this morning we had someone come into class and talk about museums. this video pretty much sums them up, have a chuckle along with me.

my heart aches at the blatant p.r. game that the state is trying to play with people’s lives. criminalization of dissent to cover up your own agenda is a slippery slope, my friends.

so from the university of oregon i watch the news and am filled with frustration and anger- i wish there is something i could do to show my solidarity for the people who are still illegally being held in “torontonamo” on serious charges. i feel so shocked that i am almost speechless.

how about some eloquent words from naomi  klein?

much respect.

ps: read this CBC article for more evidence on the police’s attempt on a p.r. campaign. shame.

Without further ado, here’s the film!!

Synopsis: In February 2010, the world converged on Vancouver, BC to experience the Winter Olympic Games. As aspiring film-makers we witnessed a different type of convergence; a celebration of human rights, social justice, community and political diversity. Activists from all walks of life and special interest groups (indigenous rights activists, environmentalists, anti-capitalists, housing activists and more) came together to voice their opposition to the 2010 games. What was it about 2010 that unified all these groups? Our film explores why three activists oppose the Olympic Games and show how they came together to resist the corporate circus. This is another school project of mine, this time a collaboration with two other students, Emilie Gladstone and Jeremy Withers, for Anthropology 478 (Ethnographic Film).

in the meantime, here’s a video of the incredible Mr. Neil Young from 1971- eight years before my birth.

this video helps me keep on… gives me the giggles and the shivers at the same time. i hope you enjoy the harmonica fumbling and then the pure song as much as i do!