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Tag Archives: Social Justice
Like a wagon wheel
I was driving to work this morning and I heard this song on the radio, now I can’t seem to get it out of my head. I thought this would be a welcome change of pace to all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Activism, Artists, Bluegrass, Bob Dylan, Civil rights, Culture, Freedom, Human rights, Musicians, Old Crow Medicine Show, Peace, Social Justice
2 Comments
A captive audience
As I considered the focus of this discourse on education, I found myself discarding more ideas than I retained. Should I write about how Lewis F. Powell, Jr., a Supreme Court Justice and former tobacco lobbyist, wrote a confidential memorandum in 1971 … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Education reform, Frederick Douglass, Human rights, Language, Liberation, Paulo Freire, Slavery, Social Justice, Teachers, Teaching, Writing
35 Comments
Trompette du monde
A fellow blogger asked me this week how do I keep from being overcome by anger and frustration over the injustices taking place in our world? One of the ways I deal with my sense of impotence is to listen … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Activism, Artist, Christian Scott, Civil rights, Human rights, Hurricane Katrina, Jazz, New Orleans, Resilience, Social Justice, Trumpet
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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The blessed doctrine of asymmetrical self-defense
Israel has once again acted in divine “self-defense” after it launched airstrikes against Syria yesterday leaving repercussions that residents of Demascus reported as feeling like “an earthquake” and “unprecedented”. Now, I’m no Wolf Blitzer but I’m pretty sure if I was … Continue reading →