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At the Intersection of Our Future: Occupy Wall Street, Seattle, Shelter and Social Justice
Today, a beautiful thing is happening around the world.
Test Blasts on the Historical Landscape
Do you(th) know the most bombed country on earth? American adolescence and naïveté may tell you some poor Middle Eastern country takes the gong. American bravado and arrogance may lean you towards some small, far-off nation in “need” of American “assistance” and “liberation.”
Hats for Hope
Kopia is four years old. She, her mother, her whole community of Roma, live in a forgotten, rejected section of Siria, living in crumbling mud houses they made themselves, situated on nameless streets the generation before made. They are off the map, off the grid, with no running water, no heating for the sub-zero winters. [...]
Don’t Wait For Anything
Next month the Olympia-based Freechild Project celebrates its tenth anniversary as a youth-driven social change organization. Over the last decade we have seen the rise and fall of interest and support for young people throughout our society. Young people have led literally thousands of campaigns across the United States and around the world to build [...]
Ramadan’s Apple Pie
Yesterday’s address by President Obama regarding the commencement of Ramadan served as a necessary break from the recent inflammatory polemics regarding the identity and motives of Norway’s terrorist attack. His words were sincere and encouraging as follows: “Times like this remind us of the lesson of all great faiths, including Islam – that we do [...]
Still Celebrating Empire
This post was written by OAG’s assistant director, Sam Withers. If you enjoy this post, check out his brand new Tumblr blog, Comrade Commentary. Happy Independence Day! Sounds like a cause for celebration. Duh, I’m no fan of the British empire and I’m stoked not have been born a subject to some far away crown. [...]