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Empire may well go to war, but it's out in the open now — too ugly to behold its own reflection. Too ugly even to rally its own people. It won't be long before the majority of American people become our allies.
Everybody is trying to find a way out from the mess they're in and they're using dark age intellectualizations and remaining confined in these concepts that have been imposed upon us from day one. Our spirits, the part of us that gifted us excellent medicine to deal with our lives here, has been systematically mined by a severely alienated perpetual war mentality. Join Trudell and i in a kind of conversation that you are invited to participate in.
It's a comical take on the Bush administration's chronic short-sightedness from its development of mini-nukes to it's play at global domination through militarism. I'm living in Portland, OR, I recently attained a master's degree in 20th century literature and theory. Since this renders me unemployable in the eyes of the masters, I work as contributing editor at street roots, the newspaper of the homeless, publish poetry and editorials, and perform my original singer/songwriter material to the screams of thousands of adoring fans. Some if these statements are outright lies.
Street roots publishes a newspaper by and for the homeless. This street roots poetry reading is free. It features many of the homeless and low income writers who are regulars on our poetry pages. Not your mamby-pamby pretentious coffee house reading. These readings are rich in diversity of experiences, perspectives, and subject matter. There will also be singer/songwriter musical performances.
"Poetry's not window cleaning. It breaks the glass." Chase Twichell
IDAHO - On Wednesday, March 5, students throughout the nation and around the world will be participating in the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition strike against the war with Iraq. Events will include campus walkouts, student strikes, rallies, and organized protests. High Schools and College Campuses throughout Idaho will join the walkout between 12 noon and 2:30 pm.
On January 30, 2003, Chuck D, Ani Di Franco, Ozomatli, Saul Williams, and Michael Franti performed at an anti-war benefit concert for AWOL magazine. Includes essay and photos from the event.
Link to an amazing collection of pictures of the Feb 15 demos. The largest day of anti-war demontrations in the history of the world.
 http://www.ccmep.org/2002_articles/Iraq/102702_pictures_of_anti.htm
We are gathered here today,
in numbers that fill this heart with hope and strength to face the great weight of tasks which lie before us.
guerilla theatre and political performance artists the Yes-men will be at Reed College today @ 7pm in the 'Chapel' in Eliot Hall.
I am a visiting law professor at Lewis & Clark College here in Portland. My law partner and I have filed the first in a series of lawsuits against movie theater chains that push back the starting times of movies in order to deluge the captive audience with advertising. If you are interested in striking a blow against commercialism, and if you have an interesting story about your recent experiences at theaters in Portland, please feel free to contact me. The press release and complaint are available at our web site below. Feel free to kick the link to any people who might be interested.
Little Beirut Feb-March Supplement issue 1.5 OUT NOW!!
An artist finally goes crazy, except this time he's *consciously* plunged into the infamous Sea of Schizophrenia. Read what he's discovered! This news item is not for the devoutly "Normal" whom must hold onto cherished paradigms. Only for those stoned enough and/or lost enough who want to read news which might help liberate them (and do enjoy the accompanying deep innerspace artz! (article 1)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Venture capitalists from Chicago are behind an effort to start a liberal-leaning radio network that would offer an alternative to conservative talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh.
Saturday night, February 15, 2003, Following mass attendance at Peace Marches and Rallies worldwide, a group of about 50 people gathered in a Candlelight Vigil and demonstrated for Peace at Laurelwood Park in Southeast Portland.
Saturday night, February 15, 2003, following mass attendance at Peace Marches and Rallies worldwide, a group of about 50 people gathered in a Candlelight Vigil and demonstrated for Peace at Laurelwood Park in Southeast Portland.
Saturday night, February 15, 2003, following mass attendance at Peace Marches and Rallies worldwide, a group of about 50 people gathered in a Candlelight Vigil and demonstrated for Peace at Laurelwood Park in Southeast Portland.
On February 14, 2003 at noon, citizens gathered in the Plaza on North Main in Ashland, Oregon to mobilize for peace, in opposition to the Bush administration's push to escalate the 12-year long war on Iraq.
I think it's time for a little humor/reality. I love the way my old friend from N. Cal. uses humor to make a statement. WE ALL ARE TOO SERIOUS MOST OF THE TIME !
"We hold these truths to be self-evident. That the United States is a corporate plutocracy with certain self-granted priviledges, among these are corporate life, corporate liberty, and the persuit of oil."
this text tries to show how these many manifestations together representants a huge planetary power against capitalism
An imagistic statement on the condition of war and meltdown of the American Dream.
International Day of Action
Saturday, February 15 and all weekend Saturday, February 15 is an international day of action against war on Iraq. There will be activities all over the world and in many northwest neighborhoods.
The following is culled from "Pharmako Dynamis" and "Pharmako Poeia" in which Pendell studies various Pharmakons. The word Pharmakon translates into both "medicine" and "poison" in English. Pendell considers himself to be on the "Poisoner's Path" and takes the Pharmakon about which he is writing while he is writing and doing research. He is also a gifted poet and thinker. I have paraphrased only slightly for brevity and any typos are most assuredly mine. -S
Music is Cluster from "Zuckerzeit" (Sugar Time)- "Fotschi Tong", approx. 4 1/2 min. (article 1)
Update on what is happening with political prisoner Jeff 'Free' LUers-serving 22.5 years for the burning of 3 SUVs in Eugene, Oregon June 2000.
We may not agree, people will always argue, I know
And revolutions come, and revolutions go And the world changes again and again, as history shows, So lets change it for the better, what are you waiting for? Lets Go!
All along the Oregon Coast communities are organizing for Peace and resistance. Here is a list of a few of those actions
have you heard anything?
Black History Month events at Reed College include 3 speakers and one poet in Kaul auditorium and an art exhibition Feb 1-16th in Vollum lounge, including a slide show on the 11th.
Feb 1 2003, to start off Black history Month, Pam Afrika and Vessala Mohammad Vay gave impassioned speeches on Reparations at PSU. They explained that Reparations are long overdue for descendants of Afrikan slaves and for all who continue to suffer from the legacy left by slavery and the institutionalized racism that is perpetuated when we all refuse to address this huge barrier to creating social, economic, and political change for the purpose of liberating all who suffer in this classist, racist, sexist system.
The White House said Wednesday it postponed a poetry symposium because of concerns that the event would be politicized. Some poets had said they wanted to protest military action against Iraq.
Vonny baby
excerpt from Whitmans's: "Come up from the fields father"
The only son is dead. But the mother needs to be better, She with thin form presently dressed in black, By day her meals untouched, then at night fitfully sleeping, often waking, In the midnight waking, weeping, longing with one deep longing, O that she might withdraw unnoticed, silent from life escape and withdraw, To follow, to seek, to be with her dear dead son.
After Pam Africa speaks as PSU on Saturday, February 1st, come to Laughing Horse Books at 8:30 for an inspriting and gifted spoken-word poetry reading by Victorio Reyes from his new book The Rebirth of Krazy Horse: Poems for The Struggle, followed by a discussion of the prison sytem and prison organizing in the U.S.
Because we must both build a new world and fight the evil of these times I want to share what I believe and hope that there will be something in it to add to the post-revolution world. Because today and tommorrow is the wiccan/druid/shamanic high holiday of Imbolc I want to share my way.
The NYC march has not yet been permitted. Police allege that there will be "too may people to contain".
Laura Bush was planning a nice, safe, lady-like event about poetry. So she invited poets to have tea and cucumber sandwiches with her and chat about Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes (!?) and Walt Whitman (!!!???). But then the poets turned out to be rude people who wanted to spoil the party by talking about war with Iraq. Tsk.
Here's a poem that was in David Hinckley's column in the Daily News 1/22/03. It's sung to the tune of, "If You're Happy & You Know It, Clap Your Hands":
Watch Your Back. Information about Rob Thaxton and Brian McCarvill in the hole at Oregon State Penitentiary January 2003 due to continued repression.
In a poem written for the Guardian, the distinguished playwright Harold Pinter takes the US to task for its seemingly inexorable march towards war on Iraq
Building on the momentum of last year's success, the March will again begin in two separate neighborhoods and convene into one unified march as a "symbol of what can and could happen in Portland when people reach across geographical and political barriers," according to Marlene Howell, March Coordinator.
The following collective declaration, "Poetry Matters: On the Media Persecution of Amiri Baraka," was originally issued by the Surrealist Movement in the U.S. in October 2002. Posted on this website and rapidly copied onto other sites, it attracted the attention of many—poets, writers, artists, musicians, and activists—who wrote in to affirm their agreement with it. As the number of supporters grew, it was decided to re-issue the statement with signatures.
Zapata's friends have said she was shy and not truly sold on becoming famous - all she wanted was a cabin in the woods, an old Jeep and a sheepdog.
this week in prose
Nobody knew...
song of the soul
A speech by Lloyd Marbet before The Spiritual City Club January 9, 2003
the poetry movement 01/09/03. This is a repost of the poem Leftovers by Assata Shakur because the orginal one I published had spelling errors in it. This poem is genius with multiple rythems due to changing word emphasis, an insightful poem it inspires you with it's playfullness, and bleakness all at once. This poem expertly questions states of conciousness and state institutions with its clever wording. Please read this poem many times.....
the poetry movement 01/09/03. This peice is entitled, "Leftovers- What is left" and is written by former black panther Assata Shakur. This peice has many sly connitations, a variety of plausible rythms due to changing word emphasis, and multiple meanings and juxtapositions. Please take the time to reread this poem. Print it hang it on the wall! Remember we are not the left, we are right!!! But we maybe the only survivors....
A poem about Chief Kroeker going to Israel to learn about terrorism
"Never forget the Lost Boys."
long form narrative prose/poem for your edification
The largest 100 corporations hold 25 percent of the worldwide productive assets, which in turn control 75 percent of international trade and 98 percent of all foreign direct investment.
The multinational corporation...puts the economic decision beyond the effective reach of the political process and its decision-makers, national governments. Peter Drucker
What do we want? Faster and More Accessible FREE SPEECH! YAY! If you participate, believe in and/or actively defend y/our right to freedom of expression come help IndyMedia fund a tech upgrade so it can better serve our community.
basically just a bad poem written by a politically angry teen unschooler.
Poetry Movement 12/18
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