Month: May 2007
Real Change in Seattle: Changes Them…Changes You
Real Change exists to create opportunity and a voice for low-income people while taking action to end homelessness and poverty. Real Change’s groundbreaking advocacy and organizing work is building a cross-class movement of homeless people and their allies that can deliver real wins for those who need change the most. The Real Change Homeless Empowerment …
The Exit of Cindy Sheehan ~ Ron Jacobs anaylzes Cindy Sheehan’s declaration to leave public life.
First, read Good Riddance Attention Whoreby CindySheehan ~ May 28, 2007 Then: Don’t Go Too Far Away, Cindy I have to admit that I was quite surprised when I read that Cindy Sheehan is leaving the peace movement. After reading her explanation for the move, I was less surprised, but still a bit disappointed. After …
VIDEO | Bill Moyers Interviews Maxine Hong Kingston
Bill Moyers writes: “For all the words Maxine Hong Kingston has poured onto the page from her own life and mind, for the many years Maxine Hong Kingston has been coaxing words from others. In 1993 she put out a call to veterans to join her in workshops devoted to turning their experiences into poems, …
Steve Schalchlin ~ Lennon Piano Video Diary Part #1
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 Steve Schalchlin wrote in his blog Although I posted a music video of the Lennon Piano visit to the Clayton’s home in Olympia previously, I hadn’t, until now, edited the actual video diary footage. Finally, today, after giving myself a little distance from it, began putting it together. Here is …
John Lennon’s Piano ~ by Steve Schalchlin
Steve Schalchlin wrote: John Lennon’s IMAGINE piano tour visited the home of Bill Clayton, a teenager who committed suicide after a gaybashing. I was invited to sing and play for the event. This video is my personal reflection of what happened. and: I woke up at 1:30 in the morning, went up to my studio …
Lennon magic in Olympia
John Lennon’s piano stops by an Olympia home to spread peace and magic Magic was captured in Olympia Tuesday in the notes to a song that a Steinway & Sons upright piano drew out of John Lennon, a haunting call to peace and love made more poignant after Lennon’s assassination. and The magic of the …