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- Kent Monkman Wins! – Kent Monkman, the artistic genius who generously let us use his "Triumph of Mischief" painting on the cover of Supporting Caste, has earned himself a nod on an album-cover-of-the-year list! Well deserved! (12/30/09 by Jesus H. Chris #)
- Dear Coaches Corner… – Here is a small example of Don Cherry, a commentator for Hockey Night In Canada, participating in the absurd war propaganda that we talk about in the song "Dear Coaches Corner." SEE ASSHOLE (11/03/09 by The Rod #)
- Você fala português? – Our Brazilian friend, Erica, translated some Propagandhi lyrics into Portuguese! They can be found here: http://www.propagandhi.com.br (09/27/09 by The Rod #)
- Shock Waves.. – Here's a link to a great movie called Shock Waves by the National Film Board. If you are from Canada it is most likely available from your local library! (08/30/09 by The Rod #)
- Kids From 95-Live From 95 – Here's a video of some kids from NEEDS CENTRE, where I used to work and still volunteer, and 95 Ellen Street/ IRCOM here in Winnipeg. They're telling it like it they see it! They all came here to Winnipeg as refugees within the last couple years. It's true what they say in the song, they've worked hard to be where they are. These kids are awesome! I feel proud of these little dudes. It's nice to listen to music that means something to the musician. "From all around the world, from the war zones..." Kids From 95-Live From 95 -The Rod. (08/26/09 by The Rod #)
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We used Kent’s painting “The Triumph of Mischief” for the cover of “Supporting Caste”. - Z Magazine/Z-Net
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Local Stuff
This pretty neat. My long time pal Paul Burrows (co-founder of the A-Zone and Mondragon here in Winnipeg) just got his first peer-reviewed paper published in the journal of the Manitoba Historical Society. It’s called “Apostle of Anarchy: Emma Goldman’s First Visit to Winnipeg in 1907″. Very interesting stuff that goes beyond romantic period-piece-ism and manages to critically assess both Goldman’s visit and her legacy. Go to the journal section at any library in the province right now and you should see a copy of issue no 57 (feb 2008) front and centre. Atta hum, Paul!
Also, Pat Mooney will be in town tomorrow, Tuesday April 29 at 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 3rd Floor Centennial Building, University of Winnipeg, as part of a panel on global impacts of growing biofuels on food, farmers and human rights. I’ve seen this guy speak before and he’s pretty excellent if i remember correctly. Check it out if you got time.
And thanks for coming out to the Albert on Friday if you were there!
That was fun and about 14 years overdue! It was funny to play those old demo songs, too bad we somehow forgot to play Government Cartoons too! Shit! We’ll have a tally tomorrow of how much got raised for the Tyendinaga Legal Defence Fund but i’m pretty sure it was over $3000 grand. That’s great. (Thanks to Sam and the Albert, Barney and Dustin for sound and of course Pip Skid and Big Trouble in Little China for supporting the cause…much appreciated!)
Imagine that you lived in a house with your family and that one day a bunch of men kicked down your door and starting rummaging through all your stuff, taking whatever they wanted, coming and going when they pleased, leaving you not only traumatized, but without the means to ensure the security and survival of your family. If you’re like me, i think you would have a reasonable expectation that not only could you pick up the phone and call the cops to come stop the crime in progress, but also that your neighbors would be outraged and come to your defense. But what if your neighbors turned a blind eye to it? And what if the police not only didn’t come to your defence, but rather showed up, threw you and your family in the back of their patrol car and protected the thieves as they continued to pillage your home? What would you do? What options would you have left?
In my opinion, this is the position the Tyendinaga defendants have found themselves in. They’ve been abandoned by their neighbors (the majority of Canadian citizens who prefer buying stuff to justice) and hung out to dry by the authorities who have the power to stop the continued pillaging of their land.
The least (truly the least) we can do is help them defend themselves against further persecution with the threadbare legal recourse they have left, no?
Insert Pastor Martin Niemöller “First they came…” poem here. Yadda yadda…
PS. read this
Posted by Jesus H. Chris on April 28th, 2008 in Activism, Band News, Commentary