Inspiration in a single imageAngela Davis and Toni Morrison. Phenomenal women.
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December 10, 2011
December 10, 2011
بلا اتجاه أو هوية: Companies pull ads from Muslim reality TV show
“The Florida Family Association, a Tampa Bay group, has led a campaign urging companies to pull ads on “All-American Muslim.” The FFA contends that 65 of 67 companies it has targeted have pulled their ads, including
Bank of America,
the Campbell Soup Co.,
Dell,
Estee Lauder,
General Motors,
Goodyear,
Green Mountain Coffee,
McDonalds,
Sears, and
Wal-Mart.”
Read the rest of the Washington Post article here. —- Of course we cannot forget Lowe’s
As one of my friends says: “Welcome to the land of the free and the home of the new slave.” I guess I will know where and what I won’t be buying from…
FYI: I don’t watch the show. I have my own issues with it.Isn’t Green Mountain Coffee a fair trade organization? Yeah…“We care about equality…except for, ya know…equality that doesn’t make us money. Fuck that equality! Yeah!”boycott and shame the racist, xenophobe christian fascists
wow… what a blatant exercise of privilege
everyone wonders why television is so shitty and full of terrible represenations of everyone? because when things actually get greenlit that focus on challenging hegemonic norms - the hegemony gets mad and makes sure to pull the plug in any way possible
and people fucking comply! - must be great to have money, connections and influence y’all!
#theworldisaterribleplace
(via stfuconservatives)
November 18, 2011
"I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their sticks, pushing back. And she was crying. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he throws her to the ground and starts hitting her in the head,” says Smith. “I walk over, and I say, ‘Look, cuff her if she’s done something, but you don’t need to do that.’ And he said, ‘Lady, do you want to get arrested?’ And I said, ‘Do you see my hat? I’m here as a legal observer.’ He said, ‘You want to get arrested?’ And he pushed me up against the wall."
— Retired New York Supreme Court Judge Karen Smith, working as a legal observer after the raids on Zucotti Park this Tuesday, via Paramilitary Policing of Occupy Wall Street: Excessive Use of Force amidst the New Military Urbanism (via seriouslyamerica)
(via stfuconservatives)
November 14, 2011
Earth: Time Lapse View from Space
If you haven’t seen it yet, this goes at the top of the list of time-lapse video wonderment shot from space.
Astronaut Ron Garan chronicled his stay in space more beautifully than any before him, and this collection of images taken with a low-light camera shows so much splendor of Earth that it’s hard to know where to start.
You’ll see cities, the extent of urban human impact, lightning storms, the beautiful magnetic light show of the auroras … and lots of places that are just plain, dark, beautiful Earth.
Enjoy this full screen and with a sense of awe.
(by Michael König)
Wow, this amazing….and incredibly beautiful.
(via jtotheizzoe)
November 13, 2011
Egyptian Mummy Portrait: Head of a Woman 130 - 160 AD Painting
Long before realistic portrait painting developed in Europe in the Renaissance, Roman-Egyptian artists did striking likenesses in wax on limewood.
Dating from the later period of Roman rule in Egypt, shortly before the birth of Christ, the painted mummy portraits are among the most remarkable products of the ancient world, a fusion of the traditions of pharonic Egypt and the Classical world.
They are historical and cultural objects of outstanding importance and beauty, superb works of art that represent some of the earliest known examples of life-like portraiture.
Though the subjects of the portraits believed in the traditional Egyptian cults, which offered them a firm prospect of life after death, they also wished to be commemorated in the Roman manner, with their fashion of dress and adornment signaling their status in life.
Despite their ancient history, these portraits speak to the modern eye with a beauty and intensity that would be lost to portraiture until the Renaissance.
(via dynamicafrica)
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October 13, 2011
TW: Domestic Abuse
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence is all about power and control. Not about something wrong with you or something you did wrong.
You may be in an emotionally abusive relationship if your partner:
- Calls you names, insults you or continually criticizes you.
- Does not trust you and acts jealous or possessive.
- Tries to isolate you from family or friends.
- Monitors where you go, who you call and who you spend time with.
- Does not want you to work.
- Controls finances or refuses to share money.
- Punishes you by withholding affection.
- Expects you to ask permission.
- Threatens to hurt you, the children, your family or your pets.
- Humiliates you in any way.
You may be in a physically abusive relationship if your partner has ever:
- Damaged property when angry (thrown objects, punched walls, kicked doors, etc.).
- Pushed, slapped, bitten, kicked or choked you.
- Abandoned you in a dangerous or unfamiliar place.
- Scared you by driving recklessly.
- Used a weapon to threaten or hurt you.
- Forced you to leave your home.
- Trapped you in your home or kept you from leaving.
- Prevented you from calling police or seeking medical attention.
- Hurt your children.
- Used physical force in sexual situations.
You may be in a sexually abusive relationship if your partner:
- Views women as objects and believes in rigid gender roles.
- Accuses you of cheating or is often jealous of your outside relationships.
- Wants you to dress in a sexual way.
- Insults you in sexual ways or calls you sexual names.
- Has ever forced or manipulated you into to having sex or performing sexual acts.
- Held you down during sex.
- Demanded sex when you were sick, tired or after beating you.
- Hurt you with weapons or objects during sex.
- Involved other people in sexual activities with you.
- Ignored your feelings regarding sex.
Women don’t have to live in fear:
- In the U.S., call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE).
- UK: call Women’s Aid at 0808 2000 247.
- Canada: National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-363-9010.
- Australia: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1800 200 526.
- Or visit International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies for a worldwide list of helplines, shelters, and crisis centers.
Male victims of abuse can call:
- In the US, The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men & Women specializes in supporting male victims of abuse and offers a 24-hour helpline: 1-888-7HELPLINE (1-888-743-5754).
- UK: ManKind Initiative offers a national helpline at 01823 334244.
- Australia: One in Three Campaign offers help and resources for male victims.
Domestic Violence; It’s EVERYBODY’S Business.
Call your local shelter and ask how you can support their efforts this month.
(via contradictme)
October 13, 2011
This Saturday, Oct. 15, marks the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense—better known as the Black Panthers.
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