Christian fundamentalists are driving Bush’s Middle East policy, writes The Guardian.
And just discovered: Commercial Alert and the Organic Consumers Association report that “Consumers Are Fed Up with Corporate Advertising & Manipulation”.
BANZAI!
Oh. My. God. The Fox network is getting BANZAI. When you click on the site, please avert your eyes at first, as the color scheme is quite wacky.
I’m very much in favor of New York’s recent ban of soft drinks and sweets in the elementary and junior-high schools, especially with our nation’s obesity epidemic. Sure, kids can get sweets really easily anyway, but the road to early-onset diabetes shouldn’t be a federally-mandated program. Now, Kraft Foods, currently under a lawsuit claiming Oreo’s contain a life-threatening ingredient, is limiting the size of its snack foods to do its part towards fighting the obesity epidemic in the United States. Still, avoiding this prepackaged crap altogether does wonders for human health.
The American Traveler International Apology T-shirt makes a great gift for the activist in the family.
Organic sustainable feast, rally
Class today. A bit uncomfortable for some reason. Listened mostly, not sure if there was anything I could offer today. Didn’t read Malcolm X biography. Read about W.E.B. DuBois in high school, I think. Starting from scratch in this class. That’s a good thing. I’m here to learn, after all.Rally! Organizers say 350,000 – news says tens of thousands, police say 200,000. Barbara Lee, Bonnie Raitt, Martin Sheen. Market St was apparently full from Embarcadero to Civic Center. Can’t wait for the next march. I’ll be in Seattle – hopefully they’ll have something put together.
I almost feel hogtied a bit because I have a foot in the mainstream capitalist world, and one in a behind-the-scenes activist sort of way. It’s difficult because I don’t feel I connect with the protest movement today, yet I’m a part of it, even if in a small way. But I’m not a socialist, an anarchist, a communist. I do believe in the system of government we have. It’s just it needs a bit of fixing, but I don’t believe a complete overhaul, but then my opinion is based on my experience.
I went to an organic dinner in a “painted lady” house. It was probably the first night I’ve ever felt really welcome in San Francisco. I met a lot of wonderful people, and all of the food was organic and locally grown – nothing traveled further than 150 miles to be at the table. We had a bit of booze, all of us, and played Cranium in the living room. My social self can flourish here under the proper circumstances. Maybe these weekend trips to SF are the best way to establish a foothold in the city eventually. Build a community from another city? Why not?