I read this week about Mia Farrow’s hunger strike for the people of
Darfur, a little after the fact as life has prevented me from being involved with too much other than the day to day.
As many of you know, the genocide in Darfur has been an important issue to me, well beyond the few entries on this blog, the needless slaughtering of hundreds of thousands and the displacement of over two million while the world turns a blind eye unconscionable to this writer.
So in my little corner here, I’ve highlighted articles by Nicholas Kristof, and at times promoted Ms. Farrow’s blog and photos to raise awareness, as well as the things I can do behind the screen, in the world.
Here is where the two come together in an unusual way. (more…)
Today I downloaded Sinéad O’Connor’s “Theology” from iTunes.
So far, I am mesmerized, but I’ve not listened to it through.
I briefly checked YouTube for links to send friends of some of the songs I’m enjoying (Psalm 33 and Something Beautiful), and I stumbled on this recent interpretation of Prince’s song.
No need to explain why I immediately posted as my YouTube find of the week.
For those of you unfamiliar with the case, you can use the search box on the right and type in Troy Davis for several pertinent articles and summaries on the case.
The Troy Davis case should matter to everyone, because of the legal ramifications that Georgia is setting with its rush to execution.
Of course, only those living on the fringes of society will ever feel the real pain of Georgia’s arbitrary “justice,” so I guess it’s okay and painfully predictable for the majority to live in blissful ignorance.
I would add to that entry, that my mother, as I tell people, “got on the boat to go back home,” the day after Easter, her favorite holiday, a day which gave her great joy every year, the celebration of Resurrection, redemption, and life, however one understands it.
I expect to offer more over time.
At present, I’m reorienting myself after a month unlike any other that I’ve lived.
