Category Archives: economic imperialism vs democracy

  1. Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise

      We had the thrill of touring the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship on Sunday. I am holding the “Wave of Resistance  #stop the pipelines Orca solidarity bracelet they gave us.   It has just come back from Antarctica where it took scientists to study the way to create a marine protected area in the midst […]

  2. Rodrigo Valenzuela, the 13th man and the end of Utopia

    Rodrigo Valenzuela juxtaposes the words and experiences of migrants and other workers in the midst of the collapse of the utopian discourses of modernism and its structures, both philosophical and physical. He jarringly disconnects words and images to reveal the deep fissures in our society.

  3. Part II Haida Gwaii: Thanks, But No Tanks

    Thanks No Tanks an art exhibition in Haida Gwaii, BC, protests plans for oil tankers of tar sands to pass through Hecate Straits. The Haida are protesting with body, mind and spirit. The coastal ecology is the same as Puget Sound, where the tankers are also proposed to pass by.

  4. A Remarkable First Thursday in Seattle

    First Thursday honored Latino artist at City Hall, Serving Homeless in Pioneer Square, honoring survivors by Nicki Sucec and inspiring homeless youth to creativity.

  5. Remember Me: Voices of the Silenced in Colombia: Art Exhibition

    This exhibition is created by people who are on the front lines of violence in Colombia. The exhibition is being circulated by Witness for Peace Northwest  in collaboration with Lutheran World Relief. “The artists are families and friends of those who lost their lives in the violence. Despite the fact that much of the violence […]

  6. Activists in Syntagma Square

    I have had first hand contact with  young activists in Greece. This was before the big encounters with the police. I am wondering if some of my new friends are involved with the clashes. Apparently they are already involved in a barter economy among some young people. I also saw a huge  march in the streets […]