February 2012
20 posts
svnoyi:
eccentricsoul:
svnoyi:
saskgirly:
For the Indigenous Women
neetainari:
chiefelk:
Native women are murdered at 10 times the national rate; 1 out 3 Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and 3 out of 5 physically assaulted. Even worse, 88% of the perpetrators are non-Indian and cannot be prosecuted by tribal governments. Stand and take action now to restore safety and...
“[TW: rape, violence, and domestic violence]
There is a country where the...”
– Jessica Valenti, in “Equality begins at home: U.S. lags pathetically behind other nations in some basic rights for women.” (via azelie)
US on Russian and Chinese UN Veto: "Disgusting",... →
verbalresistance:
A Quick Listing of The United States’ Record of Veto Use at the United Nations (UN): 1972–2011 * (Including Resolutions against Decades of Atrocities and Violations, Often Supported and/or Bankrolled by the United States)
Year + The UN Resolution which was Vetoed by the United States:
1972 Condemns Israel for killing hundreds of people in Syria and Lebanon in air raids.
...
U.S. drones targeting rescuers and mourners →
The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday Times has revealed.
The findings are published just days after President Obama claimed that the drone campaign in Pakistan was a “targeted, focused effort” that “has not caused a huge number of civilian casualties”… .
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Conversations I've witnessed and experienced.
White person: Makes x statement.
Non-white person: Here is a factually-based reason why x offends me.
White person: You're being sensitive. You shouldn't be offended because of y and z.
Non-white person: Here is a factually-based, and very politely-worded reason why y and z have created the conditions that x is offensive to me.
White person: I insist that you stop overreacting. It's always been like this, that's life.
Non-white person: "This" is my life and my reality.
Wamapoke wedding in Parks and Recreation, by...
fyeahlilbitoeverything:
feministfilm:
lakalenyu:
Amy Poehler, the creative force behind Parks and Recreation, is building quite a track record on Indians. Unfortunately, it isn’t a positive one. There are these incidents in the series: Spirit of Pawnee in Parks and Recreation Face-Cutting in Parks and Recreation Twisted to Death in Parks and Recreation Indians in Parks and Recreation Her...
Black Inventors: Part Two of Two →
jhameia:
racismschool:
Continued…
How many of these black inventors have you heard of?
Dr. Henry Sampson co-invented and co-patented the gamma electric cell in 1968, which produced stable high voltage output and current. He also holds three patents concerning solid rocket motors and one on the direct conversion of nuclear energy into electricity.
The son of escaped slaves from Kentucky,...
Despite their economic limitations Venezuela and... →
Alfredo Murga said the large countries such as the United States and those of Europe have made only empty promises, while Haiti’s reconstruction hasn’t had the global support it should, citing as example that the two billion dollars pledged by ex U.S. president Bill Clinton have yet to reach that country.
19 Crazy Things That School Children Are Being... →
lost-and-searching-in-america:
#1 At one public school down in Texas, a 12-year-old girl named Sarah Bustamantes was recently arrested for spraying herself with perfume.
#2 A 13-year-old student at a school in Albuquerque, New Mexico was recently arrested by police for burping in class.
#3 Another student down in Albuquerque was forced to strip down to his underwear while five adults watched...
January 2012
34 posts
The Global Worth of Human Life
jahanzebjz:
However, it is culturally accepted that when an innocent Iraqi, Palestinian, Afghan and a Pakistani dies they are not automatically accorded the same human right that Westerners and whites are. They are not viewed as valuable lives, but they are looked down upon as “collateral damage”.
An old article of mine was re-published yesterday by Countercurrents.org
“When prompted by a question from Chris Rock who was seated in the audience, he...”
– James McBride Dropping knowledge (via howtobeterrell)
Life With the Dead: Unpopular Opinion? A rant on... →
gardant:
life-with-the-dead:
I am an Anthropology/Archaeology student, and I get really mad when others get angry about “cultural appropriation.” In fact, I get annoyed when people use the term “cultural appreciation” too.
Yes, there are some ignorant people out there who take aspects of other cultures out of context. Yes,…
I agree that cultural exchange is a good thing, and that we benefit...
“Black people can’t talk to white people about race anymore. There’s really...”
– Steve Locke - “Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Race” (via kararikue)
“Many said they were ridiculed because of their beards, head scarves and their...”
– Challenging the Silence of Others - James Estrin
Bharat Choudary is a Hindu photographer who has dedicated his time to documenting the lives of young Muslim Americans who often feel alienated and harassed by the post-9/11 society they live in. “Stress, isolation, depression, humiliation and...
“Asian-American actors have never been treated as full-time actors. We’re always...”
– Mako Iwamatsu, the voice actor of Uncle Iroh. Read more about his work fighting for Asian American roles here (via jedifreac)
“Announcement: Stolen shoe apology. A very formal handback ceremony due to the...”
– Jamms Shoe Title Collective, after Australian PM Julia Gillard lost her shoe in a scuffle with Aboriginal Tent Embassy protestors on Invasion/Survival/Sovereignty Day. more. (via ourcatastrophe)
Alex's Guide to Solving Problems: "What are you?"
whatwhiteswillneverknow:
Whenever a white person asks me a dumb question about my race like it’s any of their business, I’m going to give them a relevant answer that is so obviously not what they’re looking for.
White Person: “What are you?” Me: “I’m an English major!”
White Person: “Omg, you’re [ethnicity]? I LOVE [something related to your ethnicity.]” Me: “No kidding! And you’re white? I...
Feds list First Nations, green groups as oilsands...
OTTAWA — The federal government is distancing itself from its own lobbying and public relations campaign to polish the image of Alberta’s oilsands, following revelations that an internal strategy document labelled First Nations and environmentalists as “adversaries,” while describing the National Energy Board, an independent industry regulator, as an “ally.”
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United States of America: Good news, guys, we took down Megaupload. Now everyone can rest easy!
Health Care System:
Hand-gun Violence:
Unemployment:
Public Education:
Gay Marriage:
Marijuana Legislation:
Middle East Conflict:
World Hunger:
Cancer Research:
Ron Weasley: You really need to sort out your priorities.
Apple’s Record in China →
The Institute of Environmental and Public Health, a Beijing non-profit, has listed Apple as the lowest ranked of the 29 companies it surveyed for issues of responsiveness and transparency of health and environmental concerns in China.
Now it’s hard to say what kind of methodology was used by this group, particularly given what I assume is the hostility of the Chinese government to publicizing...
“Approximately 6 million Jews died at the hands of the Nazis. Approximately 12...”
– Following Judah’s Lion (via azspot)
“Economics and anthropology were created with almost entirely opposite purposes...”
– Graeber, David: Towards an anthropological theoriy of value. New York, 2001. S. 7. (via edwardnortonamstrand)
“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and...”
– Dr. Patricia Hill Collins quoting Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz in her talk Answering the Call to Community Service. (via sexartandpolitics)
A microcosm of one of the fundamental issues with the non-profit industrial complex.
(via myflagisblackandred)
Ah, activist tourism… Whether it’s in the...
“In 1990, the Washington-based Sentencing Project published a study of U.S....”
– Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Davis (via of-praxis)
seriously i know that liberals are just as...
of-praxis:
and you shouldnt judge books by their covers but the entire republican party platform and campaigning is a circus show
there is not an ounce of legitimate political discourse coming out of the GOP. this isnt even about the naive idea that most americans disagree with anti-gay rhetoric thus rick perry is obvs an idiot. this is about the outrage people should have that rick perry can...
EXISTENTIAL ANGST GAME STRESSFUL:... →
verbalresistance:
The Palestinian children – alone and bewildered – in Israel’s Al Jalame jail
Special report: Israel’s military justice system is accused of mistreating Palestinian children arrested for throwing stones
The room is barely wider than the thin, dirty mattress that…
: OCA Wishes You A Happy New Year! →
noface-nameless:
fascinasians:
The Korean New Year, known as Solnal, is celebrated as a three day family-oriented holiday. Individuals travel to their hometowns to visit their family members and to conduct memorial services for their ancestors, charye, to celebrate family-ties. Many people drink gui balki sool, a special liquor that is thought to help you hear clearly all year long.
Chinese...
“Speaking of clichés, Heejun Han is a model of Asian impassiveness with an odd...”
– Lisa de Moraes from the Washington Post, on why Heejun Han has become American Idols’ anti-William Hung in a three minute audition clip. (via 8asians)
Anime and the Social Construction of Race
zeezeescorner:
A common misconception about anime cartoons amongst uninitiated audiences in majority-English-speaking countries is that anime characters are drawn to look ‘White’ rather than ‘Asian’. First of all, neither of terms are factual fixed categories - they are social constructions. That is, the meaning attached to race, whether ‘White’, ‘Black’, ‘Asian’ and so on, and the groups...
Watchcurate:
Performing Naturalness. c 2008. (by Dada Docot)
3min, Experimental Documentary Director/Editor: Dada Docot Cameraworks: Jong Pairez Effects: Mike Garcia Music: Fabien Claudel, Zikweb Statement: Living for about four years in Japan, one Filipina has grown quite tired of the “random” questioning of the immigration police who inquire about her visa status. One day, she gets off at...