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Christmas Silliness #8
2008-12-22 23:43:00 12 Days of the War on Christmas (Fox Style) More About: Silliness
Christmas Silliness #4
2008-12-20 16:07:00 Send your own ElfYourself eCards More About: Christmas , Silliness
Sir Trevor McDonald!
2008-12-20 00:27:00 A t-shirt I designed recently, I'm pleased with it! It's actually on sale at Yey!
Good Old Charlie Brooker
2008-12-19 00:42:00 Old article, just about sums up my last few days...There's a plague stalking the land and I'm terrified. But here's how to avoid Norovirus meltdown ...Fear stalks the land; stalks my land at any rate. I've landed a starring role in my own personal horror movie: Day of the Norovirus. Gastric flu, the winter vomiting bug, spewmonia: whatever you want to call it, it's out there, somewhere, festering on every surface, waiting to infect me. Britain is diseased: a septic isle bobbing on an ocean of warm sick.The media have had a field day, and to an emetophobe like me (someone with an uncontrollable, inbuilt fear of puking), this merely amplifies the terror. A headline such as "Vomiting bug spreads across nation" sets my pulse racing twice as effectively as "Mad axeman on loose".Even worse are the war stories: vivid blog postings from survivors, gleefully describing the full extent of their biological meltdown. They're trying to outdo each other."I had to lie naked in the bath for t... More About: Charlie , Good
Christmas Silliness #3
2008-12-18 10:37:00 London Gay Men's Chorus: Coming Out at Christmas More About: Silliness
It takes a rich man to pour such scorn on the poor
2008-12-14 15:43:00 by Matthew Norman.As the disability defiant Churchill would agree, an army must carry its woundedPlease don't take this the wrong way, by reading into it any witless cockney rhyming slang intent that isn't there, but the man behind this new assault on our benefit-dependent poor would appear to be a total investment banker.Perhaps I do David Freud, architect of the White Paper on welfare reform, a disservice. Maybe, during all his years raising £50bn for the likes of Railtrack and EuroDisney, Mr Freud sat up night after night with the ProPlus, studying the issue until dawn broke over a lavish home far removed, we may guess, from the sink estates he claims he wants to salvage from workless despair.And yet, by his own words, it seems not. "I didn't know anything about welfare when I started," he told The Daily Telegraph in February, "but that may have been an advantage... In a funny way, the solution was obvious." The special hilarity here, apart from the notion of any obvious answe... More About: Rich , Poor , Scorn
DAN Press Release
2008-12-03 14:39:00 DISABLED PEOPLES' DIRECT ACTION NETWORKPRESS RELEASE (3/12/2008)DISABLED PEOPLE TAKE DIRECT ACTION IN CENTRAL LONDON TO PROTEST AND DRAW ATTENTION TO NEW BENEFIT HARASSMENTInstead of celebrating the International day of Disabled People today, we -and our supporters - are in central London protesting against thegovernment's"Employment Support Allowance" (ESA) and "Work Capability Assessment" (WCA)which are replacing "Incapacity Benefit" (IB). This punitive economic attackwill hit thousands of the poorest in society, forcing them further intopoverty and a discriminatory job market, while thousands more are losingtheir jobs due to the deepening recession.A DAN spokesperson said: "If the government were sincere in their attemptsto help Disabled Claimants, they wouldn't be cutting benefits or adding newhoops in the process. They would target discriminatory employers and fullyappreciate the difficulties those with Invisible and Fluctuating conditionswill have in the job market. This is... More About: Press Release , Press , Release
I Bloody Did It!
2008-11-30 09:35:00 I can't believe I've done it! I have completed NaBloPoMo 2008 and posted daily on this hippie blog and on my photography blog throughout November.The Success! image above come from the funky typogenerator site.You can see all November's photography blog posts and all November's incurable hippie's musings and rants blog posts.It was really hard work at times, but a great thing to do as it has really got me back into the swing of regular blog posting again. Though I may have a few days off now!Phew! NaBloPoMo 2008 More About: Bloody
Mumbai in Mourning
2008-11-29 18:34:00 From The Guardian. India struggles to come to terms with the horror of the Mumbai terror attacks. More About: Mourning
Bad Week for the BNP. Ha ha ha.
2008-11-28 19:43:00 DEDICATED FOLLOWERS OF FASCISMBNP's Annus Horribilis continues... After last week's leak of theirentire membership list on the web (See SchNEWS 656), the flak hascontinued...* In our previous issue we linked to a website publishing themembership list, but this has since been withdrawn due to personalthreats of violence to the webmaster. But don't worry you haven'tmissed out, it is still online at www.wikileaks.org.* This week the BNP were evicted from their merchandise warehouse.Rented by Excalibur - the trading arm of the BNP - it stored suchlovely merchandise as replica military medals, Enoch Powell t-shirts,'Great White' records and Union Jack mugs. Their ex-landlord made thisstatement: "Evans Easyspace was aware of renting a property toExcalibur, but were not aware of its links to the BNP. We have nowterminated their agreement and they are moving out at the end ofNovember." In response the BNP have announced that they actuallydecided to move to better premises.* While the ... More About: Week
Latest Photography Blog Posts
2008-11-27 11:33:00 Flickr Interestingness, Explore, Scout and fd's flickr toysSignsCameraPhoneBurma CampaignThis AfternoonBradfield ManipulatedCrookes Valley Park - Orton EffectThe World's PicturePhoto Friday: FoodIn Demand (1)In Demand (2)SewingSewing IIMore From Bradfield More About: Photography , Blog , Posts
Women demand asylum from rape
2008-11-26 10:12:00 Press release from Black Women 's Rape Action ProjectOn 25 November 2008, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we demand that the UK government meet its international obligations to provide protection to women seeking asylum from rape and other sexual torture.In June 2006, Black Women's Rape Action Project issued the "Asylum from Rape" petition demanding official recognition of rape as torture and persecution, and practical help for women to overcome the many obstacles they face in making their asylum claims. Thousands of people have already signed the petition including journalists Victoria Brittain and Caroline Moorhead, lawyer Gareth Peirce, actress Juliet Stevenson and poet Benjamin Zephaniah.An estimated 50% of women seeking asylum in the UK are rape survivors. Women are spearheading the movement for asylum rights and exposing the hidden atrocities in the asylum process. This self-help activity has encouraged opposition from many quarters, includi... More About: Demand
Irene Fernandez Is Acquitted!
2008-11-25 11:35:00 I posted yesterday about Dr Irene Fernandez , and have received the fantastic news that she has been acquitted!source: tenaganita.netIRENE FERNANDEZ IS ACQUITTEDMonday, 24 November 2008The Kuala Lumpur High Court has acquitted Dr Irene Fernandez, co-founder and executive director of Tenaganita.The first words as she was congratulated, Irene said, "I am free! At last I am free!"A scheduled court appeals hearing, which was to last until Friday 28 November was today ended when Judge Mohamad Apandi Ali gave his decision and set aside her 2003 conviction and reversed the conviction and sentencing.Minutes later, Irene walked out of the court-room, free at last, saying, ?I?m relieved that there?s light at the end of the tunnel.??I spoke the truth (and now) the conviction has been set aside,? she added.It was a day of double surprises. The defence lawyer, M. Puravalen had asked that the motion of appeal stay. Turning the Public Prosecutor Shamsul Sulaiman, the judged then asked if the prosec...
Dr Irene Fernandez
2008-11-24 10:12:00 Dr Irene Fernandez is an amazing woman who has done great work promoting the rights of migrant workers in Malaysia. After publishing an article on the living conditions of these workers, she was arrested for 'maliciously publishing false news' in 1996. She was on trial for 7 years, found guilty in 2003 and imprisoned for a further year. Despite being released after this, her passport is held by the courts and, as a convicted person, she was barred from standing as parliamentary candidate in the 2004 Malaysian elections. Despite her restricted civil rights, she carries on her everyday life and continues her work.She was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, in 2005.Her appeal is due to start today, the 24th November 2008, and the petition below is demanding a return of her rights, and those of other human rights defenders.Please read on, and sign.From the Global Sisterhood Network.Dear Friends,We have drafted a petition letter for Dr. Irene ...
It's All True. Mwa ha ha ha ha.
2008-11-23 10:14:00 Also, the cat with two faces is ridiculously cute. More About: True
Penalising the Punters
2008-11-22 11:04:00 This is one of the only articles I have found which is positive about Jacqui Smith's proposals to criminalise men who buy sex from women who are controlled by a pimp. She has had to field some real hostility to the proposals and, from what I have seen, has stuck to her arguments and reasoning and is refusing to compromise. Good on her, we need more of that. These proposals becoming law could make a huge difference to women trafficked, forced and manipulated into prostitution, and would be a great start to creating justice for women in this country.Penalising the PuntersThe home secretary has caused a storm with plans to change prostitution laws. She tells Julie Bindel why she is following the global trend to target men who buy sexWhen I meet the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, on Wednesday afternoon, she is at the centre of frenzied press attention. She has just announced planned legislation to target those who buy sex from trafficked women, and though she has been talking about the ...
How I Spend My Days
2008-11-21 11:55:00 Like, seriously. It's true! Oh, without the working bit. More About: Days
Thought for the Day
2008-11-20 08:15:00 "Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past": Lily Tomlin More About: Thought
BNP Leak
2008-11-19 21:25:00 Someone leaked the 2007 membership list of the racist British National Party, it was published on a website then withdrawn, but not before others had grabbed it. It is being published by wikileaks (which appears to have gone down due to the demand) and is also rapidly spreading through bittorrent files.I have somewhat mixed feelings about the situation. Channel 4 news summed it up quite well:BNP leak - a liberal's dilemma?Should somebody exposed for supporting the BNP lose their job? It is your average liberal's nightmare dilemma. Do you defend the right to free speech and the right to privacy or smile quietly that those you find abhorrent are getting their comeuppance?The leaking of a membership list by, it is suspected, disgruntled former BNP activists has caused mayhem. A police officer, prison officer, several teachers, nurses - even a vicar - are on the list. A radio DJ who freelanced for talkSPORT has been blacklisted.A police complaints investigation is underway in Liverpoo... More About: Leak
Pretty Cravings
2008-11-18 22:37:00 Today I woke up with a really strong craving. I *had* to be somewhere pretty. It didn't matter where it was, as long as I was surrounded by prettiness.I went out to Bradfield, so close in proximity, yet so far from the city centre in every other way.I love living in a city. I also love living in a city that's so close to the country.A bit of soul food that has helped lift my mood a bit. See also today's photography blog post on the subject. NaBloPoMo More About: Pretty
Will You Join Me to Help Free Burmese Human Rights Activists?
2008-11-17 21:56:00 From Campaign for BurmaOver the past few weeks, the ruling military regime in the Southeast Asian country of Burma has locked up over 100 human rights activists and sentenced them to long terms in prison.They join with Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient, as political prisoners in Burma.Just as many people came together to help Nelson Mandela when he was imprisoned in South Africa, I want to do something to helps Burma's political prisoners and Aung San Suu Kyi in their courageous struggle for human rights and democracy.Will you join me in signing an online petition to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon? The petition asks him to take immediate action to secure the release of all political prisoners in Burma, urges him to travel to Burma, and asks him to support a global ban on weapons sales to Burma's military regime.As you may know, Burma is ruled by a brutal military dictatorship that uses torture, systematic rape, and political arrests to su... More About: Human , Rights , Free , Human Rights , Join
UK Government Sells Out Tibet
2008-11-17 00:04:00 How can they have done this? And so sneakily and quietly.See the Free Tibet Campaign wiki entry, the Friends of Tibet blog, the T for Tibet campaign site, the International Campaign for Tibet, and the Free Tibet site who have already responded to this situation with:a statement from the Dalai Lamaan open letter to David Miliband about Britain's change of positiontheir press release on UK position & collapse of Sino-Tibetan talkstheir press release on Britain rewriting historyU.K. Policy Angers Tibet Ahead of Beijing TalksThe Tibetan government-in-exile criticized Britain's move to more explicitly recognize China's sovereignty over Tibet, a dispute that could complicate talks between Beijing and representatives of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.The U.K. has long acknowledged Chinese control over Tibet, but its policy for nearly a century has stopped short of formally recognizing Tibet as part of Chinese territory -- a stance that bothers China's government. In a statemen... More About: Government
Four Things Meme
2008-11-15 21:49:00 Four Jobs I?ve Had: 1. Tour Guide 2. Music Teacher 3. Sexual Health Worker 4. Secretary / ReceptionistFour Movies I Can Watch Many Times: 1. The Sound of Music 2. Thelma & Louise 3. Shine 4. AmadeusFour Places I?ve Lived: 1. Lancashire 2. Yorkshire 3. Aix-en-Provence 4. That's about it, unless I'm forgetting somewhereFour TV Shows I Love(d): 1. Have I Got News For You 2. Mock the Week 3. The Wire 4. QIFour Places I?ve Vacationed: 1. Tunisia 2. Turkey 3. Italy 4. FranceFour Websites I Visit Often: 1. facebook.com 2. gmail.com 3. flickr.com 4. xkcd.comFour Places I Would Rather Be Right Now: 1. Somewhere sunny 2. Sleeping in my bed 3. Aix-en-Provence 4. Mexico More About: Meme , Things
Latest Photography Blog Updates
2008-11-14 21:44:00 Exhibition at the Mall GalleriesThe Edale Cat Strikes AgainBusker Playing the DidgeridooBlack and White PortraitRedBubbleSome Photos I Wish I'd TakenAbandoned Shopping TrolleyRaising the FlagAutumn ColoursPoor Old Lily NaBloPoMo More About: Photography , Blog , Updates
Feminist Carnivals
More articles from this author:2008-11-13 21:10:00 I found out yesterday that my Access to Feminism post, about (dis)ableism in the feminist community has been featured in the 68th Carnival of Feminist s. They have randomly called me Penny, but that doesn't matter, it's nice they spotted and included my post. The issue does need to be brought out into the open.There are some other interesting posts in the Carnival. What a crazy random happenstance talks about Feminist Dealbreakers - what constitutes a 'dealbreaker' in the relationships in her life. Behaviours or attitudes which force an end to a relationship with someone. For her, it can be people who claim to be feminist pro-lifers, for instance. Reading the post, and the discussion continues in the lengthy comments section, got me thinking. I realised I have different deal-breakers depending on who the person is! Most notably if they are new to my life I deal break quickly and firmly, for instance someone being anti-choice or pro-pornstitution writes them off instantly), wherea... More About: Carnivals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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