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Ye

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:14:27 -0400

The climate crisis, in one poster. #GetItGotItGood

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:19:28 -0400

The climate crisis, in one poster. #GetItGotItGood

Cuomo: no presidency for you! #nycrossroads #banfrackingnow

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:53:57 -0400

Cuomo: no presidency for you! #nycrossroads #banfrackingnow

Photo

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:33:27 -0400

Thirty years on from his first hit single, ‘Space...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:39:00 -0400

Thirty years on from his first hit single, ‘Space Oddity’, David Bowie remains the most influential rock star from the post-Woodstock generation. Strange Fascination chronicles Bowie’s career against the colourful backdrop of post-Beatles pop culture. It’s a story of amazing creativity, of huge theatricality and of an almost pathological quest to remain relevant and at pop’s cutting edge. It is simply the the most complete account of David Bowie and his impact on pop culture ever written. This book is the first genuinely insightful and heavyweight biography of a true musical icon, fully revised and updated for paperback edition.

There are so many things I admire about David Bowie, but the “pathological quest to remain relevant” is the really sticky thing that’s drawing me to this bio.

Wake up you sleepy headPut on some clothes, shake up your bed...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:31:00 -0400

Wake up you sleepy head
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed /

What are we coming to
No room for me, no fun for you
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the golden ones
Written in pain, written in awe
By a puzzled man who questioned
What we were here for
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they’re here to stay /

Look at your children
See their faces in golden rays
Don’t kid yourself they belong to you
They’re the start of a coming race /

Oh you pretty things!

Everybody's Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change (Angela Park, Environmental Support Center 2009)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:12:00 -0400

Everybody's Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change (Angela Park, Environmental Support Center 2009):

Executive Summary

Climate change is one of the highest-stakes, transformative issues of our lifetime.

Everybody’s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change features the perspectives and wisdom of twenty-three activists and funders who are engaged in or supporting work to connect environmental justice and climate change. In this report, these leaders from across the United States share their perspectives about how their movement can contribute to climate organizing, policy, and solutions. They also speak about how their movement can be strengthened by better integrating climate issues into the content of environmental justice.

While climate change has name recognition amidst the white noise of modern life, the success of the movement for implementing climate solutions and decreasing the concentration of carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million is far from assured. For climate change to become a priority for U.S. voters and households, for it to become everybody’s movement, a stronger connection must be made between global warming and people’s daily lives. The broad and vibrant response necessary to address climate change and serve as a counterweight to special interests in oil and coal industries requires the engagement of more people, from a wider array of society.

In addition, while many people of color and low-income communities regard climate change and the environment as priorities, the climate change movement still remains highly homogenous by race and class and significantly by gender in its leadership. Even in 2009, climate briefings held across the country consistently feature mostly male and all-white casts.

Like other pockets of environmental and conservation movements, climate change still suffers from the perception, and arguably the reality, that it is a movement led by and designed for the interests of the white, upper-middle class. Many people erroneously believe that interest in environmental issues is dependent on race, education, and class. To the contrary, growing numbers of people of color working in the environmental field and public polling demonstrate that reality often differs from conventional assumptions.

The demographic ground is fundamentally shifting and changing the U.S. population and culture in unprecedented ways. People of color and indigenous peoples now comprise one third of the U.S. population. By 2042, demographers project they will be the majority and by 2050, they will constitute 54 percent of the nation’s population.

These trends are not just numbers. They signal inevitable, transformative shifts in values, culture, and political power in American life. Fundamental changes are already being felt in

American cultural and political discourse. To ignore these historic trends and their impact on the climate change movement, seems disconnected, at best. A mono-cultural climate change movement is counter-intuitive to long-term growth and effectiveness. Strength in diversity could defuse the perception that environmentalists are a narrow, easily marginalized, out-of-touch elite. It would support their work to make policy solutions not only equitable but also transformative, creating positive economic and environmental ripple effects throughout society.

Full report includes:

Framing climate change
Barriers to fruitful collaboration
Strategies for building a movement for everyone

Jimmy McMillan 2013: THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:14:00 -0400

Jimmy McMillan 2013: THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH

Waddup largest intellectual left conference in the world...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:15:01 -0400

Waddup largest intellectual left conference in the world #thisweekend #nyc

Have I posted this already? Maybe but who cares. Luscious...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:39:34 -0400

Have I posted this already? Maybe but who cares. Luscious Jackson is amazing.

because yes

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:55:00 -0400

because yes

Ron Clark Academy rocks election

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:49:00 -0400

Ron Clark Academy rocks election:

CNN video on Facebook - CNN.com Video

It’s always so impossible to find this video so I’m finally posting it. This is from the 2008 election. Watching this kid try to articulate how he feels about Obama winning at 0:50 makes me cry like every single time.

And this #whydontiworkhereeveryday

Wed, 29 May 2013 17:44:40 -0400

And this #whydontiworkhereeveryday

Always a joy to find myself here, can’t emphasize that...

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:21:06 -0400

Always a joy to find myself here, can’t emphasize that enough

Breakthrough in burnout recovery

Wed, 29 May 2013 02:41:50 -0400

Hahahaha happy Memorial Day everyone

Mon, 27 May 2013 21:30:43 -0400

Hahahaha happy Memorial Day everyone

Getting ready for our @nyudivest strategy session, Alyssa here...

Sun, 26 May 2013 16:23:01 -0400

Getting ready for our @nyudivest strategy session, Alyssa here live from Hawaii

fairelectionsny: Sign the petition!

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:52 -0400

fairelectionsny:

Sign the petition!

fairelectionsny: Sign the petition!

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:23 -0400

fairelectionsny:

Sign the petition!

Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief I don’t think I can listen...

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:57:22 -0400

Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief

I don’t think I can listen to this song enough times. Theres just so much power in this thing, but controlled. And I’m totally appreciating the map image here even though I have no idea what it represents. Sound quality not the best here though.