Author Archives: Jack Stephens

Tim Wise on White Privilege

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Elizabeth Kaeton has embedded a video of Tim Wise explaining the affects of white privilege in America and on the working class.
[Hat Tip: Eileen the Episcopalifem] Continue reading →

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Support the Fight for Asian American Studies at Hunter College

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Rage, at down on the brown side, blogs about the fight for Asian American Studies at Hunter College:
I’m writing this in response and in support of the righteous students and organizers at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York, who are organizing and pushing to protect and expand Asian American studies at […] Continue reading →

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Hero from Egypt

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Roobing blogs:
If your hero is Justin Timberlake or Santa Claus, Madonna or the Tooth Fairy… or any such legend or fluff merchant you’re wrong. Your hero is actually Hossam el-Hamalawy, currently reporting the uprising in Egypt, led by the textile workers of Mahalla.
Hossam reports:
The Textile Workers’ League activists Kamal el-Fayoumi and Kareem el-Beheiri, as well […] Continue reading →

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Radicalism and Women, Action, and the Media Conference

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Jack Stephens

“Sudy” blogs about WAM and what radical feminism means to her:
Radical is not negative, folks. There seems to be a misunderstanding that when womyn of color are angry, it’s all negative. From the WOC I am in community with, there is anger. Lots of it. It’s in our blood from a life line of […] Continue reading →

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When Bengal Cried

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Vidrohi, of Red Diary, blogs about the war for Bengali independence:
The 1971 war against the Bengali population, paved on the “good intentions” of keeping the Pakistan together, was carried out in a classical genocidal fashion. “Kill three million of them,” President Yahya Khan reportedly said in February of 1971, “and the rest will eat out […] Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Sokari blogs:
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. I hear that Hilary Clinton and John McCain will be in Memphis to mark the day. I am sure Barack Obama will seize the time add his $2 worth. I hear that Democratic and Republican leaders met yesterday on Capitol Hill […] Continue reading →

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Learning and Doing

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Marco, a graduate student in Western Australia, blogs:
So many people have written about what’s wrong with the world, but very few are writing about what people are doing to change the world. Getting politicised requires: a) learning about what’s wrong with the world, and b) knowing what to do about it. So many people reach […] Continue reading →

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20th Carnival of Socialism

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Jack Stephens

The latest Carnival of Socialism is up at Leftwing Crimnologist:
Hi all, Welcome to Carnival of Socialsim 20 – focussing on crime, criminal justice and socialism. Just like Power to the People with the previous carnival attempt to open people’s eyes to internationalism and liberation, I’m intending on doing a similar thing with this topic, however, […] Continue reading →

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22nd Erase Racism Carnival

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Jack Stephens

This months Erase Racism Carnival is up at the blog Double Consciousness. Continue reading →

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In Search of Ramrajya

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Jack Stephens

V Ramaswamy writes a four part series on Muslims and Hindus in India and his own experiences as a community and grassroots organizer. Below is an excerpt from part I. Ramaswamy wrote this post for Blogbharti’s Spotlight Series.
It was only in the aftermath of 6 December 1992 that I came alive to the […] Continue reading →

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