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Date Ben! (auction to benefit Josh Harper)

Hey Folks,
Ben is auctioning himself off on EBAY. If you buy him he will take you out to eat at a vegan resteraunt or make you some vegan food. All the money goes to benefit Josh Harper (a SHAC 7 defendent). BID BID BID!!!! Josh really needs the money and he's facing years in jail for FREE SPEECH!!!! www.shac7.com
From Ben:
 http://www.myspace.com/benjamindaniel
(I'll be updating this through out the week and adding details as i receive them, please send everyone you know a link to this auction...esp those in PDX).

Since the supposed "SHAC7 appeals Benefit Date Auction" here in PDX was cancelled at the last minute, i'm taking things into my own hands...and trying to at least raise some money for josh like i should have done earlier this evening.

GO HERE:
 link to cgi.ebay.com

homepage: homepage: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9522281319

Looks like... 22.May.2006 00:05

adg

Ebay canceled it. Bummer.

no, it just got changed 22.May.2006 03:05

ette

 link to cgi.ebay.com

go and bid - it's for a great cause

Listing URL changed 22.May.2006 10:32

Food Fight! Vegan Grocery info@foodfightgrocery.com

It's back up and reworded. Ben is a fine piece of ass, bid away friends:
 link to cgi.ebay.com


thanks 23.May.2006 07:48

ben

i'm really encouraged by the progress of the bidding already.
thanks again for posting the new link.

hopefully this will encourage more people to think of creative ways to help josh and the shac7.

i'm already tossing some new ideas around myself.

Good idea,but.. 24.May.2006 15:38

Celia Sanchez

Is it necessary to objectify Ben by calling him a "piece of ass"? We women have fought for years against sexual objectification, and it does nobody any good to treat men the same. Why not think of something positive to say? To do otherwise smacks of immaturity and insensitivity,and that's not the kind of world I'm working for.

But it's true... 26.May.2006 12:30

Food Fight! Vegan Grocery info@foodfightgrocery.com

But it's true, Ben IS a great piece of ass. C'mon, have at least a tiny sense of humor, ok? Ben does, or else he wouldn't be auctioning himself off on a date.

Sincerely,
Food Fight
ps. We always try our best to smack of immaturity, thanks for noticing.


word 26.May.2006 13:10

ben

"in the year 2006, a pact was made beneath the shadows of mt. tabor. the dwarves of division would unite with the elves of belmont for the sake of defending their right to free speech. they agreed that nothing would stop them from this cause, even if they had to resort to mutual and humorous sexual objectification! the apex of the ceremony was the completion of the treatise by adhering the seal of Ago."

me too! 26.May.2006 16:03

a bidder

I love Ben's piece of ass and so do many others, that is why the bid is already at $92.00 with 5 days to go. Good Job Ben for being so creative :)

So, you want humor? 27.May.2006 13:52

Celia Sanchez (companera en la revolucion de cuba)

Funny thing,feminists have been accused of lacking a sense of humor (and being angry) since the 19th Century because we wanted to be treated as human beings. Au contraire, I've had some of my best laughs with women. And there are lots of great feminist comics around: Margaret Cho,Marga Gomez,Kate Clinton,Ellen,Allison Bechdel,Leanne Franson,Roberta Gregory,Gail Hand,to name a few. Check them out.

Dare to giggle,dare to grin.