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Tag Archives: Peace
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
23 Comments
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
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
5 Comments
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
The Pier
A lazy afternoon at the pier in Venice, FL. Somedays, we just got to keep on keepin’ on…
Posted in Photography
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Culture, Environment, Freedom, Human rights, Peace, Photos, Social Justice
3 Comments
What if you knew her?
Thanks to fellow blogger and photographer Vasillis D. Gonis, I’ve had Neil Young on the brain all week. So, it must have been kismet when I came across this blog post about Young and his recent musical contributions to the anti-war … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Artist, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Human rights, Iraq war, Music, Myths, Neil Young, Peace, Political
11 Comments
A new day
A charismatic leader who had the audacity to hope for a new day for his country and who wasn’t afraid to fight for hope and change for the people he represented and loved dearly has been in the news a … Continue reading
Posted in Myths
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Culture, Economic, Education, Hugo Chávez, Human rights, Peace, Political, Social Justice, Venezuela, Writing
35 Comments
It must be a struggle
Man, I was just thinking to myself, “I wonder when the next war will start? It’s been at least a couple of months since the last one.” Sure enough, France has launched airstrikes in Mali to combat the ever elusive, omniscient … Continue reading
Posted in Myths
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Civil rights, Commentary, Critical thinking, Education, Environment, Human rights, Humor, Idle No More, oppression, Peace, Social Justice, social movement, Writing
20 Comments
The orphanage at the end of the universe…
My name is Jeffrey Nguyen and I was born in Vietnam in 1973 and FedExed to America in 1975. My Vietnamese name was Vu Tien Nguyen, which basically indicated to the baggage handlers (volunteer nurses, aid workers and army staff) … Continue reading
Posted in Vietnamese American
Tagged Adoption, Advocacy, Civil rights, Culture, Education, Human rights, Identity, Mental health, Myths, Peace, Social Justice, Writing
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War without end
As the Christianest nation on the planet heads into the capstone of its yearly religious observances, Easter Sunday, I was wondering to myself, “Self, I wonder if the American military machine gets to take the holiest day of the Christian … Continue reading →