Category Archives: Socio-Politico Rants

I realized I had a major oversight on my part, I forgot to mention…. Over on Flickr I started a group called Protests, Political Art, Democracy, Social Change where people submit their photos of social justice protests and political art. So far we have 210 members, 636 photos and hundreds upon hundreds of causes fromContinue reading “Protests, Political Art, Democracy, Social Change Photos”

Socio-Political Rants. I know much has been made of “Of the sixty nominees, Yan is the only Hong Kong person to be nominated of this award,” (To quote the Interviewer.) And I appreciate it every time someone mentions this fact to me or elsewhere. But I do want to say, which I did in theContinue reading ““Winning” Free Speech -Not beating 59 Other Activists”

Here is an auction at UCLA on May 14th.  The auction funds will be donated to Casa Amiga, a rape-crisis center in Juarez, Mexico. 400 Portraits. —– Since 1993, approximately 400 girls and women have been killed in Juarez and Chihuahua City, Mexico. Many of the serial victims were sexually assaulted and mutilated. Although MexicanContinue reading “Buy Art To Support Rape Crisis.”

The Internet under surveillance 28 April 2005 SINGAPORE Student forced to shut down blog after libel threat Reporters Without Borders today expressed support for a student in Singapore forced to shut down his blog on 26 April for fear of a libel action by the head of a government body and warned that "such intimidationContinue reading “Singapore Student forced to shut down blog after libel threat”

Socio Politico Rants. I am currently moving house, and I see that there is a lot going on in this site. A few days ago under the "Japan needs to apologise" post, I was pretty mad at a commenter and told her she should not post here again because I do not allow hate rhetoticContinue reading “Free Speech is NOT saying what you want whenever you want.”

Socio-political Rants. From Reporters Without Borders. On 12 March, Win Tin will be celebrating his 75th birthday in his cell. Win Tin, one of the political mentors of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, continues to serve his 20-year prison sentence. He was convicted of "subversion" and "anti-government propaganda." He has been shuttlingContinue reading “Burma’s 75 Year old Dissident.”

I have been nominated. This time I really do hope you vote for me. Vote for freedom of expression blog award-winners !        Reporters Without Borders is calling on Internet-users to vote online for award-winners from among 60 blogs defending freedom of expression. There are six categories : Africa and the Middle East,Continue reading “Freedom of expression blog Nominees.”

Socio Political Rants. I occasionally photograph images of interesting "Signs." Some of them is because of the graphic, others is because the history and reason for the sign (such as remnants of SARS), others because it’s so culturally specific (elephants, carts, cemetery candles). But my main interest in them is that they subconsciously and consciouslyContinue reading “The Power Talks: Idea of Signs”

Andres from Andres Gentry Blog posted this. It looks incredible. I hope they succeed. Photos of protest in Beirut What amazing news has come out of Beirut this past month.  These are some photos of the massive pro-independence pro-democracy protest held on Monday.  And all of this, including the pro-Syrian pro-fascism protests held a weekContinue reading “Beirut seeks Independence, Seeks Democracy”

Socio-Political Rants Call me an idealist, call me having an artist temperment. But today (much like everyother day) I recieve emails that ask me to link exchange for money. Blackjacks, Casinos, whatever, whatever. I always delete them. I just honestly think putting ads on this site or any other site I have done out ofContinue reading “Glutter is NOT as Ad Space, and I don’t see it ever being either.”