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Tag Archives: Freedom
The heaviest medal
In May of 2012, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held its summit in downtown Chicago, while on the streets veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan tossed their war medals into the street. At the ceremony, each veteran … Continue reading
Its harder not to
“Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.” by Frederick Douglass Just when it looked like we were going to have to talk all week about such bland things like Medicare and Social Security (yawn) and how … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Austerity, Civil rights, Commentary, Corporate media, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Indignadas, Language, Sister Teresa Forcades, Spain, Venezuela, Writing
32 Comments
I watched myself disappear
I watched myself disappear before my very eyes when I stayed silent and on the sidelines I faded gradually when I let my Muslim neighbors disappear into the void lost in the maze of detention When I permitted immigrants in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Civil rights, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Language, oppression, Peace, Poem, Political, Social Justice, Writing
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The only light we’ll see
It’s been one of those weeks…death in any language and under any flag is irrevocable. Our spirits should mourn and our hearts bend in compassion, no matter what tribe those who have been killed and maimed pledge their allegiance to. … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Ben E. King, Civil rights, Culture, Freedom, Gospel, Human rights, Montreux Jazz Festival, Music, Peace
11 Comments
Caught in the hustle
“And who’d think in elementary? I’d see the penitentiary, I wish I could take the pain away if you can make it through the night there’s a brighter day.” by Tupac Shakur When I was a kid, maybe eleven or … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Education, Freedom, Human rights, Prisons, School-to-prison pipeline, Schools, Teachers, Vietnamese American, Writing
30 Comments
American dreamin’
When I was younger people asked me why don’t you smile more? and I changed the topic I felt like an intruder in someone else’s dream like a borrower of someone else’s threads Some people know what it feels like … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Activism, alienation, Civil rights, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Language, Poem, Racism, Social Justice, Vietnamese American, Writing
17 Comments
Breaking News
Surely, there’s not much I can add to the practically nonstop nonexistent coverage of the Bradley Manning trial in Fort Meade, MD, by the major media outlets. I usually do not post much during the week but there is breaking news, both good … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Bradley Manning, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Iraq war, Kafka, Political, The trial, Whistleblower, Wikileaks
17 Comments
Oh, let us rise
The last post I wrote was pretty heavy so I thought I should lighten it up a little with a really, laid back song from reggae artist Mishka called Above the Bones. An interesting fact about the Bermuda born musician was that … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Activism, Bermuda, Civil rights, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Mishka, Peace, Reggae, Social Justice
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Setting the captives free
It is almost Easter Sunday in the land of genetically modified milk and honey, a fitting time as any to speak on a subject that has long been steeping in my consciousness. Its a time rivaled only by Christmas in the … Continue reading
Posted in Myths
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Culture, Economic, Education, Freedom, Human rights, Language, Media, Peace, Political, Social Justice, Writing
32 Comments
A sharp dressed man
I recently read an article from a prolific writer who reflected on the sycophantic reactions that the wearing of the military uniform in public engenders. The writer said he witnessed numerous people on the airline he was traveling go out of … Continue reading →