Fri 30 Mar 2007
As quick as the racist little demon appeared, Señor Slant is no more.
It seems some “movers and shakers” were perturbed by the little mascot. As usual, whites involved in the act of creating the mascot seemed to be unaware of the racist stereotype.
Make sure you stop by tonight at Joe Blacks, 6-9pm. The glitterati of Hartford will be celebrating the launch CT Slant and drinking Slantinis. Get it!?!?
For more on Media stereotypes read this and this.
Thu 29 Mar 2007
If George W. Bush suddenly got cancer, would we (should we) then all say what a fine president he is? My grandfather died of prostate cancer when I was a young teen. A man very active and energetic even into his 80s, I remember seeing him shrink inside himself as the cancer took over. Cancer is never funny or to be taken lightly. But, it’s also not a reason to exalt someone who need not be exalted. (more…)
Mon 26 Mar 2007
Looking for something to do this weekend?
Begun in the spring of 2006, the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival and Conference was created and is currently one of the most effective, progressive, and creative ways to combat the disunity, segregation, and violence of this city. Through the historically education-oriented and politically revolutionary medium that is hip hop music and culture and from a global standpoint, the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival intends to unify and collaborate with the Hartford community, as well as the global International community in which we all live, in an educational, political, and social manner.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday promises performances, lectures, workshops, and films at the Trinity campus in Hartford. For more info, see the Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival website.
Sun 25 Mar 2007
DON’T MISS the new documentary about Ralph Nader’s life, “An Unreasonable Man,” premiering Friday, March 30 at the Real Art Ways at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford. (more…)
Thu 22 Mar 2007
I uploaded some video to YouTube. Included here is an interview with CCSU PSA student Nick Cegelka. Cegelka was later arrested as the rally ended. The video also includes eye witness testimony from those who witnessed the arrest.
Click here to watch. (opens in a new window or tab)
Here’s another version. This one shows the actual arrest (filmed by Libor of CCSU PSA).
Thu 22 Mar 2007
Dave Ionno’s speech to the Hartford Board of Education this week:
How have we come to be here? I have been a father, husband, lover, friend and citizen these many years watching my children grow and learn within the embrace of public education in Hartford. I attended public schools all over this nation and in other countries courtesy of Uncle Sugar, as a military dependent (brat). It was where I learned to become a citizen. It was why I enlisted in the US Army and volunteered for and went to Viet Nam. (more…)
Thu 22 Mar 2007
I was expecting a bit more chatter over my announcement that the Hartford Green party is determined to put together a slate of candidates for municipal office. In view of the situation–both major parties thoroughly discredited, local Dems split over the peformance of the mayor, Republicans down to a few dozen Goldwaterites, and the city plotting an uncharted course under a new strong-mayor government–only a total defeatist would fail to see an opportunity for a third or fourth party. (more…)
Wed 21 Mar 2007
Hartford Independent Media Center presents
(Re)Introduction
An evening with HIMC
Musical Guest: Yvonne and Mat
Friday, March 23rd
7 pm
Pass the Hat
405 Capitol Ave., Hartford
Join the Hartford Independent Media Center for an evening of folk rock and Indymedia. This is a chance to chat and chill with the folks of the Hartford IMC, and to find out more about how you can get involved. Here to kick off the event are radical folk artists Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore, currently on an East Coast tour with Dave Rovics. This is Mat’s second visit to the Hartford area since last year’s benefit for Indymedia. (more…)
Wed 21 Mar 2007
During lunch outside of State House Square, on some given workday, such as today, Wednesday, March 21, 2007, you might find a man screaming, “America has departed from the word of God!” (more…)
Wed 21 Mar 2007
Tuesday morning around 9:30am, I left for work. As the car warmed, a deep green Honda rolled up the length of the parking lot behind my building and stopped, engine running, just beyond my garage. There was one man inside. He looked like he was waiting for someone inside one of the apartments. Then, I noticed a man in white sweatpants walking up through the same parking lot. (more…)