by Beverly | May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Meet the Woman Behind #BlackLivesMatter—The Hashtag That Became a Civil Rights MovementAlicia Garza and two friends first tweeted #BlackLivesMatter to spark a conversation after the death of Trayvon Martin. Three years later, their hashtag has become a movement.This...
by Beverly | May 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sarah O'NealTo the girl on Facebook who commented #alllivesmatter,After deeming the protest she attended "a hateful event Martin Luther King would have been ashamed of"Call it an overreaction, call it a riot, a violent protestCall it everything but...
by Beverly | May 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
But in an unequal society, equal opportunity offense does not have an equal effect.?Two dozen writers join Charlie Hebdo PEN award protest | Books | The GuardianThis was posted on Google+
by Beverly | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
When nonviolence is preached as an attempt to evade the repercussions of political brutality, it betrays itself. When nonviolence begins halfway through the war with the aggressor calling time out, it exposes itself as a ruse. When nonviolence is preached by the...
by Beverly | Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Contingency and GenderAsk anyone who has been an adjunct or a lecturer, and she will likely attest to unequal treatment and disdain.This was posted on Google+
by Beverly | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
"“We aim to move beyond the polarized discourse of an ‘Israeli’ approach versus a ‘Palestinian’ approach by focusing on the scholarly study of this particular region, its peoples and cultures,” [Prof. David Schneer, Director of the Program in Jewish Studies]...
by Beverly | Apr 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
"The systematic extermination of around 80% of the Herero people and 50% of the Nama was the work both of German soldiers and colonial administrators; banal, desk-bound killers. The most reliable figures estimate 90,000 people were killed."?Dear Pope...
by Beverly | Apr 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Polizei weiter nach NSU-Schema – Bewusstlos geschlagen, Kopftuch heruntergerissen, wie Täterin behandelt – MiGAZINEine muslimische Studentin wird auf offener Straße vermutlich Opfer eines islamfeindlichen Angriffs: als sie zu sich kommt, liegt sie benommen...