January 2012
10 posts
Turning the Internet Back On In Egypt
“On December 17th, 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouaziz set himself on fire to protest the near daily harassment he was suffering at the hands of corrupt Tunisian police. His death sparked a maelstrom of civil resistance and public protest that eventually forced then President Zine Ben Ali to step down after 23 years in power. Bouaziz’s desperate act ignited the Arab Spring. It...
WatchI have been watching lots of documentaries about social issues lately. But this one has probably moved me the most (I haven’t got onto any Palestinian/ Israel conflict ones yet). This is about poverty in Chicago and at root of poverty and homelessness is three things; Healthcare, The government and drugs. It’s a continuous cycle, very hard to break as some of you reading this may...
WatchFirstly I have to say how sorry I am at the drought of posts recently. I will be fully back posting later this week when the exams are over. So I have finally got round to putting this up, if you have a spare 1 hour 30 minutes (hard to come by these days I know) however I seriously recommend you watch this. The movie doesn’t glamourise these two gangs. It more goes into their histories and...
Rest In Peace Etta James
Closure is close
So here we are in 2012. Happy New Year all. Hoping this year makes last year look like a fail in terms of success and progression.
What a way to start the year. Today the two defendants in the Stephen Lawrence murder case have been found guilty of the ‘racist murder’ of the teenager from Eltham, 18 years after he was brutally murdered. Personally I hope they have a life changing time...
