my Brazilian ‘Person of the Year’

Mayara Vivian is one of a protest movement that sparked off a mass rebellion in Brazil in 2013.

by Gabriel Elizondo   Al Jazeera staff correspondent based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. reblogged with thankspasse libre

She’s 24 years old, studies geography at the University of Sao Paulo, has butterfly tattoos, and works nights as a waitress in a bar in the popular Vila Madalena neighbourhood of Sao Paulo.

She’s Mayara Vivian, and she’s my Brazil Person of the Year for 2013. Continue reading “my Brazilian ‘Person of the Year’”

Noisy New Year’s Eve outside the prisons !

Everywhere,from the centers of deportation to penal institutions !

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The pot banging noise demos outside prisons are a regular New Year’s Eve tradition in many parts of the world draw attention to the State’s hostages , a way of expressing solidarity with our prisoners .prisoners Continue reading “Noisy New Year’s Eve outside the prisons !”

Global war against indigenous intensifying as imperialists scramble for land and resources

Trailer: United Natures – a United Nations of all species.

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United Natures – a United Nations of all species. Official documentary trailer 2013 from United Natures on Vimeo. Continue reading “Trailer: United Natures – a United Nations of all species.”

The Madness of Pesticides

TAZ.. The Temporary Autonomous Zone.. free download

TAZ The Temporary Autonomous Zone

HERE’s the ‘book’

note: it’s tough to make head nor tail of this stuff.

the Pirate Utopias part starts on page 36. Continue reading “TAZ.. The Temporary Autonomous Zone.. free download”

Pussy Riot’s Punk Prayer: PUT PUTIN AWAY.. Boycott Sochi!

Finally Nadezhda and Maria are free! Both denounced the cynical manipulation of President Putin seeking credit for amnestying them just before their release date anyway. Both called for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Russia to protest the blatant neo-fascist style persecution of women, gays and minorities

put putin outPussy Riot was founded in 2011, but shot to greater prominence after appearing in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in February 2012, to perform a radical brilliant  song called Punk Prayer which attacked the Orthodox Church’s support for President Vladimir Putin.

”Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away” Lyrics (translated from Russian)

Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away
Рut Putin away, put Putin away Continue reading “Pussy Riot’s Punk Prayer: PUT PUTIN AWAY.. Boycott Sochi!”