the intent of this blog is to inspire the practice of holistic activism--recognizing the interconnectedness of all forms of oppression and using that awareness to help upset the set up.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
'NOISE' MOVIE TRAILER
do you have any idea how incensed i get from all the noise i/we have to deal with in this loud-ass culture?! in the "comfort" of my own home i'm subjected to delivery trucks idling outside of my apartment, igno-rap spewing out of car speakers or leaf blowers--all of that shit is noise pollution that has been normalized because we've been desensitized!! please get inspired by this film!!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Harry Belafonte Calls Out Jay-Z and Beyonce for Selfishness | Kulture Kritic | Kulture Kritic
Harry Belafonte Calls Out Jay-Z and Beyonce for Selfishness | Kulture Kritic | Kulture Kritic
"The rule is simple: If you’re rich, we love you. It doesn’t matter if you’re a former crack dealer (Jay-Z), brag about murdering women and children (Lil Wayne) or sleep with middle school kids on the weekends (R. Kelly). Money is used to wash away all sins, and people are quicker to disrespect an icon like Harry Belafonte than they are to challenge celebrities to do more than tweet pictures of their newborn baby."
"The rule is simple: If you’re rich, we love you. It doesn’t matter if you’re a former crack dealer (Jay-Z), brag about murdering women and children (Lil Wayne) or sleep with middle school kids on the weekends (R. Kelly). Money is used to wash away all sins, and people are quicker to disrespect an icon like Harry Belafonte than they are to challenge celebrities to do more than tweet pictures of their newborn baby."
The Olympics and Social Cleansing
The Olympics and Social Cleansing
"But the real gains for the rich can be witnessed in the long-term implications, once the crowds have gone home. Contrary to popular belief, the devastation inflicted on the poorest and historically marginalised communities is not simply an adverse side-effect, but goes to the very essence of why cities battle to host the Games."
"But the real gains for the rich can be witnessed in the long-term implications, once the crowds have gone home. Contrary to popular belief, the devastation inflicted on the poorest and historically marginalised communities is not simply an adverse side-effect, but goes to the very essence of why cities battle to host the Games."
Sunday, August 26, 2012
From Sweatshop to Hip-Hop - COLORLINES
From Sweatshop to Hip-Hop - COLORLINES
"The formula seemed unbeatable: white models + brown workers = mega-profits." i don't know about you, but i'm interested in some sweatshop-free hip hop!! some true liberation music!! what the hell is a self-proclaimed revolutionary emcee doing wearing this shit along w/the essential part of their uniform, nikes!!
"The formula seemed unbeatable: white models + brown workers = mega-profits." i don't know about you, but i'm interested in some sweatshop-free hip hop!! some true liberation music!! what the hell is a self-proclaimed revolutionary emcee doing wearing this shit along w/the essential part of their uniform, nikes!!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
spychips.com - Say "NO" to Chipping Students!
spychips.com - Press Releases, contact info
Say "NO" to Chipping Students!
Over 4.000 students targeted as guinea pigs for a RFID tracking system
Say "NO" to Chipping Students!
Over 4.000 students targeted as guinea pigs for a RFID tracking system
Friday, August 24, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad (Official Video)
this brother is brilliant!! you must connect w/this Lupe Fiasco song/video/MESSAGE if you haven't already and please share this w/the youth (who don't already know) and the misguided/manipulated adults that support/consume/perpetuate this toxic ish spewed through the mainstream! you know what?! share this w/everyone so they can insure that this SOLID message reaches everyone.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Hip-hop Kichwa: Sounds of indigenous modernity - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
Hip-hop Kichwa: Sounds of indigenous modernity - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
"You know hip-hop has become a universal language when indigenous peoples from the Andes use art forms developed by African-Americans in the south Bronx to contest power structures in Paris. It's not only that indigenous hip-hop represents the cosmopolitan, pop face of ancestral cultures. It is that hip-hop has become a tool to sing other worlds into existence, contributing alternative imaginaries in the pursuit for more, better democracies."
"You know hip-hop has become a universal language when indigenous peoples from the Andes use art forms developed by African-Americans in the south Bronx to contest power structures in Paris. It's not only that indigenous hip-hop represents the cosmopolitan, pop face of ancestral cultures. It is that hip-hop has become a tool to sing other worlds into existence, contributing alternative imaginaries in the pursuit for more, better democracies."
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle | Mother Jones
Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle | Mother Jones
"Nowhere in Fiji Water's glossy marketing materials will you find reference to the typhoid outbreaks that plague Fijians because of the island's faulty water supplies; the corporate entities that Fiji Water has—despite the owners' talk of financial transparency—set up in tax havens like the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg; or the fact that its signature bottle is made from Chinese plastic in a diesel-fueled plant and hauled thousands of miles to its ecoconscious consumers. And, of course, you won't find mention of the military junta for which Fiji Water is a major source of global recognition and legitimacy."
"Nowhere in Fiji Water's glossy marketing materials will you find reference to the typhoid outbreaks that plague Fijians because of the island's faulty water supplies; the corporate entities that Fiji Water has—despite the owners' talk of financial transparency—set up in tax havens like the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg; or the fact that its signature bottle is made from Chinese plastic in a diesel-fueled plant and hauled thousands of miles to its ecoconscious consumers. And, of course, you won't find mention of the military junta for which Fiji Water is a major source of global recognition and legitimacy."
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Why Are Rappers Threatening to "Bleed Out" Writer Dream Hampton For Revealing Nas Doesn't Write His Own Rhymes? | Kulture Kritic | Kulture Kritic
Why Are Rappers Threatening to "Bleed Out" Writer Dream Hampton For Revealing Nas Doesn't Write His Own Rhymes? | Kulture Kritic | Kulture Kritic
"Really, Hampton only revealed what most of us already knew: Nas fell off years ago. He doesn’t have anymore Illmatic left in him." word!! otherwise, challenge misogyny in hip hop, challenge misogyny in society in general!!
"Really, Hampton only revealed what most of us already knew: Nas fell off years ago. He doesn’t have anymore Illmatic left in him." word!! otherwise, challenge misogyny in hip hop, challenge misogyny in society in general!!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Plastics In Us
good thing my plant-based diet is devoid of consuming plastic as demonstrated in this informative short video. however, we should all go on a plastic-free diet w/regards to buying products (food or otherwise) wrapped in plastic.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Olympic legacy questioned by inner city London
"The legacy of the Olympics is nothing but further repression, poverty, social exclusion and social division."
Nathan Akehurst
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Greydon Square Presentation - Part 2
continued...(you know how youtube works, look up the following parts)
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Bobcat Goldthwait: Glad Kinison's dead
Bobcat Goldthwait is fucking cool!! God Bless America is fucking cool!! and i too am glad kinison's dead--one less toxic asshole in existence.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
The Savages' Olympics: It's a shameful stain on history - pygmies, cannibals and tribesmen forced to compete at 1904 Games in order to prove white supremacy | Mail Online
The Savages' Olympics: It's a shameful stain on history - pygmies, cannibals and tribesmen forced to compete at 1904 Games in order to prove white supremacy | Mail Online
fuck the olympics now and forever!! and fuck you if you think athletic elitism is a good enough reason for gentrification, corporations ruling the world, and all of the hypocrisies associated w/the olympics.
fuck the olympics now and forever!! and fuck you if you think athletic elitism is a good enough reason for gentrification, corporations ruling the world, and all of the hypocrisies associated w/the olympics.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women And Hip-hop
interesting, though i loathe b.e.t. know if this film is any good? i'm now half-way through this plastic/water-downed documentary and they f'd the time-line up regarding lil' kim and foxy vs. l. boogie--went from mc lyte and latifah to the "sex symbols." what?! what about Bahamadia or LIN QUE AKA ISIS (X CLAN) or heather b.? this shit is most definitely a Black Exploitation Television product!!
Friday, August 3, 2012
Playing Games with our future | hotels for the olympics
Playing Games with our future | hotels for the olympics
"The legacy of the Olympics is nothing but further repression, poverty, social exclusion and social division." Nathan Akehurst
"The legacy of the Olympics is nothing but further repression, poverty, social exclusion and social division." Nathan Akehurst
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Who is Black? by Rosa Clemente « 1ne Drop
Who is Black? by Rosa Clemente « 1ne Drop
"I am so tired of having to prove to others that I am Black, that my peoples are from the Motherland, that Puerto Rico, along with Cuba, Panama and the Dominican Republic, are part of the African Diaspora. Did we forget that the slave ships dropped off our people all over the world, hence the word Diaspora?"