Category Archives: USA

repost: Things I did not know #97644899544: The first memorial day was led by former slaves

Posted on May 26, 2012 by jonneke

The first Memorial Day was led by former slaves in Charleston. Charleston was in ruins. The peninsula was nearly deserted, the fine houses empty, the streets littered with the debris of fighting and the ash of fires that had burned out … Continue reading →

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Libya: Views on Humanitarian Intervention (update)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jonneke

Image: People wave Libyan flags from a car during celebrations for the one-year anniversary of the “February 17 Revolution” (source) The Guardian, One year on: chaotic Libya reveals the perils of humanitarian intervention. The mission to remove Gaddafi was a noble one. But … Continue reading →

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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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LA county, Land, and Loss

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jonneke

A series from the LA weekly that they called “L.A. County’s War on Desert Rats” Tough code enforcement has been ramped up in these unincorporated areas of L.A. County, leaving the iconoclasts who chose to live in distant sectors of … Continue reading →

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Labo(u)r links

Posted on December 17, 2011 by jonneke

11 ways to get fired from Starbucks University of Minnesota teaching and research assistants organize a union. A member of the European Parliament takes her baby to work

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Kids on kids

Posted on December 15, 2011 by jonneke

I saw two really powerful messages today.  Each one is by kids and about kids. 1. As seen on colorlines, Lakota students from Rosebud, South Dakota posted a powerful rebuttal to the ABC 20/20 special Children of the Plains. The students’ video challanges … 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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Wall Street Mercenaries

Posted on November 16, 2011 by jonneke

A former Philadelphia Police Sergeant joins OWS. My good friend Skang took this picture during the Occupy Wall Street evictions and protests this week.

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The Field

Posted on November 16, 2011 by jonneke

Mason Jennings, The Field

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Awkward family photos

Posted on November 15, 2011 by jonneke

So, every APEC conference, Asian-Pacific world leaders awkwardly dress up in the “native dress” of the country they are meeting. Resulting in hilariously awkward photos like these: Obama has reportedly shunned the tradition established by Bill Clinton and asked other leaders … Continue reading →

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