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This is a bridge out by Seattle and I think relevant in two respects.
One, we should be building bridges and not walls. The anti-immigrant policies being enacted in this country are un-American. The existing vetting process from the previous administration is a two year onerous ordeal. The fear based paranoia were are being fed has nothing to do with reality.
Two, kudos to Seattle for divesting in Wells Fargo in protest of the DAPL pipeline. I've been impressed with many of Seattle policies recently, including their position on immigration, among others. I wish Chicago would follow suit.
Have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend. Peace.
Huge congratulations to the Water Protectors out there. We appreciate the efforts and the work that you have done on behalf of all of us and we are grateful for that.
With the media and the politicians flat out ignoring these issues is embarrassing, but paved the way for our Veterans to arrive on the scene and that probably had much to do with the US Army Corps suddenly not issuing a permit.
The struggle isn't over, but this is a victory on the long journey ahead. Again, congrats and thank you to the Water Protectors and to the Veterans.
Have a great Tuesday.
Did you know that Tigerswan used military tactics against the water protectors in South Dakota and is now pushing propaganda in Iowa that the water protectors are insurgents? I think that sums up where we are in this country right now: if you stand up and say that you do not want someone to poison your water: you are an insurgent.
Hope you have a great Tuesday.
We don't need fossil fuels anymore. We do need clean water.
We have the sun and the wind for energy.
The only thing we are really missing is for people to stop accepting their party lines. Pick one topic and look at what ten different sources have to say about it. The truth might reveal itself and it might also cause you to question what other items your 'source of information' might be misleading you on.
Terrific Wednesday to you my friend. Be well.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Much peace, love and happiness to you and yours.
I am forever thankful for my friends and family - for Allison, Andy and Dan. I love you so much.
I am also thankful for all of the water protectors out in Dakota that are stopping our water from being poisoned by big oil corporations for their own profit. Instead of the protestors spending the day with their families - they are being blasted with water cannons in temperatures that are around freezing. What a fucked up statement that is to type.
Peace.
Frank Wain opened up for Amadou and Mariam last night and had much to say about his experience growing up as a Native American. For those of you who are not from America, our Natives have suffered a great deal of oppression from our government who betrayed them time and time again to steal their land and natural resources, to ensure they didn't have access to clean water and even kidnap their children and force them into Catholic boarding schools in attempt to erase their culture. As recently as 1978, Native Tribes couldn't practice some of the ceremonies of their culture legally.
When students at one of my schools were recently studying the oppression and atrocities committed against the Native Americans, they were absolutely horrified and had a difficult time understanding how the government could be allowed to persecute like this. Yet, this is still happening with DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) and it is still tainting the water supply of Natives and ruining their land all for the sake of oil and ultimately greed.
Frank Wain's perspective and music is valuable...if you're interested in hearing more of his work, visit:
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This is from the Support Standing Rock Sioux protest on November 15th, 2016 in Chicago.
The protest was to show that Chicago stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux in their protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Pipelines leak, a lot actually, and poison the water around us. This pipelines crosses many water sources, streams and rivers and puts in jeopardy the water for many people.
The processing and consumption of oil is having a disastrous effect on our climate. In many ways. We need to be investing and installing clean energy utilizing wind and solar power instead.
Not only does pipelines like this one have negative impacts on people and our water - the only thing it does do is make wealthy oil corporations even wealthier.
It must stop. I gladly took part in the protest. Particularly with recent events in the United States - attending the protest was a very welcome breathe of fresh air and humanity.
Super Sunday to you my friend.
Ly O Lay Ale Loya (Circle Dance) ~ Native Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UglUjiJifA
#DAPL keep our water clean for the Seventh Generation
From the game "Skyrim" using the FNIS animation mod.
The picture for today was not taken at the protests yesterday. I wish I was able to attend. This was taken at the Water Is Life Protest this past fall.
I encourage you to take a look at this photo album from the New York Times titled Pictures From Women's Marches on Every Continent.
Thank you to the people of the planet for this. To the people of the planet. I am really impressed and moved and I cannot thank you enough. Flipping through these pictures is amazing. It is one of the most powerful photo albums I have ever seen.
The feelings and dread that have blanketed these last few months have been awful. I keep looking for that sign that we are not alone. I keep looking for a sign that the Republican Christian ideals of exploitation, abuse and hate will not triumph even though they won the battle of presidency. This was that sign.
I have never seen anything like this on a country wide scale let alone a planet level. This is much bigger than the United States. This is global. This is about being a human being. I stand with all of you.
Much peace, love and happiness to each and every one of you and the best of luck to us all. Thank you. This means a great deal to me.
New Haven rallies in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux and against TD Bank’s financing of the Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the genocidal desecration of sacred lands, and the violation of Tribal sovereignty and treaties, TD Bank, 994 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut, Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
Oceti Sakowin Camp, North Dakota - Over 200 Native American Tribes have gathered on the land of the Sioux to protect the water threatened by the encroaching North Dakota Pipe Line. A flag from each of the visiting tribes has been raised and lines the entry to the Camp. The Sioux welcome all to come join them.
This is a special series, both for what it represents and a step toward an adventure of a new style. My first series from this set of images was done in black and white. Spontaneously and in parallel I saw a color version, more painterly. This is that vision.
In this series I hope to highlight individuals audacity of character and purpose, illustrated by its vibrant and radiant displays. Everyone came to me as being perfectly beautiful and I want to share some of those moments. Homage to all protector spirits out there as your activities and intent are noble, to work for the benefit of others. With hearts tranquil and wrathful openness, intent is grounded in the wisdom of interdependence and expressed in joyous prayer.
Acknowledgements:
Choying O’Brien - She came up while I was working on a different version of this image. Showing off a bit, we pursue the possible with photoshop layers and adjustments. Unbridled ideas volleyed back and forth. I arrived at this final image, which will set the bar for the subsequent visions.
Will Be A Lot of Small Things...
Here's some small (though actually significant) things you can do today to help democracy:
1. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security is taking calls about Bannon's appointment to the NSC. You can call: 202-224-4751. Tell them you don't want a racist and fascist running our security.
2. Call and/or email your congress person. Here's a quick lookup if you don't know who that is:
Email or call them to oppose Bannon, DeVos, Sessions (those are the big ones) and the Muslim ban. When you call, you will be talking to a Congressional aide and it will take less than 5 minutes. They will jot down your name and occasionally you can leave contact info. for them to get back to you. Most of the time, if you mention you are an active voter and are paying attention to how your congress person votes on an issue, that is enough to do the trick to get the information passed along.
3. The Army is actually taking feedback about the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is an environmental nightmare and opposed by all of the indigenous groups in the area for good reason. Leave your feedback:
actionnetwork.org/letters/submit-your-eis-comment-to-the-...;
4. Grab Your Wallet! We're in an era where profits are more important than people so check out this listing of Trump supporter-businesses and email them telling them you will boycott their product because of it. I sent out about 10 emails last night after I found both Uber and Nordstrom were disassociating themselves from Trump (that's huge!)
5. Take a poll from Fox News! No, seriously. Take the poll. Our government has decided to censor and not allow in most media at this point as they are textbook fascists performing an experiment of modern horror on America. So, the prized baby media of our celebrated Fascist in chief is Fox News. So, for one, tell Fox News you disagree with his policies. And, additionally, it's a relief to see the results on many of these questions. Is Trump right about firing Sally Yates? 65% say no. Is he correct about immigrant restrictions? 77% say no. This is Fox news viewers people....
nation.foxnews.com/poll/index.html
6. Sign some petitions. If you're too tired from protesting or just too fearful at the moment, the very basic thing you can do is to sign petitions. There's been a lot of talk about how petitions might not mean anything and, while I agree it's more meaningful to call your congress person, relate that you are a voter and are paying attention, it is still a fun and easy way to express your voice and, after you fill out your info. once, it auto populates for the rest and you can sign about 20 petitions in less than five minutes. Done and done...invigorating when you see how many other hundreds of thousands of Americans agree with you.
7. Have conversations with people...start with your coworkers and family....including (gasp) your republican family members. Appeal to the goodness of them and their sense of nationalism. They want a strong America...well, selling guns to people who are mentally ill without background checks while deporting highly qualified individuals does not make for a strong America. Reference the Constitution which they are supposed to hold dear themselves. Appeal to them as Christians, women, human beings-whatever. Just find that common ground of conscience that would alert them that what is happening is woefully wrong. If you can't talk about politics in person because you don't feel comfortable, talk about politics on social media-destroy lies like the so called Bowling Green Massacre that never happened Kellyanne Conway made up last night. Make sure that for every lie they spout, you spout the truth. Twitter and Facebook are excellent references for that...most people get their news from social media these days anyway (can't blame them when all of the good news sources have been censored and Trump won't allow a recording to be made when he calls Putin) The other funny thing that happened last night is the Trump memo got out that women should dress like women so everyone started tweeting and uploading photos of famous women and how they dressed, the best being this one: pbs.twimg.com/media/CdCLAAsWoAEEP16.jpg
8. Protest. It's easy to say Resist! Resist! But, really mean it. Get out there on the streets...I am a regular protestor in Chicago and, yes, I would probably be protesting some of Hillary's policies too just in case you're wondering. Some people concerned about protesting ask me things like, "Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?" or "Aren't you afraid of getting arrested?"
Right now, by and large, the public agrees with us. Trust me...40% of people want impeachment...60% disapprove of his presidency so far according to recent polls done in America. Most of the police officers agree with you even though they might not say it. You don't have to break the law...protesting is your democratic right and fascist Trump WILL take it away from us if you don't exercise it. These protests are peaceful and passionate. Add to that energy. Plus, it's a great way to connect with other people in your community. The street is the new bar. Meet people, congregate, fall in love. Just voice your democratic freedom.
Another question people ask me about protesting is where to find out the information. Here's a great website with specific information: mashable.com/2017/02/01/how-to-find-protests-online-trump...
Last, you might live in a place that is not by a major city...well, then organize a protest in your town. Why does that make a difference? Trust me, it DOES. Chicago residents were recently very impressed when three suburbs, Oak Park, Morton Grove, and Evanston (not near to each other) organized three separate protests on different days. The reason why these protests are especially important is that it goes against the idea that it's only those city folk who are against Trump. No, it's not...and proving that in every small suburb, town, and city there will be people who are willing to be a light in the darkness is extremely important.
The next huge protest might be the March For Science on April 22cnd. Visit marchforscience.org for more information on participating and/or starting one in your own city!
9. I put this one at the end not because of lack of importance but because I have tried several times and cannot get through.
House Speaker Paul Ryan's Washington D.C. office is allowing callers to express their opinion regarding the Affordable Care Act, often called the ACA or, more simply, Obamacare.
The survey can be accessed by calling either (202) 225-3031 or (202) 225-0600. In each case, there is a period of silence before callers are asked to press "2" if they want to "express [their] opinion on President [Barack] Obama's healthcare law"; for example, it took two minutes and 30 seconds before being able to begin the process while calling the latter number.
10. Donate $$$ The ACLU has received a ton of donations and that's great. Let's not forget also about Planned Parenthood: www.plannedparenthood.org/ and Refugees in America: www.rescue.org/topic/refugees-america
Have a nice day being politically active and standing up against tyranny! Make sure you take your vitamins and caffeine! Don't forget, a little bit of self care is important too in order to help you stay healthy and active.
Btw, this photo is actually from Ghent, Belgium but I liked the message so much, I felt it fit.
**Don't steal this image but spread this message.**
I have been thinking a great deal about the future of this country. I've always wanted to believe that America has the potential for greatness but every day of Trump's presidency, I question that. I've been reading quite a bit of James Baldwin and thinking also quite a bit about Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass. I went to see the film "I'm Not Your Negro" yesterday and it made me cry seeing the images of white people who wanted segregation and oppression and realizing the hate crimes today are exactly the same and prove we haven't come very far in 50+ years since the civil rights movement.
Baldwin's characters often fall in love with white men and women and he mentions wanting to be an optimist as long as he was alive in an interview the film shows. He wanted us to question what purpose having a group to oppress serves and our own human psyche. He wanted people and our country to be different too, and there were times when it couldn't be that he ended up escaping to France instead as well.
In Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, this question is asked, "Are all white people the same?" Though some of his characters (much like I'm sure people in real life back then and now) believed that was the case, Baldwin realized this wasn't the case. He knew that people of every race have the capacity for great flaws and hatred but also for insight and love and he wanted us to move towards that point.
This recently has been coming up increasingly more since I visited the grave of Susan B. Anthony and have been thinking of how she excluded women who weren't white in her aim for women's suffrage. Even though she knew Frederick Douglass in real life (and is buried in Mount Hope cemetery the same as him), she could not reconcile their mutual aims for progress in this country. She put white women before women of other races and this was wrong. She was not only a product of her time but we have many women now who haven't evolved in those hundred years since.
There has been an increase in hate crimes that has occurred since Trump took office and this serves the rich and powerful most as it's a diversion from so many things-the destruction of science, women, rights for people with disabilities, the environment, even animal rights with the USDA removing animal welfare reports. The top 2% have to protect their own profits and the majority, ignorant of this, are falling for it and are taking the bait, accusing refugees and anyone who isn't heterosexual, white, male, able bodied of attacking the "core values of America." Even now, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are harassing people of color illegally within our own borders with very vague guidelines and no accountability. Trump and his appointees have even made up two terrorist attacks and people in this country believe them without doing the research because we've been raised to think we're supposed to trust our government. That's extremely harmful dishonesty. This country has never been great when we are fighting each other for power, greed, hatred, and fear. This country can only live up to its potential and true democratic ideals when we can learn from each other, dance with each other, celebrate our joys, and mourn our sicknesses and losses. True happiness cannot be achieved through products and mass marketed ideas. It can only be achieved when we fully realize and embrace our brothers and sisters no matter what our differences are. We've been trying the former way for so many decades and it hasn't worked out for us...perhaps it's time to try something different.
I'm in a period of my life where I'm not experiencing white guilt. I'm experiencing something much deeper-white shame. The idea that Trump and Bannon and Milo Yiannopoulos and Sessions and DeVos could share any common genetics with me makes my stomach turn. So, when I am confronted with this burning question, "Are all white people the same?" I want to scream an astounding "NO!" But, here's the thing, it is on myself and every other white person to prove that we are not the same...because, the reality is that years of history are not backing us up on this. No one can change the color of her/his skin but you can change your choices. You can choose to support artists of all races in the books you read, the art exhibits you visit the music you listen to the films you see. You can give to those in need and be generous with your time and your love. You can open your mind to those around you and you will feel so much better. You can call, write and visit your elected officials to demand policies that protect minorities and boycott the products of companies that support hate and discrimination. You can walk with all of your brothers and sisters in the street and when you chant, "No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA" or "The People United Will Never Be Divided" or "This is What Democracy Looks Like" you will embrace the meaning of those words fully and realize that this movement has momentum because our spirit cannot be crushed when we stand together. We need each other.
I met these two women briefly right after the Inauguration at a protest and I thought it was inspiring to see them supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement. Most people, even those who don't consider themselves ageist, would see an older white woman and think she is most likely racist. These women probably never had the opportunity like I had to go to school with children of any other race besides their own. They lived in an era where segregation was popular and minorities were never considered equal (only separate) despite the dishonest political catch phrase. And yet, their human spirit rose up and they were able to reason that this wasn't right-not for them or for the world and they are still fighting it despite their lengthy time on Earth...a lifelong resistance. I'm already tired and weary and I'm not even forty so I can't imagine having to protest when I'm in my 70s...hopefully, I won't have to.
White people are not all the same...but we must prove ourselves and the time to do so is now! Change the world...make America love, feel, dance, mourn, cherish its differences...only then will we truly thrive as a country and as human beings.
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Texture by Duncan Allan
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Photo by Avery White. Photo shows: a Field Medic wearing camo and a red headband that reads: "Water is Life," raising her right fist. A large wood fire behind her blocks a road. Fellow Water Protectors behind her also have fists raised.
The finished pipeline will carry up to 450,000 barrels a day of Bakken crude to a terminal near Patoka, Illinois.
I made some cranes earlier this year - for the 1000 cranes for Japan project but I wanted to try again with some more colourful paper. The sun was dapling through the acer leaves and I thought it made a suitably peaceful setting for this token of hope and luck.
I've been feeling fed up and uninspired by my stream of late (probably just that 365 'wall' I've heard about). I had this in my head - and the lighting, small flare and colours are just as I wanted (this is SOOC). It makes me feel a little better but I think I need some helpful criticism. If you think there are shots I have done that could be improved or if there is a style or technique that needs help, please feel free to offer suggestions - hopefully I will come out of this slump soon.
After the final DAPL permit was granted, the Indigenous Coalition at Standing Rock is calling for February 8th to be an international day of emergency actions to disrupt business as usual and unleash a global intersectional resistance to fossil fuels and fascism. In New York the #NoDAPL ! Emergency Protest Against Easement action was held at Thomas Paine Park (Foley Square)
Led by Chicagoland indigenous organizations, people assembled at Federal Plaza to hear speeches and create a community snake dance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They were joined by a marchers from an anti-Trump protest. The DAPL is often called the "Black Snake”.
The pipeline will run across approximately 1,172 miles of land from North Dakota to Illinois. The DAPL will transfer crude oil, through the Oglala Aquifer, as well as, under the Big Sioux, Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The pipeline will run through the traditional lands of the Standing Rock Sioux endangering water and sacred sites.
Energy Transfer Partners has 100% completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Illinois, and South Dakota. Resistance in North Dakota and Iowa are our last lines of defense against DAPL.
New Haven rallies in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux and against TD Bank’s financing of the Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the genocidal desecration of sacred lands, and the violation of Tribal sovereignty and treaties, TD Bank, 994 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut, Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
This evocative wooden signpost on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. is a powerful artifact from the 2016 protests at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Composed of dozens of handmade directional signs, each pointing toward Native nations and Indigenous homelands across North America, the post embodies solidarity, resilience, and resistance. During the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests, known as the #NoDAPL movement, this kind of signpost was erected at the Oceti Sakowin camp to show how far people had traveled to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s defense of their water, land, and sovereignty.
The signs mark communities like Six Nations (2,165 km away), Lummi Nation, Diné lands, Fort Buffalo (500 yards), and many more, forming a symbolic network of Indigenous unity. In the background, a panoramic photo of the Standing Rock encampment captures rows of tipis, tents, and banners stretching across the North Dakota plains. This installation captures not just a physical protest, but a spiritual and pan-tribal gathering unprecedented in recent memory.
The quote from Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, underscores the centuries of injustice Native people have endured: “Our people have tolerated this kind of treatment for over 200 years, and enough is enough.” This signpost doesn't simply tell you where someone came from—it tells you who stood together.
This object now serves as both historical documentation and cultural testimony, showing the reach and unity of Native voices across Turtle Island. It honors the environmental, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of the movement.
Led by Chicagoland indigenous organizations, people assembled at Federal Plaza to hear speeches and create a community snake dance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They were joined by a marchers from an anti-Trump protest. The DAPL is often called the "Black Snake”.
The pipeline will run across approximately 1,172 miles of land from North Dakota to Illinois. The DAPL will transfer crude oil, through the Oglala Aquifer, as well as, under the Big Sioux, Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The pipeline will run through the traditional lands of the Standing Rock Sioux endangering water and sacred sites.
Energy Transfer Partners has 100% completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Illinois, and South Dakota. Resistance in North Dakota and Iowa are our last lines of defense against DAPL.
Video coverage of the event from Radical Citizen Media:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZEpCSGFQvs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HHXPwtPhUc