April 2012
3 posts
Everything's better when it's parodied! →
I did not think Gyote’s “Somebody that I used to know” could get anymore amazing…
That is until Samberg and Killam digital shorted the heck out of it. Oh My.
March 2012
7 posts
White Privelege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack →
I am thinking that we need to lobby to have Peggy Mcintosh’s self revelation about her privilege as a white woman read into the ear of every new white baby that is born. What do you say? cut the umbilical chord and then a short recitation? I’m thinking it would be truly beneficial… and for those who engage more with social commentary through the use of imagery, here’s one...
A little advice to myself...
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding… And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy” - Kahlil Gibran “The Prophet”
"Turn up the..." reality check
I was driving home from work the other day and I heard this song come on the radio. Not knowing who it was entirely but having a vague idea that Chris Brown was in it I waited to hear who the featured artist was. The DJ announced that the song was the bi-product of a Chris Brown and Rihanna collaboration. For a minute I was shocked, and then I realized that despite Rihanna being financially...
February 2012
10 posts
Jason KKKenny strikes again... →
Once again…making it harder for immigrants/refugees with legitimate safety concerns to seek protection. Must be nice to sit comfortably in an amnesiac state that refuses to perceive that one is a product of the first wave of immigration terrorism, that sought a new life for themselves, away from the substandard living conditions in Fort Europa.
December 2011
10 posts
“I don’t believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is vertical, so...”
– Eduardo Galeano (via koolaidandguidance) disclaimer: Solidarity without appropriation
Our Deepest Fear - A Poem by Marianne Williamson
A very good friend of mine, Randi-Mae gifted me this poem before taking maternity leave. It has definitely gotten me through some tough external institutional belittlement and internalized degradation. I hope it does the same for others…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most...
November 2011
8 posts
The Intervention - Witness - Al Jazeera English →
I had heard about the Northern Territory National Response legislation that was put in place by the Australian federal government back in ‘07. However; Al Jazeera’s documentary has definitely provided more inside on how the “Little Children are Sacred” report was taken out of context and manipulated in order to spur the creation and mandatory implementation of the...
Malcom and Islam: On My Thoughts
“At one or another college or university, usually in the informal gatherings after I had spoken, perhaps a dozen generally white-complexioned people would come up to me, identifying themselves as Arabian, Middle Eastern or North African Muslims who happened to be visiting, studying, or living in the United States. They had said to me...
