civilized objects

Interessant Für Hannah Arendt sind Freiheit und Wohlstand Antonyme, in dem Moment, in dem man Gefahr liefe, beide zu verwechseln. Wohlstand gewährleistet keine Freiheit. Nur die völlige nackte Armut verhindert die Chance zur Auflehnung überhaupt. Hannah Arendt: Wahrheit, Macht, Moral By Hans-Martin Schönherr-Mann In der Freiheit realisiert sich der Sinn alles Politischen, der sich nicht [...]

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I commented this – see below – on this blog (follow link) in regards to the question about who is really represented in the occupy movement. The blogger here holds the view that ethnic minorities get less media attention for their concerns than white protesters get when attacked by the police at the occupy demos. [...]

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REMEMBER, REMEMBER Saturday 5th of November was not just the 406th anniversary of an attempt by a group of religious zealots to seize power, it was also the 10th anniversary of the death of activist Barry Horne (see SchNEWS 330). Barry died while on hunger strike in Full Sutton Prison, protesting against Neo-Labour’s support of the vivisection industry. This was despite [...]

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Two comments of the non-ill-thinker ill and vegan, it’s just ok A: As a vegan you ought not to fall ill, because if you do, somebody might blame it on your diet. B: Really? money makes the values that represent the values of the human system in a “tangible” or “measurable” way A: I think [...]

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http://bit.ly/siamak_mehr (short link) Please sign this petition Bitte unterzeichnen Sie diese Petition مهرورزیده این درخواست‌ نامه را دستینه بفرمائید Please sign this petition for the political prisoner Mohammadreza Pourshajari ( Siamak Mehr , the writers pseudonym ) – Iranian author Please follow this link

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A mail I sent in support of Troy’s family: Dear family of Troy Davis: I would like to express my support for you. What happened to Troy is unbelievable, and it’s horrible that the life of a person becomes displayed so publicly. And what’s even worse is that an injustice like this was carried out [...]

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Imprisoned Iranian activist Siamak Mehr faces death penalty. (see : The imprisoned Iranian blogger Siamak Mehr is threatened with the death penalty ) July 21th, 2011 Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to draw your attention to the human rights violations against jailed Iranian blogger, Mr. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, who faces inhumane prison conditions, torture, [...]

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A hunger strike by 6 Iranian asylum seekers, five of whom have sewn theirmouths shut, is currently in progress in London. Three are camping outside Amnesty International’s offices in Clerkenwell, and three are at the Home Office in Croydon. The action mirrors a similar hunger strike in Greece last October, where seven Iranian men and [...]

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(this translation is not so great, I did it with google translate) the sources are here: http://hrdai.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_15.html ; http://www.hrdai.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459:1390-01-26-14-39-47&catid=1:2010-07-21-10-18-57&Itemid=4 The imprisoned Iranian blogger Siamak Mehr is threatened with the  death penalty According to reports received, “Human Rights and Democracy in Iran” Karaj Court intends blogger jailed Poor Shajari MR (Siamak Mehr) the death sentence. Blogger has been jailed MR [...]

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Iranian political, social and human rights activists are trying to instigate an international campaign to prevent the execution of Shirkou Moaarefi, a young Kurdish political prisoner. They are hoping to spark demonstrations, protest and publicity in Iran and internationally. Moaarefi is due to be hung on May Day. SEE: www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_192889200748656 for details or contact Kawah2000@gmail.com [...]

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