January 2011
26 posts
December 2010
8 posts
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“the paradox of education is precisely this—that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which (s)he is being educated.”
—james baldwin
Lisanti Quarterly: The Ten Best Films Of 2010, In No Particular Order →
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The Sweet-Hearted-But-Poignant Animated One We’re Supposed To Take More Seriously
The One By The Famously Exacting Director With The Great Script By The Famously Jerky Screenwriter
The One Where You’re Going Insane Waiting Around For The Crazy Thing To Happen, Then It Happens
The Super-Loony…
it's not the left; it's the list →
thenation.com
in which a former campaign aide criticizes obama on organizing- worth a read!
marshall ganz wrote in the la times: “the president demobilized the widest, deepest and most effective grass-roots organization ever built to support a democratic president.”
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crowdsourcing the human condition →
greenforall.org
“Narrative is the lens through which we view our lives. If we are going to successfully make the transition to a more healthy relationship with the natural world and each other, we are going to need a new story - a transformative narrative that provides an inspiring and viable alternative to the status quo. We share a collective story and going forward, people need to see their role in that shared story.”
is it ever too late to start again?
i started this tumblog originally to chart my year in grad school in england. i thought it would be a good way to keep in touch with people who would be interested in keeping tabs on me and my modified adventures. with modest goals like those, how could i not be a roaring success?! exactly. i’m basically the queen of the internet now.
but i’ve dropped the scepter (so to speak) and in the interim, so many new tumblogs have sprung up and it made me miss the ease of this format. so, i’m mildly toying with the idea of starting this thing up again. odds are, it’ll be haphazard and spotty and i’ll get bored with it again in a few weeks. but, if i’m going to be messing about with themes, i figured i might as well update as well. let’s see where this thing goes, shall we?
March 2009
1 post
Nothing New to Report - The Daily Beast →
thedailybeast.com
clooney articulates the idea of “disaster porn” in a way that is intelligent and focused. the jury is still out on the efficacy of the ICC, particularly when actors on the security council use diplomacy to give primacy to international trade agreements over human lives. but i can at least appreciate the power of hope in a situation that has long felt completely bereft.
February 2009
2 posts
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January 2009
5 posts
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“But now,” says the Once-ler, “Now that you’re here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better, it’s not.”
—Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
resolved
obviously this is the time of year when one is expected to make grand proclamations about what will be done differently to achieve maximum success in the coming year. but with grand proclamations come major (and minor) personal disappointments. and with that comes guilt. and 2009 is the year of mitigated guilt, hadn’t you heard? i carry far too much already and there’s no reason why i need to actively work to create more.
i read a few weeks ago about the idea of having a theme for your year so that everything you do can be informed by a simple theme without creating interminable lists of actionable items for yourself that you may or may not ever manage to achieve.
for me, 2009 will be the year of love. and i don’t mean that in the cathy cartoon desperate, needy pursuit kind of way… i mean that in the truest sense of the pursuit of a higher purpose. in order to love fully and completely— yourself; other people; the world— one needs only one thing: courage. i hope that i can live into this year with fortitude and grace.
“Falling in love is the ultimate act of revolution, of resistance to today’s tedious, socially restrictive, culturally constrictive, humanly meaningless world.”
December 2008
8 posts
Avaaz.org - The World in Action →
avaaz.org
the conflict in gaza is worsening and the death toll is rising. the sheer barbarism of these most recent attacks is mind-blowing…always with the tagline of “protection”. how much protection does an occupying force need? why and from whom?
Occupation of the New School University, NYC « OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY →
openanthropology.wordpress.com
as of 10:30 this morning, the main building of the new school university in new york was occupied by students.
according to the New School In Exile website, “the original idea of the university in exile, and the new school in general, was to be a safe-haven for academic freedom and scholarship free of oppressive political regimes. it was known for its deep thinkers, its innovative academics, and its commitment to social and political justice as a bedrock of all other scholarship. the new school, under its current administration, is no longer able to fulfill that role of critical engagement and dissent.”
the struggle for more democratic forms of (and spaces for) education are paramount in any free society. i’ll be keeping an eye on this to see where it leads. i encourage you to do the same.
¡ya basta!
