Youth & Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: The Personal & the Political (tags)
Youth and Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: Connecting the Personal and the Political. There is a war raging in neoliberal societies, especially in the United States, especially against working-class youth, Black and Brown youth, and impoverished youth.
Cracks in the Culture of Silence (tags)
One of the more tragic elements of the culture of silence is that the dominated often internalize the oppressor – they become their own dominators, and behave toward themselves and each other much as the oppressor behaves toward them. This internalization is often created and maintained by the education system that is controlled by the elite.
Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption came to an end.
Elisabeth Bronfen: "What amazes me most is the stubborn ability to repress" (tags)
We've greatly reduced the required reading... Five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, plus the one compulsory piece of Shakespeare from the basic course and vampire and fantasy stories. If very little is read, diversity goes out the window, too.
How to desublimate repressive? (tags)
Love is the gate to eternity, but what if a process of sexual liberation could save the status quo of existing ruling structures?
For a democratic polarization (tags)
The new world economic crisis has shown yet again that one can't leave it to the market to provide for a strong economy. In any case, it is a truism that a community with a certain quality of life depends to a great extent on resources that the market does not produce.
Learning to Feel Collectively (tags)
The starting point of the upheavals are the anti-colonial movements that have been spreading across the globe since the end of World War II. With the Black Civil Rights Movement, they penetrate into the heart of the capitalist world system starting in the mid-1950s, where they politicize liberal students* and the beat culture.
An Evening of Conscience and Culture - Free the #Freeway9 and #UCLA5 (tags)
An Evening of Conscience and Culture - Free the #Freeway9 and #UCLA5
Audio: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed, 3 hr 19 min (tags)
She was an anti-communist and anti-Soviet after being born as a Jew in St. Petersberg before the 1917 revolution.
Video: Chris Herdges in Eugene, 1 hr 24 min (tags)
"Weapons that don't work - against enemies that don't exist - with money we don't have" (Joseph Stiglitz)
Our global culture is facing a hidden crisis.
Globalization: hope on the horizon despite Fake Liberals. (tags)
I consider the Fake Liberals as the greatest threat to global freedom and western civilization. They promote globalization, using racism as a political weapon labeling opposition as racist, fascist or white nationalists. Globalization has Corporate and right wing support creating the swamp which is being opposed.
Black Portraiture(S) IV: The Color of Silence...Cuba No...Cambridge Yes (tags)
With its Cuba plans dashed, the conference returns to its home at Harvard.
The Military-Industrial Complex is the Greatest Threat for World Peace (tags)
Fighting the dominant culture of war that is promoted by all the media justifications of war and war propaganda is vital. This culture must be decoded as misanthropic and shattered. Building a culture of peace is the project of the century.
Pedagooogy 3000 World Tour for a New Education and Peace Alliance - Press Release (tags)
Conference to Help Teachers, Parents Learn New Tools to Educate Today’s Children, Relieve Stress, Increase Participation, Lower School Violence
Kiev Calls 567 Artists Threats to National Security (tags)
Ukraine
Stealth Class War Approaches With A Sledgehammer.
Putting Charleston Killings in Context (tags)
violence
At UCLA, a culture of equating 'Israel' with 'guilty' (tags)
When Israel is constantly on trial, it is no surprise that Jewish students can only be socially accepted when they join the 'indict-Israel' circus.
The Culture of Sameness Lament (tags)
Cities all over the U.S. are losing their historic soul.
Media Uses Hazing Instead of Rape in Football Locker Room Attacks (tags)
The scandal in Sayreville, NJ involving forced sodomy of young football players is being covered up at home by football fanatic parents and downplayed by the media. The media's term "hazing" is misapplied while ignoring the sexual nature of the crimes included forced sodomy. The cultural cover-up by football fanatics reeks of fascism on the local level while the media's downplay of words indicates nationalist fascism of football's Holy Grail.
Human rights groups close ranks after Pope urges UN resist Culture of Death. (tags)
Human rights group members ignore posts in which Pope urges UN to resist Culture of Death and UN Watch reports the rise of repressive States to prominent UN positions.
The UAW Takes One Step Forward, and One Backward (tags)
Trying to rebound off the ropes, where it has been pummeled for the past several decades, The United Auto Workers (UAW) has launched an aggressive organizing campaign in the South, in line with an AFL-CIO resolution emphasizing organizing there, where unionization rates are weak across the board.
Author explores controversial culture of Sur 13 gangs in new book (tags)
Urban Politics: The Political Culture of Sur 13 Gangs describes the political culture of Mexican American street gangs in the Los Angeles County. It dives into the various aspects of gang culture that are parallel to political organizations such as: the social contract, political parties, budgeting principles, and the progressive movement. The author, Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, is of Mexican American descent, has a blog about art, politics, history, and culture and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. His previous book focused on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), illegal immigration, and journalism.
Corporate Culture is a Dog and Pony Show (tags)
Every CEO is a little Caesar.
Two Years of Bahraini State Terrorism (tags)
police state
The racist dragon awakened in Django (tags)
Black American can not have their own culture, Tarantino said.
Do not Use the Filipino Children in 'Humanizing' the War Machinery – Rep. Emmi De Jesus (tags)
“The exposure of children to high-powered American war machines is a subtle way of inculcating into their young minds the culture of war,” said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus in reaction to the PDI banner photo of a smiling US marine letting a boy peek into his gun scope during the on-going 10-day Philippine-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (Philblex) 2013.
Not so fast: The contradictions in China’s capitalist rise (tags)
Let’s not hold our breaths just yet — China is not nearly capable today of becoming the new capitalist center. Its military and economy are much too small.
Considering Your Religion (tags)
In a humanity with the reason to reflect, to confirm oneself with the truth and decide for the good.
Goldman Sachs: Making Money by Stealing It (tags)
grand theft
Narcissist Females Use False Allegations for Power (tags)
Females with narcissistic personality disorder often make false allegations of rape against men that do not submit to their control. False allegations of rape are counterproductive and injurious to women who experienced rape in reality. Not to mention the effect on innocent men who could face real rape in prison.
Video: Woody Guthrie on BookTV (tags)
Will Kaufman is a professor of American literature and culture at the University of Central Lancashire, England. His books include "American Culture in the 1970s" and "The Civil War in American Culture."
Growing Israeli Tyranny (tags)
police state
Bad Teacher Movie Review: Alternative Media (tags)
Bad Teacher is ?gratifying? as eye-candy and verbal shock. It is an enjoyable movie precisely because it is not lame?at least not as lame as many of its movie reviews. And in the final analysis there is little subtly to this dark comedy?how might we say?as Andrew Breitbart?s description of a certain Anthony Wiener cellphone photo he so nobly withheld as: ??beyond the beyond?? There is nothing wrong with comparing the ?psychology? of this new release to a maybe-to-be-released movie about Anthony Weiner?s downfall and destruction within America?s misandrynous climate. Brain cells are not what Bad Teacher is about?has the American movie industry produced a movie that has enhanced anyone?s brain cells?
Bad Teacher: An Alternative Movie Review. (tags)
Bad Teacher is ?gratifying? as eye-candy and verbal shock. It is an enjoyable movie precisely because it is not lame?at least not as lame as many of its movie reviews. And in the final analysis there is little subtly to this dark comedy?how might we say?as Andrew Breitbart?s description of a certain Anthony Wiener cellphone photo he so nobly withheld as: ??beyond the beyond?? And there is nothing wrong with comparing the ?psychology? of this new release to a maybe-to-be-released movie about Anthony Weiner?s downfall and destruction within America?s misandrynous climate. But brain cells are not what Bad Teacher is about?even if some missed this point entirely. Has the American movie industry produced a movie that has enhanced anyone?s brain cells?
Globalization and Media (tags)
Media theory starts from the idea that a changed media technology changes society and builds new communities. For the first time, the reader or recipient can also be a sender. The net opens up the horizon of democracy beyond constitutional and representative democracy.
Is China?s Strategic Culture Anti-Militaristic? (tags)
The strategic culture of the People?s Republic of China (PRC) is a contested spiritual concept that is being debated both inside and outside of China and I hope my contribution will help add to this debate. In this paper I will explore the two main variants that go into making up the dualistic concept that is Chinese Strategic Culture so as to ascertain whether should be considered as anti-militaristic.
Who's Watching The Neighborhood Watch? (tags)
Out of control and ex-con Venice Neighborhood Watch Members Promote Fear and Hate
Hanna: An "Alternative" Movie Review (as more interesting and informative than your typica (tags)
This review is not meant to give you all the typical facts and highlights of the movie. Standard movie reviewers have already presented their perspectives, the basic story line. Whereas this essay is meant to take more seriously what is really a rather stupid plot, but still within a beautiful movie and action packed piece of entertainment, and to speculate how it may fit ?within? the too often vacuous audience culture that might watch it, as well as the movie industry that created it and critiqued it. And, granted, it is often presumptuous to interpret a work of art as something that can be criticized as more subjectively serious?but the idea of juxtaposing a fairy tale with CIA operatives is just too tempting to ?not? deconstruct.
Hanna: An ?Alternative? Movie Review (as more interesting and informative than your typica (tags)
This review is not meant to give you all the typical facts and highlights of the movie. Standard movie reviewers have already presented their perspectives, the basic story line. Whereas this essay is meant to take more seriously what is really a rather stupid plot, but still within a beautiful movie and action packed piece of entertainment, and to speculate how it may fit ?within? the too often vacuous audience culture that might watch it, as well as the movie industry that created it and critiqued it. And, granted, it is often presumptuous to interpret a work of art as something that can be criticized as more subjectively serious?but the idea of juxtaposing a fairy tale with CIA operatives is just too tempting to ?not? deconstruct.
Amazon tribe’s unique fishing ritual could be their last (tags)
The Enawene Nawe tribe of Brazil have begun their unique annual fishing ritual, amid fears that the 80 dams planned for the Juruena river basin are destroying their fish.
No! to Exploitation of Native American Spirituality Palm Springs, CA 2/26 (tags)
Cultural Misappropriation must be stopped.
FREE INTERNET BOOK: "Free Culture" by Lawrence Lessig (tags)
In his free 352-page Internet book "Free Culture: How Big Media used technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity," Lawrence Lessing discusses the future of ideas, the fate of the commons in a connected world. This book was published by Penguin Press, New York in 2004.
Statement on Anniversary of Maguindanao Massacre (tags)
The Philippine Government's weak adherence to human rights reinforces warlords' culture of impunity
Sept. 18, March to Support Manuel Jamines (tags)
Manuel Jamines was murdered in cold blood by an LAPD officer; and today several hundred people from many established Los Angeles activist groups came together in support of justice, and in protest against a police culture which has long supported brutality and killing of members of vulnerable communities and communities of color.
KÊNE PATTERNS AND GREEK PATTERNS (tags)
In the profundities of the Brazilian jungle it does survive the old Greek pictorial culture?
Of Parintins for the world.
Bishop Christopher on gay suicide, gay genocide, and Article 13 (tags)
On Monday, May 26, Ugandan Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, fondly known as Bishop Christopher, spoke to a circle gathered round him at San Francisco’s African American Art and Culture Complex. He explained his counseling work with LGBT youth, his advocacy for LGBT rights and his opposition to Uganda’s infamous proposed Anti Homosexuality Act, a.k.a., “Hang-the-Gays” bill, which has caused alarm at the Western Christian Right’s globalization of the culture wars. And, he explained Article 13, the one section of the act still likely to be written into law, which would make way for wholesale human rights abuse.
The Chicago Conspiracy West Coast Tour 2010 (tags)
Social struggles, reclamation, occupation, and combatant youth culture in Chile. Film showing, photo exhibit, and discussion in LA in early May
The 2010 Worldwatch Report was compiled by 60 scholars. "To avoid collapse, nothing less is urged than a revolution of the dominant cultural model, the replacement of our consumer culture with a model of sustainable prosperity."
Conditioned Acceptance to Deceit (tags)
Language of Liars
Internet will make possible the end of the Civilization and the birth of a new Culture.
When Authors Are Authoritative (tags)
It is not mere coincidence the word authority takes command from the word author, or a group of authors acting as a united force. Both words are coequal and stem from the idea that some form of egotistic persuasion has come to dominate or rule. This authoritarian reality is true irrespective of whether people put their faith in law, religion, articulated ideology, or any other form of persuasive power. Yet there is little doubt that the most effective form of authority, if believed, is that which speaks fore an endgame result of lasting spiritual finality—namely those clerics, that is how their personalities, claim to speak for an ultimate power of religion, and the ego-will of God, Yahweh or Allah. What mere mortal can stand up to what Hobbes has described as the Leviathan or the iron-fisted state?
AJLPP CONDEMNS MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE (tags)
The Alliance –Philippines or the AJLPP vehenemently condemned the barbaric massacre in Magunidanao last November 22, 2009 that victimized some members of the Philippine press. Arturo P. Garcia. West Coast coordinator of the Alliance said that "the AJLPP is one with the National Press Club (NPC) and other democratic forces in the Philippines in condemning this senseless act of political violence. " The National Press Club (NPC) and the Alyansa ng Filipinong Mamamahayag (AFIMA) denounced the abduction and massacre of at least 36 persons, including media men, in Barangay Masalay, Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanao.
Inglorious Bastards Film Promotes Terrorism and Torture (tags)
Why was the “psychology” of this movie not more considered in reviews? Yes one can quickly retort that it was “just” a movie, and besides artists have poetic license to be free with their work? Well maybe so, but Mr. Quentin Tarantino addresses a serious subject at a curiously serious time, and therefore he invites serious criticism that he and his critics should get—not a Hollywood club giving wide birth if it was meant to promote more guilt or whatever the U.S. film/ review industry silently accedes as OK—that is a film industry that has become part and parcel of a world not unlike that of Joseph Goebbels.
Inglorious Bastards Film Promotes Terrorism and Torture (tags)
Why was the “psychology” of this movie not more considered in reviews? Yes one can quickly retort that it was “just” a movie, and besides artists have poetic license to be free with their work? Well maybe so, but Mr. Quentin Tarantino addresses a serious subject at a curiously serious time, and therefore he invites serious criticism that he and his critics should get—not a Hollywood club giving wide birth if it was meant to promote more guilt or whatever the U.S. film/ review industry silently accedes as OK—that is a film industry that has become part and parcel of a world not unlike that of Joseph Goebbels.
Inglorious Bastards Film Promotes Terrorism and Torture (tags)
Why was the “psychology” of this movie not more considered in reviews? Yes one can quickly retort that it was “just” a movie, and besides artists have poetic license to be free with their work? Well maybe so, but Mr. Quentin Tarantino addresses a serious subject at a curiously serious time, and therefore he invites serious criticism that he and his critics should get—not a Hollywood club giving wide birth if it was meant to promote more guilt or whatever the U.S. film/ review industry silently accedes as OK—that is a film industry that has become part and parcel of a world not unlike that of Joseph Goebbels.
Health Care in a Phantom Democracy (tags)
In general, corporate media coverage of "health care reform" narrowly focused on two views; the Obamacare position of increasing coverage for all via public options and the right-wing town hall protester responses of "No socialized medicine!". Jan Lundberg of Culture Change newsletter invites readers to take a third position, one of community supported self-care that is less dependent on the western medical establishment and focuses instead on self healing by improving lifestyle and nutrition, including detoxification of our shared ecosystem..
Cascadia Summer Action Camp (tags)
We here in Cascadia (the Pacific NW) are inviting activists of all shades to our Action Camp May 23-25. This will be our kick-off event for Cascadia Summer, a season of action in defense of native forests left standing on Oregon’s public lands.
Memories Of Madison - My Life In The New Left (tags)
"The Young Republicans were all dressed up—men in suits and ties, women in dresses—and looked like they were attending a business meeting at the country club. Even though the Young Republicans were all white and most of them came from Wisconsin, I can’t say that I related to them much. But I felt even more alien at the meeting of the antiwar committee. The attendees were dressed in a much more Bohemian style and there was a lot of intense talk about politics. And they were Jewish."
Robert Jensen Challenges Patriotism, Industrialism (tags)
University of Texas journalism professor Robert Jensen spoke in San Diego February 21. His talk was billed as a challenge to the idea of patriotism, but he also said flatly that the industrial mode of production and the way of life it has allowed are no longer sustainable and the world's population will have to live in small, self-sufficient local communities. His speech also attacked "the coarsening of the culture" represented by the easy availability of pornography.
VIDEO: Agenda for a New Economy - David Korten (tags)
Let us be honest. We don't need to fix the old economy - We need to create a new economy. David Korten's new book, "Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth", has been in bookstores less than 10 days and I implore you to get this book and read it immediately. We have a unique opportunity to change this system and create a sustainable, life-affirming economy.
After the Meltdown: Economic Redisgn for the 21st Century-David Korten (tags)
"The task before us is to replace the culture and institutions of a twentieth-century economy designed and managed to serve financial values with the culture and institutions of a new twenty-first-century economy designed to serve life values.."
Some Thoughts on Obama and the US Empire (tags)
Chris Burnett is host of "Indymedia On Air" on KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles
Understanding the origin of public insecurity (tags)
* Article originally published in spanish language in El Libertario, Venezuela, # 54, September-October 2008, that analyzes and goes over the problem of criminal violence through its social impact on contemporary Venezuela.
Working for a Community of Life (tags)
Today Boff doesn't speak of liberation but of life protection for the excluded. Sixty years ago Gandhi explained the earth has enough for all people. That is still true today. But the earth will never produce enough for the squanderers.
17th FPAC, A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS (tags)
he week-end of September 6 and 7th was not a typical day. On those two days, the 17th Festival of Filipino Arts and Culture (FPAC) came back with vengeance. While some detractors believed the FPAC is dead and some of them even did their own festival in the suburbs of Los Angeles , for two days, more than 15,000 people flocked to the festival grounds at Point Fermin in San Pedro and enjoyed the display of Filipino and Filipino American sounds and furies and affirmed that FPAC is vibrant, alive and filled with enthusiasm.
The Devastation of Glabalizattion (tags)
The most devastating affects of Globalization; Culture loss, environmental destruction.
Lummis Day at the Arroyo (tags)
A community celebration with poetry, puppets, dance, art, and the music of Jackson Brown! Co-hosted by members of Culture Clash.
Save Tibet... Why? (Free DVD offer) (tags)
Op-ed text has appeared in several publications and Info on how to get a Free DVD if you will host a Tibetan screeing party
US Patents for HIV AIDS and Patent for CURE (tags)
Here it is the proof... along with this there is thirty years of documentation of the developement and distribution of AIDS as will as who worked on the project..just google the patents...
Urgent petition: Save Sulukule! (tags)
Urgent campaign to save Sulukule (Turkey) and protect the oldest Rrom community in the world.
Save Sulukule! (Rroms in Turkey) (tags)
Urgent campaign to save Sulukule (Turkey) and protect the oldest Rrom community in the world.
RESISTANT CULTURE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY SHOW FRIDAY OCTOBER 12TH (tags)
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A DAY OF COMMUNITY, SOLIDARITY & MUSIC (tags)
Just a reminder to join us this Sunday, September 9th as we gather in community and in solidarity for children's right to education.
Korean-American youth Artists & Chicano Art Icon
High Turnout for "Red Hill" Screening (tags)
"Echo Park became known as Red Hill (as well as Red Gulch, Mt. Moscow, and Lenin’s Hill) in the 1940s because of the large concentration of activists, including communists."
South Central Farmers: Displaced, NOT Defeated (tags)
This month marks the one year anniversary of the brutal and violent eviction of the South Central Farmers. Today, they gather for a special monthly gatheringi at their Tianguis to reflect and celebrate moving forward.
A Cultural Review: A Good and Exceptional Filipino Cultural Night (tags)
If “ the Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night is the culmination of a yearlong journey of education and preparation undertaken by the Samahang Pilipino cast and the by-product serves as an important avenue to share and explore Pilipino culture,” then the last presentation “BALIKBAYAN: The Journey Home “ on May 19 was a success. Going further, it served its purpose to “address issues relevant to the Pilipino and the Pilipino-American community. We in the Filipino community, further salute the Samahang Pilipino especially the script development groups who was able to integrate the issues like immigration, immigrant rights, Pilipino Diaspora, identity issues among Pilipinos and Filipino American youths, the yearning to go back to the homeland, the issue of political killings, systemic change and nationalism as well as integration to the mainstream- the real community empowerment in the American society into the cultural event.
"In Beauty we are united! Through Beauty we pray! With Beauty we conquer!"
freEtech2007, City Heights, Sun, Mar25, flyer (tags)
If you care about creating and sustaining a technological culture that is accessible to everyone, instead of being accessible to those who have $1500 to blow on a 4 day conference, then help us create freEtech, a free and open unconference in San Diego on March 25th, the day before eTech begins. Free Computer Classes, Workshops and Skillshares! March 25th, 10am – 4pm At the City Heights Free Skool! 4246 Wightman St, in City Heights On the corner of Van Dyke and Wightman San Diego, CA 92105 Come to freEtech, a free and open (un)conference in San Diego on March 25th, the day before eTech begins. As people who live in San Diego and care about making technology accessible and who care about supporting Do-It-Yourself culture, our group and the collectives we work with will provide the space, power, computers, projectors and internet access. We feel that emerging technology comes from rich cultural exchange, community and passion, not from corporations. If you agree, then come hang out with us and lets share ideas and eat some pizza.
Magic City Morning Star's William Calhoun put it succinctly in his article of Jan 26/07 when he wrote, "I think you get the idea. We are under attack."
'No human being is illegal' (tags)
Before the Minutemen 'guarded our border,' there was another group. Twenty-eight years later, the Minutemen became partners with them. This group is known as the KKK.
WE SAY NO: TWO MINUTES TO KNOCK DOWN THE 700 MILE BORDER (tags)
An open mike video forum which will record each and every person who wishes to express their views --- in two minutes --- on the proposed United States/ Mexico border fence.
Dialectic of Enlightenment (tags)
"War is the greatest evil requiring taxes and police so the few can control the many." (James Madison) In imperialism, sacrifices are made for corporations and the egos of the powerful, not for the country.
State of the State Address. What's missing from it? (tags)
Governeor of California gives his address...
An Invitation To All Creative People (tags)
The Ministry of Culture
Art Through Sports, Marc Smith & Travis Craven, Opening Reception, January 13th, 6pm-10pm. A portion of proceeds from art sales will be donated to Positive Coaching Allliance.
Apocalypto: The Cinematic Logic of Genocide (tags)
"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within," is how Gibson puts it. In other words the Conquest was not genocide but a moral comeuppance; the civilization didn’t fall, in the final analysis, from climate change or inadvertent soil depletion or even war – it was conquered in god’s wrath against the forces of evil. And Gibson’s made sure you see the ancient Maya as a force of profound evil.
The below text is from a post on Save Our State's website. It was posted by SOS member "waverider." How can SOS claim it is not a racist organization when it promotes this type of speech.
8 BIT documentary: Interview with Marcin Ramocki + Justin Strawhand (tags)
8 BIT is a hybrid documentary examining the influence of video games on contemporary culture. A mélange of a rocumentary, art expose and a culture-critical investigation, 8 BIT ties together seemingly disconnected phenomena like the 80’s demo scene, chiptune music and contemporary artists using machinima and modified games.
Leonardo Boff: Eternal Rebel and Liberation Theologian (tags)
Francis called all beings and living organisms brothers and sisters.. Francis lived hundreds of years ago but may be more current than many people nowadays. He is a new person and we are old in the sense of this ecological attitude.
Exporting the American Police State to Afghanistan and Iraq. (tags)
Ex-Mesa cop Steve Corich will be training cops in Afghanistan to work for the Amerikan Police State in Afghanistan
Misandry in feminist literature (tags)
An often neglected and downplayed subject that popped up when I was looking at the Israeli Women sex trade issue
Derrick Jensen In Los Angeles: A review of an evening in reality (tags)
Thoughts on Derrick Jensen's speaking engagement last Saturday at Sandpaper Books.
Internal Strife at SOS – Part II (tags)
While Save Our State and the Minutemen have seemingly been enjoying an upswing in momentum lately certain factors have become apparent that may point to a change. Following the July 8th police beatings of anti-Minutemen protestors and the subsequent giddy elation displayed by the Minutemen and SOS in the face of such violence, certain factors have come into play which highlight the authoritarian nature of Save Our State and the fact that some of the rank-and-file may get burned by the leadership very soon.
"Compassion" is not exclusive to any religious group. Nor is its opposite.By Pretty Boy Freud
An extremist Jewish religious group argues that "compassion" is a strictly Christian (i.e, "non-Jewish") quality and lives out the worst antisemitic cliches.
Solving ecological problems by restoring indigenous wisdom (tags)
Indigenous ecoknowledge can help in solving modern man-made problems with permaculture, decolonization, dismantling border fence, riparian floodplain restoration, etc..
PART 1: World War III - what, me worry? (tags)
By Chan Akya
on the cultural diversities and the mistake of trying to impose a culture and a morals the other people
Derrick Jensen Green Scare Benefit (tags)
Fanning the Flames of Resistance A benefit for those resisting the Green Scare ...featuring Derrick Jensen
The Language of Life: Reflections on the South Central Farm (tags)
"...The root cause of the problems that threaten life on earth is the concept of land title acquired and maintained by force. Since modern civilization is based on this concept, it does not hold the key to peace." - Hopi Elder Martin Gashweseoma
ChicanoForums.com Offers Free Cell Phone Video Hosting And More. (tags)
Free Cell Phone Video Hosting Of Events And More.
Academic Collapse and Bureaucratic Despotism in Argentine Culture. Letter to Kirchner (tags)
In order to reach an international audience the Document has to be written in the english language, and to avoid its contamination with apocryphal signatures a neutral institution like PetitionOnline has to be searched. The lack of a free academic discussion of that deficit --due to a climate of fear-- is not possible within CONICET, neither in the rest of institutions that are concerned with education and culture. The present invitation has been signed by a committee of six members.
Beast From The East at Project: March 11 2004 through April 1 2006 reception: March 11, 8:00pm to 1:00am
Grassy Narrows Warns Weyerhaeuser: “Withdraw or Face Fierce Campaign” (tags)
The Grassy Narrows First Nation, an indigenous community in Northwestern Ontario, has issued an ultimatum to logging giants Weyerhaeser and Abitibi-Consolidated. The companies must either immediately stop their destructive use of the land or prepare themselves for a fierce international campaign.
A Very Dangerous Trap: Clash of Cultures (tags)
Huntington warns against waging the battle against terror on the minefield of culture.. Islam may not be combatted, only the crime perpetrated in its name.
Screening on Infoshop Culture (tags)
Out of Boulder Colorado, this is a pretty detailed and thoughtfull documentary looking into different infoshops around the country. Screening at Betalevel on Monday Feb. 27th at 7:30
Six Lies About Immigration (tags)
An interesting take by a white guy who mostly gets it.
IInterview with Yun Bai, artist (tags)
Interview with Yun Bai about being a Chinese American artist and her Porn Flowers and Secret Nipple Project.
SAVE INCA CULTURAL CENTER TIMISOARA - ROMANIA (tags)
INCA Center is a non-profit, all-voluntary place dedicated to the alternative culture. The place has hosted in the past 3 and half years over 150 events: concerts, art exhibitions, projections & movie nights, performance, festivals, etc. also for next year already we have planned many workshops, conferences, concerts and others. If city will evict us, and there is huge chance for this to happen, one of the few alternative places in the region will disappear and will leave us with no place to host all these events. Because we have strong promises that we will never get a second place from the city. Also we know that the only thing that will make the city change their mind is three things: - International protests at Romanian embassies and consulates - Strong international and national response through email/fax/phone - The scandal goes to the media
conservitive an religion (tags)
hate and conservitism
CALL FOR FREEDOM WHILE YOUR OWN HOUSE IS WITH SIN
Sheep Dreams and Kitten Memes (tags)
The revolution is now. The revolution is all the time. Welcome to the revolution.
Against Hollywood and Globalization: UNESCO and Cultural Diversity (tags)
The Convention on Protection of Cultural Diversity was passed at the UNESCO General assembly over the objection of the isolated US government.
Anchor Cultural Diversity in International Law! (tags)
Making the theme cultural diversity the subject of a conion was urgent through the extension of the WTO and its services agreement GATS to education, culture, social necessities and the media.
South Azerbaijan ready to topple mullahs (tags)
Mullah figures published recently put azeri numbers at 29 million inside iran. same figures say only 22 million persians reside in iran. notebly, there are 20 million or so other ethnic groups such as arabs, baluchi, turkeman, talish and kurds.
Chicano Artists Promote Healthy Diversity (tags)
Chicano artists “paint their own reality” by promoting multiculturalism and healthy diversity.
For a Revolutionary Art! (tags)
Art
THE 4TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA FILM & CULTURE (tags)
THE 4TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA FILM & CULTURE FESTIVAL
BICYCLE ACTIVIST CALL TO ACTION - THIS MIGHT MEAN YOU (tags)
Cyclists, artists, media activists, writers unite! Document and contribute to the growing movement.
smart analysis of america as the war culture
Inventing Anti-war Culture (tags)
A series of lectures, film screenings and conversations for cultural workers to discuss the possibility of inventing an effective anti-war culture throughout society that would normalize anti-war assumptions and actions.
Latest from the Racist Joe (SOS) (tags)
A Quote from a Racist
America: No fireworks bright enough to illuminate the shame of your history of injustice (tags)
As Americans celebrate their myth of freedom and justice for all, Leonard Peltier is moved without warning or notification to Terre Haute, Indiana, USP and is held in solitary confinement at least through the long holiday weekend.
Hacker Activist Raided by FBI re: ProtestWarrior.com, publishes Hacktivist zine (tags)
Chicago FBI agents raided and seized all electronic equipment in Jeremy Hammond's apartment in an investigation regarding the hacking of ProtestWarrior.com. HackThisSite.org has published a hacktivist magazine describing their experiences and what they've learned over the past year regarding online security culture.
Forget those desperate appeals to "save" PBS and NPR. They're already lost. Progressives can do better things with their time and their tax dollars than to give it to these liberal media poseurs. ----------------
Black High School Student slain in Corona (tags)
Racial Tensions STILL on the Rise; School Districts STILL Covering Up; Parents Furious at school's Lack of Response.
Look for Community Events on ExperienceLA.com (tags)
Look at the Los Angeles County Cultural Calendar for public arts and culture events, plus how to get there via public transit.
Prejudice Against Blondes (tags)
There is a form of racist prejudice in this country that seldom is ever acknowledged—namely prejudicial stereotyping of blonde people (particularly in negative ways). Often it is subtle and other times notso; and yet it seems more pervasive than many people may be willing to believe.
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Dr. Emma Pérez Speaks at CSUN (tags)
Dr. Emma Pérez, Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and author of The Decolonial Imaginary: Writing Chicanas Into History, and Gulf Dreams, gave a lecture titled “Decolonial Queer Theory” at California State University, Northridge, on Thursday, March 17.
Mex/CA Cotton workers & cancer (tags)
Corporate cotton, rio agua theft, pesticide exposure and worker cancer, loss of indigenous culture in maquiladoras, Chiapas/Oaxaca impacts of NAFTA/WTO/PPP/etc..
What is an Anti-Zionist Jew? (tags)
In Response to such asked question.
Exhibit by Tibetan photographers in exile (tags)
Tibetan Photo Project Exhibit opens Feb. 3 in L.A. The Tibetan Photo Project offers the first collection of photos taken by Tibetans living in exile, images of the Dalai Lama, informational texts and rare 1932 pictures of Tibet . Event is free to public. Click the story for details.
A Deep Response to Russell Means' Excellent Analysis of European Political Limitations! (tags)
This is a thought-through response to Russell Means' article "For American to Live, Europe Must Die". The original article, listed in the general publishing archive below (which *should* be put in the features section, but we know that most IMC'ers are playing meta games), is a MUST READ for all who are serious at all about the realities of our time, including post-Left anarchists!
Sat Jan 8 - Downtown LA Culture Jamming show: EVOLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE + CHROMELODEON (tags)
CULTURE JAMMING SHOW!! SAT JAN 8 Los Angeles CA @ The Smell 247 South Main St (enter in back) between 2nd and 3rd Street) w/ THE EVOLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE www.evolution-control.com & CHROMELODEON www.chromelodeon.com
THE APOLOGY OF SHOP-DROPPING (tags)
Shop-dropping [A] consists in pirating the commercial system by putting free items on store shelves, without authorisation. This way, like the Babybrul Foundation (France – Europe), you can drop free home-made CDs in big record stores, free photocopied booklets in “new books” sections, copied DVDs or videotapes in blockbuster departments, and so on.
Thanks But No Thanks! 3 events (tags)
Three events that counter the notion of pilgrim plundering.
a deep look at american society and its descent into a war culture
America's Opportunity to Educate (tags)
"Imagine a school where every teacher is amazing, charismatic, knowledgeable and can address every student's needs.. All we have to do to attain the New American Dream is convince a majority to vote in its best interest.."
Therapy Culture And Counterculture (tags)
The fear of terrorism, for instance, has been relentlessly fed by the major media, paving the way for policies like the war in Iraq . By teaching us to feel like helpless victims who must rely on Leviathan to save us, the state is able to short-circuit much of the opposition its policies might otherwise arouse.
"Columbus Day... NOT!" - With this special issue, Xispas, the online journal of Chicano culture, art, and politics... looks at the meaning and role of Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492.
Want to know exactly what you are up against with the new corporate government surveillance technologies and mind f**ks?
S. KOREA. 9.27/Last week's struggle report... (tags)
...by MSSC (Myeong-dong Sit-in Struggle Collective, now since 317 days in sit-in strike downtown Seoul)
Free Books on Anarchism & People of Color Out (tags)
new books online for distro
XISPAS - Chicano Art, Culture, & Politics in LA. (tags)
XISPAS Magazine, the journal of Xicano culture, art, and politics.
Issue #3 of LA's Jrnl of Aesth. and Protest available (tags)
Los Angeles based Journal of Aesthetics and Protest issue #3 now available. Regional Highlights include the Art Project (http://www.journalofaestheticsandprotest.org/3/artprojectSet.htm). Image is of a guerilla history monument installation by the Pocho Research Society
S. Korea, Hospital Workers General Strike (tags)
Right now, even the government is fighting against us more than before, we join the struggle of S. Korean working class.
Photoshop for Democracy (tags)
New and old media groups are using parody and Adobe Photoshop to mobilize young voters for the 2004 elections. Their message? "Let's have a good laugh at the powers that be, and let's work together to make America a better place."
America had better change her ways (tags)
"Maybe it's time for our country to look at our own moral stature before we go out to change others."
Seven Oaks interviewed Jayson Blair about the aftermath of his journalistic misdeeds and the state of the press. See http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/
Community action from ECO Maya (tags)
Celebrating our culture and protecting our Mother Earth, Connecting the Environment, Culture and Heritage
Seven Oaks publishes 8th issue (tags)
VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada -- Seven Oaks, a new political and cultural magazine, published its eighth issue today. The weekly magazine is available for free online at http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/.
Adbusters takes on Nike at its own game
Reminder! This Tuesday, lecture at CSULA. "Secret Identities: Negritude in Argentina& (tags)
Most think of Argentina in the 19th century as a predominantly "white" cultural space. A new book investigates the hidden roots of Argentine culture.
"Secret Identities" (lecture at CSULA on the black roots of Agentine culture) (tags)
Most think of Argentina in the 19th century as a predominantly "white" cultural space. A new book investigates the hidden roots of Argentine culture.
THURS: Culture Clash & Evening of Political Satire (tags)
"The Bush Administration is a Weapon of Mass Dysfunction, "And we will take our roles as soldiers on the comedic warfront. The culture war is on!" - Richard Montoya of Culture Clash Culture Clash Headlines Evening of Political Satire Aimed at Bush Administration Joining Forces with Hilarious Eclectic Group of Performers Including Ed Asner, Elayne Boosler, Paula Poundstone, Rene Hicks, Jerry Quickley, Lalo Alcaraz & Ed Begley Jr
The Ruckus Society rethinks the U.S. anti-corporate globalization movement (tags)
“Close your eyes,” directs a young workshop facilitator. In the sticky heat of a secluded Florida campground, under a large open-air tent, a group of activists closes their eyes. “Now I want you to picture an anti-corporate globalization activist.” The campers furrow their collective brows. “Okay,” says the facilitator, after a brief pause, “how many saw a white person?”
Some thoughts on fear, intimidation and Martin Luther King Jr.
How can we ensure that our perspective is not skewed?
A Christian Persecution Complex (tags)
I'm most bothered by Limbaugh’s biased use of history. The fact is that our secularist fellow citizens have good reasons to worry about those of us who defend the "good old days" when our kind of belief system dominated public life.
The Racist Tapestry of Lord of the Rings! (tags)
I don't imagine that it was the intention of the director or the producers of the Lord of the Rings films to paint a racist stereotypical tapestry over what could be described as a basic set of principles of humanity's behavior in the natural environment and with each other.
Western Culture, Opera, and Cultural Marxism (tags)
Opera allowed me to relax, sit back, and soak in my culture -- until last summer. That's when I realized operas were stocked with old fashioned Marxist critiques of capitalism and snide attacks on Western civilization -- and rotten to the core.
Why we should save Tibet (tags)
The Tibetan culture has enriched the West. We need to return the favor
submission call- Journal of Aeshtetics & Protest iss.#3 (tags)
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Sam Francis Says It Loud: I'm a Paranoid White Racist (tags)
In response to the piece by Sam Francis below, which focuses on how African American critic Shelby Steele takes out of context Howard Dean's ridiculous embrace of the confederate flag to pacify Southern Racists. Mr. Francis, in turn, takes Steele's words out of context.
JFK Retrospectives Adnauseam: Few Ask The Real Questions (tags)
The consequences for the nation have devastated the dream of a Republic. The notion that the federal government has an obligation to be an activist instrument for social engineering, became ingrained in the distorted consciousness of a guilt ridden public. The country of today is a hollow shell of individualism. The quest to secure community has required the surrender of personal ascendancy. The standard of distinctive achievement has been transformed into a culture of hopeless interference.
A Woman Born a Muslim Describes The Situation In the Middle East
Bravo's new show, pros and cons (tags)
Hail the Prada-Worshipping Queer or God Bless The Gay?
Vaclav Havel's "Politics as Responsibility for the World" (tags)
"What has greater weight: the political culture of unselfish service to the whole or the Mafia maneuvering between the laws..What I seek has the character of an ideal that we approach." Vaclav Havel was president of Czechoslovakia for 13 years.
Why are White Supremacists flocking to "Libertarianism"? (tags)
"If George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, et al., were to claw their way out of their graves, the first thing they'd do is start another revolution." -- from a "White Nationalist"
Where are the Right-Wing Artists? (tags)
Conservatives and libertarians expect their artists to be supported by the market, but that attitude ill serves the creation of a conservative or libertarian culture... the common perception in Hollywood is that Conservatives are "bigots"
The Case For War Against Arab Culture (tags)
This war is actually a war between the modern age and traditional Arab culture. Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters (USA, Ret.) was assigned, prior to his retirement, to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, where he was responsible for future warfare.
We Speak America Screening (tags)
California Tomorrow would like to announce the LA debut of "We Speak America"
Iranian Culture minister calls for freedom of press (tags)
Speaking on the "World Day of Freedom of the Press," Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ahmad said that the war in Iraq proves the world has moved to a new phase of a free, multi-media press.
Mad Libs for the New World Order (tags)
When we were kids, we played a fun game called Mad Libs where you'd answer some questions, and the answers would be put into an essay. The combinations were often funny, and sometimes profound. I made up a Mad Lib about the American Empire. Let's go!
Why the Left will never put its hands up (tags)
Being a leftist means you never have to say you're sorry.
The failure of American culture to embrace humanity (tags)
is an embrace of death...capitalisms great reward
The Pro-War Side Shows Its True Colors (tags)
A photo essay by Slumdance on the strange culture of pro-war demonstrators.
Bowling for WEHO: Transgender tragedy Monday before backdrop of war. (tags)
Tragedy struck the Los Angeles Transgender community as the U.S. hand-gun culture escalated a personal dispute into death and a felony arrest.
Mass Transition: The Gold Line's Challenge to N.E. Los Angeles (tags)
The new Gold Line light-rail project and gentrification in Northeast Los Angeles From the Arroyo Arts Collective Newsletter vol14, no2 March/April 2003
WORLD BOYCOTT US PRODUCT DAY!! (tags)
WORLD BAN US PRODUCE DAY!!?? REMEMBER!!!
Join The Exploding Electronic Action To Break Up Media Ownership! Deadline Jan 2, 2003! (tags)
Since December 5th, 2002 over 600 comments have been posted to the FCC Public Record, you should be part of this exploding electronic action! It is your right as an American Citizen to file comments with the FCC to curb media concentration.
Borrowing the Skeleton from Senator Trent Lott's Closet (tags)
A follow-up to What Really Happens at whatreallyhappened.com
Cold war cultural production returns (tags)
>The Bush administration has recruited prominent American >>writers to contribute to a State Department anthology and >>give readings around the globe in a campaign started after >>9/11 to use culture to further American diplomatic >>interests.
LISTEN TO KPFK 90.7 FM- AZIATIK RHYTHMS (tags)
aziatik rhythms special on asian punk culture, marginalization and identity.
LISTEN TO AZIATIK RHYTHMS ON KPFK (tags)
AZIATIK RHYTHMS ON SATURDAY NOV 30TH - ASIAN PUNK CULTURE, MARGINALIZATION AND IDENTITY.
Pig Cabin Lonely, Tecumpse’s Contempt: Thinking ShawanoeNabeg or thinking ..... (tags)
Scary Pig Cabin Lonely People Need Good Will Too, to remember when tricking or treating this Ween. Trick, I didn’t proof read, your treat, but how much Nabeg-ness is on IMC. And that is the question, personally in the costumes of social constructions and maybe identity when and where they create bad or ill will. This is Dave ‘Min-like musing for a Indigenous or Nabeg Ween for everybody’s global tribal ‘anti-globalizm/anti-war’ door knocking. One reference article follows.
A thought about Queer Theory and Indigenous Theory Contributions to one another on this most indigenous Queer Holiday.
Sister Dianna Ortiz : Author & Torture Survivor (tags)
The Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture and Amnesty International announced today that Human Rights Activist Sister Dianna Ortiz will hold a symposium at The Latino Museum to discuss her new memoir The Blindfold’s Eyes: My journey from Torture to Truth on Monday, October 28th, 2002 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
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U.N is Global Snitch Culture. (tags)
From the book "Snitch Culture; How Citizens Are Turned into the Eyes and Ears of the State" by Jim Redden 2000.
Guerilla culture is popular culture (tags)
Revolutionary culture is present and is nurtured by the people. It is the expression of rebellion charged with social content that has flourished in spite of everything throughout our history - in spite of the massacres, the bullets and the negation with which they think they can silence the voice of a people.
add your ideas about the problematics (tags)
what do you think about the ways in which culture and activism interact? How do we strategize for a culture that can open up to possibilities our dreams tell us possible?
MAY DAY - Pacifica Matters - a culture for democracy (tags)
Does Pacifica Matter? What is going on at KPFK? What is all this talk abuot democratizing the network?
David Horowitz Tries to Convince Public That David Horowitz Is Important (tags)
Once again, David Horowitz is trying to make himself a controversial figure in the media. This time he is doing it by mailing copies of his pamphlet "How the Left Undermined American Security" (which blames Clinton for 9/11) to 1500 media outlets nationwide.
Jello Biafra Praises Indymedia: The Progressive Interview (tags)
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Stop the sickness of TERRORISM and "other" Human Created Death (tags)
CHEATING THE CHILDREN THROUGH ABUSE The Creation of Terrorism and human death in WAR.
U.S. FASHIONISM! This is WAR!! (tags)
The "virus" of terrorism and human created death, has been growing well in the United States culture for quite some time. I now feel the survival of United States culture - depends on whether or not the United States keeps killing people through WAR and "other" state sanctioned executions of human beings; or the United States decides to stop being a militaristic and over-consuming nation. (THIS is WAR! RIGHT NOW! YOU ARE READING IT. Pretty cool - huh? - WORD WAR 3 !!!).).
U.S. FASHIONISM! This is WAR!! (tags)
The "virus" of terrorism and human created death, has been growing well in the United States culture for quite some time. I now feel the survival of United States culture - depends on whether or not the United States keeps killing people through WAR and "other" state sanctioned executions of human beings; or the United States decides to stop being a militaristic and over-consuming nation. (THIS is WAR! RIGHT NOW! YOU ARE READING IT. Pretty cool - huh? - WORD WAR 3 !!!).).
DC IMF/WB protests - BlackBloc / Direct Action / Self-Defense / Security culture (tags)
This website was developed as a means to inspire and inform participants of the upcoming action in DC against the International Monetary Fund and The World Bank.
Strategic Resistance Organizing Conference- a look back (tags)
At the begining of August, the Strategic Resistance Congerence was held in Venice CA. With an invitation only guest-list of 200 activists from around the Americas, the conference focused on goals, sexism and white supremacy within the movement today. Larry George writes the inside scoop.
call to : WHIRL-MART ANTISHOPPING !ART/ACTION?....JUNE 3! (tags)
On April 1, 2001, breathingplanet.net successfully activated its first action-performance, Whirl-Mart. It was a silent march winding through the aisles of Wal-Mart in Troy, NY, that was symbolic of the group's opposition to violent capitalist values. It was not necessarily a protest against Wal-Mart. Now breathingplanet.net is calling for simultaneous Whirl-Mart action-performances across the country and/or globe on Sunday June 3 and the first Sunday of every month following.
La Voz de Aztlan No Se Representan La Gente Chicana (tags)
The opinions of La Voz de Aztlan do not represent those of the Chicano community and people.
Raza Unida, a Tee Shirt Design in Chicano Park (tags)
Chicano Art is in abundance at the annual Chicano Park Celebration. Indigenous culture is being attacked by trade agreements such at the FTAA, in favoring corporate culture over peoples own art and expression.
THE DECEMBRIST MANIFESTO: Declaration Of A New Culture Of Hope And Freedom (tags)
DECEMBER 12, 2000:In the last month of the 20th Century, a new culture rises from the final death rattle of American "democracy."
Viacom buys BET. Monoculture seeps beneath the surface. Participate directly! (tags)
Viacom, media conglomerate already in control of Nickolodeon, MTV and VH1 adds Black Entertainment Television to its populace control.
Lock Down at Gores HQ-OXY OUTA UWA LAND (tags)
Happening Right NOW---- Oly Earth Firsters and other activists and rabble rousers have occupied the Gore Headquarters in Olympia, Washington (USA) since about 11:30 this morning.