March 2012
Man, I check the "webcomics" tag every day, hoping...
I don’t.
And I was sad.
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tzoc-che:
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Where do we fit in to it?
Like being native is a privilege. We have deal with genocide and racism at that hands of hispanics/latinos so yea…no gtfo.
Now everybody wants to be indigenous. I didn’t hear you and your native pride when we are all being slaughtered and discriminated against by people like you. Where were you then?
Ok, so first of all: Mestizos can...
FACT: While other members of the LGBT*Q community...
February 2012
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Angela Davis on violence
when she was in the California State Prison - 1972
Interviewer: A year ago the black panthers were much more active. We heard much more about that type of struggle. Is the time of the black panthers past?
Angela Davis: The black panthers still exist, and the black panthers are still extremely active in the Oakland community and communities all over the country. I’m not sure whether or not you are aware of what is now happening in the black panther party and the kinds of things that the members of that party are doing now.
Interviewer: No but tell me.
Angela Davis: First of all, if you’re gonna talk about a revolutionary situation, you have to have people who are physically able to wage revolution, who are physically able to organize and physically able to do all that is done.
Interviewer: But the question is more, how do you get there? Do you get there by confrontation, violence?
Angela Davis: Oh, is that the question you were asking? Yeah see, that’s another thing. When you talk about a revolution, most people think violence, without realizing that the real content of any revolutionary thrust lies in the principles and the goals that you’re striving for, not in the way you reach them. On the other hand, because of the way this society’s organized, because of the violence that exists on the surface everywhere, you have to expect that there are going to be such explosions. You have to expect things like that as reactions. If you are a black person and live in the black community all your life and walk out on the street everyday seeing white policemen surrounding you… When I was living in Los Angeles, for instance, long before the situation in L.A ever occurred, I was constantly stopped. No, the police didn’t know who I was. But I was a black women and I had a natural and they, I suppose thought I might be “militant.” And when you live under a situation like that constantly, and then you ask me, you know, whether I approve of violence. I mean, that just doesn’t make any sense at all. Whether I approve of guns. I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. Some very, very good friends of mine were killed by bombs, bombs that were planted by racists. I remember, from the time I was very small, I remember the sounds of bombs exploding across the street. Our house shaking. I remember my father having to have guns at his disposal at all times, because of the fact that, at any moment, we might expect to be attacked. The man who was, at that time, in complete control of the city government, his name was Bull Connor, would often get on the radio and make statements like, “niggers have moved into a white neighborhood. We better expect some bloodshed tonight.” And sure enough, there would be bloodshed. After the four young girls who lived, one of them lived next door to me…I was very good friends with the sister of another one. My sister was very good friends with all three of them. My mother taught one of them in her class. My mother—in fact, when the bombing occurred, one of the mothers of one of the young girls called my mother and said, “Can you take me down to the church to pick up Carol? We heard about the bombing and I don’t have my car.” And they went down and what did they find? They found limbs and heads strewn all over the place. And then, after that, in my neighborhood, all the men organized themselves into an armed patrol. They had to take their guns and patrol our community every night because they did not want that to happen again. That’s why, when someone asks me about violence, I just, I just find it incredible. Because what it means is that the person who’s asking that question has absolutely no idea what black people have gone through, what black people have experienced in this country since the time the first black person was kidnapped from the shores of Africa.
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2012 The Mayan Word
talkingmonkeysinspace:
Everyone is talking about the Mayan Prophecies of 2012. But who is listening to the Maya? This groundbreaking film brings us the voices of the Mayan people as they share their perspectives on the prophecies of their ancestors and their fight to defend Mother Earth and their culture from destruction. 2012 The Mayan Word is both a message of hope and a call to action....
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13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the... →
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an essay contest, but her essay was never entered. It offended...
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MPAA: Don’t let the bullies win! Give ‘Bully’ a... →
womenaresociety:
Please join me in signing this petition to allow the most impacted age group to see the important upcoming documentary, Bully (scroll down 3 posts below to see the trailer). Reblog if you can, and thanks for signing!
I’m speaking out for all those students who suffer every day at school.
When I was in 7th grade, a few guys came up behind me while putting my books in my...
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You Better Make Comics That Are a Manifestation of...
spx:
I have nothing to add to this. laurark:
or go home.
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Magical Offerings (The Deepest Well)
pagannews:
In folk magic, it is customary to leave offerings for those that help you in your work. These can be spirits, gods, goddesses, ancestors or even saints. This illustrates the relationship the Witch (conjurer) has with his/her People - one of cooperation, appreciation, and an equal partnership. Pagans generally tend to Work this way, rather than begging, pleading and petitioning...
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7 worst international aid ideas →
obruniradio:
lysscglobal:
Maybe their hearts were in the right place. Maybe not. Either way, these are solid contenders for the title of “worst attempts at helping others since colonialism.”
1. One million t-shirts for Africa
2. TOMS Buy-One-Give-One
…dumping shoes in places where people might otherwise be employed to make them.
3. Machine gun preacher
Problems with Sam Childers, the...
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If you don't like Transformers: Prime, you are not...
spinningthroughaworldinmotion:
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cybertronians:
LOL OK I’M NOT A TRUE FAN OK THEN, EVEN THOUGH I’VE FORCED MYSELF TO NEAR HEADACHE-INDUCING IRRITATION JUST TO WATCH TRANSFORMERS PRIME JUST BECAUSE IT’S TRANSFORMERS AND I AM A FAN
WOW OKAY MAN, OKAY
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What the hell happened to RUINED FOREVER? Are we hipsters now?
Clearly Ruined Forever was...
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9 Little Known Facts About Notable Women in Black... →
thechanelmuse:
From the article:
Nina Simone - Her involvement in civil rights was spurred by an incident at her first classical piano recital at age 12. During the recital, her parents sat in seats in the front of the building to see her play, but were told to move to the back to make way for white guests. She wasn’t having that though. The young girl refused to perform until her parents were...
Anonymous asked: Do guys as a whole tend to find...
comicartcorrections:
Well, I noticed that fans really hate change. This way of depicting women has been the norm for decades, it seems, and if one were the change it, people would get ridiculously mad about it all, even though most of them probably never really gave much of a crap about it either way before-hand. The comic book companies probably don’t want to suffer the fall-out from that,...
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Ghastly Outdated Party →
womenaresociety:
It’s finally sinking in.
Republicans are getting queasy at the gruesome sight of their party eating itself alive, savaging the brand in ways that will long resonate.
“Republicans being against sex is not good,” the G.O.P. strategist Alex Castellanos told me mournfully. “Sex is popular.”
He said his party is “coming to grips with a weaker field than we’d all want” and...
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“It is my opinion that the combat exclusion policy actually increases the risk of...”
– Former Army Sergeant Kayla Williams dropped a lot of wisdom in an NPR interview earlier this week. You should go read/listen to what she had to say. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
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Trader Joes is pushed into Fair Trade agreement:... →
reagan-was-a-horrible-president:
On Thursday, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced it had signed a Fair Food Agreement with Trader Joe’s, a significant step forward its efforts to bring fairness and accountability to the food industry. “We are truly happy today to welcome Trader Joe’s aboard the Fair Food Program,” CIW’s Gerardo Reyes said in a joint statement issued by CIW and Trader...
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Silencio is golden: Just in time for Oscar, a...
univisionnews:
Past to present: At left, silent film star Rudolph Valentino. At right, The Artist’s Jean Dujardin as silent film star George Valentin. (Photos: IMDB, The Weinstein Co.)
By ED MORALES Channel: Entertainment
With its 10 Oscar nominations, The Artist allows us to contemplate the rich history of silent film with a wistful nostalgia. But almost unwittingly, the film reminds us of...
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