6dollarsandacigarette:

John (Fire) Lame Deer

“Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn’t have any kind of prison.
Because of this, we had no delinquents.
Without a prison, there can be no delinquents.
We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves.
When someone was so poor that he couldn’t afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.
We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property.
We didn’t know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth.
We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians, therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.
We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and I don’t know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society.”

— John (Fire) Lame Deer

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blackgirlphresh:

wow…

outwardintrospection:

ithroughtheeye:

“Be careful with each other so you can be dangerous together.”

I don’t know how the photo fits in but that quote is amazing.

Its referring to the amicable union/building of the black family so that we could concentrate our collaborative efforts in “fighting the powers” that be… at least thats my perspective.

heyfranhey:

thehomiesantini:

#occupyWallSt.

Intense

nevver:

Occupy Everything

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motherjones:

“…then we ended up in neighboring cells at the 90th precinct house in Williamsburg.” Love or hate the protests, you must admit that this is the most hipster fucking thing you’ve ever read.

thepoliticalnotebook:

#OccupyWallStreet and missed connections. Over at Gawker, Adrian Chen stumbled across a “missed connection” post on Craigslist for Saturday’s demonstration, titled “Cute anarchist(?) protester arrested at Occupy Wall Street.” He’s looking for the girl in the red handkerchief and blue shoes pictured above, in a photo taken by Reuters’ Jessica Rinaldi.

He writes:

I thought you crushingly attractive but things got moving and I lost track of you before I was able to work up the nerve to say hello. I saw you again a couple hours later when we got arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge, and then we ended up in neighboring cells at the 90th precinct house in Williamsburg. I’m the tall guy with glasses and short, dark hair wearing jeans and a tan t-shirt. I had a gray hoodie with black stripes on the bridge. You made fun of my shoes’ tongues falling out because they’d confiscated our shoelaces! Unfortunately you were released in the first group and I in the last, so I couldn’t find you by the time I got out. Curses!

Aw, what an adorable little potential protest romance…

jonubian:

men truly have a hard time ending a thing. that’s why God gave women shoes. ~ dream hampton (love. shit.)

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Gorg!

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blackacrylic:

Taking Root: The Vision Of Wangari Maathai

R.I.P (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011)

The death of Wangari Maathai is a great loss to Africa and humanity. The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai has been an inspiration to me for a long time. I heard her say once that a healthy environment produces a healthy people and that a sick environment produces sick people. This statement epitomises her relationship to African land, the people and her desire to preserve life. She saw humanity in nature and life and nature in humanity and this informed her social and environmental activism. Today the Green Belt Movement has planted over 35 million trees. Disobedient, passionate and powerful, this woman was a visionary and her legacy will live on. God bless her. R.I.P mama.  

I’ve always said I wanted to be cremated because I don’t see the point in spending so much for a casket and burial plot. The idea seems very capitalistic - even in death - and a waste of money, space, etc.

This, instead, is a great idea and one that I think I’d really prefer (is that morbid?). I’d rather have a family plot that is a sanctuary and simultaneously gives back to the Earth.

unconsumption:

Wow, well, here’s the ultimate  in repurposing, I think:

The Bios Urn project reintroduces the human being to the natural circle of life. …

Bios is a mortuary urn made from biodegradable materials: coconut shell, compacted peat and cellulose. Inside it contains the seed of a tree.

Once the urn is planted, the seed germinates and begins to grow. The seed can be changed for a different type of seed or plant more adequate to the chosen planting place, if need be.

MARTÍN AZÚA

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dusttracks:

BK all day