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Muck-rakers and The Timid Who Enable Them
2008-06-25 17:33:00 I was browsing through Pete Hammell’s book ‘Why Sinatra Matters’, and read the following. For all its nastiness, it is but a mild example of the level of mentality that would target dissidents. Not only, of course, that aimed at those who have spoken out about Sathya Sai Baba and the core leaders in the ...
A Strong India Can Bless The World
2008-06-20 20:07:00 In my years in India, I saw at close hand the work of one talented and highly motivated Indian group with which I did volunteer social work, attaining that deep wish fired ever since I was 16, when I became deeply inspired by the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The founder of the work (who sought no ...
Conservative Marching Orders
2008-06-05 20:46:00 Frustrated with Washington, with career politicians, with presidential candidates who do not represent what we believe in, Conservatives presently have only one option
By: Webloggin
Marriage and Children; Is It For Better or Worse?
2008-06-05 16:00:00 (This is the first in what I hope will be a series of very civil essays examining marriage. Suek got me started with this idea based on a comment she wrote saying that, well, we need to figure out what marriage is all about. Planned future essays will involve separating the religious aspect ...
By: Webloggin
Ezra Levant Eats Ian Fine?s Liver For Lunch and Dinner
2008-06-05 14:02:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0q7dCBZ8yEo [Discuss Ezra Levant or other great topics with Right Girl...]
By: Webloggin
A Dream Deferred: Activism And The Arts
2008-06-05 13:39:00 by Gary Corseri What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? - Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was 49 when he published that poem, back in the True-Man era. He’d seen some ups, and he’d seen a lot of downs, born soon after the War to End All Wars, growing up “Negro” in the crime-roaring twenties, and the soul-deep Depression. He’d seen the Labor Movement crushed by hired corporate guns and goons, and government of the mighty by the mighty saved by the “traitor to his class” — who was no traitor to his class! ... He’d seen another War to End All Wars and the holocausts of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Dachau, and the beginning, of a “Cold War”--that was no Cold War! And he’d seen a people put their dreams on hold. A “Negro” people, an American people; and the poor and powerle...
Wild Sumatran Tigers: Saving The Last of Kin
2008-06-02 23:10:00 Harimau Sumatra or the Sumatran tiger (Panthera... [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]]
Amnesty International Report 2008 on Indonesia
2008-05-30 21:55:00 Amnesty International Report 2008 London May 28,... [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]]
Conservatives, America, and John McCain - Is This Such A Bad Deal?
2008-05-30 14:08:00 I?ve been finding very disturbing the intense hostility that conservatives direct against John McCain. So much so that I wrote a very long rant on the subject, which American Thinker was kind enough to publish and which I reprinted below: Perhaps because I?m a neocon, and not a dyed-in-the-wool, native-born conservative, I look at John McCain, ...
By: Webloggin
K.O.G. Activism
2008-05-28 22:10:00 Activism. Wikipedia defines it as “intentional action to bring about social or political change.” In San Diego, maybe because i’s a big city, maybe because it’s a city that lives much of its life outdoors, or maybe it’s because we are one of the biggest melting pot places for eveything…but there’s a ton of passionate activism grassroots action in this city. But have you ever thought about the activism of Jesus? (more…)
Breaking Heartland?s Heart
2008-05-25 21:38:00 The Heartland Institute is a not uncommon source for climate ’skepticism’, which term, by the way, I put is scare quotes as climate ’skepticism’ makes a mockery of skepticism and I find that offensive. Climate ’skepticism’ is an insult to skeptics everywhere. You see, the skeptic questions, the climate ’skeptic’ fabricates and misrepresents in an ...
Idealist.org - Imagine. Connect. Act.
2008-05-23 19:58:00 For socially conscious individuals, NGOs, volunteers, and humanitarian activists planetwide congregate and put strategic ideas into practice.
Check Out how Carrot Mob is Getting Businesses to Go Green!
2008-05-21 22:47:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.I had the pleasure of attending Carrot Mob’s first event in San Francisco a few months ago. They’ve got a unique approach to...
By: Green Options
San Fransisco: My ?Bay to Breakers Race? Experience *Updated*
2008-05-20 04:16:00 As you read the following excerpts from the San Francisco Chronicle?s report on the 96th annual Bay to Breakers race, please remember that this group of people traversed seven miles of City streets, ending up in Golden Gate Park. The actions described below did not happen at a private party, nor did they take place ...
By: Webloggin
Freecycle FreeMeet
2008-05-17 16:00:00 The FreeMeet is your chance to unload unwanted, but usable items and take home things you can put to good use. You don't need to bring anything to take anything (though a tote bag might help). Please bring only portable items and leave furniture and other heavy stuff at home. Items leftover after the FreeMeet will be donated to local charities to the extent possible. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
Gay Marriage is Legal in California
2008-05-15 21:31:00 California joins Massachusetts. I?ll be interested to read the decision when I get the chance. As for me, let me reiterate my usual point. I am not categorically opposed to gay marriage. However, I think we?re rushing too fast to change human relationships that have been fixed across all human cultures for thousands of years: ...
By: Webloggin
The Green Quote: Susan Sarandon On Her Activism
2008-05-14 00:40:00 “Sometimes I don’t even understand the ramifications of what I say; all I know is that I just can’t live with myself if I don’t say something. I’m aware that I’ve become some kind of joke in terms of my activism but it’s not something I can worry about. You have to prioritize. And it’s ...
By: Ecorazzi
On Being Musically Provocative, and Proactive.
2008-05-12 08:39:00 Even after Slank’s controversi-al lyrics of their song, Gosip Jalanan, have caused a stir amongst the government higher ups [Link], Dewi Persik’s banned stage performance [Link], and Julia Perez’ condom giveaways along with her banned album [Link], Indonesia’s moral-preachi-ng wall of fame is expected to be further vandalized with splatters of political incorrectness here and there. Be it yet another marketing strategy or not, the popular media and its audience would have to ...
Byron confronts a pedophile on BBC television
2008-05-09 18:26:00 On May 5, 2008, the BBC broadcast an edition of ?Am I normal?? on the subject of sex, presented by the media-friendly clinical psychologist Tanya Byron. It included an interview with a pedophile; an ?out? (but non-practising) girl-lover, who has been bravely campaigning for wider acceptance of child-love and for the abolition of age-of-consent laws ...
By: Uncommon Sense
Critical Mass Brooklyn
2008-05-09 16:00:00 Its that time of the month again. Grab your bike, head to Grand Army Plaza and celebrate your right to share the road with the cars. Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising our right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly the same reason. New York City's first Critical Mass was in 1993. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
Judge Overturns Medical Examiners Autopsy Reports In Favor Of Taser Interna
2008-05-06 17:38:00 I know that today they are going to the polls in my neighboring state of North Carolina and in Indiana as well but what has really gotten my attention is a Judge in Ohio. He has ruled that medical examiners autopsies be overturned when they had ruled that tasers contributed to their death. How can ...
Naomi Campbell Honored For Renewable Energy Activism? Are You Kidding Me?
2008-05-05 19:23:00 As most are aware, Naomi Campbell is a British supermodel with a penchant for cell-phone throwing and physical violence; most recently resulting in her being banned for life from British Airways. But did you also know that Campbell is passionately involved in renewable energy initiatives? So much so, that she was recently honored for her ...
By: Ecorazzi
Blogbrary 2008: Bloggers Donating Books to Children
2008-05-04 01:26:00 Blogbrary 2008: the Library for the Indonesian Child is a non-profit social campaign encouraging local bloggers in Indonesia to promote the increase of literacy and love of reading amongst children living in poor and disadvantaged living areas. Blogbrary 2008 was launched just last 26th April in Jakarta and presently undergoing a process in building localized libraries in each appointed areas. Blogbrary expectedly would aid ...
Student Republicans Move To Oppose Code Pink
2008-05-01 07:20:00 The plot in Berkeley continues to thicken. The Daily Californian is reporting that a group of students are trying to get the same permits that “Code Pink” currently has. This should be interesting to watch. The Berkeley College Republicans are looking to get the same permit privileges that anti-war group Code Pink use to protest outside the Marine recruiting center in Downtown Berkeley. Working with Councilmember Kriss Worthington, the group is asking for sound waiver permits and a parking spot reservation outside the center on Wednesdays from 12 to 4 p.m., the same time Code Pink protests outside the center, said Kimberly Wagner, activism chair for the Berkeley College Republicans. “(Code Pink’s) claim is that they’re protecting free speech,” she said. “I kind of don’t feel they are, they are inhibiting the recruitment center in general. It’s important that they are not unopposed, that there are people willing to fight them. E...
Pamela Anderson Parlays Citizenship into Activism
2008-04-30 05:51:00 It’s a little-known fact that up until recently, Pamela Anderson wasn’t an official US citizen. But that’s all changed, now.According to the ?Baywatch? babe’s website, she has officially been awarded citizenship. She was actually born in Canada.She told press, ?Being a citizen excites me not just because I can vote, but because I can crack the whip on Capitol Hill to defend animals.?And that’s just what she’s been up to as of late. Anderson has spent the past few days in Washington D.C. on behalf of her favorite charity, PETA, lobbying against animal testing.Technorati Tags: Pamela Anderson Parlays Citizenship into ActivismDel.Icio.Us Tags: Pamela Anderson Parlays Citizenship into Activism
By: Hollywood
Clean Music, Activism, and Jack Johnson?All at Once
2008-04-29 04:07:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. Well, Billboard beat me too it. It’s probably better that way–because they focused on a few bands I didn’t even know...
By: Green Options
5th Annual Brooklyn Peace Fair
2008-04-26 16:00:00 Over 100 community organizations come together today to spread love (it's the Brooklyn way) and peace through music, art, poetry, dance, film, spoken word, and hip hop. All day there will be discussions, workshops, and performances from the likes of Abiodun (Last Poets), Aja Monet (Def Poet), Dragons of Zynth and more. Check the site for full details. All Ages. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
Shareholder Activism - Subprime Mortgage Board Members on Warning
2008-04-23 18:38:00 http://www.foxbusiness.com/mark-ets/industries/real-estate/arti-cle/subprime-market-melts-share-holders-heated_574414_17.html Angry institutional investors of firms such as Morgan Stanley and Washington Mutual have become involved in changing the face of the board of directors. Shareholder activists such as Change to Win have campaigned against directors they believe would should no longer be in control. This type of active investing has been correlated with increased returns for shareholders. Research on programs such as CALPERs have determined that large institutional investors can see increased returns by spending only a small proportion of their fund's money in order to actively protect their investments.
You Don?t Need It: Anti-Advertising Agency Needs Your Help
2008-04-23 16:40:00 The Anti-Advertising Agency needs your help. Send a SASE to: Steve Lambert/Anti-Advertising Agency c/o Eyebeam OpenLab 540 W.21st ST. New York, NY 10011 You will receive a package full of “you...
By: Green Options
Obama Social Results Party
2008-04-22 16:00:00 Hey all you Obama-lovers out there. Watch the results pour in with your fellow champions of Change at this afterwork social. The good folks from Interracial Relationships for Obama have set up a little gathering with cheap (by manhattan lounge standards) drinks like $3 beers and $5 wells to sip on while you cheer and sneer at the coming fate of the nation. 21+ ? ? Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
Video: The Legacy of Earth Day 1970
2008-04-22 08:49:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.An introduction to how Earth Day 1970 got its start, and the framework of environmental policy it left in its wake [courtesy of Project...
By: Green Options
The Story of Burning Man
2008-04-19 21:30:00 Before we begin, we must warn our audience that the content of this following article may not be suitable for the general public, in general. Whatever. You have been warned. — When looking on how modernity evolves in Indonesia’s urban societies, most locals would refer the late-night lifestyle in downtow-n Jakarta as a vivid projection of hedonism in the modern age. That may not be entirely true, especially when compared to the rave subculture abroad, ...
Bush Admits To Knowledge Of ?Harsh? Interrogations
2008-04-18 16:17:00 In a stunning admission to ABC news Friday night, President Bush declared that he knew his top national security advisers discussed and approved specific details of the CIA’s use of torture. Bush reportedly told ABC, “I’m aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved.” Bush also defended the use of ...
EarthFair at Grand Central
2008-04-18 16:00:00 "The 6th annual EarthFair will feature a stage with live music both days, as well as more than 60 non-profit and earth-friendly exhibitors. Come by for food samples, hands-on activities, face painting, and lots of learning! Kids will enjoy recycled materials art projects, a climbing wall on the side of the vegetable oil powered bus, mini yoga lessons and much more!" Continues Saturday from 11 - 5. All Ages. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
Shakespeare Can?t Be Carbon Neutral
2008-04-10 15:28:00 British actress, Dame Judi Dench, who played Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love, protests building an eco-town Stratford-on-Avon. The 73 year old actress is furious over British...
By: Green Options
Ontario Human Rights Commisssion Admits Case Against MacLean?s Is Worthless
2008-04-10 13:33:00 There is no basis for it, and they have thrown it out. In a recent decision, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the ?Commission?) decided not to proceed with complaints filed against Maclean?s magazine related to an article ?The future belongs to Islam?. The complainants alleged that the content of the magazine and Maclean?s refusal to provide ...
By: Webloggin
Cold Shower Season Has Arrived!
2008-04-08 07:50:00 Springtime has arrived. To the hippest of energy hipsters, that means cold shower season is here! I took my first cold shower of 2008 today after a run and found it refreshing and invigorating. Of...
By: Green Options
Peace Teez.
2008-04-06 07:18:00 On sale. Contact Kurnia at +62.816.1844751 to place your order. View more graphic works concerning social issues and public interests at Jurnal Grafisosial.
MLK - The ?Dream Chase? is still alive
2008-04-04 15:03:00 Forty years ago, on the evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of his Memphis hotel room. He was 39. Since his death, we’ve struggled as a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Despite Claims Of Bush Administration Torture Is Sanctioned By Our Governme
2008-03-31 22:52:00 President Bush’s refusal to outlaw torture may lie in the fact that we have been torturing hapless victims that we hold without even a chance for criminal proceedings to take place. This is a story of a German citizen - on a religious pilgrimage - who was picked up off a bus on his way ...
UU ITE: The Crime v. The Law v. The Rights (v. The Crime)
2008-03-31 01:17:00 Barack Obama, American senator and present Democratic presidential candidate, once enquired his audience and his country by asking: “In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope?”. If anything, the present and forthcoming situation in Indonesia’s new media environment ...
The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista Movement
2008-03-29 15:00:00 The history and struggles of the Zapatista movement is examined in this multimedia presentation with very special guest from Chiapas, Mexico, Gloria Munoz Ramirez. Famed author of the recently translated El Fuego y la Palabra (The Fire and the Word), Gloria is probably the closest person to the Zapatistas in Chiapas to have ever come to NYC. More below. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
By: FreeNYC
What is activism? Do I qualify as an activist?
2008-03-21 15:06:00 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead So my last post on “coming out” as a fat rights activists sparked lots of “I don’t consider myself an activist because….” kind of disqualifiers. I probably ought to have ...
Clowns Without Borders
2008-03-21 14:38:00 Sometimes a better change in this world started out with small things, from smiling when you feel like frowning, from reaching out two hands while others reaching out one, from taking a look at ourselves in the mirror and recognizing that our differences from others are only skin deep. Clowns Without Borders is a non-profit humanitarian ...
Five Years and Counting?.The War In Iraq
2008-03-19 22:11:00 Today is an anniversary of sorts. Today five years ago we as a nation invaded the sovereign nation of Iraq. At the time we were led to believe that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction pointed at us and our allies. Our military, the finest in the world, went through the Iraq’s like a ...
On Animal Rights Activism
2008-03-18 09:51:00 Creationism isn’t the only form of pseudoscience. One form that specifically targets biomedical, and especially pre-clinical, research is that of animal rights activism. Often resorting to terrorism, they are not above arson, home invasion, and vandalism. Groups such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Animal Liberation Brigade (ALB) in Southern ...
Open Letter to ASEAN Foreign Ministers
2008-03-17 02:29:00 Amnesty International [Official website] is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as “to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.”. Founded in the ...
When Stupidity Breeds Stupidity
2008-03-17 00:01:00 Oklahoma state Representative Sally Kern inserted a big foot into her bigger mouth when she stated that homosexuality is a bigger threat to our nation than radical Islam. OKLAHOMA CITY ? A YouTube audio clip of a state lawmaker’s screed against homosexuality, which she called a bigger threat than terrorism, has outraged gay activists ...
By: Webloggin
World Silent Day on March 21st
2008-03-14 16:11:00 The World Silent Day [Official website], is an environmental movement organized by the BCCC (Bali Community for Climate Change). The mission is to encourage people of the world to stop, or at least to minimize, any energy-consuming activity so that the Earth could rest for one day–the 21st of March. World Silent Day’s ethical approach is characterized by traditional ... |
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