All Humans Beings are Born Free and Equal in Dignity and Rights….Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948We were blessed to have heard Cornel West speak in September when he came through San Francisco. The immensity of his energy filled the room upon his entrance and kept the crowd perched on his words throughout the several hours of presentation. May his knowledge spread throughout the world to help us overcome our daily struggle.
Category: The Bay Area
Even though Halloween fell on a Sunday this year doesn’t mean we were going to show up in full fashion. Thank’s to Jonas’s DJing, who was fresh in from Berlin, we were able to through down some holiday spirits for those brave enough to venture out into the streets with the scary Monday morning looming in the distance.
What can I say about Dave Mellish………..hhhhhmmmmmm………… it seems the list of stories go on and on, most of them inappropriate for this site, so lets just say he is a good friend of mine and one of the founding members of Tortoise and the Hare Movement whether he likes it or not. If you want to know more about the alter ego of Pooh leave your questions here or direct them to the man himself at http://papermachetemusic.com/
Moments like these remind me of how special we are here in San Francisco/California to have such amazing artists that are part of our community. And while they might not always be as local as they are now, the fact that we have had the chance to learn and share together gives me hope that no matter what the future holds that these values of our community will endure.
San Francisco Art and Politics: Imagination. Nature. Conflict/ Spring 2010
Looking out across the diverse group of people that milled around the police barricade at Treat and 24th street I was reminded of our complacency. Rather then everyone dancing, making music, and otherwise getting wild in the street, we instead stared on at these performers as though we were waiting for something. What that something was I’m not sure? When editing this film a couple of important ideas formed in my brain. One was the presence of the Haiti float that reminded me that the earthquake damages demands our support (here is a good organization for such a thing http://www.pih.org/). The second was that the Bolivian dancers amazing colors reemphasized our necessity for our local communities to join with World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth so that we can create and support the positive changes for ecological justice we want to see in the world on a global scale.
People gathering in the streets to speak there minds and share their ideas is one of San Francisco’s cultural roots. May it continue to grow and prosper.
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Cruising down Market Street
Music composed by Air
