Category Archives: friends
The Manifesto Turns 33
On the eve of my 33rd year of life I have nothing profound to say other than I think that this is going to be a good year. Or, to embrace the wisdom of my cousin Sunita, all is good … Continue reading
Filed under activism, brooklyn, friends, human rights, india, nepal, resistance
Thank you for dinner, Mr. Terry
Reclaiming True Grits by Bryant Terry Feb. 29, 2008–Mention “soul food” and you will hear scores of health and medical professionals claim that it is the downfall of the health and well-being of African Americans. It is true that African … Continue reading
Filed under activism, amazing people, family, friends, Obama, politics, resistance
Pick from this list of resolutions for 2008
New Year’s Day wasn’t the most fantastic for my spirit, but I reclaimed it yesterday and today and I will again tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. My friend sent me these resolutions (that he received from someone else). Some of them are … Continue reading
More on Pakistan
One of the emails that I posted in my last entry was from my friend, Sheena Hadi, in Pakistan. She’s quoted below in today’s New York Times article. (I shortened Sheena’s name to S but since the girl is hot … Continue reading
December rememberings
I am in the UN and I’m writing this. See, our lives are not easily boxed and packaged and delivered. I am here to do some negotiations and it’s an extraordinary time, but I must pause and remember people I … Continue reading
broadway had to stop to address puerto rico’s aids crisis…
BIG UPS GINA AND EDDIE!!! Acting Up on Broadway By: PAUL SCHINDLER 11/15/2007 With roughly 75 activists and a larger lunchtime crowd looking on, a dozen demonstrators protesting what they say is the federal government’s “neglect” in stepping in … Continue reading
Filed under activism, friends, human rights, puerto rico, resistance
Pakistan: Musharaf is losing his marbles…
I got this email today from my friend, Rahal Saeed, at Aahung. I have worked with Asma Jahangir but have yet to meet the fabulous woman. Here is an inside account of what’s happening with detentions of human rights activists… … Continue reading
Filed under friends, human rights, pakistan, resistance
Kohlapur Awakening
I was blessed to spend several days last week with my friend, my hero, my colleague and fellow comrade, Meena Seshu in her home in Kohlapur, surrounded by glorious family by blood or by love. The drive from Pune to … Continue reading
Filed under friends, human rights, india, kohlapur, resistance
The blogging phoenix rises again
Super 8 and the may13manifesto have been reincarnated, yet again. She began many years ago… maybe, um, 3 years ago. She had returned to the US after living away for many a year and she was smacked in the face … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, friends, racial profiling, sri lanka
