Over canapés and cocktails,
in fashionable cocktail attire
after paying ten bucks for valet parking
it’s about Darfur darling
the incongruity of this escapes some
life is not just
I am not estranged from that fact
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
PEACE
It’s Bastille Day. I know at least one person who looks forward to this day all year long, but I also know that many don’t know the history of their own country, ( in my case the U.S.) never mind that of France. For those from the U.S., it’s OK if you don’t know …
Renee reminded me of this with a clip she posted.
Brave New Films has partnered with RAWA, to help Afghans displaced by US war, focusing on what is really happening in Afghanistan as a result of US policy. The partnership is to provide direct aid to displaced people living in desperate conditions in suburbs of …
A rare cross posting from Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth.
There is clearly a debate as to whether all publicity is good publicity. We won’t get into that here, but I lean on the side of usually, with exceptions. “Silence is Not Golden”. As I’ve written about the situation in the Congo here many …
