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2008-05-23T04:29:28Z

Kenya - Belgium New November 2007 Travel Pictures side by side

Hi,

This Kenya-Belgium website displays several pages each one containing two comparative (similar, contrastive, ...) photos. Let your thoughts flow freely and enjoy:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/the_mighty_us_and_mighty_dollars.html
Click the "-->"-button on the page opened for the following new pictures.

Best regards, BoBi

Annex: overview of the new photos:

the Kenyan Matatu Mighty US and a Keytrade advertising panel with Mighty Dollars:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/the_mighty_us_and_mighty_dollars.html
the Kenya Commercial Bank and the Keytrade Bank:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/a_kenyan_bank_on_the_internet_and_a_bank_on_the_belgian_internet.html
a Kenyan Forest and a Belgian Woodland:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/a_kenyan_forest_and_a_belgian_woodland.html
a Kenyan Bird and a Belgian Gull:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/a_kenyan_bird_and_a_gull_in_belgium.html
a Crowd of Kenyan matatus and a Crowd of Belgian cars:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/a_crowd_of_kenyan_matatus_and_a_crowd_of_belgian_cars.html
the Kenyan Harbour of Mombasa and the Belgian Harbour of Zeebrugge:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/the_kenyan_harbour_of_mombasa_and_the_belgian_harbour_of_zeebrugge.html
a Kenyan boat and a Belgian Patrol boat:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/a_kenyan_boat_and_a_belgian_patrol_boat.html
the Kenyan National Vegetable Sukuma wiki and the Belgian National Vegetable Chicory:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/the_kenyan_national_vegetable_sukuma_wiki_and_the_belgian_national_vegetable_chicory.html

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FREE Dance and music

2008-01-17T06:25:24Z

Aloha Kakou,

Ever been curious about Balinese dancing? Djembe drumming? Middle Eastern dance?
Do you have friends who are interested in learning how to hula and ori?

We are about to launch a new session of introductory classes in music and dance!

To celebrate, we are having an evening of FREE performance and instruction on Friday, February 1st at the Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance:

Intro to Hula for Men and Women
6:00 - 6:30
Instructor: Kumu Mahealani

Rhythms of the Caribbean
6:30 - 7:00
Instructor: Hugh Humphrey

Balinese Dance
7:00 - 7:30
Instructor: Kompiang Metri

Middle Eastern Dance
7:30 - 8:00
Instructor: Miriam Peretz

Intro to Tahitian Ori
8:00 - 8:30
Instructor: Kumu Mahealani

Each half hour session includes a short demonstration and lesson.

Light refreshments will be served.

The new session of classes will start on Sunday, February 3rd.
A complete and up - to - date schedule of classes is now on view at our website:
http://www.mahea.com

For more information call: 510-845-2605
Our location is 729 Heinz Avenue in Berkeley, California

Tell a friend!

Mahalo!
Kumu Mahealani

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Bay Area Concert of World Music and Dance!

2007-11-01T22:11:08Z

Where is your mountain?
What is your River?
How did you come here?

These are the questions at the heart of "A Walk by the Sea", the concert and the CD by Mahealani Uchiyama. We will offer a special concert version of "A Walk by the Sea" at Oakland’s Regents' Theater on the campus of Holy Names University.

Dance, music, story telling, ceremony and celebration featuring multi-cultural performances from the Pacific Islands, Native America, Africa and India.

The concert also coincides with Mahea's 50th birthday celebration!

A "Walk by the Sea" was last performed on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 to a standing ovation at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts.

This will be the final performance of "A Walk by the Sea".
Don't miss this special event!

Saturday, December 8th
8:00PM
Regents' Theatre at Holy Names University. 35oo Mountain Blvd in Oakland.

Tickets: $30 and $35 reserved. $55 Reception and VIP seating.
Tickets are now available!

Contact the studio: 510-845-2605 or CBON 925-798-1300.

http://www.mahea.com

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New CD of World Music calls for community

2007-09-27T05:31:26Z

Where is your mountain? What is your river? How did you come here? These are the questions at the heart of A Walk by the Sea (Dancetera label) the long-awaited fourth CD by Mahealani Uchiyama. The Bay Area artist is known for her ethereal and lyrical performances which meld music and dance. Mahealani is an artist of African and Native American ancestry, and her new CD is a collection which speaks of Mahealani's search for the spiritual and cultural traditions of her ancestors.

A Walk by the Sea is a ceremony of thanksgiving, a celebration of community, and of finding home. The collection contains a message of healing and peace which transcends the obstacle of language difference.

Mahealani is a dancer, musician, composer, and kumuhula (instructor of hula and ori). She has performed in such venues as San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, Te Papa Tongarewa (the National Museum of New Zealand, Aotearoa), and the Grand Heiva in Tahiti, French Polynesia. She has won numerous awards for excellence in traditional Hawaiian and Tahitian dance and music.

She writes, “Is the place where we were born the place were we belong? Is home a physical location, or is it the summation of our experiences? Is who we are what we look like, or is it what is inside of us? The search is the same for all of us. The experiences and the results vary from person to person.

Special guests include Hugh Humphrey, one of the Caribbean's most dynamic percussionists, Ashley Moore, a composer, performer, producer and recording engineer whose award-winning work can be heard on radio, television, theater and film, and Aaron Sencil a drummer, choreographer, costume designer, song writer, and artistic director for the award-winning dance company Hui Tama Nui.

In A Walk by the Sea, Mahealani sings in several languages and calls upon all of us to overlook the superficial differences which divide us, and instead, to celebrate our common humanity.

It is available on CD Baby, eBay, and mahea.com. It will soon appear on iTunes and Amazon.com

One can hear samples of the music at www.mahea.com on the catalog pag

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Leave Africa's Children Alone!!

2007-07-07T15:21:09Z

There are a few mails/bulletins making its rounds and I felt I'd like to add my voice to this.

We (as Africans) need to put a stop to this current trend of foreigners adopting African children like its fashion. I really do not care who they are or how rich they are. Our kids should not be allowed to be used as fashion statements. Did getting a little fluffy doggy run out of fashion in the US?

I would really like to question ones motives if they fly halfway accross the world to adopt a child...when on their own doorstep there are orphans & street kids! I ask you...Does America & the UK not have orphans...children in need?? Yes, I admit there is a much higher level of poverty that exists in Africa...but how different is the definition of an orphan in a 1st world country to that of a 3rd world country? Angelina Jolie & Madonna should be ashamed for putting their own 2nd! For pretending that poverty and motherless children do not exist in the countries they are from.

Instead of really reaching out to people and coming to build mud houses in Africa (like U2's Bono & his wife did in Kenya for a year), they instead come to steal a child away from its family & people. Instead of donating the millions they will spend raising that child into another famous brat, they could have fed hundreds of poor other African children.

For those of you who do not really understand what my point is, let me explain...

In Africa our person is shaped mostly by the culture we are born into and it is importent to us as Africans. I feel that is being ignored & disrespected for the sake of money and fame.
Maybe one day they will learn that community and family is above fame and wealth; and that in Africa an orphan may be without parents, but it is never without family. In Africa a community helps to raise a child.

Bring back our children!!

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COME HOME

2007-06-21T05:39:35Z

Officially beginning on July 1st and ending the 7th in the forests of Fallsville, AR the National Rainbow Gathering Of Living Light will commence. Folks usually go early and stay late to help cleanup.
I have attended this event twice and it has completely shifted my perspective of what is possible in America.
The event nationally takes place once a year in a different location deep in the woods, always on a mountain next to a valley. It is titled a leave no trace event(all signs of attendance and stresses on the earth from our presence are corrected) and no money is exchanged for entrance or participation at any point. The attendance is at a minimum of 25,000 every year and this event has progressed since the cultural shifts of the late 60's/early 70's.
informational links/movies can be found at the bottom.
On the 4th of July silent meditation and prayer for peace happens until noon across the entire camp followed a parade of children and celebration. The spiritual, peaceful, and creative find their way to this event from all over the country and the world. The words Rainbow Family in the longer title are both a reference to the group's inclusiveness of all people and to "living lightly," an awareness of the great effect one can have on his or her environment.
Over 60 communities will be representing themselves as camps and serve food, culture, and knowledge for free. Bartering does take place at the event but no currency can be used at the event.Bring nothing but a bowl and spoon if you so choose and you will be abundantly gifted.
This event is a city which exists for a short time and manifests the goals and lifestyle that we pray and work for to spread worldwide/fulltime.
Many religions come to represent but it is not dominated by any one group and alcohol is not allowed in the main area.
This event is wonderful and the people ive met there have educated my mind, body, and spirit.
It has one flaw that stands out and i hope you can help me to solve it.
This event is not ethnically integrated.
Many people of white skin will have love for the earth, hands for the drum, and acceptance of people but the word of thiis event has not traveled to enough communities. I will be one of the few men of color attending this event(african ancestry/cherokee ancestry) and i pray to see the rest of my human family in this wonderful place
we call home.
It does feel like home,
people look you in the eye with honesty and say welcome home at every step.
This is a pow-wow in the sense of spiritual leaders gathering and women receive as much respect as men in this social understanding. Families often come and a village exists for the care of children.

I invite you to research and encourage you to come.
~Mitakuye Oyasin
~we are all related
Most recent directions at the bottom.

http://welcomehome.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Family

therainbowfamilytribe.tribe.net/

Rainbow Video archive:
http://therainbowfamilytribe.tribe.net/thread/89ecfd12-4dc7-4f24-9865-d103deadf9f4

This year the annual North American Rainbow Gathering (hence referred to as the Gathering) will be near Fallsville, Arkansas. Directions: Go to Fallsville, Arkansas, which is at the junction of Hwy 16 and 21. Fallsville is north of Clarksville and south west of Jasper. A map of the area is here. Go about 1 1/4 miles NE of Fallsville to FS 1463. Go north, and park someplace on the sides of the road.
map below:

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=35.79220,-93.47056&z=15&t=S&marker0=35.77936%2C-93.46965%2CfALLSVILLE%5C%2C%20ARKANSAS&marker1=34.81708%2C-91.49540%2CALLSVILLE%5C%2C%20ARKANSAS

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Kenya - Belgium New May 2007 Pictures side by side

2007-05-06T11:24:43Z

Hi,

This Kenya-Belgium website displays several pages each one containing two comparative (similar, contrastive, ...) photos. Let your thoughts flow freely and enjoy:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_10_en/a_kenyan_beach_and_a_belgian_beach.html
Click the "-->"-button on the page opened for the following new pictures.

Best regards, BoBi

Annex: overview of the new photos:

Tourism on a Kenyan Beach and Tourism on a Belgian Beach:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_10_en/a_kenyan_beach_and_a_belgian_beach.html
the Indian Ocean and the North Sea:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_10_en/the_indian_ocean_and_the_north_sea.html
a Kenyan Ladies' hairdresser and the Belgian Barber Tolhuis:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_10_en/a_kenyan_ladies__hairdresser_and_a_belgian_barber.html
Darling Kenya Hair Additions and L'OREAL CASTING Crème Gloss:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_10_en/kenyan_hairdressing_on_the_internet_and_hairdressing_on_the_belgian_internet.html
Obstacle Track and Endless Traffic Jams:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_11_en/on_a_kenyan_road_and_on_a_belgian_road.html
Activity in the Kenyan Capital and Calm in the Belgian Capital:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_11_en/the_kenyan_capital_nairobi_and_the_belgian_capital_brussels.html
Cacao Milk Baby Echography 12 weeks and Newborn Cacao Milk Baby one hour old:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_11_en/cacao_milk_baby_1_and_cacao_milk_baby_2.html
a Kenyan Landscape and a Belgian Landscape:
http://www.kenya-belgium.be/list_11_en/a_kenyan_landscape_2_and_a_belgian_landscape_2.html

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hello new to the tribe

2007-05-02T04:44:37Z

i had moved over from livejournal to meet more interesting folks. i would like to say hello to everyone. i live in oakland, originally from miami and i love living( 10 years now ) in california. it so easy to be yourself here and it's a great breath of fresh air coming from the southland.

look forward to meeting everyone.

-m

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Western rock with eastern taste!

2007-03-20T20:54:59Z

Hi!

I am Salim, a composer in Iranian hard/progressive rock band. I have myself from early childhood used to listen western music and actually have never seriously listened to my origin's eastern music! But I have sometimes listened some thoughts about my music mentioning: "Oh... It sounds eastern"! Our band's instruments are purely western oriented and I have always thought that there should be something hidden in my mind that shows this eastern mood in songs however that I am unconscious to it!

Please feel free to listen to our tunes and tell me what you think!!

Cheers!
Salim
Arashk Band

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Press coverage of recent Native American hearing in SF, CA

2006-11-03T02:49:00Z

Here is the first article I've seen covering the hearing (Thanks to Joan for sending me the article):

www.workers.org/2006/us/indigenous-1102/

SAN FRANCISCO

Indigenous grievances aired at hearing

By Joan Marquardt and Stephanie Hedgecoke

San Francisco

Published Oct 28, 2006 12:33 AM

On Oct. 12, more than 200 people packed a room in San Francisco's City Hall to participate in a four-hour Native American Hearing, sponsored by the Human Rights Commission of San Francisco. That the meeting was being held on the "Columbus Day" holiday that celebrates European invasion and genocide in the Americas was not lost on anyone in the room.

The hearing was organized by Marcus Arana (Pikuni), a discrimination investigator for the commission, and a founder of the city's LGBT community center. Arana told WW: "[This] is the first public hearing in San Francisco to hear all the issues facing Native Americans. It is an honor to be able to give back to the community, especially to bring voice to the original local people, the Ohlone, who are not recognized by the federal government, who have no recognized homeland."

When asked by WW what the city might do in response to the testimony taken, Arana gave several examples of what he expects: "The schools lack a culturally competent curriculum. They lack Native teachers despite a huge Native community. It is fair to say many other communities receive financial support for community centers from the city, such as the LGBT center."

Local Indigenous people planned for months just what needed to go on record that night. Their remarks, whether prepared or off-the-cuff, were eloquent and powerful. Most speakers were Native, but non-Native supporters also voiced their support of the struggles and aspirations of Indigenous peoples.

Francisco Da Costa set the tone when he opened, saying, "This land belongs to the First People of this area, known as the Muwekma Ohlone." He said that the ancient funerary places, like the hundreds of shellmounds in the area, are those of the First People and that everyone should act out of "respect for Mother Earth, the shellmounds and most of all for the spirits of ancestors." The shellmounds are sacred Indigenous burial grounds in Northern California that were desecrated by European settlers.

Corrina Gould (Carquin tribe of the Muwekma Ohlone), an organizer of the Shellmound Walk, thanked the ancestors and said the shellmounds represent the heritage of their children: "[The] cemeteries without headstones that are under Macy's, where we've stood and prayed, are for the children. ... This is where your ancestors are."

Perry Matlock, long-time shellmound activist, contrasted the respect with which European sacred stone circles such as Stonehenge are treated with the disgraceful hate crimes committed by Europeans on sacred Native American lands. He said the actions are "cultural genocide, acts of terrorism and ethnic cleansing" and called for the "preservation of all [Indigenous] cultural and grave sites."

Mona Stone Fish (Mohawk) decried the disgrace of thousands of homeless people living on the streets of San Francisco and the misconception that "they choose to be that way," saying, "Who starts out with that aspiration?" She chided the city on the fact that so many Native people are homeless.

Espanola Jackson, the spokesperson and liaison for the Ohlone Tribe, added that this hearing wasn't the first time the Muwekma Ohlone had come to San Francisco's government to seek respect for the sacred shellmound funerary places. For example, in 1992 a formal resolution had been passed regarding the shellmounds and there it sat, unenforced. "I hope this day [the city] will pass a stronger resolution and end the illegal removals of the contents and whole shellmounds in San Francisco."

Ohlone speakers raised the fact that they cannot even legally pray at the beach, as is traditional for them. They called upon the city to legislate their right to do so.

A young man sang a song in his Native language that he had learned from his elders. He pointed out that before their land was taken away, his people had sung and performed sacred ceremonies close to the beautiful ocean coastline, and also said "youth is the future."

A Mutsun Ohlone elder, Ann Marie Sayers, detailed the unnecessary difficulty the Ohlone have had due to the U.S. government's contemptuous refusal to officially recognize them as a "real" Native American tribe. This has hampered Ohlone efforts to reclaim their lands and culture, not the least of which is carrying on ancient ceremonies essential to their lives. She said that the European settlers' mission system had greatly contributed to the outright genocide of her people.

Santos Nic-Manaznilla of the Asociación Mayab spoke in Spanish instead of his Native Mayan language "because they only have a Spanish-to-English language interpreter." He spoke about the economic hardships the North American "Free Trade" Agreement has caused his people, descendants of the ancient Mayans. The tens of thousands of economic immigrants forced to cross the deadly U.S.-Mexican border, the thousands now working in low-paying hotel and restaurant jobs, are mistreated and disrespected, often working 14-hour days, to provide the bare necessities for their families. Those workers all too often cannot get necessary medical care for themselves or their dependents. He talked about the indignity and harm the Indigenous youth are experiencing, growing up in a hostile city with poverty, crime and violence all around them, never learning the proud history they come from.

Ana Pérez, assistant director of the Central American Resource Center, spoke about the fact that Indigenous peoples, in both the South and North Americas, have never been compensated for their losses. She raised that the distinct cultures of Indigenous Mexicans are not respected when they are lumped into the generality of "Latin@" in the U.S.

Larry (Cheyenne/Arapaho) said, "Native Americans here have no basic human rights." He spoke about the destruction of the environment, of the Sacred Mother Earth.

Lori Taguma (Lac Courte Oreilles), of the American Indian Child Resource Center, spoke of her need at one time to move away from the city back to the Reservation—to her cultural oasis. She recounted hearing her great-grandmother's experience of being forcibly taken from her tribal home on her own land, to a non-Native, racist boarding school. She discussed the fundamental need for "California Indigenous people to identify with their own land base."

A Miwok woman told about her own mother being taken away at the age of five to a boarding school. She stated: "No sacred site should be destroyed. ... Native American people used to be able to come to sacred sites for ceremonies." She ended with, "Enough is enough; I challenge this commission tonight ... to affirm" the rights of the people.

Tony Gonzales, a leader of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), noted that San Francisco might inspire other cities to hold hearings with their Native American communities and take action too.

Another IITC leader, Bill Simmons, spoke about the "terrorism that first came with the desecration of the sacred shellmounds of the ancestors" and that celebrating Christopher Columbus is like celebrating Adolf Hitler.

Health concerns raised

Other speakers raised immediate needs within the local community.

Mark Espinoza, director of the Native American Health Center in the Mission neighborhood, discussed the center's efforts to meet the needs of Indigenous people and any San Franciscans who enter its doors. He reviewed attempts by city agencies to close it down and "fold patients into other service centers" to save money.

Joan Benoit spoke of the work the Native American AIDS Project was doing to help local Indigenous people living with HIV/AIDS. San Francisco has the largest percentage of Native American communities with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Benoit said that in order to continue, their efforts need more funding.

Rope Wolf, an Apache activist and member of the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits, spoke for the needs of people with HIV/AIDS, as well as Two Spirit people and those in the LGBT community.

Alexandra Monk (Metis), a local HIV/AIDS educator, told about the federal Centers for Disease Control prediction that deaths from HIV/AIDS in the U.S. could "wipe out the Native American population by the next century."

Michelle Maas (Bad River Chippewa) discussed the mental health needs of the Native community. She urged Indigenous representation on all policy committees, saying, "The decisions made today impact the next several generations," and that statistical discrimination by non-reporting "invisibility, omission and exclusion" is unacceptable.

Native students Eddie Dang (Tsalagi/Sauk and Fox/Native Hawaiian) and Christopher Gomora (Anishinabe) spoke of the need for cultural sensitivity in education. Gomora observed that classes at the City College were being "taught by the oppressors to the oppressed."

Sally Ramon, a Tohono O'odham elder, advocated establishing a Native American Center where the local community of numerous tribes could safely go and practice important ceremonies. Mary Jean Robertson (Tsalagi) noted that currently the "Native American Cultural Center, with no location, is literally homeless."

A respected professor of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University, Andrew Jolivette, brought many recommendations for the commission to act on. He noted the extremely offensive and "inappropriate statue of Christopher Columbus still prominently standing in San Francisco," and the need for an annual "Native American parade to celebrate their traditions." He asked for the endorsement of a formal B.A. degree in indigenous studies at educational institutions, increased local funding where federal funds under the Bush Administration are drying up, and the removal of the name "Junípero Serra" from the highway honoring a genocidal Spanish Roman Catholic mission priest—and renaming it in honor of Richard Oakes, a Mohawk leader of the 1969 Alcatraz occupation. Jolivette asked for a Native American charter school, a Native American Resource Room in the main public library, and for a cultural center. He called for Native American graves to be protected and preserved in compliance with federal law regarding the "housing of Native American Indian remains."

Others recounted their frustration with bureaucratic efforts to render Native peoples invisible. One Indigenous man spoke about statistics showing the groups of the many unemployed, which leave out the Indigenous identity of those who moved off their reservations for now non-existent jobs in the city. A teacher, Mishwa Lee, called for Indigenous educators in the schools, "not as unpaid volunteers, but as paid educators."

Anita Mendez (Washo) spoke, as did Morrigan Shaw (Tlingit), Frank Cullum (Chickasaw), and Myra Smith, Alberto Saldenado and Thomas Reyes. Kim Shuck (Tsalagi) gave several examples of dehumanizing "art" depicting Indigenous people in public places, including a huge mural at Mission High School. Racist public art, sports team names and mascots are a part of the overall stress and lack of respect experienced by Native peoples. Shuck said, "I can understand why these things might seem small, but statistically we die in huge numbers from stress-related disorders such as heart problems, diabetes and hypertension."

Ada Stevenson spoke about the 72 percent of Native American women who experience some kind of violence in their lives at the hands of white men.

A white couple visiting from Australia noted a recent Aboriginal victory there that included winning back a large portion of land taken from them by European settlers, including part of the city of Perth.

Hearing organizer Marcus Arana told WW: "The mayor's office stated at the hearing that the mayor is looking at creating a community task force on the issues raised. Since then the mayor's office has announced a policy symposium for Nov. 2. I have been requested to invite community leaders to participate and I have been requested to attend."

It remains to be seen if the commission and other San Francisco governmental bodies will conscientiously respond to the many serious concerns of the Native American community. Many Nations of the First People are watching.

The full hearing can be viewed at sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewP...er.php

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On use of the N-word

2006-10-25T17:15:59Z

Hello- anyone here read this article? What do you think?
FYI have cross-posted this here topic in Underground Hip-hop & Black People tribe .

http://playahata.com/hatablog/index.php?p=725

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Voices Argue: Multiculturalism Breeds Terrorism

2006-10-06T03:28:40Z

Ok folks,

Today's news headlines are saying that in London, hate
crimes against Muslims are up 600% since the July, 7th
attacks. As disgusting as it is, it's not surprising
to me. What is worth noting is what certain British
officials are accusing to be a major contributor to
terrorism in Britian, and that is multiculturalism.

Gerald Howarth, the shadow defense minister in
Britian, told The Scotsman newspaper that "extremist
Muslims who see the Iraq war as a conflict against
Islam should be considered as treacherous as Soviet
sympathisers during the Cold War". He added, "There
are plenty of other countries whose way of life would
appear to be more conducive to what they aspire to.
They would be happy and we would be happy...If they
don't like our way of life, there is a simple remedy:
go to another country, get out." Asked what if these
people were born in Britain, he replied, "Tough. If
you don't give allegiance to this country, then
leave."

Another high ranking British official, Shadow Home
Secretary David Davis has criticized the government's
policy of multiculturalism as "outdated."

He went on to link terrorism in Britian with it's
policy on multicultural tolerance. He told the Daily
Telegraph of London, "Questions needed to be raised as
to how "the perverted values of suicide bombers" had
been able to take root."

Mr. Davis said, "people from different cultures should
integrate more and urged the government to "build a
single nation," and demand a "respect for the British
way of life."

Here are a few excerpts in an OpEd piece that ran
yesterday in the Canada Free Press. It's entitled
Suicide by Multiculturalism.

"Britain’s multicultural chickens have come home to
roost and Canada’s won’t be far behind. Daily the news
media reveals more and more about the extent to which
the concept of multiculturalism in Britain has failed
to achieve its stated goals. In fact there is now
strong evidence that the policy is detrimental to the
well being of society at large.

Through multiculturalism we sacrifice our own history
and traditions to avoid offending newcomers and making
sure that they are socially comfortable in their new
country. Our assumption is that our cultural mores and
our history are offensive to immigrants who do not
share the same cultural background. Hence, we abandon
our traditions and history in favor of being nice and
undergo the ridiculous contortions around Christmas
with the politburo’s attempt to eradicate it and
replace it with "winter fest" or some other travesty.
While our politically correct attitude toward our own
culture and history gives us the conceit that we are
being ‘inclusive’, to our immigrant neighbors we are
deeply into self-loathing."

Be sure to check out this articles in this link to understand the underpinnings of the anti-multicultural worldview:
http://www.aynrand.org/site/DocServer/newsletter_multiculturalism.pdf?docID=162

Finally, I'd love to hear what folks think about this issue.

Thank you,
Christopher

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Indiginous Permaculture Project: Cultural Event in Berkeley, CA Wed. June 28

2006-06-21T23:43:15Z

This is my friend Guillermo's event and I would like to invite you all:

Indigenous Permaculture Event
Slides, Music, Education, Poetry, Dance...
June 28, 2006
7-9pm

Come enjoy this evening's events which will include Mayan native dance, music, poetry and a slide show presentation of the Indigenous Permaculture Project's work in the Bay Area, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, and in El Salvador.

The Indigenous Permaculture Project is traveling this summer to El Salvador to support the Traditional School Program in Sonsonate state which is working on building water purification systems, constructing a community building, and giving workshops on health and traditional farming.

Poverty and exploitation of resources has led to rapid deforestation and erosion in this area. The Indigenous Permaculture Project links people in the Bay Area with the communities of El Salvador to restore the natural environment in this region.

If you can't make the event but would like to make a donation, please contact us at the Ecology Center. All proceeds will help fund the work.

Event Location:
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave (near Dwight Way)
Berkeley
For more information call: (510) 548-2220 Ext. 233
or email: erc@ecologycenter.org
Recommended donation: $5-$50 sliding scale
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

The Ecology Center is a membership organization providing environmental information and direct services to promote sustainable living and a healthy, socially just world.

www.indigenous-permaculture.org/Ec...htm

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Hello all...

2006-05-26T04:11:14Z

I just joined this tribe, and wanted to say HI!!
*mari*

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Protest against "Battle Cry" Rally this Friday, SF City Hall 2:30

2006-03-24T08:59:16Z

reposted from Cal. Progressives. Thanks, Janet!

EMERGENCY PROTEST
AGAINST RIGHT WING CHRISTIAN AGENDA

FRIDAY, MARCH 24
2:30 PM - 4:0O PM
SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL

Once again, out of town right wing extremist Chrisitans are coming to San Francisco. They are having a youth “battlecry” Friday and Saturday at SBC/AT&T Park, but as their “warm up” they are staging a rally on the steps of OUR City Hall.

Who are they? Check out www.battlecry.com: They believe in ongoing wars against Muslim countries, recruiting our youth as “Christian soldiers.” They want to enact laws that are antiwoman, antichoice, antisex, and anti-gay.

STAND WITH US TO TELL THEM
TO GO AWAY—
WE DON’T WANT THEIR THEOCRACY!

San Francisco Code Pink
riotcrone@yahoo.com

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New Member!

2006-03-09T17:39:52Z

Merry Meet All, I just joined the tribe and wanted to send some POSITIVE Blessings.

I wish you all Peace and Light,

CreoleMoon

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my cafe press store...zebra tees

2006-01-02T05:25:20Z

cute lil zebra tees for babies and ladies.

http://www.cafepress.com/tamaiskander

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Are you a "Bridge" person?

2005-12-20T08:50:57Z

Hi folks,

I'm new to this tribe. My mother is of Okinawan descent, but raised in Tokyo, Japan. My father is mostly of European descent with a little Cherokee.

I've noticed that I am a bridge person between people of different backgrounds. My mixed ancestry has given me a perspective other than simplistic black/white, either/or dichotomies.

I've found that I'm a good coalition builder and mediator between people, not just race, but from different class, and gender identity backgrounds.

What perspectives do you have that you think are unique to mixed folks? Hi folks,

I'm new to this tribe. My mother is of Okinawan descent, but raised in Tokyo, Japan. My father is mostly of European descent with a little Cherokee.

I've noticed that I am a bridge person between people of different backgrounds. My mixed ancestry has given me a perspective other than simplistic black/white, either/or dichotomies.

I've found that I'm a good coalition builder and mediator between people, not just race, but from different class, and gender identity backgrounds.

What perspectives do you have that you think are unique to mixed folks?

posted in Multi-culturalism - 11 replies

A Call to the Wild - that means y'all

2005-11-14T07:03:53Z

Hello! I no longer wish to be moderator of this tribe. Primarily because I haven't been an active member. If anyone would like to take hold of the torch please let me know.

Thanks!

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Sleeping senior ends up at B.C. morgue

2005-11-05T01:52:34Z

VANCOUVER - A sleeping senior at a B.C. extended care facility was sent to a hospital morgue on Saturday, after being mistaken for her dead roommate.

According to Fraser Health Authority spokesperson Helen Carkner, the mix-up occurred when a driver who works for the company that transports the dead from the facility to the morgue didn't check the woman's wrist band for identification.

Fraser Health Authority spokesperson, Helen Carkner.
"He was shown by the nurse which room the [deceased] resident was in and the nurse pointed to the resident and gave the name," she told the Vancouver Sun. "She went back to the nursing station to complete the paperwork [and] for whatever reason, he picked the wrong individual."

The driver left the 87-year-old woman on a gurney in a hospital corridor. The mistake was discovered after a porter saw her move, and an employee at the extended care facility realized the mix-up and called the hospital.

The woman was taken back to the care facility in an ambulance and is doing fine, said Carkner.

She said the woman's family was understanding about what happened and satisfied that action was taken.

The driver, who was recently hired, was immediately fired.

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Someone more stupid than George W Bush

2005-11-01T14:55:43Z

*RACE-WHOUSE

The US government has branded inappropriate a political ally's assertion that aborting every black baby in the United States will reduce the crime rate. Former education secretary Bill Bennett admitted it would be morally reprehensible, but added that it would bring crime down. White House spokesperson Scott McClellan says the comments were not appropriate. Bennett, a fundamentalist Christian who fiercely opposes abortion, served under former presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush Senior.

sapa afp ap hs 30/9

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Justifying our Identity...Identitfying & Addressing Structural Racism

2005-10-07T05:48:58Z

Hi folks,

I'm sure that many of us have had the experience at one time or another finding ourselves explaining our mixed heritage/ethnicities/identities to someone. I identify as mixed, and of color. I've been accused of being assimilated by some folks of color, and I've felt amongst some whites to be the token person of color, and I've had the experience of "passing" amongst whites and also folks of color.

I'm really beginning to notice how much the idea and identification of "race" has to do with the dynamics of power--who has it, who doesn't, who benefits, etc.

I've been having interesting conversations with my Arab and Muslim friends regarding the bombing in London last week. Right after the bombing happend, Arab and Muslim organizations were bombarded by the news media asking why London was attacked (like they knew). Some Muslim
leaders in Britain were urging their community to stay indoors, fearing a backlash of violence and retribution. While others were saying that it's
important for Muslims to be more visible in the public eye, doing community outreach, public service, etc. Some Muslim organizations here in the U.S. want to "prove" to Americans that they are patriotic and abhor violence.

I believe that the need to prove and justify one's culture, ethnicity, nationality, race etc. is an example of neo-colonial structural racism. The dominant culture, in this case Western civilization, is demanding the Muslim community answer for the actions of individuals. I believe that structural racism demands that the "minority" group prove itself to the dominant culture.

The very nature of structural racism/oppression is that it is invisible to the culture perpetuating it. That is why it is easy for a beneficiary of white priviledge to think that racism was defeated in the '60's. They speak freely about the merits of a "color blind society," and believe that we're well on our way already.

I think that the issue of structural racism is a difficult one to address, because as long as its existence can be denied, the dominant culture feels secure. When folks try to address it's exisence, the dominant culture finds it easier to get rid of the the threat to their security than it is to address the problem, thereby maintaining the staus-quo. This type of civilization can only be maintained through force.

To address structual racism, one also has to address power (more on this in a later post).

So, what are the choices for people of color, our white allies, and those who identify as mixed? I believe that mixed folks have a lot to contribute around this issue. How do we get away from repeatedly attempting to explain, justify, placate, and appease in order to gain meager acceptance or avoid reprisals, while being fully aware that to not do these things is risky itself?

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Hurricane Katrina Relief for Houma Tribes in LA

2005-09-20T00:18:16Z

Hurricane Katrina Information

www.unitedhoumanation.org

On August 29 2005, Hurricane Katrina unleashed its wrath on the home of the Houma Nation. About four thousand of our tribe's members were directly affected and are now scattered across the US in various shelters. Lives were lost, livelihoods affected and homes were either damaged or completely destroyed.

If you want to Volunteer or Donate to help out with the hurricane relief effort, contact the Houma Tribal Government at bdr@unitedhoumanation.org or (985) 475-6640. We will continue to provide more information on the extent of the damage to our various communities and relief efforts in the near future.

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New Here :)

2005-09-09T16:28:47Z

Hey guys! I just wanted to say hi because I just joined Tribe this afternoon. Anyway, My great-uncle and I have been together researching genealogy and my family (both distant and recent) comes from all parts of the world. I've decided to embrace my multiethnic heritage (unlike most of my family...lol) because all of it makes up who I am today. Aaaand the cheesy-ness ends now! :)

-Ash

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Film screening - please help with multi-racial love story

2005-08-31T02:25:27Z

"Americanese" is a romantic drama with themes of interracial romance, multi-racial identity, and "the one that got away." We're editing this groundbreaking film by an award-winning director, and need smart honest opinions to help shape the story before submission to Sundance.

We are holding several private screenings this week and need your opinions/ help to spread the word. These are small private discussions of 15 people, not in a huge theater where hundreds fill out cards. We will listen! Snacks/drinks will be provided.

If you’re interested, please PM me your name and phone number for location/details. If you know friends in the LA area who would be interested, please feel free to forward. We particularly need help finding African American voices for Thursday's screening

Thursday 9/1 at 7 PM
Focus group: African Americans
at private home in Beverly Hills

Friday 9/2 at 7 PM
Focus group: moviegoers who like mainstream films
at private home in Beverly Hills

Saturday 9/3 afternoon/evening TBA
Focus group: moviegoers who like independent films
Burbank location TBA

Asian American screening TBA

Thanks!!!

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on the bridge thing

2005-08-15T20:41:56Z

so i was venting and sorting things out with a friend of mine

i was talking about this project im about to throw myself into
its a mural project, or several mural projects, actually
its being initiated by this mostly white community of mostly artists
their center is located smack in the middle of a mostly black, mostly poor neighborhood
the center would actually like some earnest connection with the neighborhood its in
it would like to do some good there, using the resources and information that they are accustomed to relying on
'round these parts its somewhat typical

its not a bad thing and im happy to be a participant
its actually an opportunity for me to help the two entities, so to speak, connect

i explained to my friend what its like being mixed race (even tho not with black) and in this situation:
"i may not completely understand what things are like for either group,
but i probably understand each of them better than they understand each other."

(and by the way, are any of you artists in Oakland/berkeley/emeryville? wanna help?)

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Introduction

2005-07-20T22:18:15Z

Hi everyone,
I'm relatively new here and just stumbled across this tribe. I could indentify with it since my moms is Mi'kmaq and my dad is Haitian not to mention the many other cultures and races included in my family. I hope to have conversations with all of you . Feel free to chat anytime. Till then....................

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an arts & politics (including race issues) forum is born

2005-07-11T00:27:23Z

hi. im birthing this forum that focuses mostly on art and left politics.

its all fresh and new and waiting for instigator types to help shape the place. hardly anyone in there right now but it has a lot of potential. who ever gets involved at this point would be key in developing the character of the place.

you can put pictures and stuff in each post.

im still adding a forum or two more and working on the design of the place.

i would be honored by your presence. come check it out: http://p207.ezboard.com/btheemptyroom

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US-AFRICAN-HISTORY

2005-06-12T14:36:16Z

FYI

US-AFRICAN-HISTORY

High school learners in the American city of Philadelphia will be required to take a course in African and African-American history. The 185-thousand-learner school district is about two-thirds black. The year-long course covers subjects including classical African civilizations, civil rights and black nationalism. The requirement is believed to be unique in the history of US school education.

sapa nick 9-6

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new here

2005-06-09T20:22:13Z

hello everyone,

just joined tribe.net and tryng to expand my network.

check out my tribe. dholrhythms

www.dholrhythms.com

look forward to chatting with all ofyou.

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THURSDAY NIGHT SHOCKER (06/23/05) IS ON!

2005-05-26T21:27:23Z

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new tribe: Working Class Queers

2005-05-20T20:31:40Z

greetings.

a little introduction is in order. I'll be your moderator.

I was born into a GI family in the USA and have thus lived on and near fabulous military bases all over the lower 48 and AK. Locations include many of our vast and wild western deserts, like the Columbia River Plateau and the Mojave Desert. Others included the largest staging point for the Vietnam War, Tacoma, home of both McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis.

This is where I was born. My dad, whose family was anthracite coal miners in PA, quit HS to join the air force, and my mom, whose folks were dairy farmers, went to secretarial school to get a civilian job on base.

We're german, welsh, scots-irish, french, and native american.

I knew I was queer without the luxury of any role models. This was in the days when military doctors still used shock therapy on many lucky psychiatric patients, thankfully not me. I focussed on getting through HS, and moving to Seattle, the big city for us, where there was queers. I had no idea what they'd be like, but I had no choice but to go.

I went to a state university, where I studied economics and languages. I presently work with HIV positive people who are on a fixed income.

please feel free to fill us in on yourself.

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Interviews Sought for Innovative Multi-cultural Book

2005-05-07T13:46:43Z

Hi! I am triracial with a multiracial family--yick, I hate that word "racial" b/c it is just a social construct anyway. I am writing a book on the history of biracial and triracial culture in America up to the present day. The book will come out next year. I am seeking folks to interview to present diverse points of view that goes beyond my research and personal experiences. For the purposes of my book biracial is referring to people of African and European descent while triracial is Native American, African and European descent--though we all realize there are many ways to be biracial and triracial.

I am especially interested in hearing from people who are associated with traditionally recognized triracial groups such as the Melungeon, Lumbee, Red Bones, Creole, Guineas, Brass Ankles, etc., If you have a unique story to tell about yourself, your upbringing or your family history please send me a message. If it is a good fit and doesn't duplicate interviews I have already we can communicate via email. The book is considered an academic title, written for an academic publisher and will be used primarily in college settings to educate folks. Of course, my writing style is more relaxed than most stodgy academic titles and I like to break up the history and references with lively interviews written in a conversational style. I've got to tell you though, this is being written on a shoe-string; your payment will be helping folks better understand what it means to be biracial and triracial; hopefully you will help other people like you feel impowered by sharing your story; your name will be published and you will be publically thanked; I will give you a free, signed, first edition copy of the book; that is all I can afford. Sound interesting? Have a story to tell? Cool family photos you'd like to share with the world? Message me.
Ayido

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Teach Multi-Cultural Studies and Art at CELLspace!!!

2005-04-21T02:00:22Z

CELLspace is a volunteer-based collaborative art center which fosters community through art and education, performance and community building. Through cooperative relationships and multi-disciplinary programs, we encourage the celebration of intergenerational and cross-cultural collaborations.

CELL, (Collectively Explorative Learning Labs), offers communal art workshops and learning labs in a variety of artistic mediums. Our 10,000 square foot facility serves as an arts incubator, enabling emerging Bay Area artists to create, develop, exhibit, and perform new work in an affordable, cooperative, and collaborative environment.

We are currently seeking creative individuals to teach during our Summer (June-August) season, and potentially continue with us for following seasons.

See the following list of classes and send your resume to classes@CELLspace.org
For more information about CELLspace visit www.CELLspace.org
(Deadline: Wednesday the 20th of April)

List of CELLspace Classes, June- August

*Painting (intro and advanced techniques using oils,
acrylics, tempura and water on various traditional and
non-traditional surfaces.

*Drawing (intro and advanced, using non-traditional
techniques, such as including the use of a projector
for making large banners)

*Public (Guerilla) Art (silk-screening on cloth and
paper, stenciling, wheatpaste and banner making,
large puppet/ figure making, muralism and spray
painting).

* Traditional/ Cultural Art (inc: Cartoneria (using paper
and recycled materials), pi?ata making, Mexican tin +
copper stamping + carving, Mihndi(henna paint),
origami, African mask making, lithography, etching,
linocut,woodcut...etc).

*Maille (Chain mail) (inc. clothing/ armor, inlays,
jewelry, bags,... ).

*Costumes (inc: wings, clothing, masks, using beads
for clothing and jewelry,latex clothing...).

*DIY Classes (book binding, papermaking, gifts, bags,
etc. Integrated class focusing on DIY craft
techniques for creating goods)

*Art Therapy (inc. all forms of artistic mediums
developed by an experienced art therapist/ healer)

*DIY Musical Instruments (inc. glass goblets, Poor
Lady's Gamelan, percussion devices using miniature
mics, spoons, washboards, bass instruments, etc.)

*Music Classes (for not as popular instruments, such
as: the theramin, singing saw, harmonica,accordion
and more).

*Dance Classes (inc. Flamenco, Salsa, Hooping …'''')

*Film Classes (history of film and different genres,
global films, documentaries...)

*Exercise, Kick Boxing, Karate, Jujitsu, Tai Chi and
Self Defense

*Traditional Global Recipes (focus on peasant-scrap
food centered, inc. component on nutrition and
health).

*Veggie/ Vegan Dishes (focus on affordability,
nutrition and health).

*Healing Foods (inc: herbs, ointments, potions,
concoctions, tonics, tinctures...etc)

*Bartending (exotic drinks from around the world, using
affordable alcohol and ingredients).

*Meditation (focus on healing).

*Yoga

*Alternative Parenting Classes (Meeting the Child
Development credit meeting court requirements).

*Metal Welding: (intro, inter, adv.)

*Wire Sculpture

*Metal w/ Inert Gas ( aka wire-feed welding)

*Furniture Renovation (working with found, discarded
and recycled pieces).

*Woodcarving

*Stone Carving

*Sculpting with Cernit (no oven required clay)

*Quema de Judas (Burning Giants).

*Wax sculpting/ Candle making

*Theater History and Performance (influences: Teatro
Campesino, Agusto Boal, Paulo Freire...)

*Puppetry

*Creative Writing

*Cultural Studies (Chican@ / Latin American, African
American, Asian American, Middle Eastern American,
Filipino American and Native American
with heavy focus on Arts, Film, Theater, Literature).

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www.rainbowpush.org

2005-03-17T17:06:23Z

It is imperative that you support and sign the petition to extend the voting rights act - this shouldn't even be something in question and I am sure you all agree.

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pissed off hapa. um or. Hello!

2005-02-28T14:38:32Z

actually im not all that mad but my thing lately is abuot being tired of everyone expecting that we mixed folks are 1 plus 1. everything is either or - oh, thats the chinese side showing, or oh, that's the white side showing.

and the thing is that we are never just the one or the other. how could we be? we are always a 3rd thing all together. (or ___ thing, depending on how mixed you are.) and i just think people need to quit looking for the one or the other and start asking our asses what the hell our mixed experience has been. mixed is a whole different experience. init?

anyway, hi. im new here. and glad nere is here.

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Acculturation

2005-02-12T02:54:27Z

Hey, if diversity and great conversation is your thing, check out the tribe, Acculturation, while you're here on Tribe.

acculturation

n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" 2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society
3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

URL= acculturation.tribe.net

http://losangeles.tribe.net/tribe/feca24a3-0b78-4695-81e8-e59d57acb7f6?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5Bfeca24a3-0b78-4695-81e8-e59d57acb7f6%5D&r=10025

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New here...

2005-02-11T00:56:13Z

and just thought I'd say hi...

bryan

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S.O.S. Please help

2005-01-02T16:58:00Z

the Mayan calender has predicted earth changes..I have joined the tribe 2012 as it is coming and in my Native Culture (that being a Native American,Indian, Skin)
the prophecies call and predict earth changes at this time....as usual the 2012 group is mostlt "WHITE" borrowing from people of color and stealing what they want and calling it their own..I ask that people join the 2012 tribe and give it some color.....So far the rainbow there is at best pastel white with hints of almost invisable color.
Please join.
You can access this tribe called 2012 by tying it in or by going to my profile...I ask that you all join....Being 1/2 white or half whatever is color...what lies in this group 2012 is primarily just white..where is the rainbow? Please join and add most needed color
Peace, Raven
P.S. I see the new age people as being mostly of white race....although the new age calls for people of every color and mixture...it is dominated (new Age) as usual by mosty the white race...how can this be the new age if it is the old age?

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Tsunami HELP

2004-12-30T16:53:31Z

I work for a news broadcaster & I am a freelance photojournalist.
Yesterday, I was assigned to the Tsumani's hardest hit areas to take pictures and file stories of the damage and cleanup, aswell as aid operations.

After flying in lastnight we were taken to a camp to rest off the jet lag. When I woke up in the morning I saw things that news broadcasters are not allowed to air and news publishers (paper/internet) are not allowed to publish. Bodies everywhere - children, mothers, old people...children seperated from their parents...people crying over the bodies of dead relatives.

What is supposed to be the happy silly season, turned into a nightmare for many who have not only lost loved ones, but also lost everything they have. Lastnight I saw people wandering around still looking for family members or just looking for a place to sleep.

I am not anybody importent, but I humbly urge Tribe members to pledge their support. Millions is needed feed, house and clothe people from small children to women, men and old aged. There is also a huge need for medical supplies. It doesn't only include giving money but also basic food stuffs, blankets, clothing etc etc

Please contact one of the following organisations below to find out how you can help....

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Bush "starts" to redeem himself

2004-12-28T16:09:51Z

I thought this would be of interest to some of you.

George Bush has constantly been attacked over his commitment to help bring an end to the Middle-East conflict, as well as his commitment to ease the plight of Africa (Re. Debt & AIDS).
In the last couple of days he has made 2 very bold moves...

...............................Sorced from SAPA......................................

*SUDAN-BUSH

US President George W. Bush has signed a two-billion rands bill promoting peace and providing aid for refugees in Sudan. The Sudan Act aims to respond to the conflict in Darfur.. providing support for the deployment of additional African Union forces to the region. The bill also sanctions the government of Sudan.. for its failure to intervene to stop the atrocities in Darfur ..and authorises 600 million rands as an incentive for warring parties to reach a peace agreement.

sapa hs 24/12

*MID-US-AID

The US government has donated 120 million rand to the Palestinian Authority to help fund next month's presidential election. A statement issued by the US embassy in Tel Aviv says the funds will be used for projects earmarked as priorities by the Palestinian finance ministry. Former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat was completely boycotted by US President George W. Bush. However, the White House is now looking to the expected election of PLO chairperson Mahmud Abbas to kickstart the stalled peace process.

sapa hs 28/12 din

................................................................................................

Its a start Bushy, its a start...so how about you stop invading other countries & drop the debt of Africa now?

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World Citizens Unite!

2004-12-18T14:54:09Z

Hi! Like the idea of being a world citizen? Then this tribe's for you! World Citizens @ worldcitizens.tribe.net

"The Earth is but one country and mankind its citizens"

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"Multi-Kulti" music

2004-11-29T11:08:27Z

I'm not (much) a fan of their newer stuff, but how many of y'all like Marie Daulne and her group, ZAP MAMA?!?!?!
I was fortunate enough to meet her about 5-6 years ago... @ Central Park Summerstage (Cheb Mami was performing)... it was awesome.
Marie was there w/ her partner/baby's daddy + her daughter (yeah, the child who's featured on various ZM recordings. Marie was SO sweet!!! I told her 'how much' she has influenced me (musically)... We shared a lil' moment!
So rare to get an opportunity like that. I encourage anyone who hasn't seen Zap Mama perform LIVE to do so... even though their old material was the best!!!

Hey, any other "Multi-Kulti" groups/soloists worth mentioning???

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Mulattos & Bisexuals

2004-11-29T10:50:28Z

Hi folks,

I'm a student in New College of CA's masters program in Activism & Social Change. My thesis project is organizing Fluid, a community for folks who don't fit into conventional social categories (ie those of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, ability, attractiveness, etc). www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFluid

For my research seminar, I'm conducting interviews so that I can answer the following question:

How are the experiences of bisexuals in the lesbian, gay, and straight communities similar and different to those of mulattos in the black and white communities?

I'M LOOKING FOR FOLKS WHO IDENTIFY AS OR GET CATEGORIZED AS MULATTO FOR 2-3 ONE HOUR INTERVIEWS.

If you are interested, please email me at heidimisken@yahoo.com ASAP.

Thanks!

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Arafat Dies

2004-11-13T18:23:28Z

MADIBA ARAFAT

Former president Nelson Mandela has paid tribute to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who died today. Mandela calls Arafat one of the oustanding freedom fighters of his generation. Madiba notes with sadness that Arafat died before his dream of a Palestinian state could be realised. "A misunderstood revolutionist, but one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Yasser only sought freedom for his people. I hope that one day his vision and dream of a pure and sovereign Palestinian state will become a reality soon."

statement ex zelda grange edit Fern 11-11 3

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SF Fluid Mtg Nov 7-- Race & Ethnicity

2004-11-01T22:46:54Z

Hi folks, please forward widely!!

NEXT SF FLUID EVENT!

WHAT: SF Fluid Discussion-- "The Fluidity of Race & Ethnicity"

WHEN: Sunday, November 7, 1:00 PM

WHERE: New College of CA's Media Room-- 741 Valencia St

WHO: Folks who don't fit neatly into conventional categories of race & ethnicity and their allies

DIRECTIONS: New College of California's Media Room is located at 741 Valencia St (between 18th and 19th). If traveling via BART: Exit at the 16th St station. Walk South on Mission to 18th St. Take a right on 18th St. Take a left on Valencia.

***TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SF FLUID: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFluid

***TO GET ON THE SF FLUID EMAIL LIST: Send an email to SFFluid-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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SF Fluid Mtg Oct 24

2004-10-19T01:56:57Z

Please forward widely!!

Do others miscategorize you because of the way your body looks?

Do you feel straight-jacketed by main stream categories of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, age, ability, etc?

Do you feel isolated, like you just don't fit in?

COME TO FLUID!!!

Fluid will be meeting for a casual lunch on Sunday, October 24, at 1:00 PM. The restaurant is "Cafe 16" (3170 16th St, between Valencia & Guerrero. Take BART to the 16th St station and then walk West on 16th St for a few blocks).

Please join us if you do not fit neatly into categories such as lesbian, gay, straight, woman, man, female, and male; black, African American, hispanic, Latino, Asian, Asian American, Native American, white, and Caucasion; underclass, working class, middle class, upper middle class, and upper class; child, teenager, young adult, adult, middle-aged, and senior citizen; able-bodied and disabled; and any other social categories!

***Learn more about SF Fluid at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFluid

***Subscribe to the SF Fluid email list by sending an email to SFFluid-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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Reports from Africa, India, South America, Europe!

2004-09-29T21:01:47Z

http://www.cinemaminima.com/2004/09/29.php

The 2004 September 29 edition of Cinema Minima features reports filed by its International Correspondents in --

EAST AFRICA: Nairobi, Kenya. Producer Amit Tyagi reports on the Seventh Africa Cine Week: http://www.cinemaminima.com/tyagi

INDIA: Bombay|Mumbai. Producer Wilfred Lobo reports on Bollywood: http://www.cinemaminima.com/lobo

SOUTH AMERICA: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Writer Daniel Camargo reports on the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (this week, an interview with one of the participants in THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS): http://www.cinemaminima.com/camargo

SOUTH AMERICA: São Paulo, Brazil: Journalist Fernanda Guerra Gil reports on Brazilian cinema at the San Sebastian International Film Festival: http://www.cinemaminima.com/fernanda

EUROPE: Copenhagen, Denmark: Critic Brandon Chalk reports from the Copenhagen International Film Festival: http://www.cinemaminima.com/chalk

EUROPE: London, England: Journalist Mike Atherton reports the Raindance International Film Festival: http://www.cinemaminima.com/atherton

These intrepid filmmakers and journalists are working hard to provide you with news -- and expert opinion -- about cinema in their own regions. Each is doing superb work. Please take a moment to visit these Cinema Minima Correspondents' web logs. http://www.cinemaminima.com/correspondents/

Cinema Minima is a daily news digest for movie makers. It covers movie making, digital tools, editing, intellectual property rights, story, sound, acting, and distribution, including film festivals. Its network of correspondents is world-wide. Its readership is international. It is based in Los Angeles. It has been has been online since 2002.

WWW http://www.cinemaminima.com/

RSS http://www.cinemaminima.com/rss.xml

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Land of the Free?

2004-09-23T20:12:24Z

After reading through various posts in this and other related Tribes I frequently started questioning the democracy of America or even the statement "land of the free." Is there still an American Dream, or is it reserved for a privilidged few?

I remember during the years Apartheid in South Africa. We marched through streets with slogans saying "Freedom in our lifetime" and how we all talked and dreamt of having the "democracy" America has.Now I am not so sure that is what we truly wanted. By reading everyones posts I got the idea that the segregation laws were not dropped from the constituional books, but rather repackaged...someone pls tell me how near or far is my feeling from the truth?

In South Africa it was made sure that our constitution included people of all color, religion, sex, language etc as long as they were South African. Again, via various posts in tribes, I got the feeling that some sectors (of race, sex or even religion) have been excluded from the constitution of America?

Someone educate me? :)

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Interracial relationships

2004-09-20T19:14:29Z

I was curious as to how many people here have been in an interracial relationship. Myself, I have not been in one (not for a lack of trying) yet, but I am attracted to a wide range of women, especially Asian, Indian, and Persian.

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Multicultural Cities

2004-09-17T19:44:15Z

Hi Everyone!

I've been thinking a lot lately about the difference in levels of diversity and tolerance across the globe. I live in Portland, OR and there are differing opinions as to whether or not Portland is diverse. What city do you all live in? Is it diverse? or, diversity friendly? How so? I also started a tribe called 'Multicultural Portland' for anyone who wants to further discuss the culture of the Pacific NW, and would like to extend an invitation for anyone who would be interested. Thanks, and I really would like to hear about how things are in other cities. -Anna

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Mixed up!

2004-08-24T19:14:43Z

"What are you?" is a question many of us are asked quite often. I have come to accept people's curious nature and have fun with it. I make them guess and each time they guess wrong they have to take off an article of clothing. They soon find themselves stark naked at the naked truth of the mélange in me. Most think I am Brazilian, this however is not so. Here is the secret recipe:

1/2 cup of Dutch (mom is Dutch and I grew up in Holland)
1/8 cup of American Indian
1/4 cup of African American
A pinch of French, Irish and lord know what ever else because someone along the lines was raped and their heritage was then lost in the trauma. Sorry, got carried away... Any ways, my dad is what they call "Creole". I don't actually make people take their clothes off but I have a friend who is Brazilian but looks Indian and he had swindled people out of money for guessing wrong. This can be a lucrative business!

What is your heritage?

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Farenheit 9/11

2004-07-24T20:53:24Z

If you haven't seen it you might find more info on this whole discrimination issue we have discussed. It was very profound.

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appropriate link

2004-07-12T21:33:54Z

Hey FOLKS -
I could think of no site more appropriate to post this link...
Please take a look at the entire story, and if you have any suggestions on how we can pursue this legally, your help would be greatly appreciated.

BTW -
I am NOT associated with the victim in this incident but am VERY concerned about the current state of affairs.

http://brownequalsterrorist.com/artiststatement/

Thanks, D.M.

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Nelson Mandela:

2004-06-24T04:18:08Z

By Nelson Mandela:

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 frightens us.

We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous (handsome in my case), talented, and fabulous”?

You are a child of GOD.
Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of GOD that is within us.

It is not just in some of us: It is in EVERYONE.

And as we let our own LIGHT shine,
we unconsciously give others permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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Mixed Up Part II

2004-06-19T17:08:52Z

I am Mexican, but I grew up at a predominantly "white" neighborhoods, my mom married her 2nd hubby, who was white, then moved us away to FL then back to Cali, i'd never been around too many mexicans and chicanos, so I was traumatized and got into the Native American heritage, which is what i'm into now. Although I'm doing the full circle thing and getting back into the mexican stuff again! My son tells everyone we are "indian" and he is very proud of this. I laughingly tell him he is more "mexican" than I bec. His parents are both brown, and he is "browner" (my mom is a light complected mexi and my dad was really dark my sisters are blondes-same parents)

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Why yes, they are all brothers and sister......

2004-06-18T01:52:28Z

Hello. Im am new here to this tribe. I myself am not facing multicultural issues, but I am the mother of 4 multicultural children. When I say multicultural, I mean that yes, more than one dad and more than one culture.
I have one son who's father is black,
another son who's father is half japanese.
a daughter who has blonde hair and blue eyes,
a son w/ brown hair brown eyes (father has some spanish/NA)
In case you are wondering, yes I am drawn to ethnic partners, and yes, I am a walking firtile timebomb but that is another story.
Everywhere I go we get looks and questions, and plenty of raised eyebrows. (Are they all yours?, are they really brothers and sister?)
It has made me very sensitive to the experiences my children will have. I even get defensive at times because people can be rude. I do my best to learn about and celebrate each of their different heritages, and honor and educate them about themselves and each other. Where I live, there is some diversity but its mostly small town mentality. I am interested in feedback reguarding the challenges that they might encounter down the road, & I would like to help them build character to overcome them as the issues arise. Any feedback, advice or comments would be appreciated.
many thanks,
~Dulcinea

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Advice on bigoted parents?

2004-06-05T22:14:23Z

I just back from LA, where I went for a Thai lunch with my mom who holds firm resentments towards certain segments of the human race... ironically two in particular (or is that 3?) that make up half of my culturally diverse house.

It was interesting to me to watch her completely side-step conversation regarding my Vietnamese and gay Latino housemates, fixing on my Russian housemate and tangenting off into her russian art collection as quickly as possible.

Being a visually unbiased person racially, I'm more interested in leaving folks to be who they are
(I.E. even if I don't care for balut [fertilized duck eggs], I don't object to her cooking and eating them in the house).
I focus on finding the common humanity with people, and suspend judgement to the best of my ability.

Does anyone else have this issue with the older generations? My East Coast family dealt fine with my Irish gened cousin marrying an African gened man, but this tripped my mom out... and she's not even connected to that side of the family by anything other than me.

I want to be able to share my life with my mom, as we've reconnected recently after many years of non-communication, but I feel really uncomfortable around bigots. I didn't deal with them when I lived in the rural south as a teenager, and I don't really care to be around it now as I turn the first leaf of my 30's.

I'm just not sure how to let her know that her opinions offend me greatly, and to keep them to herself if she can't get over it.

Anyone had success with their parents and willing to share stories to help me get a handle on this?
~MT~

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Hi all. . . Want to chat about finding your own space in this world?

2004-06-03T12:06:31Z

Hey, everybody.
I'm kinda new here and thought that I would like to pick your brains about a topic that is quite current in my life as I seek to actively shape my environment:

I generally find that most mult-cultural people I meet are sensitive to very many interpersonal issues. All those years of being asked "What are you?" tends to make you sensitive to how others perceive you and how you perceive others. That means that I am most comfortable with people who are multi-cultural or are aware of/sensitive to interpersonal issues.

I also know that all people cannot be all things to me. . . I have to communicate to others how what they did/are doing makes me feel so that they can respond. It's in this interaction that I/we can learn about one another and build community.

So, here's the question(s):
How do you know when you are doing too much educating? How do you know when a person/group is not worth your time and emotional investment anymore? Specific to the work environment, how do you know when the environment is too hostile to your beliefs/integrity?

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Artists cal for entry International

2004-05-14T13:07:44Z

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INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
for >>> Experimental Video Art Works
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The organization of the second edition of the "Hertzoscópio"– Experimental and Trans-disciplinary Arts Festival 2004, invites all international artists working on experimental video art to submit works to the "Hertzoscópio" festival's experimental video exhibition that will occur during the 24th, 25th, 26th & 27 of November 2004, at “Lugar Comum” an Artistic Experimentation Center [www.lugarcomum.com], situated in Barcarena a location on the outskirts of the city of Lisbon – Portugal.

Submission DEADLINE : 15th of October 2004

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For questions or doubts : festival.hertzoscopio@laposte.net

The artistic direction and executive production of the Hertzoscópio festival is : João Castro Pinto & Nuno Morão

More info about the festival @ [http://hertzoscopio.no.sapo.pt/html/icartists2.html]

Details on how to apply are described bellow_
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Application Guidelines

- Works from emerging artists are considered preferential.
- No discrimination of nationality, age or sex will be regarded.
- The Hertzoscópio festival will only select experimental video-art pieces.
- The Hertzoscópio festival's organization reserves the right to select the works for presentation within the scope of the submitted proposals.
- The works will not be returned to the artists. The works will remain for the database of the video exhibition of the Hertzoscópio festival.*
- The Hertzoscópio festival will not return any honoraries to the selected artists / works.
- The selected works will be presented within the program of the festival and will be properly announced and divulgated on all the advertisement concerning the festival (programs, flyers) and also on the Hertzoscópio website.
*(Except on formal demand from the artist)

Technical & Formal requisites

- The maximum length of the each work should be no longer than 10 min.
- Each artist can submit up to a max. of 4 pieces.
- Firstly the artists should send their works on a preview format for pre-selection purposes. VHS (PAL) is the only format accepted.
- Secondly, the selected works should be presented again on the following formats : Mini DV, DV, DVD - (PAL system only)
- The works should be supported by a written synopsis describing the piece (Title - Date of creation - Duration - Format - Content). The curriculum vitae and Bio of the artist is also required. All documents should be presented in English on digital support and also printed (word documents or email text [CD support only - no floppy disks] + printed paper version).
- The works will have to be submitted until the 15th of October 2004 (post office stamp) to the following address :

a/c João Castro Pinto
Hertzoscópio - Experimental and Trans-disciplinary Arts Festival
Rua Elias Garcia 311, 4ºD
2700-322 Amadora
Portugal

- The selected artists will be contacted via email and announced on the Hertzoscópio website, no later than the 8th of November 2004.

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Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.
The latter cannot understand it when a [person] does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices
but honestly and courageously uses their intelligence." ----Albert Einstein

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