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dean

''Suffering should be anticipated and avoided''

About Me


blah blah blah blah blah blah blah................if there is something else you would like to know,please ask.

My Interests

music,politics,the state of the world we live in(what a mess!)people watching,good conversation,compassionate souls vegetarianism

I'd like to meet:

"Vitru contro a furore Prendera l'amme. e fia el combatter corto; Che l'antico valore Nell'italici cor non e ancor morto."Niccolo Machiavelli

Music:

punk,ska,rock steady,dub,reggae

Movies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kieyjfZDUIc

Television:

it stunts my growth!

Books:

too many to name but one of my favorite writers is Eduardo Galeano....a poet/journalist/activist!

Heroes:

The Dalai Lama,Joe Strummer

My Blog

George Habash’s contribution to the Palestinian struggle

As'ad AbuKhalil, The Electronic Intifada, 30 January 2008   I lived more than half of my life in the US and I never felt the alienation that I felt on the day I read George Habash, the Pale...
Posted by dean on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:47:00 PST

Gap, Mattel, Speedo, Wal-Mart Products Linked to Child and Sweatshop Labor in China and India

AMY GOODMAN: The clothing company the Gap has announced it's cut ties with a subcontractor found to be holding children in slave-like conditions in India to make clothing sold by Gap Kids. The London ...
Posted by dean on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:20:00 PST

The Twenty Five Lessons

1. There is no proactive word for nonviolence. 2. Nations that build military forces as deterrents will eventually use them. 3. Practioners of nonviolence are seen as enemies of the state. 4. Once a s...
Posted by dean on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PST

Momories

Outlawed Memory.  Bishop Juan Gerardi led a task force that rescued the history of terror in Guatemala.Bit by bit,through the testimonies of thousands od voices collected throughout the country,h...
Posted by dean on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:51:00 PST

Interview with Evo Morales on Democracy Now

..> --> end template: ID 170, header;misc;default --> --> start template: ID 146, display;article;default --> ..> --> start template: ID 143, dispStory;misc;default --> ..> Wednesday, Septe...
Posted by dean on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:40:00 PST

Shock Doctrine

This Friday, September 7th, will see The worldwide online release of The Shock Doctrine Short Film. The film was created by Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men) in support of Naomi Klein's explosive new b...
Posted by dean on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:11:00 PST

Trinkets and treasure: China tames the US

August in Seattle sees the arrival of Seafair, the city's annual midsummer entertainment and cultural festival. A traditional part of Seafair has been the arrival of a number of US Navy warships for t...
Posted by dean on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:16:00 PST

Naomi Klein: From Think Tanks to Battle Tanks?

NAOMI KLEIN: As we think about reaching this otherpossible world, I want to be very clear that I don'tbelieve the problem is a lack of ideas. I think we'reswimming in ideas: universal healthcare; livi...
Posted by dean on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:18:00 PST

The Biofeuls Myths

The biofuel myths> By Eric Holt-Giménez> International Herald Tribune> Tuesday, July 10, 2007> > The term "biofuels" suggests renewable abundance:> clean, green, sustainable assurance about technology...
Posted by dean on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:01:00 PST

Noam Chomsky on Recent Developments in Venezuela

 >> Linguist and political analyst Professor Noam> Chomsky discusses changes in Venezuela under Chavez,> nationalizations, Chavez's enabling law, and LatinAmerican> integration.> By: Kabir Joshi-...
Posted by dean on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:22:00 PST