November 4, 2019
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This is urgent. On November 20th, Texas is scheduled to execute an innocent man for a rape and murder he did not commit. Mountains of evidence exonerate Rodney Reed. All of that evidence was kept from the all white jury … Continue reading
November 3, 2019
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Adeela Suleman’s After All It’s Always Somebody Else Who Dies is a memorial to victims of violence in the artist’s home city of Karachi, Pakistan. Suleman grew up in Karachi and studied sculpture at the city’s Indus Valley School of … Continue reading
November 2, 2019
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Abba Solomon: The history of the Bund offers a contrast to the Zionist achievement of evicting Palestinians from their cities and villages, and indulging in Eretz Yisrael kitsch and fantasy. “The Jewish Colonies in Palestine were Founded on the Catastrophe … Continue reading
October 31, 2019
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my wonderful friend filmmaker Surbhi Dewan screened her short film Daughter of Nepal for my students today and talked about present day #politics in #nepalshe also showed a short clip from the film she’s working on right now which is about the #thirdgender community in #kashmirSt. John Fisher Honors Program
October 30, 2019
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with my co-organizers Johannes Bockwoldt and Elisabetta Sanino D’Amanda and panelists vincent seravallo, Stevie Vargas and Ashley Gantt at Let’s Talk about Class at #rit’s magic spell studios theater where we screened ‘i daniel blake’ and then talked about class … Continue reading
October 30, 2019
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so this is happening at 5pm today! Stevie Vargas, Ashley Gantt, Vincent Seravallo and Elisabetta Sanino D’Amanda are all on the panel. Johannes Bockwoldt will be introducing ‘i daniel blake’ and sharing a clip from an interview we did with Ken Loach himself, and i will be moderating throughout … Continue reading
October 29, 2019
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with my sister the brilliant (and stylish) Luticha A Doucette who led a discussion in my class today she used dr edwin j. nichols’ ‘the philosophical aspects of culturaldifference’ to #deconstruct #theniceties a #play we saw together with my #students … Continue reading
October 27, 2019
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with two beautiful friends Luticha A Doucette and Muna Najib and the #director of the #play nicole watson‘the niceties’ at Geva Theatre Center
October 24, 2019
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with my wonderful St. John Fisher College #students at Geva Theatre Center tonight to see ‘the niceties’ directed by nicole watson. The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess: ‘What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.’
October 22, 2019
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art #historian claudia pretelin visited my class today and talked about #alfonsocuaron’s film #roma from the perspective of a #mexico city nativeshe also discussed the work of art #collectives at the us-mexico #border – engaging with #artists and #activists across … Continue reading
October 19, 2019
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with some of the #artists and #scholars who performed at and organized ‘a people’s tribunal: 28 articles’ at @12gates #philadelphia #philly
October 19, 2019
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What I will be attending today: A People’s Tribunal: 28 Exhibits October 19, 2019, 4-6PMTwelve Gates Arts, 106 N. 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Performers: Amina Ahmed, Dena Al-Adeeb, Fadaa Ali, Yaroub Al-Obaidi, Nada El-Kouny, Hatif Farhan, Kazem Ghouchani, Maryam … Continue reading
October 18, 2019
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back in philly to participate in an art installation at 12 gates gallerymy second time at the @podphilly where i stayed just a month ago on the day the #hotel openedroom with a #view, 10th floorthey recognized me and offered me free breakfast good … Continue reading
October 15, 2019
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#lebanese #filmmaker Sonia Hadchiti visited my class today to talk about Mashrou’ Leila’s music video #roman and her own animation. as far as the music video, ‘roman’ is one of my absolute favorites and here is why from Anastasia Tsioulcas: …there’s a lot of subtlety … Continue reading
October 14, 2019
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visited linda moroney’s #documentary & #nonfiction #film #class at #SJFCthis evening and talked about the #partition of #india (her students had just seen #AThinWall) but also about borders in general and what #nativeamericans think about ‘#illegal #immigration’ powerful on #indigenous #peoples’ day. also showed clips from #TheInjuredBody: a film about #racism in #america [photograph by linda moroney]