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Stop Donald Trump

"Today the world is run by three of the most secretive institutions in the world: The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization, all three of which, in turn, are dominated by the U.S. Their decisions are made in secret. The people who head them are appointed behind closed doors. Nobody really knows anything about them, their politics, their beliefs, their intentions. Nobody elected them. Nobody said they could make decisions on our behalf." Arundhati ... read more

Power and Powerlessness – Conflict and Peace

In her speech, Come September, Arundhati Roy, says "The theme of much of what I write, fiction as well as non-fiction, ... is the relationship between power and powerlessness, and the endless circular conflict they are engaged in.." A little further on she says "I believe that the accumulation of vast unfettered power by a state or a country, a corporation or an institution or even an individual a spouse, a friend, a sibling - regardless of ideology results in excesses..." This is a theme ... read more

A Bit of This and That

I am motivationally challenged. I am not motivationally challenged. I am motivated... Well according to The Secret I need to be telling myself the latter because either of the first two simply create those realities... It's a concept I agree with even if I don't implement it every single moment. I first saw the film last September and I was left sitting on the fence. I mean the concept itself is wonderful and great, but I was left with this lingering unease and disappointment that the ... read more

The Vagina Monologues

Yesterday I read about a woman in Florida who complained about the name of the play at her local theatre - The Vagina Monologues. As a result of her complaint, the theatre changed the name to "The Hoohaa Monologues". The woman was offended when her niece asked her what a vagina was. I am still incredulous about this - that the women who are performing, producing and directing this play are going along with this and continuing to perform. Do they not see their own subservience to the ... read more

Can of Worms

I have not been making new cards recently. It seems to come in cycles. I have three sets of images that are soon-to-be-born cards, but the arrangements haven't formed yet. They are ideas. But I am done with the mundane business book-keeping adventure that I have been on of late and I want to kick-start my creative life again... Description: This card was made months ago - it was the tenth card that I made. It was made intuitively and I remember enjoying the darker imagery that came ... read more

We – Arundhati Roy

In September 2002 Arundhati Roy made her acclaimed Come September speech. Using news and other footage and modern music, "anon" from New Zealand created a film visualising Roy's words. The film first appeared on resist.com.au after its webmaster was given a copy and the message: "Feel free to pass this on to others who you know will be interested in its relatively unique content and perspectives (either by copying this DVD, dubbing to VHS, by dissemination through internet download, holding ... read more