October 2011
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Check Out Some Other Peace Tone Artists →
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Check out Wanito's Facebook page! →
peacetonesorg:
Wanito is a superbly talented musician from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who won a contest we ran in Haiti last summer with his original music. Wanito’s music is a unique blend of acoustic guitar, reggae, and hip-hop and has an incredible ability to capture both the complex troubles and the simple pleasures of Haitian life.
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“It is not our desire to participate in violence, but it is even less our desire...”
– Letter of Solidarity to OWS from Tahrir (via cultureofresistance)
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Oakland PD's non-emergency number to report crimes...
Operator: Oakland Police Department.
Me: Hi, I'm calling to report a crime.
Operator: Yes, what is going on?
Me: Oakland police are tear-gassing and firing treated rubber bullets at protestors.
Operator: Okay. Where are you calling from?
Me: Los Angeles.
Operator: Would you like to make a formal complaint and have a supervisor get back to you?
Me: Yes, actually, that would be great.
[contact information]
Operator: Okay, and this is about Oakland Police tear-gassing and using rubber bullets on protestors.
Me: Yes, police brutality.
Operator: All right, a supervisor will get back to you when they become available.
Me: Thank you. The whole world is watching.
Operator: I understand.
Me: Good night.
Operator: Good night.
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Controversial California Bill VETOED →
“Justice cannot be solely understood as equality; it must also include fairness....”
– John Rawls (1958)
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Libya's Future
What are your thoughts as to how the nation will change? Will it change for the better/worse?
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Yekoz Knick Knacks: Oil Revenue Sharing: Lessons... →
yekoz:
A parliamentary debate of tsunamic proportions about transparency and corruption in Uganda’s oil industry took place in the past week. In comparison, it is only comparable to the 1960s debate on the Obote/Amin Congo gold scandal. At present, parliamentarians are trying to ensure that some…
Some Ugandans Wary of US Decision to Fight LRA →
fyeahafrica:
Ugandan officials say the U.S. decision to send military advisers to the region is welcome assistance in the fight against the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army.
But some Ugandans are wary of the timing of the decision and American intentions. One hundred American military personnel, mostly special forces, will soon be helping the Ugandan military track down Joseph Kony, leader of...
Stuff We Don't Want
thebrightcontinent:
At a hospital in Malawi, I met a woman wearing a “Harvard Volleyball” tee shirt. I don’t think she was on the varsity squad in Cambridge. More likely, her shirt was a “gift in kind”: a used and sometimes useless item (think caps and tee-shirts honoring also-rans in the NBA playoffs), which are sent from advanced economies to the closets of teens and toddlers in frontier and...
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Radicals at Occupy Atlanta issue three demands →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
Atlanta, GA— A group of radicals participating in Occupy Atlanta put forth three demands on the City of Atlanta in an effort to bring local concerns to a national movement.
They are demanding:
The immediate and unconditional rescinding of the recent MARTA fare hikes.
The immediate and unconditional end to the Atlanta Police Department’s stop and frisk policies,...
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“…the unanimous decision by Senate Republicans on Tuesday to filibuster and thus...”
– No Jobs Bill, No Idea (via anonypoop)
