Entries from April 2007
April 23, 2007
AMC art show this weekend: “Reality vs. Representation”
Nadia organized this show on Saturday, inspired by her work on the Allied Media Conference. It’s gonna be hot.
April 12, 2007
The only thing keeping me from screaming
From Ubuntu
A Spelling Lesson
11 04 2007
for this and every survivor
drop
is a four-letter word
an instruction after catching fire
a movement behind stop
a command we must memorize
and tell ourselves
if we would be safe
drop
is what we do to the kids
at school, at practice, at auntie’s
training for a next that will keep them (running)
warning that they will not be at [...]
April 11, 2007
Interview on WDET 101.9 about water rights
Here is the interview that aired this morning on “Detroit Today.” It turned out pretty well. They cut out some of the more controversial pieces, where we talked about race dynamics between the city and the suburbs, and I called the regional takeover of the water department stealing, but it got our [...]
April 11, 2007
First Program Announcements for the 2007 Allied Media Conference
The 9th annual Allied Media Conference:
“Breaking Silence, Building Movements”
June 22-24, 2007
Detroit, MI
Be a part of it at www.amc2007.org
Hello, conference-goers. 72 days until the AMC.
Here they are: the first program announcements for the 2007 Allied Media Conference. We’ve posted 15 of the workshops, panel discussions, film programs, and caucus meetings you’ll have to choose from in [...]
April 9, 2007
Coalition of Immokalee Workers win agreement with McDonalds days before launching boycott!
Got this from a friend. Incredible news!! I wish I could go to Chicago next weekend for the CIW action.
Friends,
It’s true: The CIW has done it again! We’ve won our campaign against McDonald’s.
This morning McDonald’s conceded to all of the farmworker’s demands, including a penny more per pound of tomatoes, a strong grower [...]
April 8, 2007
Film screening and radio interview on water rights
My friend Max Sussman and I are screening a rough cut of the film we have been working on over the last three years. Due to lack of resources and most of the film crew leaving the area, it is still a work in progress. We are using the film screening this Wednesday [...]
