Category Archives: Personal

Songs where I’m from

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jonneke

City Pages:

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Anti-Racism in Duluth, MN

Posted on February 24, 2012 by jonneke

Duluth, MN is a place very close to my heart. I go there every chance I get. My “Minnesotan family” live there. They mean the world to me and so does Duluth. Really, I don’t know where I would be … 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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Racist friend

Posted on August 8, 2011 by jonneke

My dad brought us up on a diet of quality music. Including The Specials. (Who are from my uni town of Coventry UK). I remember him blasting Free Nelson Mandela and jumping around the living room when I was a kid. I … Continue reading →

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Hot in the City

Posted on July 19, 2011 by jonneke

I’m still in Minnesota.  It’s seriously hot in the Twin Cities. Unfortunately, I can’t make a song reference in the plural… Meteorologist: Amazon Jungle only place in western hemisphere as humid as Minnesota (from kstp via bring.mn).

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Food workers in Minnesota

Posted on July 12, 2011 by jonneke

I’m in Minnesota for the summer.  I’m on vacation but many people come here to work in agriculture and food processing. MPR reports that many food workers are hungry: Every year, workers from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas gather their children … Continue reading →

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Afrobeat

Posted on May 24, 2011 by jonneke

My colleague, Prof M*, and I recently saw Femi Kuti live in Portland.  It was a tiny show.  That was good for us because we got up close.  It is also slightly embarrassing that so few turned out; he is … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Southside of heaven

Posted on March 26, 2011 by jonneke

I’m on (my last day of) Spring Break… so this has nothing to do with global politics.  I just like americana. And songs about cowboys and long roads home: Alternative version with a nice video with a stupid commercial first:

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30 Mosques

Posted on March 2, 2011 by jonneke

Lately, I’ve been trying to learn everything I can about the diverse, vibrant and utterly inspiring Muslim communities in the USA. So I’ve been re-reading the archives of 30mosques, a blog documenting a roadtrip stopping at 30 (or so) major … Continue reading →

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On Wisconsin!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by jonneke

Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Protest from Matt Wisniewski on Vimeo. This video contains many of my favorite things: the mid west, teachers, arcade fire, unions and people sticking it to the man. In solidarity. In related news: if solidarity was a meal, … Continue reading →

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