid Scheme is a very popular music venue that features different entertainment acts weekly.  The dance party is called "TEAMwork: A Night of Dance and Drag for Diversity." The purpose of the dance party is a fundraiser for TEAM's Diversity and Inclusion Program, which debuted its Diversity and Inclusion...


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(C) 2011 Huffington Post.  Entire article retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/michigan-groups-sue-gov-s_n_882442.html.   Nearly 30 Michigan residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to overturn a law that gave state-appointed "emergency managers" near carte blanche in cases of state takeover of indebted municipalities and school districts. The suit names Gov. Rick Snyder (R) as a defendant, and claims the law is unconstitutional because it suspends home rule, eliminates citizens' voting rights and violates the separation of powers. The suit also names State Treasurer...


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(C) 2011 Reuters.  Entire article retrieved from: http://www.realclearmarkets.com/news/reuters/finance_business/2011/May/04/private_sector_adds_179_000_jobs_in_april__adp.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private employers added 179,000 jobs in April, coming in shy of economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast the ADP Employer Services report would show a gain of 198,000 jobs. March private payrolls were revised up to an increase of 207,000 from a previously reported 201,000. The report is jointly developed with Macroeconomic...


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To Whom This May Concern, TEAM's President Chris Surfus proved to be influential in the passage of the Holland Ordinance to add sexual orientation and gender identity protections to Holland's Anti-Discrimination policy. This would apply to housing, employment, and public accommodations. The passage was UNANIMOUS in the Human Relations Commission. The Ordinance moves on the City Council for a final vote. TEAM was interviewed by the media, namely WoodTV 8 and Michigan Public Radio. Chris Surfus had support from Michael Woerner and David Battjes. Chris Surfus delivered a speech to the Holland,...


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Picture courtesy of NewsOne for Black America/BlackPlanet. As Social Security approaches its 75th anniversary on Saturday, the program is playing an especially vital role in reducing poverty across America during the worst economic crisis since the Great Recession. If benefits were to be significantly cut, 19.8 million more Americans would be thrust in poverty, according to a recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In addition to supporting the elderly, Social Security is currently keeping more than 1 million children and more than 5 million adults below the age of 65 above...


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BREAKING NEWS!  http://www.teamthemovement.com The American Family Association has announced a boycott of Home Depot for its policies regarding LGBT people. The AFA website explains their viewpoint: For several years, The Home Depot has given its financial and corporate support to open displays of homosexual activism on main streets in America’s towns. And, it says it will continue to do so! Rejecting several requests by AFA to remain neutral in the culture war, The Home Depot has chosen to sponsor and participate in numerous gay pride parades and festivals. Most grievous is The Home Depot’s...


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http://teamthemovement.com/ Kudos to Rihanna. The platinum-selling music superstar is lending her name and using her influence for something other than promoting a product. The 'Pon De Replay' singer is urging her fans to help save the life of Shannon Tavarez, an 11-year-old star of Broadway's hit musical 'The Lion King' who was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia. "Being a performer myself I know what it's like to be given the opportunity of a lifetime at a young age, and I would have been destroyed if that was taken away from me," the Def Jam Records chart topper and CoverGirl spokeswoman...


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Copyright ©2010 CBS Interactive Inc Entire Article Taken From:  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/13/business/main6577321.shtml? Spirit Airlines flights were being canceled again Sunday as a pilot's strike entered its second day, shutting down the discount carrier and stranding thousands of travelers. Spirit's CEO said no talks were scheduled with picketing pilots, and a union leader said the pilots "will not return to the cockpit until a fair and equitable contract is negotiated." The privately-held airline based in Miramar, Fla., carries 16,680 passengers per day - about 1 percent...


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