well, it's been a while since i posted one of these blog entries. i guess i have been busy 'doing' and less busy 'talking about' lately. i mean that specifically with reference to The Yarden. the yarden is what i am referring to as our house's sideyard. it used to be a house. then at ome point in the last couple decades it was condemned and demolished, then it was a crappy yard/dog pen for a while, and now it is well on it's way to being converted to a food producing garden with social capabilities of a fire pit and hangout area, and a work area - for chopping wood, building vehicles, etc. the peas are climbing, the carrots are popping out of the ground, the lettuce, greens, and radishes are coming out to play...
... of an article I want to write. It's a case study of sorts. When I try to step back from this whole Wafaa Bilal censorship at RPI/Republican Protest/Sanctuary closed by the city story there are multiple stories... overarching narratives and inner threads. But the one I am thinking about now is about Indymedia, web2.0, and media activism. Having been part of a few large Indymedia mobilizations, it was (and still is) exhilerating to feel the media activism community emerge from winter time with passion - stepping up to support Wafaa Bilal and document his situation, condemn RPI for its failures as an institution of higher education, support the Sanctuary for Indpendent Media, and then hold the city accountable for its corruption and abuse of codes enforcement.
This is a repost from our friends at Wiredgeek.com. I found this to be an absolutely crazy story. It's like the Yes Men, but for real. There is no more irony, people!
Jacob writes:
I'm filing this was under "What the F*$#?!?". Today the Wall Street Journal published a story entitled "U.S. Draws Map of Rich Artic Floor Ahead of Big melt". Ok its no secret that every country and a few mothers are trying to stake claim to the North Pole for the potential oil and gas reserves trapped beneath its icy crust. What is insane is the reasoning behind it. A quote for today's WSJ article reads
