Month: January 2015

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We need to talk about racism: Gillian Schutte at TEDxJohannesburgWomen 2013

 

Writer and filmmaker Gillian Schutte fearlessly and creatively tackles issues of race, identity, sexuality and social justice. She is founding member of Media for Justice and co-owner of handHeld Films and online reality TV show ‘The Schutte Singiswas – A South African Love Story’.

Twitter: @GillianSchutte, Web: mediaforjustice.net

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

 

Source: www.youtube.com
Gillian Schutte (white) explains learning about racism through the eyes of her mixed race child.

 

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Ka-pow! Why Sikh Captain America should be your new favorite superhero

 

Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes—but you’ve probably never seen one wearing a turban. Cartoonist Vishavjit Singh is out to change that with a unique twist on an iconic costume, and a bunch of Sikh-centric pop art.
Check out this short doc on what this superhero is all about—at 2:00 he explains his art over breakfast, at 7:03 he takes his message to the streets, and at 8:15 Captain America proves there’s room for all of us in this beautiful country.
In Captain America’s words: “It’s time to kick some intolerant [butt].”

 

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Source: www.groundswell-mvmt.org

 

This superhero fights oppression. 

 

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ICYMI: Man Pointing Gun At Police and Children NOT Killed By Police [VIDEO]

 

More news has been discovered giving validation to the belief that only black men are shot and killed by the police.
A video released from August 7th, 2014 reveals police responding to a man, Lance Tamayo (age 45), waiving and pointing a gun at men, women, and children in Mission Bay Park, San Diego, but not fatally shooting to kill the individual.
This is a stark contrast to the what has been seen in the media where unarmed, black men have been shot multiple times and killed by law enforcement. The black men being shot by police are filled with bullets, where in this case with the white man waiving his guy was only shot one time and then negotiated with to move away from the gun as he fell.

 

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Source: urbanintellectuals.com

 

When police shoot unarmed Black and Latino men they shoot them MULTIPLE times and then do NOT provide medical help.

 

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Must see Tweets 1.21 #BLACKLIVESMATTER

Privilege

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Western values

 

Western values (fl. 1946- ) are those moral ideas that many in the West say they value most, like freedom and democracy.
The English word “values” only goes back to 1918. It comes from a sociological model of how society works.
The phrase “Western values” did not catch on till the late 1940s during the Cold War. The US opposed the Soviet Union and world communism. So it played up the values that set it apart from communism, like capitalism, democracy and human rights of a particular sort (freedom of speech and religion, say, rather than equality). Men will not die for rubber, tin and oil, but they will die for “freedom” and “democracy”.

 

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Source: abagond.wordpress.com

 

Another on point article by Abagond.

 

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Deputy Caught on Camera Shattering Wheelchair Bound Man’s Dentures While Beating Him To A Pulp

Shockingly, not only did this department fire the unhinged officer, they showed complete transparency in not only issuing a full statement, but also releasing a four and a half minute long video of the incident.

Source: thefreethoughtproject.com

 

Incarceration is only a fraction of the punishment.
The abuse that happens inside the prison compounds the punishment.

 

What an unjust society we live in.

 

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Ben And Jerry’s Takes A Stand Against Police Brutality

 

[The founders of] The Ben and Jerry’s ice cream company recently took a bold stand against police brutality, with the announcement that they will be selling “hands up, don’t shoot” t-shirts to support victims of police murder. The founders of Ben and Jerry’s posted a picture to their Facebook page this week where one of the co-founders of the company can be seen wearing one of the t-shirts.

There was a message featured below the picture which read:

Our scoop shop managers got to meet THE Ben and Jerry at the annual franchisee/manager retreat! Stay tune to see how our shop will implement Ben’s take on “hands up don’t shoot” campaign to address police brutality and empower children of color.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ben-jerrys-takes-stand-police-brutality/#rLtChrmf9jAsQV4V.99

Source: thefreethoughtproject.com