Rebel Masala

Always living life in full color!
Holi Festival-Hindu festival of color
"At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality." - Ernesto Che Guevara
All that is not given is lost ... Hindu Proverb
"First they came for the Jews. But I didn't speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists. But I didn't speak up because I was not a communist.Then they came for the trade unionists. But I didn't speak up because I was not a trade unionist.Then they came for the Catholics. But I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.Then they came for me. And by that time no one was left to speak up."...Pastor Martin Niemoller
Rise and demand; you are a burning flame
You are sure to conquer there where the final horizon
Becomes a drop of blood, a drop of life,
Where you will carry the universe on your shoulders
Where the universe will bear your hope.... Miguel Angel Asturias
"I was going to die, if not sooner then later,whether not i had ever spoken myelf. My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you."... Audre Lorde
WHen the rich make war its the poor that die...Jean-Paul Sartre
In the world of the powerful there is no space for anyone but themselves and thier servants. In the world we want, everyone fits... Subcommandante Marcos
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is. I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.... Rebecca West
Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
I have had an incredibly difficult life where I don't regret one single moment because everything in succession has mounted up to who I am now. I was born in India, I lived in Ethiopia for a few years, spent 8 years in Alaska, 9 months in Seattle. I have been to a number of other countries and other states. Some of the traveling was vacationing most of it I had no say in. I went to more than 15 schools during grade school. I started working when i was 13.All my traveling and obstacles I've been through have taught me a number of things.

B.) I can transcend gender roles and stereotypes as long as my mind is not conditioned by oppressive forces. Freedom lies within my mind. As long as I know who I am, societies superficial standards and obsessions are below me. I write my own destiny. Conformity is for suckers.

C.) I want to continue to spend my whole life traveling and exploring so I can understand and gain compassion for people that I feel alienated from. The people that make my t-shirts in China. The people who cut my fruit in Mexico because...

D.) The only reason that i get to enjoy some of the highest living standards in the world is because by living in this country I support the oppression of more than 80% of the entire global population.

E.) The material things I own don't own me. I at any moment I should not feel imprisoned in a comfort-zone. Life is waiting for me.

With everything I have been through... I should be bitter. Tired of being tired.. but I'm not yet. I don't like getting any credit for organizing because I do it for a slew of reasons and it has become my life. It's not something I make time for.. it is what I do and think and feel everyday. I do not believe it is ok to stigmatize people for thier differences. I do not blame people for thier poverty or ignorance.I have seen many people redirect thier anger and frustrations at the wrong people instead of considering historical and socio-political factors.I celebrate diversity and I am always aware of practicing tollerance. I feel that people have the right to self-determination without the occupation, exploitation and dominance of another group telling them what they need.

I don't have time for playing games or dealing with assholes. Come Correct with some REspect and maybe I'll email you back. Please no one sentence "holla back ma" emails. I have a brain that lets me have a longer attention span and intellectual capacity then "wsup , holla back.

By rejecting superficial standards and obsessions I am not impressed my material gains. I am not one of those girls that goes from guy to guy depending on guys to take me out or to use. I have my own $ in my bank account and I CANT FRIGGIN stand it when guys brag about thier cars or how much $ they make a year. BIGGG NO NO with me!

Soooo... in conclusion my personality is eclectic. I am the mix of many cultures and scenes. What the ideal New Yorker should be... I know exactly who I am and what I want which makes me extremely difficult but who want's to be predictable and simple anyways?
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SLAM! @ the RNC protest August 2004