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Plan B: ill Manors

john baker, March 13th, 2012. One comment.

and this is the BBC interview:

Thursday Thoughts: 3

john baker, February 9th, 2012. One comment.

Mark My word, if and when these preachers get control of the (Republican) party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and [...]

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