Category: justice
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radiohead’s “all i need” video
Not much to say about this video from Radiohead’s latest album. I hope you’ll watch it.
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“the price of sex” film festival
My friend Thom pointed out a film festival about the sex trade happening this weekend at DePaul University. Here is the schedule from DePaul’s website: Hosted by the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation & The Women’s Center. All screenings are followed by a panel discussion. Admission is $5 for each film, or $10 for an…
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nadia plesner’s “simple living”
Danish artist Nadia Plesner created the following image for her Simple Living campaign in support of Darfur, Sudan. Lois Vuitton has asked that their bag be taken out of the image. Plesner explains the image on her website, My illustration Simple Living is an idea inspired by the medias constant cover of completely meaningless things.…
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war dance
On Wednesday evening I watched a documentary with some friends that I’d first seen at Sundance in 2007. War Dance tells the story of three Ugandan children who have been profoundly affected by their country’s ongoing civil war. The experiences these children recount are unbelievably tragic: stories of murder, abduction and displacement color their childhood…
David W. Swanson 