Themes

Better Angels of Our Nature

The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence has Declined Steven Pinkerton Viking 2011 This book by Steven Pinker (The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate) is truly a tome. I’ve been reduced to actually having to buy a copy – I’m racking up library fines as I write,  there’s a long waiting list for this through [...]

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Portland Genocide Awareness Coalition

Recently I realized that I should pull together what I could from a ad hoc grass roots group I worked with in 2006-2009 called the Portland Genocide Awareness Coalition. the group did a week of events for Genocide Awareness for several years, and put together and sponsored a number of other events throughout that time. [...]

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Westville

Sleepy Historic Westville - guy sleeping at the wheel of a horse drawn carriage

A guy I was interviewing in Lumpkin, Georgia, told be about “Old Town”, just down the road. Since w Lumpkin seemed like the end of the road, I was a little skeptical. But I took a break from Occupy Interviews and Immigration Detention Centers, and headed south. I found Westville, literally just outside of town. [...]

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Tall Ships in Rainer

Lady Washington under sail on Columbia River

Some times on May Day I join the masses in the streets. Other times I escape the city, and wind up doing things like watching Tall Ships sail on the Columbia. Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain were visiting Rainier Oregon. I “missed” their mock canon battle, but enjoyed a sunny, quiet day watching the [...]

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UNHATE

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A Must-See edgy  video from an advertising campaign from United Colors of Benetton inviting the leaders and citizens of the world to combat the “culture of hatred” and creating the UNHATE Foundation. I have to admit, I never heard of United Color before, but and surprised and happy to see their advertising campaign and Foundation. This is the kind of stuff I [...]

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World Memory Project

I learned about the World Memory Project from a video report by Athena Jones on  CNN . I was intrigued, to put it lightly. One of the existential themes  in my life as been “genocide”. Another theme is media and stories. (Trans-media – is what they call it now… ). And a third theme is my belief [...]

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Modoc War – Oregon Experience

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Thanks to Emily Roland for pointing me to this online video! The story of Captain Jack and the Modoc people in S. Central Oregon. Next door to the Rogue Indians.  From Oregon Experience on OBP. Watch The Modoc War on PBS. See more from Oregon Experience.

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Viva Mexico

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NCAI Parade 2011

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Here’s some pictures from the Parade this morning for the NCAI Convention in Portland!

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Sumêg Villiage

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This year after the Run to the Rogue ended, I kept heading south, into the Northern California Mist. I visited Patrick’s Point State Park, just a little north of Trinidad. The park contains a cedar plankhouse villiage reconstructed by the Yurok Tribe and used for cultural events. The site looked rather deserted and gray. Even [...]

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