February 2012
46 posts
Anakbayan LA: Strengthening the Filipino Youth... →
anakbayanla:
Advance the struggle for national democracy in the Philippines by Eric Tandoc, Chairperson, Anakbayan Los Angeles
Since its founding in 2005, Anakbayan Los Angeles has grown in strength and expanded across Southern California. As an overseas chapter of the comprehensive youth…
“We’re taught at such an early age to be against the communists, yet most of us...”
– Assata Shakur (via gingerche)
“This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us...”
– Pema Chodron
“What? No idea. I know who he is, but I really don’t know what’s...”
– Kobe Bryant, when asked about what he thinks of Jeremy Lin
Reveal details of VFA review, negotiations with US →
“We do not need the government to once again sell out our sovereignty.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com [1]
MANILA – As students and activists remembered nationalist Claro M. Recto and his branding of the Philippine government’ policies as “mendicant” in a forum at UP Diliman, Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan, in Congress, issued a strongly worded...
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with...”
– Albert Einstein
WatchAdele’s vocal cords: “We’re BACK y’aallll!!!”
thedailywhat:
Adele First On-Screen Post-Surgery Song of the Day: CBS has released another clip in promotion of Anderson Cooper’s upcoming 60 Minutes profile of Adele — this one featuring a snippet of the chart-topper singing on television for the first time since her urgent throat surgery.
The full interview airs this...
“What’s the worst thing that you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re...”
– Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters by Jessica Valenti (via a-blog-called-everything)
When They Don't Show Up.
Today was a test of my heart.
This afternoon was supposed to be the orientation for the Young Asian Men’s Program I coordinate in Downtown Oakland.
After a pretty successful session last Summer, the organization decided to keep the program going, and bring me back to run it. Of course I was ecstatic, especially because men’s work is something I’ve been hella passionate about...
the colored other: An Open Letter to Roland Martin →
(via pensiveadagio)
An Open Letter to Roland Martin
Dear Roland,
I am not a gay man, thus I have never had my manhood checked, demeaned, or questioned in spaces reserved for hyper-masculine bravado. I will never understand how it feels to be consistently otherized for not being a “real bruh”, as if masculinity is rigid and absolute, and anyone who deviates from your concept of masculinity...
“Each relationship seeks its own level when we let it. Operating on this...”
– From The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy
(via tuchisofentish)
Thanks Capitalism!
I would like to thank CAPITALISM for:
White supremacy
Patriarchy
Poverty
Exploitation
Heterosexism
The public school system
Theft
Police brutality
Substance use
Tuition increases
Quality health care FOR THE RICH
Borders
Casinos
Imperialism/colonialism
Nuclear arms
The 1%
Forced migration
Trauma
Global warming
Self-hate
Fast food
Foreclosures
Evictions
...
Taking a breath...
Quick laundry list of how my 2012 is panning out:
- Main gig: Managing the Digital Storytelling teacher cohort of this place. Supervising/supporting some amazing teaching artists. Which includes a workshop series of my own that I have to prep/manage/facilitate.
- Side gig: Coordinating a Young Men’s Program at this place. Curriculum development, outreach/recruitment, facilitation,...
bandung55:
Finally got around to listening to...
January 2012
73 posts
