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Thursday Thoughts: 2

john baker, February 2nd, 2012. No comments.

“How do we say No? In the fullness of time, how can we say No?” and “To create is to resist, to resist is to create.” John Berger, from his article The Need to Learn, in Brick 88 . * Whenever I find myself in a situation where I realize my own stance, though heartfelt, [...]

Beyond the UK Border

john baker, July 9th, 2011. 3 comments.

South American Tango dancers, denied entry to the UK by our government’s anti-artist immigration laws dance their farewell at Glasgow airport.

Butterfly of Hope

john baker, June 15th, 2011. 2 comments.

I’ve sent my butterfly in solidarity with girls and women in #Nicaragua. Have you? http://bit.ly/butterfly50 #mariposa #demanddignity #fb

The Devil’s Harvest

john baker, May 2nd, 2011. 3 comments.

“Look, we understood we couldn’t make it illegal to be young or poor or black in the United States, but we could criminalize their common pleasure. We understood that drugs were not the health problem we were making them out to be, but it was such a perfect issue for the Nixon White House that [...]

You’ve Got To Hand It To Them

john baker, April 29th, 2011. 4 comments.