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Category Archives: Anthropocene Diary
In Our Time
December 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi triggers The Jasmine Revolution, The Arab Spring— but long before, in many places, others had planted seeds A year on Protestors occupy Haymarket Square in nearby Norwich, Occupy London stands by Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley … Continue reading
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Black on Red
Blackbirds cluster on crabapples The black cat watches with yellow eyes The garden sighs softly as winter drops In nearby Norwich the protestors occupy Haymarket Square; we drop in for a cuppa, Mandy and me. They are Us, Reborn, … Continue reading
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Remembering Mum
Two years ago yesterday You leapt into other dimensions True to your philosophical bent You chose when and how Just as the angel image of you returned Your white haloed hair you so kindly passed to me Striking full force … Continue reading
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As Syria Bleeds
Once again but always different As the fountains of Damascus flow red, as The People of Homs say No Once And For All To dictatorship, corrupt elites, military might of the few, evil incarnate Yes To self-determination, hope for better … Continue reading
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The Day After the Day Before, The Very Day That Dictator Died
The day after the day before, the very day That dictator died The world watched, we hope the other dictators wake up and walk away From such a destiny, a miracle in deed, spare their families and friends a worse … Continue reading
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Syria Suffering
Here we are again, O World, watching A People suffer in the name of freedom against tyranny and despotic rule of an impoverished majority by an elite minority. And this time, even trickier to deal with, as the contortions at … Continue reading
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Reading Egypt
Ever since my journey to Egypt–nay, before, in preparation too–I have been reading books about Egypt, books about people who’ve visited Egypt, books about people who love Egypt, books about fictional lives in Egypt and of course, books by Egyptians. … Continue reading
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Why The Right is So Wrong
Watching what is happening world-wide, not the least here in the UK, where the experiment in Coalition Governing is taking place between the ‘ruthless and tribal’ (special thanks to Vince Cable) Right as represented by the Tory/Conservative Party and the … Continue reading
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Reality TV in the Arab Spring…
The days and weeks and now months progress as Aljazeera becomes an old friend to rely on, with in between visits to the BBC, France24 and occasionally CNN… Watching the revolutionary spirit spread across North Africa and beyond, now to … Continue reading
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‘An Arab Spring for Women’-article in The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/160179/arab-spring-women
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