Apr 252014
 

Add your weight to the petition – – it’s in the text, near the end. http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/24 Critics of the new rules say that this could be the moment the internet as we know it will die if the people do not rise to its defense   – Jon Queally, staff writer Defenders of an open, […]

Apr 172014
 

With many organizations now putting out lengthy lists of “good news stories” I have the impression of a rapidly mobilizing, empowered citizenry. It’s like spring has arrived; there is new life shooting up everywhere around us!   I selected just a few examples. Can’t celebrate if we don’t know about them!   1.     2014-04-17   Monsanto and Big Food […]

Apr 032014
 

The waves of mobilization underway are incredible! This is American based.  Just a small sampling.  Most of them are new to me. I have particular interest in Reset The Net  (you’ll see it below) because it’s related to the Edward Snowden leaks and thereby to Lockheed Martin’s participation in Statistics Canada. Excerpts from http://www.nationofchange.org/waves-nationwide-actions-planned-key-historic-moment-1396532177   Tim DeChristopher, […]

Apr 032014
 

In follow-up to:  2014-03-24  Snowden, Vancouver, TED Talks    From  Popular Resistance,  DAILY MOVEMENT NEWS  Reset the Net, seeks to restore privacy to the Internet by our own actions rather than waiting for the government, which seems to put the security state ahead of our privacy. People are taking action now to push Internet providers […]

Dec 132013
 

Hi Neil, Following the discussion about CHANGE (how is it accomplished?),  you may be interested in some of the links below. There is emphasis on the corrupting influence of Corporations in bed with Governments – the cause and effect relationship – because the corruption is a serious, practical obstacle to change. You can understand the dynamics […]

Nov 262013
 

Hi Kimberly, Many thanks for the film Unacceptable Levels.  (Trailer at http://www.unacceptablelevels.com/) You address an issue near and dear to my heart. I can tell from the trailer that it covers the bases.  I’m looking forward to viewing the film. You help empower people by presenting the film.  They will help spread the word. For […]

Nov 232013
 
2013-11-23  The malleable politics of 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' , LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-politics-hunger-games-catching-fire-20131123,0,4092143.story#axzz2lVTIdyuf By Rebecca Keegan (INSERT:  The remarks by Donald Sutherland are very good. I flagged them below.  /S) Like any good dystopia, “The Hunger Games” depicts a frightening world that resonates with the anxieties of contemporary audiences — a futuristic version of North America blighted by income inequality, government overreach and sadistic entertainment. With the […]

Nov 102013
 
2013-22-10  "On Solitude"  By  Ruel F. Pepa

RECOMMEND:  Go to the original.  Click on the URL. NEWS JUNKIE POST http://newsjunkiepost.com/2013/11/10/on-solitude/#sthash.dZqAKqWf.dpuf (OPENING EXCERPT – – I have not copied the full text.  Just enough to capture attention!) A communion with oneself…. A state of being alone within the confines of one´s self-consciousness….  A singular moment of intimate encounter with one´s soul….  A spontaneous […]

Oct 122013
 

I recommend The East.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1869716/  Find it in a theatre or on-line. It is timely, provocative, and well-done. Excerpt (lower down on the website): The film follows Jane Owen (Marling), an undercover security agent, as she leaves behind her doting boyfriend (Jason Ritter) to infiltrate an eco-terrorist group known as The East, who have publicly […]