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March 14th, 2006
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Images from Brazil: “Don't Shoot”
“Don't Shoot” by Tatiana Cardeal
Brazilian photographer and social activist, Tatiana Cardeal has posted a set of photographs related to the youth outreach program, Afroreggae. In this picture, Cardeal explains:
Here is Afroreggae group playing at the meeting, inside the headquarters of the military police of Rio de Janeiro, where they did a collective show, trying to approach the military policemen from the favela's people. A very very difficult challenge for both sides.
The Afroreggae website explains the group's objectives. (Scroll down for English translation)
Since the beginning and until the present day the objective that defined our institutional mission was clear: To offer a cultural and artistic formation for the youth living in the favelas (shantytowns/ slums) as a means for them to create their own citizenship and have access to alternatives to narco-trafficking and menial jobs, and to furthermore transform themselves and empower other youths along the way.
Finally, more information can be found about the musical group and social movement at The Independent.
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: Children are Not Immune
Happy Women's Day to every Palestinian woman who has lost a father, brother, son or a husband. To all Palestinian women who are still languishing inside the Israeli prisons waiting for justice.
Palestinian women commemorate women's day to highlight their struggle and show perseverance in fighting the Israeli occupation on one hand and the discrimination they face by Palestinian political and social authorities on the other.
Daoud Kuttab says this year celebrations had a different taste after Hamas won the elections:
The victory of ….. has reinvigorated Palestinian civil society in general and the women's movement in particular. This year's pro-women march in Ramallah, which ended with a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas, was well attended, by nearly a thousand women, interestingly many of them with headscarves.
See pictures on the soul unfolds itself.
“Amdist the decay, there is always beauty lurking not far behind.”
Photo Credit: Raising Yousuf
News of the blogosphere
Little Yousuf (Laila el-Haddad of Raising Yousuf's son) has just turned two last week on the 5 March 2006. Watch him help making his birthday cake before he finally eats it.
Yesterday in Gaza and according to Laila of Raising Yousuf, dozens of taxi drivers protested to the hike in fuel prices. They have announced a strike, burned tires, blocked roads and refused to transport people to jobs and schools.
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Bloggers & Nuclear Case
Report on Iranian nuclear programme sent to United Nations Security Council by IAEA. Bloggers have a lot to share about this very important event.
Abtahi, former Vice President, (Persian) says peaceful nuclear energy is useful for country and it can empower Iran. But we should not destroy country for it. Some will consider my opinion a sign of fear. I prefer it to see my country gets destroyed. He says he prays that God protects Iran & Iranians from this dangerous situation.
Khanoumhana (Persian) says she neither likes Iranian state and its policies nor US which tries to impose us its rules. She adds we can not have any confidence in Iranian government on one side but on other side it is difficult to accept that a foreign country imposes its rule on Iran.
Alpar, a popular blog, writes nuclear problem is Iranian state’s problem and it must solve that. Iranian nation has never been asked to give her voice or opinion about nuclear energy. Iranian state has created this problem and Iranian nation should not be suffered because of that. Blogger prays God gives a little bit intelligence to Iranian rulers.
Behnoud writes about so called nuclear referendum. Blogger says :
“The Iranian media called the massive march of February 11th (the day of the victory of Iran 1979 revolution in 1979 that overthrew the monarchy and established an Islamic Republic) the “nuclear referendum” and a “national referendum”. The purpose behind these names appears to be aimed at strengthening the hand of the government in its talks with the international community over the country’s nuclear programs. But this approach raises the question of who is the target of this publicity, which in turn brings up other questions as well.”
If the target audience of this propaganda are foreign governments – specifically that of the United States and the Europeans – who are challenging Iran’s nuclear programs, then it must be said that both the governments and world public are well aware of such tactics practiced in the East.”
Links for Tue, 2006-03
“Tajik Boy” writes that he hopes that Tajik educators currently in the US learning about the delivery of economics education pick up valuable skills to bring back to Tajikistan.
Nessuna writes about the trials, tribulations, and joys of waitressing in Armenia.
Noting that more and more women are starting to smoke, Indonesia Anonymus suggests some alternative warning labels that could scare off as many women as men.
Ktemoc Konsiders discusses Malaysia's race-based politics. “Opportunistic, avaricious and deliberately divisive politics has screwed up our opportunity of a Bangsa Malaysia. Some of us go around saying proudly “I am Malaysian”, yet the truth is that does ring somewhat hollow in our own ears!”
Another Hundred Years Hence takes the long view of the evolution of Philippine politics. Despite the upheavals, the long-term trend is positive: “the comfort is that chaos on the surface is generated by the friction in the deeper layers.”
After reading a local business paper refer to Singapore as the “heart of Asia,” Mr. Wang cautions against the use of such self-congratulatory terminology: “The best place to start climbing towards success is right where you are - not where you imagine yourself to be.”
Paul at thai-blogs.com worries about the state of Buddhism in Thailand: “it seems that for many people Buddhism is about merit making. About giving money to monks and about trying to improve your own social status. Sorry but to me this is not Buddhism.”
Latino Movement USA Director Juan Jose Gutierrez recently gave a talk in Los Angeles, California about his experience at Bolivian President Evo Morales' inauguration. In this podcast you can hear what Gutierrez has to say about Morales and the future of Bolivia.
Jon of PostHegemony introduces his readers to Chilean black and white photographer, Paz Errázuriz. He notes that most of her subject matter involve those who have been marginalized by society.
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