Category Archives: People

Yvonne McCain

Posted on December 25, 2011 by jonneke

These American Lives profile, The Whole Truth The first night that my children and I were at the Martinique was one of the worst nights of my life. I can still remember how desperate and scared I felt. I spent hours sponging … Continue reading →

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OCCUPY Bobby’s House, Occupy Foreclosures

Posted on December 10, 2011 by jonneke

The people of OWS in Minnesota are defending homes, families and neighbourhoods. People are standing together against US Bank to save Bobby Hull’s home on Columbus Ave S in Minneapolis from foreclosure. Bobby is asking for a reasonable adjustment on … Continue reading →

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#occupymn

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jonneke

“this is about building another kind of society.”

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No papers. No water. No words.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jonneke

Read section 30 of the new Alabama immigration law HB56 (pdf) “This demonstrates the cruelty of the new law by denying the most basic facilities to people. It’s designed to make life so miserable that people self-deport, and this poster … Continue reading →

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Thoughts of Love

Posted on September 11, 2011 by jonneke

Four year old Jamilah Mazloom (my friend’s lovely daughter) at Ja’afari Islamic Center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Photo: MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson. ‎”…concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on July 25, 2011 by jonneke

Beyond all the politics, what an affirmation of life, love, and humanity these pictures are. (source) In solidarity. (other sources: ibtimes.com and buzzfeed)

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Empathy & Society

Posted on July 19, 2011 by jonneke

Thank you, Tahirih and RSA.

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My summer reading: memoirs from the liberation struggle

Posted on June 1, 2011 by jonneke

Ruth First, 117 Days (More here) Joe Slovo, Slovo: The Unfinished Autobiography of ANC Leader Joe Slovo. (More here and here) A present from my brother, Walter and Albertina Sisulu: In Our Lifetime (More here) And, obviously, I’ll be refering back to … Continue reading →

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Images from Egypt

Posted on January 30, 2011 by jonneke
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The extraordinary life and death of David/Sonia Burgess

Posted on January 9, 2011 by jonneke

From the Guardian: “Last October, detectives were called to investigate the death of a woman under a London tube train. But as they traced her final moments, they discovered that she was, in fact, David Burgess, one of the most … Continue reading →

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