December 2010
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Dec 31st
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“capitalism who begat racism who begat exploitation who begat machismo who...”
– Miguel Piñero, “The Book of Genesis According to St. Miguelito” (via lalilster)
Dec 31st
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“capitalism who begat racism who begat exploitation who begat machismo who...”
– Miguel Piñero, “The Book of Genesis According to St. Miguelito” (via lalilster)
Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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It’s not a year since the earthquake rocked Haiti and destroyed homes and cities, leaving people in desperate situations. And now as elections are approaching, Haitians face a cholera outbreak on top of everything. Nicolas Rossier, an award winning independent filmmaker and reporter whose latest films include American Radical and Aristide and the Endless Revolution, spoke to exiled former...
Dec 30th
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It’s not a year since the earthquake rocked Haiti and destroyed homes and cities, leaving people in desperate situations. And now as elections are approaching, Haitians face a cholera outbreak on top of everything. Nicolas Rossier, an award winning independent filmmaker and reporter whose latest films include American Radical and Aristide and the Endless Revolution, spoke to exiled former...
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 28th
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Today in Palestinian History, December 27
goingbacktopali: December 27, 2008: Without warning, Israel launches an aggressive and inhuman attack on Gaza in an operation titled “Operation Cast Lead”, a.k.a. The Gaza War. Israel stated the aim of the operation was to stop rocket fire form Hamas. Over the course of the 22 day assault (which ended on 18 January 2009), over 1,400 Palestinians had been killed - the vast majority were...
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa The foundation of Kwanzaa are the Seven Principles, or Nguzo Saba. When Dr. Karenga created the celebration of Kwanzaa he wanted to reflect the best qualities and characteristics of the “first fruit” or harvest festivals that were celebrated throughout Africa. It was these qualities that established the Nguzo Saba, or Seven Principles of Kwanzaa....
Dec 26th
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The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa The foundation of Kwanzaa are the Seven Principles, or Nguzo Saba. When Dr. Karenga created the celebration of Kwanzaa he wanted to reflect the best qualities and characteristics of the “first fruit” or harvest festivals that were celebrated throughout Africa. It was these qualities that established the Nguzo Saba, or Seven Principles of Kwanzaa....
Dec 26th
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Some Iraqi Christians fled north after October’s church massacre in Baghdad. Like Iraq’s other ancient but vulnerable communities, they fear extremists seek to drive them from the country altogether.
Dec 25th
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Some Iraqi Christians fled north after October’s church massacre in Baghdad. Like Iraq’s other ancient but vulnerable communities, they fear extremists seek to drive them from the country altogether.
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Jivamukti | Liberation while Living
It is taken from the Sanskrit term “Jivanmuktih” which is used to describe the state of enlightenment or God realization. Jiva means “individual soul” and mukti means “liberation.”
Dec 20th
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Haitians struggle for citizenship in the Dominican Republic
Dec 19th
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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International Migrants Day
                    Timorese internally displaced persons being relocated from Jardim Bordia to the district of Ermera with transportation from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), which provided the vehicle seen here.
Dec 18th
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“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. it is our duty to win. We must love...”
– Assata Shakur
Dec 18th
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“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love...”
– Assata Shakur
Dec 18th
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International Migrants Day
                    Timorese internally displaced persons being relocated from Jardim Bordia to the district of Ermera with transportation from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), which provided the vehicle seen here.
Dec 18th
Dec 18th
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“We just turned in the script and we’re going to find some money to make this...”
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Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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US Sues BP Over Oil Spill
The United States government has filed a lawuit against the oil company BP and eight other companies over a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year. The complaint filed by the justice department in New Orleans on Wednesday accuses the companies of violating safety and operating regulations in the period before the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, which caused...
Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like...”
–  Nelson Mandela (via ne-plus-ultra)
Dec 13th
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Haitian Boys Being Brilliant
The electoral debacle appears to have one other beneficiary besides whoever wins the presidency. It is the boys who, for once in this super-dense city with almost no recreational spaces, have had endless open streets on which to play soccer. Block after block is full of fleet-footed kids moving between the broken cinder blocks which serve as goals. On an outing to check out the state of the...
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Call Your Senator at Call 866-967-6018! Let's Pass...
ESPECIALLY if you’re from Alaska, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Utah, Florida, Ohio, Maine, Missouri, Virginia, Arkansas, Montana, or North Carolina, please call!  We can do this! Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (The “DREAM Act”) is a piece of proposed federal legislation in the United States that will provide certain undocumented students who graduate from US...
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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