Posts of: Jay Taber
Love and Beauty
If art is the essence of life, then love and beauty are its expression. One way we express these human sensibilities is by communicating through the visual medium. With the…
Read moreBiofuel Genocide
Intercontinental Cry reports on the Ethiopian government’s genocidal initiative on behalf of Malaysian biofuel entrepreneurs. Violence against the indigenous Omo has already begun.
Read moreEthnic Cleansing of the Negev
Ethnic cleansing of the Negev continues. 40,000 Bedouins to be forcibly removed by Israel.
Read moreCanada’s Double Standard
British Columbia First Nations seek relief before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for theft of indigenous lands by Canada.
Read morePapuan Policy
Last summer I reported on the decision by the Obama Administration to lift the ban on funding Indonesian death squads. Intercontinental Cry reports on the storming of the Papuan People’s…
Read moreUsual Suspects
Rotten to the Core might have been a catchier title for this post, but blaming poverty pimps like the Congress of Racial Equality for gaming the system of corporate philanthropy…
Read moreAll Out Offensive
As the Palestinian people struggle to become recognized as members of the international community, the United States government has launched an all out offensive to prevent Palestine from enjoying full…
Read moreReset
In preparing for winter talks with Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo says it’s time to reset the relationship between Canada and the…
Read moreCreativity and Consciousness
A study by Johns Hopkins, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, concludes that use of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) increases creativity, artistic appreciation and curiosity. The study notes that this discovery…
Read moreRespectful Coexistence
As colonial constructs imposed by European powers, the states of Canada and the US perpetuate illegitimate claims on North America that cannot be legitimated without the consent of First Nations…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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