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“In the 1920s O G S Crawford invented aerial archaeology, one of many services this eccentric Marxist misanthrope performed for the study of antiquity.”
- Jonathan Meades: Link
 Bloody Old Britain: O G S Crawford and the Archaeology of Modern Life
By Kitty Hauser
Granta Books, 286pp
Amazon: Link
“Future archaeologists will perhaps excavate the ruined factories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when the radiation effects of Atom bombs have died away.”
- O. G. S. Crawford, from Archaeology in the Field (1953)
O. G. S. Crawford @ Wikipedia: Link.
~ Karl Jones
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| November 29, 2009 | 7:11 AM |
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10. Ten. Dieci. X.
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Rome: It’s beautiful and it’s not. Kinda like everything else in life.
“La prossima fermata è Roma Termini.”
I moved to Italy to live at the end of September last year. I lived in Brescia (a medium-sized city in Northern Italy) until March 1, when I moved to Siena.
(I am once again back in Brescia, but that’s a story I’m going to save for another day.)
I picked up some vocabulary during those first five months in Italy, but it wasn’t until I started attending an Italian class for immigrants in Siena that I really started learning the language.
Now, finally!, I understand much of what is being said either to me or around me. The language no longer sounds foreign or like pretty sounds flowing forth from people’s mouths. Although I’m more motivated to learn the language–because it finally seems like an achievable goal to converse fluently–the glossy veneer of the nonsensical musical sounds has dulled. I don’t know, there’s something about understanding when somebody complains about the weather (or conversely, the ease in which I can complain about it) that makes any language sound less romantic.
Shiny glossy veneers are so overrated. Don’t you think? I mean, a veneer is just a thin expensive sheet of wood (or metal) with layers upon layers of unusually toxic clear varnish. If it wasn’t for the common cheap material beneath (like pine or regular mild steel), the veneer would have nothing to attach itself to.
And I’ve always preferred the look of a dull, used or aged finish anyway…and now that I’ve exhausted my analogy I’m finished with this post.
But one more thing before I go to bed on this hot summer night: it is nice to know that you can simply listen to the conductor to know when your next stop is and not have the nervous wondering of whether you’ve missed it or have yet to arrive.
Arrivederci a dopo.
~Janelle Renée
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| November 29, 2008 | 7:11 AM |
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MY DREAM AND VISION
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Natural Touch is a Non Governmental Organisation based in Calabar the Eastern part of Nigeria.The inspiration come from a point of observation of handicapped people and Children roaming the streets of some citites in Nigeria mostly in Calabar begging for alms.
Most of them at the end of the day retired to uncompleted buildings to pass the night,It was a very gory site when a reported case of ritual dehumanising killing of two of such people in a street close to my residence.These two were killed and some part of them remove for rituals activities or some other things not quite known to us.
So touched by such inhuman treament to people because of their inability to defend themselves or provide proper accomodation for themselves,and even a source of livelihood was traumatic,hence,my decision to get the NGO (NATURAL TOUCH) started,with the aim to provide food and shelter for the hanicapped.Make sure there is a future for them and security of life for them.
Upon our inception,we had limited our intention to mostly the young ones and average aged.Although we could not provide accomodation for them but we provide the basic needs which is food for them atleast once a day.
It is our aim to increase the feeding arrangement to twice a day and also build a home for them.It is our aim to accomodate at least 2000-5000 handicapped people of difiers ages in the home,and Animals too.
With support from other Organisations/Individauls that are touched just as we are.We will establish a school or a handicraft centre for them to study and become independent of their own in future.
Suffice to say here that most of them roam the street with torn cloths and look unkept,We also provide clothing where necessary and affordable to them.
Based on our inability to sustain the financial burden,we are looking forward to Groups or Individuals with similar passion as we have towards uplifting the living standard of these hadicapped and also thinking of ensuring their future.
We are planning of building a home for them in Calabar to accomodate the handicapped and also recruit personnels to take care of their cooking and tranining.
We look forward to support from passionate groups and individuals.
Thanks,
Dennis
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Child and Youth Advocate
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Irwin came for a visit last night to discuss the possibility of having a Child and Youth Advocate office in the North. We discussed having one in Thunder Bay in conjunction with the Multicultural Youth Centre in a space in Victoriaville Mall.
Down the road, we are also looking at one in Sioux Lookout and Kenora.
We also discussed the way that the Child and Youth Advocate Office will be run. Irwin wanted suggestions about the two options that the organization could have. One is to hire a worker in Thunder Bay and that would be grassroots and community based. The other option is to go to Toronto for guidance and get help running the Thunder Bay office from Toronto.
If we get a Thunder Bay office, I think it would help get Aboriginal youth involved in the process of decision making and Irwin suggested we get our message to the urban centres who will be funding us and making the decisions.
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Mark Twain Joins Focus the Nation
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 “James Ross Clemens, a cousin of mine, was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well now. The report of my illness grew out of his illness, the report of my death was an exaggeration.” - Mark Twain, May 1897
Some of you may have been confused by rumors and emails lately about developments at Focus the Nation. We want to assure you, like Mark Twain, that the report of our death was an exaggeration.
Focus the Nation is very much alive, going forward as a project of the Green House Network, its nonprofit sponsor. We have a great new office in downtown Portland, Oregon - if you’re in the neighborhood, come visit!
Following the success of Focus the Nation on more than 1,900 campuses and other locations around the country last January 31, we sought feedback from campus organizers and leaders of the youth climate movement, and based on what we heard from you, we are building a program of sustained engagement with the young leaders, on campus and off, who are shaping our generation’s response to the climate crisis and the opportunities to build a clean energy future.
Here are a few of the things that Focus the Nation is up to:
- Climate Ride 2008 - Focus is participating in a climate conference on wheels September 20-24 beginning in New York City and ending with a day of action on Capitol Hill.
- 100 Days of Engagement - Green democracy everywhere! We’re working with people like you all around the country to engage every member of congress with young people to discuss clean energy priorities during the first 100 days.
- Supporting youth leaders - building on Project Slingshot, we’re working to expand our support of young people making climate solutions into reality.
- Check out our Get Involved page for more ways to take action.
A teach-in was a wonderful way to engage students, professors, and staff at thousands of institutions around the country in a day of mutual learning dedicated to solutions to the climate crisis. We’ve learned from thousands of you who made last year’s events such a success that you are ready to take the next steps — on your campuses, in your communities, and in your own lives — to show the world what a just and prosperous clean energy future will look like.
We plan to help our generation meet this unprecedented challenge, and to help you succeed in your efforts. Please send us an update about what you are doing, and how we can amplify your success. And, if you can do so, support us as we join forces with the youth movement that is going to shape our future.
By the way, Mark Twain hasn’t actually joined Focus the Nation. But you knew that, right?
- The Focus the Nation Team
Minna Brown, Director of Outreach
Alex Tinker, Director of Civic Engagement
Laura Westwood, Director of Development
Bill Barnes, Board Chair
Tony Dennis, Board Member
Jonas Kron, Board Member
Terryl Ross, Board Member
Indigo Teiwes, Board Member
Lisa Weasel, Board Member
Ted Wolf, Board Member
        
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Take Charge: Energy for Everyone
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 Hello, I want to update you all on what I’ve been doing this summer. I created my own green job and got hired by a community non-profit in North Adams, MA, to create a campaign based on the ideas of a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty, and re-thinking energy as an opportunity to improve our quality of life. My town is predominantly working class, with high unemployment. We had no town-level group working on any sort of environmental issue and ‘green’ is regarded by some as a dirty word.
Our common concern si the price of energy, especially home heating oil. People are worried about the home heating crisis. Many people on fixed incomes need to choose between paying for food or medication, but this winter heat has been added to the list. I talked with many people to develop energy saving points that were most effective, most understandable, least intrusive and not tied to any income bracket (i.e. solar panels). Then we looked at how information spreads - how do we reach thousands of people (as high as 50% or more of the population) instead of the social circles connected to environmentalists?
The result is Take Charge: The North Adams Campaign to Save Energy:
The results have been good. After two months of work, we have a strong presence in the community, a strong core group, excellent media, and strong partners at the library, bank, fuel assistance office and elsewhere. We were on the front page of two local papers, our internet publication and our local NBC affiliate (coverage not posted).
As a result of this hard work, I follewed up our press conference with an op-ed in the paper
One of the most iconic images of the strength of America is the World War II poster of Rosie the Riveter with the bold words, “We Can Do It!” When our nation rose to the greatest challenge it had known, mobilizing to protect democracy and the free world, our efforts brought out the best in us.
As I look at the scale of the climate crisis, I have the same feeling that the poster embodies. I am ready to roll up my sleeves and say, “we can.”
I borrowed liberally from Van Jones:
If you look at our economy, it seems like we have throw-away people to go along with our policy of throwing away energy and resources.
…and I got in my lobbying point:
Whether you’re a homeowner who can Take Charge and cut your energy use 50 percent or more, or a legislator like John Olver who can work to fully fund the Green Jobs act, we applaud your efforts just as we need everyone to mobilize for the challenge ahead of us.
Building the just and sustainable future we need is going to take a lot of work. Its going to take an army. Efforts like this one, and better, in every town in America. But we learn from each other, and we do it better every time. Skills I learned at SPROG impressed the hell out of my boss. Talks with the Summer of Solutions helped with my sense of community energy efficiency possibilities. And the excitement of running Power Vote this fall kept me motivated through the tough parts.
If anyone would like to learn more about Take Charge and how to run a BIG and STRATEGIC energy efficiency campaign in your town, please contact me: morgan.goodwin [at] gmail and I’d be more than happy to talk. That’s enough for this post though.
Happy organizing!
        
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World Youth Congress 2008
About this event: 4th World Youth Congress - Quebec City 2008
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When I grow older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a waving flag
-K'Naan
I have just arrived back in Toronto after a wonderful, crazy, busy and mind stretching week at the 4th World Youth Congress in Quebec City.
I wanted to write as the thoughts are fresh in my mind. It's hard to sum into a few words what I want to say, as there are a flurry of emotions which are crowding my ability to describe clearly everything that I saw and experienced. All I know is that these youth conferences always leave me feeling revitalized, re-energized and positive about the changes which our youth want to make in the world. So often we are jaded by this ideal and desire to "change the world". People think that this is a naive way of thinking and it is reserved for the young minds who do not know better.
Well, you know what? If these thoughts to better our world are considered naive, then I am not ashamed to say that I am naive. I would rather be put into this category of so called youth who know no better, then to be jaded, conservative and take no action to at least TRY and achieve the unity and peace which the living beings in our world deserve.
I had the privilege to meet hundreds of youth from over 100 countries, including Ghana, Spain, Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, Brazil, the US, Canada, Kenya and Benin. The pool of talents, passion and drive which surrounded me for a week made me feel blessed to be where I am.
Thank you to all at the World Youth Congress who re-validated the view that changing the world is not naive, but indeed a reality which many others strive for.
live and love,
Mai
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