March 2012
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Some of the campaigns I have been involved in or... →
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“Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth...”
– Bob Marley
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“War is not inevitable, great periods of peace have been recorded, anybody that...”
– Anthony Anaxagorou @Anthony1983
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AGENT OF CHANGE: The ABC of the New Colonial... →
theagentofchange:
A simple guide to colonialism in the 21st century.
Countries A, B and C want to dominate the world’s resources and labour. Country D wishes to develop independently. Irreconcilable contradiction.
A, B and C have money, weapons, media and experience. They might for example stir up conflict…
“Don’t let your victories go to your head or your failures go to your heart.”
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Allstar Jukebox - Volume 1 featuring DJ Skully...
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Quotes from John-Paul Sartre's preface to Frantz...
“Our soldiers overseas, rejecting the universalism of the mother country, apply the ‘numerous clauses’ to the human race: since none may enslave, rob or kill his fellow man without committing a crime, they lay down the principle that the native is not one of our fellow man”
“First, we must face that unexpected revelation, the strip-tease of our humanism…It...
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Talk of landslides & humanity - The human rights...
Although Africa has contributed little to global warming, the continent and other parts of the developing world are bearing the brunt of the resultant climate change, according to scientists and development specialists. The question now is what to do about it before the fallout has disastrous consequences?
Bududa In March 2010 Torrential rain in eastern Uganda touched off a series of mudslides...
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This was produced by a friend long ago, never...
“Our soldiers overseas, rejecting the universalism of the mother country, apply...”
– Jean-Paul Sartre
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Watch“The Super Ladies” is a documentary film that follows three female rally-drivers, competing to beat their male counterparts in Uganda’s Pearl of Africa Rally – one of Africa’s toughest motor races. The three women exemplify changing gender dynamics in Africa – and not just on the race course: business women, pop-singers, teachers & mothers, they also have to battle for the...
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When I Was in Northern Uganda: Kony's backyard.
I first went to Gulu
by Samantha Mgbele-Asumadu
I first went to Gulu, Northern Uganda in 2007 to film a ‘peace conference’ various tribal and religious leaders, MPs, Law & Order and a King, (bussed in from Oxford where he was studying) had gathered to discuss peace going forwards. It was a muted atmosphere with a lot of kind and well intentioned people gathered. Lots of excitement...
